Southern planter and servant discuss afterlife
An old southern planter tells his enslaved servant Sam to tell him what lies beyond if he dies first and to come back in daylight. Sam agrees and asks that the planter do the same if Sam dies first.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
2
An old southern planter tells his enslaved servant Sam to tell him what lies beyond if he dies first and to come back in daylight. Sam agrees and asks that the planter do the same if Sam dies first.
A note from Emily to Boul explains she cannot attend the funeral due to being unable to travel while visiting her ill mother. She expresses sorrow and hopes to visit when possible.
Mr McAberdeen arranges with the clergyman for a second marriage and wishes the ceremony held in the yard. The clergyman questions the plan as the couple jokes that the chickens can pick up the rice, noting they wasted a great deal last time.
A playful exchange where a teacher asks which is farther Mary says England is farther than the Moon. Mary replies she can see the Moon but not England, turning the riddle into a joke about perspective and visibility.
A short, garbled line of dialogue presents two speakers debating a dish and a dog Siscult in a joking exchange. The fragment hints at kitchen or meal misordering and a humorous exchange about chicken and dog ingredients.
A teacher asks how iron was first discovered and a student replies with a witty mishearing about smelling air. The exchange captures a playful classroom moment and suggests a lesson about metallurgy and discovery.
A terse quip defines a phe n nomen as a small boy about your size who never bothers anybody. The line explores whimsical nickname logic and childlike misperception in a humorous vein.
A short classroom vignette recalls a student named Fred who misreads a math problem about hazelnuts and walnuts. After initially calculating with hazelnuts, he pauses and corrects himself, revealing playful confusion and a light moment in arithmetic instruction.
Transport dialogue shows James Yee debating paying for a prior car before buying a new one. A traffic court judge interjects with terse exchanges about costs and a barge, concluding with a line about fifty and costs.
A garbled dialogue shows a server or patron discussing drink flavors. The line to order mentions pain soda and vanilla or chocolate options, with an offhand note that tanills are unavailable.
Barnum Lameroux son of David A Limeroux married TaRue Mullins of St George in July. They left for California to start their life together as his father and family, and Aunt Miss Eva Wilson with Alta, attended the wedding. A conjoint meeting followed with strong attendance and readings including Jennie Sanin tang Silvey Threads Among the Gold.
Community notices mix social visits and a major national push as the Utah Wool Growers plan the Lamb Week campaign August 23 to 30. Officials aim to raise 400000 dollars through affiliated groups to promote lamb consumption nationwide.
The National Woolgrowers Association and Utah Woolgrowers Association announce the fifteenth annual ram sale in Salt Lake City from August 23 to 28 featuring about 2600 blooded rams. The event, originating in Salt Lake, draws growers from thirteen western states and will be held alongside a special convention on lamb marketing issues.
Utah Poultry Producers' Cooperative Association reports higher prices for eggs including 26 cents for selects and 31 cents for standards and mountaineers. The market remains firm with anticipated further rises, noting poor quality regs and efforts to improve through cullers and a new ten minute daily record system by C E H Ferre.
The Utah Poultry Producers Coop announces a new costing system approved by local presidents. For $6 branch managers or authorized reps can purchase forms to track annual chicken profits with future years cheaper by using replacement loose leaf forms. The notice invites adoption as a constructive business tool.
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