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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
10
Measures range from uniform vehicle traffic rules and licensing to tax relief and school funding. Notable items include death penalty life sentence proposal, municipal shade tree oversight, and veterans welfare funding. Several bills address licensing, tax distributions, and public education programs.
The Ohio station reports tests on mineral supplements for pigs fed a salt limestone bone meal base with corn and soy bean oil meal. Adding Glauber's salts showed little growth change but slight feed savings. wood charcoal at 5 percent had no effect. Potassium iodide at 0.3 pound per 100 pounds minerals reduced goiter risk and helped some, copperas iron sulfate at 2 pounds per 100 pounds minerals raised daily gain by two pounds and reduced feed use by about 24.5 pounds per 100 pounds gain.
Winter housing increases dust from dirt floors as hogs move. Dust irritates handlers and can harm hog health. Clean floors before cold weather and apply used crankcase oil to absorb the top dust layer, then refresh bedding after removal and prior to restocking.
The article notes a shrinking work stock population and aging work animals. It argues farmers should improve efficiency by better keeping and feeding horses and using multiple hitchings to avoid wasteful harnessing. It questions whether animals are unfitted for their tasks and urges proper upkeep and management to prevent losses.
The article discusses best months for sow gestation, trends in hog prices with September highs and December/January lows, and to prefer wheat over corn in post weaning feeds. It notes that sheep feeding is precarious but should be improved, and outlines rations for corn oats and wheat plus molasses water to enhance straw value. It also cites Minnesota tests showing spring pigs weighing about 70 pounds can reach market in about 100 days on shelled corn with protein and ample greens.
The public health service outlines proper walking technique focusing on toe direction and posture. It recommends walking with toes pointed straight ahead and light outward, adopting a military style stance at rest with feet apart and heels near square. This posture aids balance and even weight distribution across the feet.
Propagation of pineapples occurs via crowns slips suckers and pups. Crowns are the leafy top with new plants forming beneath, alipa buds near the ground produce strong plants, while underground growths become tattoons.
A reflection on the rose as England’s emblem cherished in India and Persia. The text cites a fifteenth century traveler Abder tazzak noting locals in one Indian state deem votes as essential as food, highlighting the enduring value placed on civic participation.
Detroit News notes a scholar who saved vast notes and textbooks only to burn them, eroding his educated status. The anecdote highlights how a single act destroyed years of learning and eroded his scholarly identity.
Arcadia is described as a picturesque district in the Peloponnesus, Greece, famed as the traditional home of pastoral poetry. The essay notes poets and mythic associations, while contrasting Arcadia with other identities and misrendered names in travel lore.
The text notes Hawali II at Ifavwali seeking independence through their legislature, a prosessional government in 1893, a 1844 republic proclamation, and a July 6 1898 US Congress resolution aligning with the Hawaiian legislature to make Hawaii a US territory, with lands honored on August 12 1899.
Mrs J B Harevey of Salt Lake City promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable general tonic for debility. She claims it wards off colds digestion issues and other common ailments during winter and spring and urges readers to obtain a free medical consultation by sending for a mail order package.
A dog once linked to the late M. Clemencean rode cabs in Parla. The fox ferrier, as independent as its owner, would hail a stationary carriage and sit inside. Each time driven away it returned, drawn by its collar bearing the master’s name, prompting the driver to finally take it home.
Ancient tops are described as common in Asia and Europe. Perseus and Virgil reference them, with 13th and 14th century images showing children playing with spindogs and whipping tops. A marginal British Museum manuscript depicts a man and boy with a large whip top.
A London Nation reflection notes that immortality comes through deeds more than words. It suggests that naming a person by their actions, even violent ones, grants lasting fame as a dictionary entry. It contrasts brutal acts with the allure of public recognition and status symbols.
A Seville exhibition featured a Cuban made cigar by Senor Fonseca. It took four and a half months to complete, valued at $2000, and measured 8 4 feet long with 121 pounds weight. The cigar used 96 pounds of tobacco for filler and 23 pounds for the wrapper.
The term bachelor is traced to uncertain origins with possible ties to Latin baccharis or baccnarin, and a believed link to the old high German hagustalt meaning holder of a small farm. Early use appears technical, describing an unmarried man who owns a small farm.
A new light ray burglar alarm called the "boeing Machine" was shown at a Technical High School in Decila. Infrared light from a transmitter creates an unseen field. any intrusion of a certain size into the light area triggers an alarm, usable also as a fire alarm when smoke crosses the field.
A reader recalls Grit and Ike discussing stories about a young couple living on $7000 yearly. The exchange highlights themes of money constraints and domestic harmony.
A humorous line from Capperas Weekly notes round trips and fat men, quipping they stay good natured because it takes long to get mad. The fragment reflects lighthearted editorial tone and social humor of the era.
The text notes no single standard for German pronunciation and describes a general split into North and South German speech. It mentions distinct sections for tragedy and comedy pronunciations and observes clearer regional differences, with the South and North showing the widest contrasts.
The article notes Shakespeare immortalized Verona by basing Romeo and Juliet on the Montagu and Capulet tragedy. It suggests the lovers may be fictional but credits the city with giving the play its famed Veronese background and color.
Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado covers 51 273 acres. In Mancos Canyon early exploration began in 1874 with government party led by W H Jackson. The following year Prof W F Thlmes drew attention to the region's remarkable stone towers.
Report states the elephant population on Ogurea is 2600 with about 1000 tamed for plantation work and religious ceremonies. Wild elephants remain protected and are captured or tamed only to meet market demand for beasts.
The article notes the yellow poplar or tollo tree as the tallest native hardwood in the United States. Some specimens near 200 feet tall are reported. The ayca, while shorter, has the largest trunk diameter among U S hardwoods.
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