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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
6
Mixed items list services sales and wants including music lessons at a residence stoves furniture parosols loggers wanted horse trade forage oats and irrigation notes. Various names such as Misa Bessio Small W H Henderson I H Mease Peter Jensen M Weiss Jene Daniels E D Radman F M Young and Pontha Calder appear with prices and trade offers.
For SALE A cooking range in good condition price 15 enquire at residence of Dr Garrett O Donnell 152 Agents for Troy Laundry Bracken Clothing Co and Co op selling gloves Easter wear Fox Lane team wagon and harness almost new inquire at Eagle Market 16-tf Seed barley 16.3tp For SALE Litter of pigs from pure bred Poland China sow first class at 10 each 15 tf John N Davis We guarantee all work satisfactory or no charge Bradford paper hanger one door east of Woodard McCoys 18-tf For painting paper hanging and sign writing Bradford one door east of
Deseret News promotes renewal and new subscriptions via FE. M. Young serving as local agent. Readers are urged to pay back subscriptions, renew, or subscribe to receive the newspaper.
A local notice advertises machine thread for Easter sewing at five cents per spool at the Co op. It also offers a board and room with private family for gentlemen through Mrs. R Jensen located a quarter mile west of the new roller flour mill.
The Co-op lists silk skirts wash skirts fancy skirts plain skirts and underskirts for sale as part of a broader apparel display.
A brief notice asks for choppers at Consoli Dated Lumber Company with immediate inquiry requested. The message notes contact at once.
Thirty two acre farm for sale within one and a half miles of Vernal City featuring extra good water right, level land, good soil, fenced, partly seeded to alfalfa, just below the Astley Central canal. Terms reasonable to bargain. Inquiries via county clerk or residence of Dr. Garrett O'Donnell. Also notes on driving teams and a cash offer by J. H. Mease.
The Co op features a wide display of underwear in all kinds and grades along with festive Easter wear. Shoppers can find basic essentials and seasonal items among the varied stock.
Mail orders for garments and prices to Bracken Gothing Co. Saddle horses for sale at L McNaughton ranch. Ed Slick stallion for sale or trade in Uintah county. Nobby Easter greetings at Thorne's. Water users meeting Vernal Lateral Central Canal on April 18 1908 at 7 30 pm at Ashley Co op Enos Bennion Secretary.
Queen Louise of Denmark is described as extremely wealthy, having inherited sizable fortunes from both her father and her mother, Princess Louise of the Netherlands. The Danish monarchs are noted as young in appearance, with their silver wedding celebrated in 1894.
A Vernal council meeting notes a petition signed by Mrs Agnea Bennion and fourteen other women asking cessation of Col Newton’s poolroom license on grounds it endangers boys under 18 and its proximity to a saloon. The license issue will be investigated, with a report at the next meeting.
A special Easter service feature at the Congregational Church includes solos by Mrs Bassett singing The Choir Boy and For ever With the Lord with Miss Newcomb. Mr Thomas Burchell to perform The Holy City. a quartet of Bassett Newcomb Burchell and Forrest Adams to Open The Gates. The pastor will deliver The Resurrection Life. Evening program features Bible readings and songs focusing on Christ’s last week.
Mr. Chas. Hardy the county assessor is here to assess property. Finnegan of Junction has left for Steckmore and Fruita Mercantile Co. will run the store. John Jensen, appointed justice of the peace, declines due to lack of time. A drunken scamp insulted two women last Sunday, likely facing charges. Warm weather mentioned.
A Cleveland man recalls seeing a restaurant in Galion displaying a bold sign that asserts the proprietor runs the place. The man emphasizes the sign as an effective statement of establishment dignity, noting the proprietor’s imposing figure and the message.
A Chicago doctor in a Wisconsin town faces a dispute when elderly and younger physicians differ over night calls. Farmers curse the ten dollar fee as death costs run high, while a quip about funeral costs backs the doctor. Harper’s Weekly notes 1900 literacy rates across European nations and the United States, framing a global literacy picture.
The annual customs report for the year ending last March shows the largest number of detected smugglers since 1895. Fines reached 3,104 people with penalties totaling 21,900 dollars. Seizures included 11,222 pounds of tobacco and cigars and 2 gallons of foreign spirits.
An elegant young woman stands on a chair at the pier beside an English flag lieutenant while two Frenchmen observe. She asks in French if she obstructs the view and one man replies that obstruction is preferred to the view, a witty exchange illustrating refined insolence.
The Vernal sugar shortage is blamed on handling failures but not at the Acorn. Bins and warehouse were full until supply ran low, keeping telegraph lines busy as officials sought more sugar. Now supplies are restored and Acorn pledges steady stock of sugar, coal oil, and horse shoe tobacco for patrons.
A brief gag features a mother threatening to forego visits if her daughter wed Robert, and the daughter asking for a written promise to use as a wedding gift for Robert. The translated caption frames a playful domestic exchange with a comic angle.
A roan cow branded on the left hip and under bit in the right ear is impounded for running at large in Vernal Utah. If not claimed and costs paid within ten days, it will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the City Estray Pound in Vernal at 10 a.m. on April 25, 1908. City Pound Keeper Ep C Sumner issued April 16 1908.
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