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Newspaper
Tooele Times
Location
Tooele, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1910
Page
2
The Tooele Times offers a satirical collage of notes on weather aviation fashion and crime with wry comments about autumn prizes in flower shows and the folly of modern life. It touches on aviation bets bank disdain humor about crime and mortality amid regional notes and jokes.
Mary Baker Glover Eddy founder of Christian Science dies at 89 after nine days of illness. Natural causes probable with pneumonia likely, no final message to followers. Burial planned at Tilton. estate rumored at about 2 million, with son George W. Glover questioning claims and Dr I Z Foster Eddy excluded from succession.
An explosion on a Denver and Rio Grande locomotive near Soldier Summit Utah killed Engineer Goodale Fireman Spear and Brakeman Math instantly. The boiler vented the engine frame as the wrecked train burst apart and the men were mangled beyond recognition. The cause is thought to be low boiler water and cold water being added, though it may never be known.
China announces an important step toward modernizing its military. A navy department is created with Prince Taul Haun as president, replacing a tentative naval board. The army will be reorganized along modern lines to improve efficiency.
Miss Dertha Woodworth was attacked at her Houston home by Lloyd Shaffer with a razor. She died of fatal wounds while Shaffer reportedly slashed himself, possibly fatally. The couple had been engaged. the engagement had recently ended.
The Countess de Nichola her son and their chauffeur died in a car wreck when their automobile was struck by an express train near the rail junction at 2 o clock. The accident involved their vehicle and a railroad cross.
Inter Mountain reports Defelder of Walton and Walker of Cheyenne reelected president and secretary of the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association with Therttrropolis chosen as next year’s meeting site in Sheridan. Other items note Seattle November gold receipts over a million and a half, and various domestic Ohio to California news.
The Maryayale Utah district shows strong fall prospects with lead and zinc output noted. Alaska gold production in 1909 set a record except for 1906, while copper merger talk surfaces at Thanksgiving gatherings.
An advertisement offers a free home remedy recipe claiming to cure weak kidneys bladder and back pain within a week. It promises quick recovery for urinary symptoms and circulates via mail from Detroit Michigan, claiming doctors would charge $360 for the prescription.
A Illinois man learns a sixth child is born and jokingly christens the infant Suficient to reflect neighbors’ wit. The NY Tribune notes a similar tale of a New York family with nine daughters and a chestnut of a tale ending in a death. A child named Marron, drawn from the French for chestnut, appears in the anecdote.
Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont asserts women already govern in many areas. An editor about to marry is teased about proposing to Miss Cash, and replies that Miss Dash prompted him more than anyone else, reflecting the era’s playful gossip on courtship and public figures.
Honny explains benevolence and recounts a family story in which his Mamma finds a gold headed cane worth 25 dollars in the attic. The tale links charitable acts to personal rewards and gratitude.
A brief wry exchange shows Mr. Meekton noting the shift from five dollar roses to a diamond necklace to spark his wife’s enthusiasm, reflecting changing gift values over time. The dialogue captures a humorous take on romance and material culture.
A sharp remark on vanity and self‑regard circulates as a public image issue. The phrase suggests that a prominent figure may overestimate his own importance, provoking discussion about ego and leadership traits.
A Washington woman credits quitting coffee and drinking Postum with reversing years of nervous spells and fatigue. She now handles housework and caring for two babies with evident good health and bright spirits. She urges others to try Postum and read The Head to Wellville.
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