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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
7
A courting couple devises a ruse to publish banns while the bride changes her mind at the altar. The groom insists the bride promised to say I will, but she reverses, claiming she altered her mind since the engagement. The tale appears as a humorous anecdote from Mack’s National Monthly.
Students sit with books under their arms while a senior man in the back chair presides. The scene depicts a courtroom learning moment as youths study law under guidance.
A homeowner recalls a summer plagued by mosquitoes and notes a remedy using kerosene oil on woolen cloth rubbed over wire screen mesh. The practice reduced bites and preserved screens while repelling insects, with odor fading after minutes.
A fragment from Sacred Heart Review quotes an exchange between an English invader and an intelligent Indian about peace and shared ground. It reflects colonial tension and representation of Native peoples in loaded dialogue.
The article stresses choosing a dry, porous gravelly soil with natural drainage and a southern exposure for poultry housing. It favors underdrainage, ample ventilation, and shade for runs. It describes nest and roost designs, drafts prevention, cleaning ease, plus a detailed chick house by Mr. Julian El Seavey with practical construction notes.
The Minnesota experiment station advises clearing old nesting material and burning it. Infected boxes should be treated with liquid fire killer and then fresh straw placed for late layers. Creosote wood preservers sold at ice lumber yards have shown good effect for preservation.
Theodore Roosevelt testified before a congressional committee that he made an official decision to approve the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by United States Steel at the urging of top executives. He insisted the act was his sole responsibility and would repeat the same action if faced again. The hearings probe the merger amid Sherman antitrust law concerns.
Walk in warrant issued Saturday for Linda Burfield Slazzard known as the starvation doctor on murder charges. She is accused of starving Claire Williamson an English heiress aged 32. Several patients reportedly starved themselves to death including Lewis I Tind er former deputy state treasurer and attorney Frank Southard of Seattle. Williamson signed a will bequeathing her estate to Slazzard as she died and Slazzard sought appointment as administrator.
A lone bandit held up a Saltair bound Salt Lake train Saturday night forcing a passenger to search others. One passenger grappled with the bandit, was slightly wounded, two others shot but not seriously, and the hero threw the thief from the moving car. Jack Mays, 36, an auto repairer, was arrested and charged with the holdup. Dismembered Woman Found Near Denver North of the City. The body was scattered along a gulch a mile long, with a shoe first noticed by a ranchman, and investigators suspect murder about a year ago.
A semiofficial Paris note states the French government will study deeply possible solutions to the Moroccan controversy. It refers to the recent discussions between Major Von Kiderlen Waechter, the German foreign secretary, and Jules Cambon, the French ambassador to Germany, in Berlin.
Simon Must, former Heyti president, lands with his family and staff in Kingston aboard the Prinz Der Nederlanden. Reports say some exiles witnessed the debarkation as police maintain tight security to prevent protests. Senator Dourne of Oregon urges initiative and recall in Arizona constitution, arguing government is not representative until the people hold power.
In a humorous tale from Slarper's Weekly a widow announces engagement to a man she has known two weeks. A friend doubts the haste, but the widow insists she will grow to know him through married life, embracing a reckless gamble on happiness.
Cautionary ad text emphasizes CASIORIA as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It claims 20 years of use and urges verification of the signature. The phrase Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria appears as a popular brand slogan.
A conversation notes an appeal to join a church as a prophet invites companionship and good works. The exchange mentions a church fair and a lifestyle linked to faith, with a casual aside about prior attendance at a fair referenced by Smart Set Magazine.
A humorous quote from Puck captions a rare reply as a man asks for marriage and the woman counters with a six month readjustment period to decide. The dialogue parodies courtly formality and domestic timing in light satire.
Fragmentary notice mentions offer for foot powder and teething syrup with minimal readable names, no coherent event, date, or location to summarize.
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