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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
3
The piece proposes using proceeds from this year’s Parowan chautauqua to beautify the public square, suggesting the Chamber of Commerce choose a worthy beneficiary and calling for volunteers to clean, weed, level, and prepare grounds. It notes city council and ward bishoprics could coordinate efforts for city beautification on spare days.
The Parowan Times explains the Lions Club idea seeks community progress through organized effort. It urges readers to attend next Monday night’s meeting to decide if Parowan should form a Lions Club or pursue another organization, and notes Dr. Clark, a Lions member, can share inside information.
An opinion column argues that harsher laws rarely curb crime. It urges targeting murderers, thugs, and thieves, reducing red tape, and enacting effective, not excessive, measures rather than broad legislation that harms law abiding citizens.
Agricultural tips cover fall plowing to speed spring planting, soil condition for hard clay and frost action, harvesting mature storage onions, reducing disease risk in seed potatoes, fattening poultry with soft mashes and milk, and selecting disease-free tubers. Also notes are included on seed and plant health and field sanitation.
One of the oldest and best fire insurance firms is promoted with local representation by W. Warner Mitchell. The ad notes the company as trusted and longstanding, featuring slogan You may delay but tina will not and mentions Benjamin Yrankio in connection with the representation.
A fragmented dialogue describes noises from breakers across the street and a landlord warning that visitors are drawn to sleep by the roar. The scene includes oddly phrased lines about marriages, neck-romancer ideas, and longing for a man who would understand and kneel to a woman.
A fragment cites an offer of £2000 for a painting and a seller insisting on keeping old masterpieces from leaving the country. The dialogue includes a pausing show, a daughter told to be home by ten, and family chatter about cheerfulness. The text ends with a joke about a boy at the bottom of the class and a miswritten name Vienna Kikertkh.
A debater’s quip that statistics prove everything is challenged by Dr Thorman B Rice who says figures are valuable only when accurately collected interpreted and applied He warns that biased use can distort truth and memory can mislead without proper sourcing and context
The article describes pikes and other sea fish as brutally ferocious. It cites an English angler battling a large conger while a halibut attacked, killing the halibut as the boatman rescued the conger. It notes pike may kill each other and are sometimes found dead from internal aggression.
A historical description explains a major artillery shell fired from a long range gun. It notes a firing distance of 75 lies and a shell rising to about ten miles altitude before entering thinner air, then traveling far before descent. The account cites a 53 degree launch and high velocity, with the shell reaching 24 satellites in height and covering over 50 miles of its path.
A Victorian kitchen recipe item describes making tuna fish filling for patty shells and Parker House rolls. It covers dough preparation, rising times, shaping, and baking, plus a vegetable salad and a buttercream filling with caramel syrup. The instructions include precise measurements, mixing steps, and oven temperatures for a full meal prep.
Governor George H. Dern asserts the Utah State Fair is more than an exposition it is an educational institution. He notes seventy years of rural and industrial displays linking residents with progress statewide and urges enhancements for the 1929 exhibit to surpass all prior fairs.
About 225 head of sheep with TH serve tight in Midway Ding, many registered. Also My Tatts in Paps owan Valley. A large new barn covering 1490 sq ft, recently completed on the farm, ideal for caring for sheep. Rex C. Ward, Parowan Utah. LOST: a bundle with key ring. Tomatoes for sale at 3c, 25 lbs or more delivery. Robert Mitchell, Parowan.
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