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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
5
Dr W W Stockberger notes over 100 plants in the United States can cause poisoning with varying human susceptibility. While some common garden plants may irritate skin or be mildly poisonous, many people are unaffected. listed are plants such as aconite elder nightshade oleander and poison ivy among others.
Juling Eb Ditterman, a millionnaire fruit importer aboard the Aquitania, mocks German pricing as foreigners are charged 4000 marks for a theater seat that costs 800 marks for Germans. A humorous anecdote follows of a man evading detection by delivering a rapid string of bedtime stories and announcements before slipping to bed unnoticed while his wife, misled by a wireless set, goes back to sleep.
Sherman Rogers notes Alaska treats poverty and care of minors with broad welfare programs. The pension system and home for aged residents cost $482270.71 between July 1, 1916 and December 31, 1922, with pensions totaling $112012.29. Sitka facility ran at $276020.56, and new infirmary buildings with modern amenities cost about $390000.
An American investigator reports that Cotenten Normandy cows, long angular and heavy in frame with white horns, routinely produce about 40 pounds of butter per month during lactation without special feeding. Attempts to improve milk capacity by crossbreeding have failed thus far.
Aunt Mildred, a marriageable aunt, escorts her nephew Tob fert downtown for a shopping expedition. In a clothing store a young clerk amuses the boy by playing a game and then invites Tob to chase him, prompting laughter and a lighthearted moment in a bustling Chicago street scene.
A St Louis banker recalls an employee who used a deceitful watch purchase to cover an insufficient funds check. The clerk bought a 140 watch with a 5 down payment, then pledged the watch to cover the night’s 40 check and later fled with 27000. The tale illustrates slick methods of finance fraud.
Isolde Wagner’s daughter Isolde Biedler, born to Cosima Wagner, was declared Wagner’s child after court challenges by Eva Wagner and Houston Stewart Chamberlain. Separately, a federal ruling bans wood duck hunting in Minnesota and nationwide under the migratory bird treaty act, upholding a Supreme Court decision and overriding any state open season.
The village of Brackel in Belgium claims the Brackel fowls are unmatched for egg production and the roosters for voice. Breeders credit long crowing contests and musical training with shaping the breed, though cultivation clearly differentiates them from others.
An aunt consoles her homely niece who laments not being invited to boys' joy rides and road house parties. The niece quips that a good-looking sheik could be more entertaining, while the aunt insists she maintains a clear conscience amid social disappointments.
The Sunday school class studied Psalm seventy three on prosperity of the wicked. A young student quips that wicked men mustn’t have military funerals, drawing chuckles from the group.
A hazy rainy day scene ends in a slapstick escape as Mike, famed for his cane, accidentally strikes a husky man with his cane. After a brief exchange and a gift of cigars from a policeman friend, the stranger bursts into a rage but Mike bolts, disappearing into the street.
Martha known as Mattie in Lafayette invited many neighbors to a party while her mother was away. Realizing the risk of a home emptying, she urged guests to run and claim they had caught the measles as a ruse to keep the gathering from being dispersed.
A discussion on ink analysis notes blue black inks reveal freshness up to six days with age revealing only fading of blue pigment. Fresh writing diffuses under acetic acid, while older ink shows slow diffusion. A saturated oxalic weld solution may produce an immediate smudge on fresh writing but little on six to eight year old text.
The article praises the boy scout program for character building and citizenship training. It notes that fathers and mothers increasingly participate through weekend camps hikes and events, celebrating the bond between parent and son and the rise of mother and son activities to support scoutcraft.
Itore presents two series of good turns credited to Troop 1 in Ashland WV. They pruned 50 trees cleaned streets removed debris from a burned lot cleaned around houses set out 60 trees and helped find three who had fled from a residence.
Thirteen seminaries across the United States announce active endorsement of scouting. They integrate boy scout training into curricula to prepare future leaders and readers for service.
Troop No. 1 of Hamilton Ohio carries out the sixth scout law by feeding thousands of wild birds daily through winter and at refuges. The boys distribute food along lake shores after sanctuary birds are penned for the night, and the birds now associate the scout uniform with friendliness.
This feature recounts Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce and the 1877 war in Oregon Idaho and Montana. It covers his retreat covering over 2000 miles, engagements won and losses suffered, surrender after Bear Paw, his famous plea I will fight no more forever, and the later exile of his people until 1904.
A brief notice invites readers to call in to order boxed stationery and correspondence cards as the line is completed, highlighting the Vernal Express branding.
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