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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
1
A collage of humorous old proverbs on marriage, gender roles, and social mores. Jokes about wives, husbands, and children mix with observations on love, aging, and fate, reflecting dated humor and attitudes. The fragmentary text suggests a humorous moralizing page from a past period.
A 50 year old W R Frankland wed 25 year old Mrs Bertha L Householder. The bride fled hours after the ceremony, stating deception and dissatisfaction. The groom fainted on reading her note, and divorce filings loom. Vernal locals discuss who might take Her after release.
The piece offers old fashioned maxims on gossip, manners, and marriage. It cites Atchison Globe style humor about love, prudence, and domestic life with cautions against needless talk and imprudent pride.
English surveyors touring southern Scotland confront a crusty farmer after claiming a right to roam. A telegram of their government papers triggers an angry reply and a chase as the farmer releases a bull, chasing the party as they flee with their instruments.
A well known Englishman arrives in New York in full health and vigor but collapses the next morning after a frightful charge in his body. Onlookers note his strong physique while he had recently read American papers featuring himself. The incident underscores the shock of sudden illness.
A study notes the bulk of immigration to the United States settles in Atlantic states, especially New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, with about two thirds going to these three states. A humorous incident at a post office shows courtesy amid a line, ending with a quip about courtesy and coffee.
A Hartford Courant tale recalls Yale students bribing printers for exam proofs. To foil shoddy tampering one man wore white trousers to shield the printer’s form and the ink seat became a costly safeguard. The piece also notes peculiar Japanese beliefs about nails and omens tied to journal work.
An American returning from abroad describes contrasting heating costs and stove temps in London Germany and Italy. He praises American grate fires while noting high coal prices and the sting of the coal trust. He recalls reading The Reveries of a Bachelor by a warm fire in midwinter.
Notice that L A Culiner has applied for a U S patent for the Brunette Keven and Blackbird consolidated placer mining claim in Castle Peaks mining district Watlatc h County Utah. The filing includes 60 acres and detailed survey bearings and distances, with publication sought in the Vernal Express for sixty days.
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