Local notices and job ads from early 20th century paper
A mix of advertising copy and brief notices describes hiring opportunities for trappers and rangemen and a furnished apartment for rent. It also notes travel between Ogden and Paris for auditing county records, with local officials visiting Utah Power & Light Co and a plant in Sleight's Canyon. Readers are urged to write A R Horne for details and opportunities arise with Furst and Thomas in Oakland California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bullock
Preston
E. R. Taylor
Montpélier
Utah Power &_Light Co
Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Co
Sleight’s Canyon
Cunning coyote tagged with 1921 Jefferson county license found near Kooskia
A coyote trapped near Kooskia in Idaho county wore a collar bearing a 1921 Jefferson county dog tax license number 231. The distance to Jefferson county is over 300 miles, crossing rough mountain terrain. The animal appeared clever during captivity, as reported by the Pocatello Tribune.
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Kooskia
Idaho County
Jefferson County
Pocatello Tribune
Birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Reed Kunz
A fine baby boy was born last Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Reed Kunz. Mother and babe are healthy. Also a sacred cantata at Bennington ward with Mrs Conover Wright supervising. Primary meeting attendees included Mrs Henniger and Mrs 8 N Kunz. Visitors at church meetings included Elders Robert Kunz, John B Kunz, Robert Schmid, Alma Winters, Christia Sorenson, and Melvin Clark. Mae Giles of Provo is visiting Estelle Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Kunz
Babe
Bennington Ward
Conover Wright
N. Kunz
Henniger
Primary Stake
Robert Schmid
Bern
Alma Winters
Montpelier
Geneva
Christiaa Sorenson
Melvin Clark
Georgetown
Don’t Kick Story Turns On Persistence In Work
A St Marles Gazette tale portrays a darky paying a printer in two-dollar installments. The printer assumes thriving business, but the worker explains rapid effort keeps earnings steady. The piece satirizes pessimism and the false link between income and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
St. Marles
Las Vegas Faces Severe Drying As Oasis Legend Fades
Las Vegas, once famed as a wide open desert oasis, now experiences extreme dryness. The city, long known for its hospitality and novelty, stands parched with water scarcity intensifying amid drought conditions and climate pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Town
Las Vegs
Newgade Desert
Sahara
McCormack to Debut 1931 Radio Concert Feb 5
John McCormack makes his 1931 radio debut in the Max wel l House-General Foods series broadcast across the NBC WJZ chain. The all English program airs at 9 30 p m EST on February 5 featuring What an Irishman I Meant By Mahree and other songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell House-General Foods
United States
Nbc-Wjz
Mahree
Ireland
England
Mécormack
Prohibition Agents Raid Utah Town Saloons
Federal agents from Los Angeles raided about a dozen lo cations in a Utah town ten days ago, arresting around twenty saloon operators for selling liquor. The raids shuttered clubs and bars including the Honolulu Inn Mint club La Salle club Radio club Green Lantern Brown Derby Mineral club Red Rooster Owl Bungalow Inn and Blue Heaven and agents plan to stay several months.
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Uncle Sam
Boulder Dam
Federal
Los Angeles
Honolulu Inn
Mint Club
la Salle Club
Radio Club
Green Lantern
Brown Derby
Mineral Club
Red Rooster Club
Owl
Bungalow Inn
Blue Heaven
Washington County
Utah
Secretaries and Passengers Raise Relief For Newborn Baby
Ralph Ring recalls a Chinro Maru voyage where a poor woman gave birth at sea. Fellow passengers collected funds for the child, totaling 475 dollars and 2 cents. Ring chaired the meeting and noted the odd cents likely reflect two Scots aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ring
Agricultural Potassium Phosphate Company
Dollar Steamship Line
China
Paris
Ring
Mystery of the Missing Pullman Stepladder
A perplexed porter explains an unprecedented absence to the Pullman conductor asking who took the stepladder and why. The conductor wonders about a theft while a passenger in an upper berth casually notes it won't be needed until morning.
Bathing the Mischievous King of Quarters
A priest offers 250 cents to the boy who names history’s greatest man. Answers vary from Columbus to Moses, revealing a sly joke about business and loyalty. A French nurse recalls a rambunctious patient, a two year old with glasses and curls, causing comic miscommunication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
St. Patrick
Patrick
Moses
Hair Confusion Sparks Earliest Domestic Dispute
A puzzled household quarrel erupted when a wife exclaimed that her husband was not a son but a spouse, prompting unusual parental reactions. Neighbors report no injuries and police were not summoned.
Art Exhibit At Emerson School Draws Many Patrons
The local school hosts an art exhibit in Emerson School on February 2 3 and 4 with reproductions of fine tope art showing original colors and brushwork. A small admission funds the school picture fund while the Monday program at Second Ward Hall features Cornet solo Orange Male Quartette Dorothy Gilgen piano solo Phoebe Rich art talk Roy A Welker presiding and William Jaassi on accordion.
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Emerson School
Second Ward
Admissiorm
Cornet
Ee- Orange
Fielding High School
Dorothy Gilgen
Ccc
Phoebe Rich
Roy A. Welker
William Jaussi
Our Sunbeam: A Child’s Life in Vernal Utah
God sent a tiny sunbeam down to earth and a family writes of his growth and moments of joy and trial. They pray he will stand the test of years and grow to manhood with a strong spirit, worthy of loved ones' joys and tears in Vernal Utah Express.
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Utah
Applesauce and politics in a modern world
The piece contrasts household advice with political promises as it notes free offerings from politicians. It suggests seeking the modern girl elsewhere than home, implying urban or social settings over traditional domestic spaces.
Girl saves man from drowning and they wed
A Paris man recalled the case of a girl who saved a man from drowning and later married him. He quipped that he would hate for it to happen to him as she would always bring it up.
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Paris
Boulder Dam to Hire 2000 Men in April
San Francisco reports Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation, says Boulder dam bids will be opened March 4 and work should begin within 30 days. The contract covers a $50 million project, the largest ever let, with over 1000 men already employed on roads and railroad contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Boulder Dam
Elwood Mead
Commissioner of Reclamation
Bannock Rep Proposes Sanitarium for Veterans at Lava Hot Springs
Idaho lawmakers Coulter of Valley and Stewart of Bannock introduced a resolution urging the veterans bureau to establish one of the Congress authorized sanitariums for former service members at Lava Hot Springs. The site is praised for its long used mineral springs noted for therapeutic value.
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Boise
Coulter
Valley
Stewart
Bannock
Veterans Bureau
Lava Hot Springs
Congress
Tints For Homemakes By Jane Rogers
Times note on preserving summer fruit later and making jams and marmalades in winter. Mentions sugar content and using prunes and apricots to produce warm energy through winter months.
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A. R. Horne
16Th Street
California
O. L. Regd
Ogden
J. G. Read Co
Ruby Bolton
Salt Lake
McCune School of Music
Frank Bolton
Messers Evans and Smith
van Deusen
Bear Lake County
Furst & Thomas
Dept. F
Third St
Oakland
Calif
Robert Kunz
John 8. Kunz
Wardboro
Mae Giles
Provo, Utah
Mrs
Estelle Reese
Stee Aa Lee Or
Wan
Victor
LEGO
Lily Jam
Lily OF the Valley
Catsup
Hillsdale Pineapple
F. T. Shepherd & Sons
Paris, Idaho
John McCormack
MacDougal
State Department
County Assessor’s Office
Milford. Williams
Ey Eran
Boulder
By Jane Rogers
Paris Drug Co
Rexall
Idaho
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