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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
6
The period piece features a dialogue where a constable questions a traveler about travel speed while a character named Dobbs defends using a pismeter to show gasoline consumption since leaving home. The exchange highlights prosaic misunderstandings of measurement and progress.
Hewlett's Luneta brand promotes itself as the only coffee on the market with broad appeal and invites consumers to ask a procer for Luneta today, claiming superior taste and quality.
A London Opinion snippet recalls a rude glance from a man who stared once and then dismissed the speaker as if unworthy of notice. The exchange captures social humiliation and the era’s emphasis on public propriety and manners.
A satirical mix features a penniless husband seeking divorce counsel in Chisago and a reporter discussing freedom versus Puritanical laws in America. Also included is a park notice about Pleasure Grounds, a lemon joke from Hitle Johnny, and Squiggles’ quip about lemon and cannonade from Harpers Weekly.
Harkaway notes busy days as Dobby and Mrs Dobby weigh summer spend plans. Dobby reveals he is busy gathering funds to cover Mrs Dobby’s summer expenditures, highlighting the ongoing family budgeting effort.
Alfred, famed for prompting strangers with whose little boy are you, reverses the joke by asking a visiting gentleman whose papa are you. The humorous vignette captures the playful reversal of authority in a social scene.
In a tersely witty exchange, Little Binks insists there is nothing about Harlow’s finances in the talk. Jinkingon mocks the notion, and the speaker clarifies the so called footman is actually a deputy sheriff in charge of the car.
In a terse exchange from the Philadelphia Record, Blobbs remarks that Mil Yun's father will not have money for long, asking if he is a spender. The response questions the man’s spending and hints at forthcoming income tax actions.
The eleventh Canadian Parliament has ended its session and a new election set for September 21 will decide the fate of the reciprocity agreement with the United States. Premier Laurier asks for dissolution and informs Governor General Grey. A special gazette issue formalizes the edict as Laurier and his ministers campaign nationwide. A Liberal victory with a strong majority could enable a vote on reciprocity. a Conservative win would likely shelve the trade agreement.
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier opened the campaign with an address to Canadians outlining the reciprocity issue with the United States. He argued the Conservative party would reverse half a century of policy and that enactment would strengthen ties among Great Britain Canada and the United States and aid a broader arbitration treaty.
A California case of bubonic plague at Contra Costa County involving seven year old Horaca Flood who died after a ground squirrel bite and scratch was reported to Dr F W Snow secretary of the state board of health. Prohibition delegates in Texas decide to push statewide ban and may contest last week’s results depending on executive committee findings from a Saturday meeting.
Twelve stockholders of Commercial National Bank now Continental National applied Saturday in federal court for appointment of a receiver and a writ of subpoena to compel examination on alleged banking law violations and officer conduct. In Los Angeles a jail inmate, Carter, 80, hanged himself in his cell after police accused him of stealing a bottle of cream. Daly's Daughter Leaves Fortune in New York Margaret Daly Brown daughter of Marcus Daly has a will admitted to probate. Estate valued at 2,000,000 to be split between her two minor daughters.
A mother describes her infant's six month severe scalp eruption with hair loss and facial red bumps spreading to arms. After trying multiple doctors and treatments, a friend recommended Cuticura Nesolvent Ointment and Soap. Within three days of use the child improved, later completing two Nesolvent bottles, two Ointment boxes, and three Soap cakes with full recovery. The letter asserts Cuticura as the only remedy.
A humorous 19th century note from a judge mocks a young doctor seeking companion for a buggy ride. The message lists playful “prescriptions” including one buggy, one horse, one good toad, and one doctor, to start at 3 pm.
The passage praises a person described as a superior speaker or display, noting she seems to have attended many coronations. The tone implies admiration for her manner and presentation. This compact remark hints at social expectations of status and refinement.
New York Police Commissioner Walda ridicules blackmail letters as crude and childish. He displayed a handwriting sample written by an anonymous author claiming innocence and admitting the ball belonged to them while blaming an unseen perpetrator.
Ontario abolishes prison labour contracts and shifts most inmates to farm and road work in newly opened districts. A percentage will stay for indoor tasks producing hospital supplies such as beds and blankets for institutions.
A noted aviator reportedly travels with his dogs, prompting the remark that a Skye Terrier would feel at home in the clouds. The playful exchange centers on whether dogs could share flights and the suitability of skybound pets.
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