State Health Board Reports Typhoid and Fever Cases
The Utah State Board of Health lists two typhoid fever cases and three Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases for the week ending Delay 1, amid no immediate epidemic risk. Dr. J L Jones warns travelers to protect themselves from exposure and advises inoculation. Other reported diseases include mumps, measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, scarlet fever, and one tularemia case in Carbon County. Five tularemia cases were recorded in the same week last year.
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Rock Mountain
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Carbon County
Final date set for signing farm estimates and range apps
Farmers and range operators must sign farm estimate sheets and range applications by May 1. Soil and Range Conservation payments require signatures by Bay 31, 1939. Visitors include Lamont E Tueller and Elva Green from Salt Lake City with family and friends.
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Lamont E. Tueller
Southern Utah Dairy Cooperative Ends and Fair Shares Demand
In stressed markets farmers face temptations to short term gain at the group’s expense. The piece cites asparagus growers in Kaysville and compares it to current Southern Utah Dairy cheese production, urging local support, fair sharing of profits, and production increases to raise prices for all. R L Fenton.
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Utal
Utah
Benson
Notice to water users Mortensen seeks 0.022 cfs in Lost Spring
Lemuel C Mortensen of Parowan Utah has applied to appropriate 0.022 second feet from Lost Spring Iron County Utah. Water stored January 1 to December 31 in a pond 80 feet in circumference and about 15 feet deep, released via 2 inch pipe to troughs for 2500 sheep. Protest affidavits must be filed with State Engineer T H Humpherys.
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Bishop Seeks Lost Ticket On Rail Journey
A distinguished bishop aboard a rail journey cannot locate his ticket when the inspector first asks. The official reassures him, promising to retrieve it on the second pass, but the ticket remains missing. The bishop insists he must find the ticket to know his destination, despite the inspector’s casual assurances.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Stow Motion with Horner and Andy Letter Scene
Mrs Horner questions slow writing while Andy explains the letter is for Professor Wotasnozzle. The exchange highlights a reading difficulty and a humorous communication moment.
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Stow
Precocious Child Imparts Powder Request in Whimsical Exchange
An angelic child asks for a powder gift for her sister, prompting the jolly old chemist to quiz the effect. He clarifies the desired type should not explode but produce a puff, revealing a playful, curious interaction in a light historical tone.
Ready to Go Artist-I'm sure, madam quote exchange
The dialogue presents a playful exchange about reproducing the coloring of a face. The subject suggests finding coloring in the compact, while the artist remarks on the difficulty of reproducing it. The scene hints at social wit and gendered banter.
Daughters Choice Delays Verichrome Film Purchase
A customer debates film types with a clerk. The daughter prefers regular No. 320 camera film, while another option, verichrome, is noted as faster but five cents more. The final choice favors regular film due to time.
Under Par Pa-Well Son Exchange About Marks
In a Royal Ar canum Bulletin exchange a father asks his son about marks. The son replies the marks are under wa ter and below C level, prompting a punning dialogue about schooling and levels.
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Wales
Son
Royal Arcanum Bulletin
Barry Call Chairman at Concert to Village Constable
A village constable reports a caller asked about a murder threat linked to a Schubert. The notice cites a filing fee and a deadline of July 23, 1999, at Utah’s 403 State Capitol in Salt Lake City for the matter.
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Utah
Post Office Seeks Owners of Abandoned Articles
State Engineer T. H. Humpherys notes two or three valuable articles left at the post office. First published May 26, 1923, last on June 23, 1939. Owners may recover by calling at the post office and identifying the items.
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T. H. Humpherys
Barbaric Words Turn Accepted In New American Diction
A 1930s New American English dictionary advances American word origins and usage. It cites cowcatcher as an example of American compounding that brushes aside old critiques. The six section project, edited by Sir William Craigie and James Hulbert, shows American English maturing.
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New Republic
University of Chicago Press
Sir Wiliam Craigie
James 8. Hulbert
University of Chicago
Stratford on Avon Still Draws American Visitors
Americans visit Stratford on Avon with reverence for Shakespeare, despite debates over Bacon. Visitor numbers rise yearly as Stratford joins Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London in appeal. The Shakespeare house, restored in 1847, preserves timber framing and a birthplace room with historic furnishings. The site holds memorials, early editions, the Ely portrait, and manuscripts, plus a garden of plays’ flora.
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Heat-Tempered Glass Steps At Paris Exposition Draw Crowds
Visitors at the Paris exposition climbed 64 heat tempered glass steps in the Pavilion de Saint Grain. The glass, called tut-fex by scientists, is 4.8 times stronger than standard plate glass and resists extreme heat and cold. It is increasingly used for portholes in new battleships and for transparent features in ships and buildings.
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Faris
Thoughtful martyrs in danger of lions, Livingstone notes calm thoughts
African explorer David Livingstone recounts a lion encounter and recalls feeling dreamlike with no pain. He says his main thought at the moment was a calm question about which part of him would be eaten first.
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Livingstone
Naming Korea and its native title through ages
The text discusses how Korea was known by foreigners as Korea and by locals as Chosyon or Chosen, tracing origins to the Chinese name Chao Hsien. It notes Japanese rule led to using the native name during empire tenure, reflecting shifts in naming under occupation.
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Asia
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Chao Hsien
Local residents share news and comingsgoings in Parowan
Locals and personal news detail moves visits schooling and work. Homer Chilton returns to Parowan from Cedar City with Joyce Orton visiting Nephi. Alberta Mickelson and Hildreth Benson arrive home after teaching in Davis County. Howard Rasmussen heads to Southern California to work for a fish ball company. Elwyn Halterman and Louisa Morlengen attend a Cedar City social. Ida Burton finishes beauty school in Ogden and earns operator credentials. L B Bennett hosts Mrs. Herman Wood of Salt Lake City as auditor Glenwood Froyd checks Iron County books. LaMon Macfarlane, Merton Mitchell, and Kenneth Lyman take seasonal posts with Utah Parks at Zion Canyon Bryce Canyon Grand Canyon Lodge. Jack Moore, serving in the Philippines, expects to return soon. Oscar Wiltsey heads to Denver for the summer. Raymond Wiltsey stays to finish school and accompany scouts to Boulder Dam and Lake Meade. Shelby Bentley and Mortensen to receive three year normal diplomas from BYU at commencement June 7. Adamses return from selling knitwear in Kansas. plan Northern California, Nevada sales for summer.
Local notes record Memorial Day travel and small fire incident
Oakland residents stayed home after the holiday as Adams family plans a return to Oakland. A minor blaze at Rulon Lyman’s corral barn drew neighbors but caused little damage thanks to a quick response. Postmaster conventions and family reunions across Emery and San Juan counties are noted, with travelers visiting from California and Salt Lake City and many locals recalling earlier settlers.
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