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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
1
A local committee outlines special prizes for best corn potatoes and livestock at the County Fair. Entries close tomorrow August 10. winners include wheat, corn, potatoes and various livestock classes with cash awards and official judging criteria to be published later. Win Pritchard is the contact for details and rules.
A garbled local note extols a medicine for cholera and bowel troubles as a universally effective remedy. It cites Mrs. Sidney Simmoner of Haven NY praising the product, plus several Parowan area notices about visitors, business deals, and the perceived benefits to farmers and cattle.
Work on the new L BD Ss chapel in Parowan is progressing with cement foundation largely complete and brick work soon to begin. Contractors report the foundation as substantial and well built, with heavy foot walls positioned to prevent cracking and a structure set to become one of the strongest in Parowan.
A notice corrects a prior advertisement errors in the Parawan Co op listing. It clarifies the intended Parawan Equitable name and acknowledges reader concerns about misreading. The publication promises stricter accuracy in future ad typesetting.
The notice urges Democrats to attend the Thursday August 14 meeting to elect delegates aligned to attend the Ogden State Convention on August 17. It argues road and newspaper labor costs justify the duty of successful local businesspeople to support the community through civic participation.
Anecdotal narration contrasts past and present business culture with hiring standards and worker reliability. It touches on layoffs, pay, newspaper subscriptions, and civic notices, noting community affairs, attendance at a Democratic primary, and local business updates amid a storm and agricultural concerns.
The library board added multiple titles including Agoula volume 2 by Paro wan FAG Students Tam Remington Battle by Russ Henton Louie VerTon Last of the Mochicana Yellow Hooge New Tenant and Ta avin the Love he Sought by Mea Cura Lb Mortun. Also Maaden pushing to the front was purchased along with old magazines and a search for agricultural yearbooks for 1900 to 1901.
Amid Cedar County correspondence locals celebrate the start of a Presbyterian chapel construction and report progress on town improvements. Mentions praise for artful interior work, favorable comments on nature, and lingering issues of unpaid newspaper subscriptions while observers note community character and civic effort.
Henry Lyman, brother of a local resident, visits Parowan and describes La Carpenteria in vivid terms. He praises the temperate climate, vast walnut groves, vines over an acre of trellises, and a fertile valley famed for olives, lemons, beans, and various fruit trees. He highlights the farming life, the grand mountains, and the region’s scenic beauty, celebrating the Parowan community and sharing weekly Tim s readings.
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