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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
4
At a Delmar garden show a black bear broke its chain and escaped the pit. Clarence Worlwell, 17, a mechanic, grabbed the chain, dragged the bear back, and was taken to the City hospital with injuries. Panic erupted among women and children as the bear roamed the ring.
A rooster attacked a boy aged and forced several stitches after he entered the hen house to gather eggs. The child fell, the bird pounced using beak and spurs, and the mother arrived to witness the scene. The rooster, previously aggressive, was killed and its heart devoured by the boy.
In Salt Lake City a Grand Army of the Republic encampment parade featured forty four departments escorted by the Fifteenth Infantry and Utah National Guard with naval veterans and allied groups. A Living Flag of two thousand children marched on Main Street while veterans and spectators observed a solemn review near Temple Square. The day concluded with a grand Greetings meeting at the Vernon Tabernacle attended by Gov Spry and other officials, followed by a ceremony presenting a testimonial to former commander Charles G. Dutton.
Five year old Anthony Rotch slipped through a skylight from a roof shanty built by him and his brother Joseph. He landed 45 feet below and survived with scratches after asking for ice cream. Neighbors report a dangerous roof play scene as the boy avoided serious injury.
Pernadette Keller of Fort Washington, Indiana, suffered a needle piercing her foot when she stepped on a pin in bare feet last September. The wound healed, but months later she felt great pain and could not seek doctors until a red spot appeared on the foot. She removed the needle herself with another needle.
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a simple remedy for back pain rheumatic issues and urinary disorders claiming the kidneys are the cure. It cites a testimonial from a user in Paris Tennessee and notes a price of 60 cents per box.
The article notes daily gains in TB education and new control methods. It cites the National Association’s push for comprehensive registration of tuberculosis cases and better handling of advanced consumption, with Mr Bennett from New York addressing a political meeting in his younger days.
A quirky tale features a man who hired an Irish cleaner to clear his cellar of whisky bottles. As the man lifts each bottle, the preacher on the lawn misinterprets and jokes that they are all dead. Pat replies there is one good thing about it they all hid the minister with them when they were dying.
A New Hampshire mother recounts indigestion and severe stomach pain after a poor diet. She switched to Grape Nuts and reports complete relief, rebuilt strength, and returning to work as mind and body felt renewed. The letter endorses The Road to Wellville booklet and urges readers to look in packaging for it.
The tale follows French gourmets in Dax where Gustav the Gourmet questions paying two dollars for ready made trousers while spending five on a meal. A waiter explains Gustav’s habit of cooking chops to perfection and sharing the leftover portions with his wife as the scene unfolds with humorous dialogue and local flavor.
A fragmented account discusses delaying legal questions and medical care. It mentions a doctor bringing a patient to hospital, a new house loan, a hot shovel dig, and a clerk’s frustration with overwhelmed service. The tone is periodical and reflective of urban life.
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