How a Lions Club Member Guides Scouts to Work Out Problems
Walter MacPeek of the District of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts of America argues one contact with a boy shapes a future. He says affection and admiration motivate citizenship, guiding boys to self discipline and thoughtful choices through Scouting rather than mere information.
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Lions Club
Lion Walter Macpeek
District of Columbia Council
Boy Scouts of America
Teddy Roosevelt
Edison
Marning
Jake
Bcout
America
The Cowboy's Dream and the Trail to Judgment
A folkloric lyric reflects on cowboys, roaming dogies, and the imagined judgment of riders who brand and tally deeds. The narrator fears becoming a stray, unbranded cowpoke marked at the final sale and hopes for redemption in the straight path. The refrain echoes Roll on roll on dogies toward the afterlife.
Fraudulent Glass Decanter Sale Leads to Lawyer Involvement
A buyer reports paying for two dozen glass decanters advertised at 16 dollars per dozen, but received empty jars. The client told his lawyer that the decanters would be filled with alcohol, joking that FoB stands for booze.
Rainbow Utah Gilsonite Mine Tour Through Rainbow Town
A visit to Rainbow in Uintah County details the mining town built around the Gilsonite mine. The article describes the two-row settlement, the water system, the miners and their three-person teams, safety practices, and the extraction process in vertical shale and sandstone veins. It notes the vein length, depth, transport to markets, and uses of Gilsonite in products from varnish to battery components.
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Sitle
Rainbow
Uintah County
Colorado
Gilsonstea Mines
Homer D Ford
Ford
Samuel Gilson
Salt Lake City
Gusher
Victory Highway
Gils Cn
Gilson Asphaltum Company
Gilsonite
Gilson
Barber Gilsonite Company
Philadelphia
Siitcer Yars
Garsh
Myton
Duchesne County
Hamaaan
Hecht
Mir Ford
Denver and
Rio Grande Western Railway
United States
Canada
Furone
Centra
Phutomobile
Ocean
Othr
Fords
Jensen
Devils Kitchen
Vernal and Ashley Valley Through the Descriptive Lens
The piece surveys Ashley Valley with Vernal at its center, noting population, farming, and irrigation history. It references Esacalante’s 1776 expedition, Brigham Young’s settlement guidance, cottonwoods along Ashley Creek, and local life with orchards, honey, butterfat, sheep, and a wool industry shaping the basin’s identity.
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Green River
Vernal
Escalante
Santa Fe
Monterey
Jensen
George Washington
Ashley Valley
Uintah Basin
Salt Lake City
Denver
Ant Bite
Ashley Creek
44Th Avenue
Wheatridge
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Brigham
Ashley Watio
Farmers' High Prices Reach Regaled Markets
The piece notes farmers enjoying high prices and contentment, with Nature helping them and markets distant and limited. Vernal butterfat largely goes to Los Angeles, despite not reaching the cream markets nearby.
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Los Angeles
Driver Dies Trying to Get Sixty Miles Out of Ten Mile Road
A motor accident killed the driver instantly and the coroner questioned a nearby farmer. The farmer, asked what to say about the incident, quipped that he would write an epitaph noting the driver died while attempting to exceed the road’s ten mile limit by sixty miles.
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Mr Swiggert
Young Mana
Ten Mile
Endurable Situation Meek Voice Over the Telephone
A caller reports his wife dislocated her jaw and invites a visit next week for treatment or a check in. The message implies a casual medical consultation offered over the phone. No additional names or locations are provided.
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Mr Henpeck
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Vernal the
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Arthur Johnson
Denver Stockman
Vernal Market
O V McCollum
Uintah Abstract Company (Incorporated
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State Land Office
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Herbert Tyzack
Wmeh
Siddoway
Wm H Siddoway
Geo E Adams J N Davis
John & Hacing
Uintas Abstract CO
Vernal, Utah
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Allan Chevrolet CO
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