Notice to Dry Gulch Irrigation stockholders Utah 1908 levy
Notice to stockholders of the Dry Gulch Irrigation Company Roosevelt Utah August 20 1908 announces a 62 12 cent assessment per share on capital stock for B C D areas including old Motor Beach Gentry Main Lake Fork Martin Shehan Hancock Payahbla with 10 cents per share cash due by October 15 1968 and 52 12 cents per share in labor on Lake Fork Canal No 2 due by October 16 1908. Delinquent shares after October 16 1908 will be sold November 9 1908 to cover the assessment plus costs. Secretary J A Strain. Additional notices include a 20 acre farm for sale near Ashley Coop and appointment of William H Allen as general sales manager for Caxton School Supply & Furniture Co territory Utah Colorado Wyoming through E W Davis Co Vernal Utah.
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Dry Gulch Irigation Company
Roosevelt
Utah
Motor Beach
Gentry
Main
Lake Fork
Martin, Shehan and
Hancock
Lake Fork Canal No 2
J. & Strain
Wiliam H. Allen
Colorado
Caxton School Supply & Furniture Company
Chicago
Wyoming
Allen
Uintah County
E W. Davis & Company
Vernal
Pearls over pets in a daughter's plea
A graduate girl rejects a griffin and pleads for pearls, arguing keeping pets is brutal as it ends in death and funerals. Her father consoles with a rough headed griffin and agrees to exchange it for a string of small perfect pearls.
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Jane
Downfall due to failed continuation of Tilsit peace
The piece notes the 1807 Tilsit accord between Napoleon and the czar as a vanity driven pact that reshaped Europe. It claims Napoleon’s plan to wed Alexander’s sister prompted the invasion of Russia, costing 150,000 troops and marking the start of his decline.
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Tilsit
Napoleon
Czar
Meme
Bonaparte
Europe
Prussia
Rhine
Italy
Spain
Russia
Happy French Baby and the French Nursery Traditions
The piece notes French nurseries’ secrecy about infants in France and how children join dining tables at a young age. It cites a mother who proudly says her daughter adores fish and a working man who stopped theater outings because his child cried when left behind. It also mentions Mme Alphonse Daudet’s surprise that children are not invited to meals in London and a Frenchman's thought on national amiability stemming from early indulgence in children.
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France
Infanta
Cdores Fish
London
Mme Alphonse Daudet
Tuncheon
Beginnings of Grift and Greetings from Chiefs
The excerpt describes village greetings with a chief and interpreter. It notes a mutual exchange of gifts as standard, including bananas pawpaws or goats. On special occasions a chief may offer a wife which the traveler will likely decline with thanks.
Fretful the horse shows off fetlocks and dust brushing trick
A storehouse tale from Saint Francis area describes a small thoroughbred horse named Fretful. The animal uses long fetlocks to sweep dust from its tracks and hide evidence while rummaging through sugar cubes, delighting a clerk named Von Orden.
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St Francia
San Francisco Chronicle
Chinatown Puretty
Clerk von Orden
New Paris Envelope Aims to Thwart Mail Thieves
A safety envelope from Paris uses two thin papers with separate flaps to prevent tampering. The inner and outer envelopes lock the letter, showing a star shaped opening that reveals any attempted reseal. The design claims to foil readers who open and reseal to hide tampering.
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Paris
Erie Barge Canal Plans Compared With Panama Project
The Erie barge canal is estimated at 101 million dollars far smaller than Panama yet its scope is larger. The existing canal runs about 3465 miles with only 84 miles on the old route and about 260 miles diverted along rivers and lakes used by early western settlers.
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Panama
Had His Way Hidden Man Tries to Halt Warning Before Execution
A man about to be electrocuted shouts to guards and attendants to spare the headlines. He asks that papers refrain from calling the event an uncommon or current topics incident, then the button is pressed.
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Yellow
Hidden Florentine Roof Life Surprises Atop Citys Heights
In Florence a hidden roof world offers a vivid, verdant panorama above crowded streets. From grim stairways a red and green city spreads across varied elevations with pure air and sea breeze, absent the feared snakes, a striking contrast to the below.
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Tomlet
Florence
Story Without End From Harpers Weekly
An ornate tale from Harpers Weekly recounts a royal court craving a story with no ending. A narrator and later a woman promise an endless narrative, but the piece remains playful and unfinished in tone.
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Storteller
Harpers Weekly
Anesthetics through the Ages and Pain Reduction
Prof Klein spoke to the Munich Association of Surgeons about enduring methods to dull patient senses for painless operations. Medieval figures, including Bishop Theodorus, reportedly used opium and morphine in pain remedies. A 1460 medical text contained early inhalation theory, and modern practice has extended sedatives under the skin.
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Association of Surgeons of
Munich
Klein
Theodorus of
Cheivra
More Trouble Fire at Your Cook and Bouncer
A dialogue shows frustration as Squifix voices that someone should fire the cook. A bouncer was hired and did the job, but now more trouble emerges as no one will fire the bouncers.
Deadly water in the desert warned by a mining expert
Denver mining engineer T B Simalley warns travelers crossing Death Valley that clear seeming water pockets may contain arsenic and kill. He notes only muddy pools with insects are safe, though their appearance offends thirsting travelers.
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Death Valley
Nevada
Denver
Theory Versus Theory In Work And Machines
A magazine editor recalls Walte A Wyckoff the Princeton professor arguing about invention and labor. He describes a 1900 Philadelphia scene of a steam shovel digging and loading earth, prompting laborers to debate whether machines steal work or create new tasks.
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Walte
Wyckoff
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Irish League Honors President for 25 Years Service
John E Redmond presented a portrait of 7 Pp O'Connor at Leeds in a tribute by the Irish League of Great Britain to his 25 years as president. John Dillon spoke praising Mr O Connor as a steady and courageous guide for the Irish people in Britain.
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Irish League
O'Connor
Leeds
Irish League of Great Britain
All Is Changed in a Quarrel Over Wit
A quarrel reveals marital strain as a husband complains his wife becomes unbearable with sharp sarcasm. He recalls his former tolerance, noting his prior view of her remarks as wit before marriage.
Reverend and Colonel Duel Over River Skiff Tale
A humorous clash on the Catawba recounts a minister fishing while Col Childers jokes about using foul language to catch fish. The colonel notices the reverend’s restraint, then returns home with 16 fish, while the minister carries a possum and keeps his composure.
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Catawba
Col Childers
Kurnel Childers
Poe
Reveriend
Kainel
Dhe Rospel
Portent of Coming Fashion in Headgear Styles
The Chicago Tribune quips on upcoming millinery trends with humor about towering hats. It notes a crush of barnyard fowl, fruit, and vegetables on straw scaffolding and mentions steel skeleton structures to achieve added height.
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Chicago Tribune
Bewagered Lady Struggles With NYC Subway Stairs
A frail elderly woman at the One hundred nineteenth street station battles an escalator and staircases. She steps down and is returned to the top multiple times while muttering mixed German phrases and frustration before being guided away.
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One Hundred and Twenty Ninth Street
New York Times
Schedule of Leaves for Theodore Colton
Theodore leaves on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 6am. Colton leaves on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 6am.
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Theodore
Colton
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USC
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Uintah & Ouray Agency
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Atpuvatou
Pearl Lerras
Raw Allen ‘Lerras
John Blair
Charley Streech
Frank ‘Larup Frank
Larlumya
Tecumerth
Mary Robinson Inc
Tis
Riw
Indian Affairs
U S&s
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Ivo
George
Theodore Mage
S. P. Dean
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