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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
3
A shotgun mishap at a Nickoloarius home in Kentucky near Doc Darvis causes a gun to fire when a dog scratched its ear and tapped the hammer. Darvis may have been fatally wounded by the blast.
A flood of advertisements touts five drops for rheumatism neuralgia and asthma claiming instant relief. Debates over deafness cures and tobacco quitting pepper the page with sample bottles mailed for 25 cents and promises of cures to persuade readers to buy and try.
A clipped quote questions a returned Klondiber this afternoon asking whether he was buying diamonds or begging the price of supper. The note reflects a playful inquiry into a peculiar shopper scene reported by the Indianapolis Journal.
Debate over saloons as virtuous or corrupt. A mayor who is a saloon keeper calls them the beat men on earth, challenging ethics by contrasting worst and best. The piece suggests restructuring moral values if saloons symbolize virtue while homes schools and towns appear worst.
A long excerpt reviews the poetry collection Through Field and Fallow by Mrs Page and notes its appeal to daily life and hopeful themes. It mentions Mrs Page as daughter of a railroad official and cites a Rio Grande map prospectus issued for mining districts, with contact details for obtaining copies in Salt Lake City.
The item presents a quoted exchange about good intentions and hollow promises linked to plans to pave roads. The dialogue highlights skeptical views by Dawson and others questioning whether efforts require repeated pavement removal when promises are not kept.
Reports from Paris describe artificial oysters as a new popular delicacy. Prices range from 8 cents each to 30 cents a dozen, with second class restaurants offering them for a penny. The shells are real, but the contents are fake, sold to look like genuine oysters though not eaten for freshness.
Miss Edith Christy a niece of Gen Beauregard and cousin of Gen Johnston travels as a drummer for a fancy grocery house. The New Orleans born blonde trains in social duties and now covers Kansas Missouri Louisiana and Texas expanding the firm’s business in the region. She plans a family reunion before Christmas after five months on the road amid yellow fever delays.
A high medical official in India explains bubonic plague persistence in the Benga presidency by monkey infection. He argues extermination of sacred monkeys would stop spread but risks European massacres. Agra hosts a clergy conference that rejects this plan due to religious fanaticism.
The editor weighs placing the odd item in the puzzle column for subscriber amusement. An advertisement hints at a dispute involving Mrs Sarah Whitney of Waterloo Iowa, who was fined ten dollars for placing on telephone poles an advertisement for women rights lectures.
An Alexandria Virginia businessman named 8 P Carr was strangely shot when he opened a desk drawer and a revolver discharged, hitting him almost instantly. The incident erupted under unclear circumstances.
Gov. Dan W. Jones of Arkansas condemns football as a degrading fad and vows to fight its influence, calling for its removal from public life as part of a broader moral campaign.
A reflective sermon discusses the future transformation to be like Christ upon manifestation, the struggle against temptation, and the divine aim for holy dispositions. It contrasts heavenly promise with human weakness and notes missionary language on divine likeness.
A fragment weighs on thought and feeling as deeds invisible yet real, noting mental acts shape character and may later surface in behavior. It cites advice on health, digestion, water’s role, and various ephemeral claims from era advertisements and quotes.
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