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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1911
Page
4
The Vernal press notes its weekly Friday issues published by Vernal L Press Publishing Co with Ashley Bartlett as managing editor. The notice was stamped at the Vernal Utah post office as second class matter.
Vernal draws investor and tourist interest as value rises. locals urged to enhance farms and homes for appeal and benefit. Focus on attractive fences, weed control, and tidy grain fields to raise property appeal amidst growing attention.
A call to photograph the region’s orchards, farms, and industries to boost promotion. The piece urges capturing vivid images of locals and products to place in the Commercial Club office for distribution to distinguished guests, arguing pictures can sell the valley’s promise and attract investment.
The article highlights fingerprint identification used by the U S government with a August 23 examination for a clerk position in Washington DC offering 1200 dollars annually. It also notes Vernal’s new bakery in Eagle Market run by Mr Lee Lemarr and a humorous tale of a resident nicknamed Nimrod James who claims to have killed a porcupine in a comical account.
The Utah Exposition highlights include the World’s largest International Sheep Show with 3,000 to 10,000 exhibits, dairy cattle displays, a heavy horse show, and a big Auto and Machinery section. Premiums total $2,518,000 with diverse daily attractions, including Walsh flying feats, six daily races, and Don Imoinis Concert Band performances.
Washington reports the Panama California Exposition in San Diego 1915 will showcase vast irrigation, forestry, farming, and land reclamation efforts. San Diego allocates about 2.6 million dollars with Balboa Park as a permanent, Spanish Mission style setting for floriculture displays. The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco will run six months, linking both events. The section notes top honey prices with Mr Wangwody of Jensen offering 7 cents a pound for Vernal deliveries.
Dr. Alexander Graham Pell, famed for inventing the telephone, introduces an ice stove. The device uses a box of tea and pipes to chill air and force it into rooms via electric fans, aiming to end the summer heat for households worldwide.
Secretary of State Utah records show Uintah Star Bank Verna Uintah County Utah at close of business July 27 1911. The statement lists Loans and Discounts 110531.01 capital stock 408627 undivided profits 4993.49 deposits 12059.05 cash on hand 17185.43 savings deposits 41256.60 demand deposits 0 total 196663.91. Signed by cashier L W Curry and directors. notary public Thos W O'Donnell. Certification dated August 7 1914.
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