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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
2
A company notes higher roasting costs for Schilling's Best tea in San Francisco compared with China and Japan markets. The extra expense is offset by profits from gifts and added benefits, while consumers save on the price difference.
A lengthy reminiscence recounts Confederate Sal a notorious female camp follower in Columbia Tennessee along Duck River. Described as depraved boldly dressed and repeatedly evading punishment she provoked both armies with her profane talk and mysterious past while rumor claimed spy ties and she allegedly married a popular general before moving on.
A Knoxville Tribune clipping recounts a brutal act where a woman known as Confederate Sal, accused of masquerading as a general’s wife, is killed by soldiers after a late night confrontation. The article weaves across sensational anecdotes and unrelated notes, including animal trivia and medical ads.
The account describes trained fleas performing feats such as dragging a miniature golden chariot and drawing a carriage, with tales of a flea harnessed to a brass cannon. It notes modern experiments showing fleas carrying weights dozens of times their body weight and moving distances quickly, contrasted with humorous, exaggerated notions of human feats.
A poorly dressed woman begs a man on a street corner to lend money for shoes while bystanders comment on her audacity. The scene mentions a secretary of the treasury designation, a legal suit involving a Selina Scott, a guard match score at an academy, and a parliamentary funding proposal for battleship construction.
Notice to customers about a dubious investment scheme with repeated dividend claims and unclear dates. The material references August to December 1898 dividends, vague profits, and warnings of financial loss. An advertising tone urges contact for information and printed matter from a claimed agent in a city.
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