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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1921
Page
4
Public notices and classified rates for Vernal Utah publications outline 2.50 yearly advance advertising and display rates. Classified insertions charge ten cents per line per issue with a minimum 26 cents. legal notices ten cents per line. water notices 15 dollars. final proof notices 12 dollars. contest notices ten cents per line.
A historical column recalls Admiral von Tirpitz arguing Europe exported culture to America five centuries ago and that the U S should protect itself from European influence. The piece frames his view as a veiled warning that without money and resolve, the United States could face Japanese aggression and lose world sympathy.
Farmers, after rejecting dubious reports from so called farm experts, plant more wheat despite prices near a dollar a bushel. They argue production costs and wages will adjust, insisting they will not quit farming and will feed the nation, while labor faces wage cuts alongside producers.
A concise note urging readers to start Christmas shopping early as a playful aside about a streetwise critic who mixed up music and mischief. The line suggests the gink who added jazz to music did not do so, and instead crowded the music out, implying a humorous editorial stance.
A prominent physical trainer in a major city promotes returning to cave man habits to regain youth. He has followers among elites who should know better, yet the idea prompts satire as the writer mocks primitive behavior and questions the intelligence of those embracing it.
A moral treatise urges youths nearing manhood to choose the straight path over crookedness. It states parental influence helps but individuals make self determined choices at the crossroads of life and means to reject hollow temptations. It contrasts honored success with failed fortune from following false desires.
The article stresses petroleum as the central global issue, noting its rising demand for fuel and lubrication in transport, shipbuilding, and industry. It highlights the United States as the leading producer and user, urging government cooperation to develop domestic and foreign oil challenges.
The country banker, country newspaper, and country doctor are core community pillars. Bankers today must guide customers through decisions beyond lending, with trust and stability as key. Community credit hinges on industrial growth and the banker’s ability to support development.
The proposed middle class union seems to be making poor headway in the country as people resist admitting to being neither the top nor the bottom crust, signaling limited support and momentum.
A collection of wry maxims on marriage, crime, money, and social trends. It notes that ignorance hides sins, economy can backfire, and happiness comes from attitude. It mentions crime waves, marriage courage, maps of Europe, and quirky home life observations. The tone is humorous, period-voiced editorial quips.
A quotation praises Mrs Harding for declaring a wife’s first duty is to care for home and husband. The remark suggests comfort will attract men.
The Kid is a mix of pep curiosity devilment and goodness. His antics bring sorrow to his father at times yet restore his father’s youth on other days. He is hard to get along with sometimes but indispensable to the town.
Chicago and major markets report hog prices dipping to late 1910s levels as declines continue for over a week. Topors weigh in at 875 per hundred, lowest since February 1916, with $16.20 per hundredweight drop from July 1919 peak. Growers rush to unload amid surplus receipts and weak absorption by packers.
Altonah Utah April 19 1921 letter from new Uintah Basin fish and game warden D J Thompson asks public support to enforce laws and report violators by mail or phone. He pledges prompt action and emphasizes stocking streams and lakes for propagation in the renowned Uintah Wasin region.
A newspaper column notes that the idea of women as the weaker sex faces resistance, yet the author chronicles cases where women assert influence in household and social matters, challenging traditional roles and expectations.
The article traces Connecticut from its Puritan offshoot roots in Cambridge and Dorchester to Windsor Wethersfield and Stamford, noting its 1630 self-government written constitution, formation of New Haven and Milford, and union under the name Connecticut. It became the fifth state on January 9, 1788 and is nicknamed the Land of Steady Habits and the Nutmeg State. It spans 4,905 square miles with seven electoral votes.
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