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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1900
Page
4
A scattered jumble from Vernal to Provo reports varied local happenings. farms trade cattle and bulls, coal mine plans surface, stock yards pulse with trade, and local papers note frost dates, business moves, and ore shipments amid a broad mix of names and places.
A parade of odd facts covers khaki use in military work, Chicago patrol wagons with benevolent drivers, two free bathhouses in Chicago, and last year’s 201,468 free baths. It notes many shades of face powder, coffee history, varied national food expenditures, meat consumption by country, and a 1948 South Carolina penitentiary profits figure of 1 706 000.
A catalog of luxury smoking accessories features a meerschoum pipe mounted in gold with a small stone, an ivory stem, and amber bowl. a silver gilt tobacco box with pigskin lining and floral details. a curved cigar case in silver gilt. and a gold and silver cigarette holder with cupids in bas relief, all described as gentlemanly gifts with ornate ornamentation.
A New York man patents a screen door with winter panels and buttons to tuck panels in place. A bicycle on rails uses a flanged wheel and rotating disks to act as guides. other entries describe a carriage tilting shaft device, an improved horse collar with top opening, and tooling to secure collar ends.
A reflective account from Havana describes Cuban police earning respect and Americans learning restraint after a turbulent year. It praises the well trained, courteous officers who faced drunken soldiers and rioting crowds, noting mutual lessons and the need for respectful authority between Cuban, American, and Spanish authorities.
A fragmentary note praises noble conduct and the act of assuming responsibility. The text references Phidadely and Lorard in a tentative, unclear context, lacking concrete events, dates, or places to anchor a fuller story.
Market notes list cattle prices including range cows and veal, hogs dressed weights, wheat corn oats and seeds with per hundredweight or per ton figures. Wool prices by region Montana Wyoming Utah Oregon Idaho shown as range per pound with quality grades. Local references to beeswax potatoes butter silver copper and tin prices amid regional data.
A county land notice announces a sixty day period for protest or contest of a land lot transfer described as the north half of the northwest quarter and other specified parcels. The filing party lists named owners and parties to the claim and references state and federal procedures with the document expected to be decided for April. Public observers are urged to submit objections within the stated deadline to the central office in Washington.
A garbled report describes Lake City Club tensions and a series of contested actions. Officials appear to invoke state decrees, maritime references, and court proceedings with references to land, forestry, and authority figures. The fragmentary text mentions boards, councils, and potential penalties or directives connected to prior disputes.
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