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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
5
A collage of quips and exchanges from humorous vignettes, theater chatter, and social banter. Snippets include talk of favors, debts, kisses at a door, fashion critique, and the tone of serialized panels from era newspapers. The items touch on manners, music, and light scandal with named posters and captions.
A whimsical vignette recalls Judge Nicholas Longworth and a neighbor naming a pet owl in his honor. A maid breaks up a garden party as news of the judge’s mood travels. A joke about a coachman’s bare head amid rain follows in this collage of light anecdotes.
A shopper discovers the child story The Griffin and the Minor Canon tucked inside one of several elaborate doll houses in a department store. Three expensive houses hold miniature libraries with about a score of tiny books, each containing a child’s tale.
Belgrade reports King Peter Karageorgevitch, called the silent king, a lonely monarch with a ruined career. Once a master conspirator, he now inhabits a modest Belgrade palace, surrounded by doubt and isolation, with his throne built on past assassinations and intrigue.
Describes King Peter's routine life inside the palace. He rises early, rides or drives with equerries, then stays indoors with limited meals and few courtiers. He attends cabinet meetings in a subdued role, prefers naps between decisions, and remains largely aloof from military affairs and public spectacle.
A humorous anecdote recounts President Johnson mistaking a widow named Knox for someone he had not seen in years. The exchange shows Johnson misidentifying a familiar acquaintance, leading to a light moments in Sarpera Magazine.
A man describes a seven year, nightly leg irritation starting above the ankle that caused extreme pain, weight loss, and constant scratching. After failing with doctors, he used Cuticura Remedies, including Resolvent, Soap, and Ointment, and reports complete disappearance of the condition with no recurrence for six months. He credits his wife for prompting the trial and thanks Cuticura, recommending them to friends. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb 1909.
Two Englishmen at Stratford-on-Avon saw a print claiming The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born. A waiter confirms the inscription while a Freshman wonders if the author was born in a manger.
The Courier Journal notes a recent local performance of Uncle Toa's Cabin. The reviewer doubts reading the book, remarking only Eva and Lawyer Marks appear in the narrative.
An advertisement emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with the claim it has been in use for over sixty years. The copy urges mothers to ensure every bottle is carefully examined and to choose the product they have trusted for generations.
In a California testimonial a Bakersfield reader recounts near paralysis from kidney distress improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The note warns of Bright's disease risk and urges remembering the Doan's name. Also referenced is a grim Goldfield desert death story of a sunburned miner found exhausted and unable to speak.
The senator ridiculed a corrupt politician as absurd and cited a minister who admitted borrowing sermon material. The minister claimed to acknowledge every borrowed idea by two fingers raised at the start and end of the quotation in the pulpit.
A humorous anecdote recalls a late‑life cleric who mistook legal shorthand during a sermon reading “I see men on trustees walking.” The quip plays on the lawyer’s abbreviated terms exors admrs and the moral quote reflects on choosing duty over desire.
Fragmentary excerpt shows a talking scene with a minister refusing cucumbers during a tea break. A character named Little Tommile jokes about tummy aches and a pun on rube appears. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or outcome.
A fragmentary note mentions Mira Winstow and a byrop product named ordilluron with references to curing wind and stances on statistics. The text appears garbled and lacks clear events or context for a fuller summary.
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