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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
3
A collage of snippets includes marriage banter about a husband and a nosy newspaper, railway mileage book endorsements linking Denver era lines, a Queen Victoria seating note, bank deposit growth and interest tricks, and brief social jests. Also referenced are Peruvian remedies, art critiques, and a dental or medical ad.
A sensational claim touts the Kaya Kaya Shrub as a universal remedy for uric acid related illnesses including kidney and rheumatic ailments. The notice urges readers to send names and addresses to receive a free sample and test its purported curative power.
An aspirant humorist named Merried Fata provokes friends with a string of sarcastic questions. His punchlines name Wheeling West Virginia and Lansing Michigan, provoking a violent response that ends with his brutal killing and dismemberment as his audience scatters his remains from Wheeling to Lansing.
Public health notice cautions against using Mercury based catarrh remedies claiming they damage smell and mucous surfaces. Warns only prescription medicines from reputable doctors should be used. Mentions Cheney Co Toteda O and Toledo Ohio as sources and promotes alternative remedies.
The notice complains that the Denver and Rio Grande road has two distinct rail lines between Grand Junction and Denver and that passenger units may choose routes without higher fares. It lists contact points including agent Nobb Westine and Cushing in Salt Lake City for fares and routing details.
A speaker recalls a whispered romance as a beautiful girl hesitates in a parlor, saying she must wait for her stenographer. The scene hints at unseen observers and tension around a curtained alcove, suggesting secrets and anxious anticipation.
An old advertisement extols Crown Baking Powder as pure and money back guaranteed. It cites Professor Kingsbury’s analysis praising Crown as top Equal to best and urges trial of Hewlett Brothers flavoring extracts and powders to support Western industries.
In a New York World style vignette a landlady and hotel staff discuss the fate of a landlady's missing husband and the hiring of boarders labeled as help. The narrator visits the intelligence office with the landlady as they consider Olafa and O Haras as potential boarders while gossip about bigamy and separations swirls.
A dialogic vignette from Chicago Daily Tribune style humor features a couple debating clothing fixes. The exchange centers on a chiffonier cover and a necktie shortening method, with playful banter about fashion missteps and a remark on a foreigner allowed forty eight hours on Turkish soil without a pass.
A French World correspondent cites Paris necropolises and grave-diggers who report coffins opened with signs of distress and fingernail scratches. They say premature burial is more common in Europe due to strict laws, but cases are not as rare as public belief suggests.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report describes a new artificial seal called electric seal made from domesticated French rabbit fur treated by electric grading. The process robes the coat to softness, then uses delicate machines to trim and finish the surface providing a natural look. Only domesticated rabbit fur yields reliable results and the invention could transform the fur market.
About 4 million women or 18 percent of all U S women were working for pay in 1890. The figures show women increasingly earning a living in various trades and employments across the country.
The 200006 donation by Mrs Donahue funds charities in San Francisco with two kindergartens and an orphan angling. Gen Logan’s daughter Mary Loan Fucker inherits a fortune, while George Lemon Tucker and others hold large shares of Lemon estate. Mai Pond brings Paul Laurence Dunbar to Cryland for a season of readings. Marie Corelli is described by a Bookman writer in a literary geography comparison to Ul da Libbey Warr en and Archibald Clay ering Gunter.
An old newspaper ad for Star Tobacco promotes chewing for pleasure, touting quality and a focus on Arbor Day. The fragment stresses consumer appeal and a branded, period marketplace vibe.
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