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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
4
An editorial note praises elder generations for wisdom gained through experience and cautions against youth’s heedless haste. It contrasts aging patience with contemporary foibles including vanity, bootleg talk, and cynical views on guilt and social norms.
A piece reflects on poultry farming's lasting value to America noting 1927 egg industry worth one and a quarter billion dollars and eggs as a versatile, low waste food. It comments on press accuracy, congressional tax policy concerns, and joked price observations about automobiles.
A compromise proposal suggests leaving the wet and dry question entirely to the weather bureau.
An old printer notes customers seek many small print runs. One buyer asked for a hundred hand bills and then ordered a dozen of something else. Expecting a corresponding price reduction.
A departing guest recalls being given his Gilbert and a manager questions the head waiter about charges in room 29. The waiter insists nothing was forgotten. the manager notes he can still hear the man whistling, a stray story of hotel miscommunication.
A notice reports the engagement of Miss Phyllis Reed to Deval Potter in Artesia California via her grandfather Jatin H. Gurr. Separate public notices announce Dr. F J Alexander's eye care visits in Paragonah and Parowan Hyatt Hotel on May 23 with morning and evening blocks.
Notice from Parowan City Iron County Utah states estray animals unclaimed will be sold to the highest bidder at the corral in Parowan City Precinct on Monday May 21 1928 at 2 PM. Description includes a black mare 12 to 15 years branded Woon left shoulder and a bay horse 5 to 6 years branded G over Won left thigh. Taken up by City Marshall May 6 1928. Wr Bettridge Poundkeeper.
A half lot on the corner just north of J Whitneys offered for sale. For prices and terms inquire Alvin Decker in Parowan.
Advertises for pasture for six horses for thirty days. Seeks contact with W. W. Mitchell in Parowan for arrangements.
Fragmentary excerpt shows a casual exchange about stain removal and spot counts. It notes a routine response of removing five or ten spots as a rule, reflecting everyday domestic routines.
A terse description depicts a man named Wiseacre Head walking with a stern, unblinking expression and a preoccupied demeanor. He projects a sense that he is deep in thought, attempting to appear contemplative as he moves.
Fragmentary dialogue names a fat-chewer linked figure and a gum manufacturer. A possible crime accusation is raised but details and context are unclear in the readable text. The piece reads like a quotation describing a suspect involved with a weight loss chewing gum magnate.
In a clipped, fragmented reminiscence a wife complains that radio has made her husband indolent as he idles in his chair from supper to bedtime. The lighthearted remark plays on period habits and public fascination with broadcast entertainment.
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