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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1932
Page
7
Physicians cite constipation as a common ailment with digestive upsets in babies and kids. Castoria is advertised as a pure vegetable remedy that is gentle and effective, never needing coaxing to take.
Popular Mechanics reports a recording lock that logs opening time and the exact key used. It fits any standard door fitting and uses a tiny paper roll printing the time of entry. The device supports up to six keys, each leaving a forgery proof imprint.
A national memorial sponsored by the Federation of American Business and read by Senator James I Watson urges drastic cuts in government outlays and taxes. It cites three growth drivers high costs from public services, regulatory programs, and independent agencies financed beyond treasury control, and warns such changes require citizen approval. A later congressional hearing features James A Emery of the National Association of Manufacturers warning against diverting private funds to public uses, noting thirteen billion in public expenditures annually with only ten justified by immediate taxation.
General Dawes is named head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to oversee frozen assets of banks railroads and other interests with a government loan of 10 billion dollars. Hoover also shifts Dawes from ambassador to chair the American delegation at the Geneva disarmament conference with Stimson as chair of the board and Gibron acting chair at opening.
TNATOR SWANSON and Dr Mary Emma Woolley sail on the President Harding liner and will be joined in Geneva by Ambassadors Gibson and Willison and by Norman E. Davis. American officials doubt major cuts in naval forces or land reductions will occur. The French stance remains firm for security guarantees before disarmament, while the Lausanne reparations talks appear near collapse. The British announce a postponed opening with expert-level discussions likely.
In Washington the National Capital heard debates on a proposal by Senator Itosal S Copeland of Newark to amend the prohibition act. The measure would allow patients to obtain liquor for medical needs in needed quantities on prescription and let physicians prescribe without state disease records. The hearing on the 4 percent beer bill continued with witness David Daurnet, Internal Revenue Commissioner, and Representative Dyer of Missouri testifying on state resistance to legalization.
The article notes EWTON D BAKER withholding from the Democratic Presidential race and supporting American membership. Ohio leaders back Gary and George White as favored son, with delegates free to switch. South Dakota backs Franklin D. Roosevelt and Minnesota moves to back Al Smith.
Oklahoma governor now in Washington for a bill to end the 10 percent tax on state bank notes urged a regional liquor traffic zone. He said prohibition may not be final and faced a sharp response from Dr. A J Barton of the league. The league opposed any weakening of prohibition and any moves toward state control or repeal.
President to name Joseph Grew of New York born in Boyton to replace Cameron Lorbes as ambassador to Japan. Grew long at diplomatic service with Turkish duties, Angora post, and 1923 treaty role. Jefferson Caffery may succeed in Colombia. Lawrence Dupps eyed for London post. James Beverly to govern Puerto Rico, succeeding Theodore Roosevelt Jr as governor general.
The House Judiciary Committee adjourned hearings as Secretary Mellon awaits word on whether the panel supports impeachment. Counsel Alexander Gregg read a cable denial from President Olaya of Colombia about Mellon and a Barco concession, sparking questions about State Department involvement. Rep LaGuardia called the denial the most damaging evidence yet in Patman’s push.
General Hono, commander of Japanese forces in Manchuria, avenges soldiers killed by Chinese troops by dispatching three expeditions. They kill hundreds in engagements at Yentan Tungllao and Ingcow, using heavy artillery and bombing planes. Plans for an independent Manchuria government advance, with Sunu Tang possibly installed as ruler and warrants issued for his arrest.
Onf Willingdon leads harsh crackdown in India suppressing the nationalist revolt. Mahatma Gandhi and top lieutenants jailed. Mrs Gandhi and youngest son also imprisoned after refusing longer sentences and vowing to resume independence work. The jailed wife, a sixty year old, chose to spin in her cell.
In the House debate on the Agriculture Department's 175 million supply bill for the next fiscal year Representative Wood of Indiana called for cuts to government employee salaries. Mr Shannon of Missouri questioned presidential support for salary reductions and the extent of Mr Hoover's personal fortune. Wood said he has earned much but given it away and claimed Hoover will reduce his own salary.
Governor Lonzs backed candidates led by KH Allen in a Louisiana primary as Long and relatives rally for George Guion. Reports mention violence and intimidation by Huey’s supporters, though the senator elect dismissed the claims and praised a quiet election.
The article notes Spain avoided strict neutrality amid the Armageddon era and recalls Napoleonic invasions. It cites lingering Spanish memory of the Peninsular War, hostility to the United States, and a pro German aristocracy while the king claimed only he and the mob supported the Allies.
The government census of 1496 shows California with 623 tractors per 100000 acres, leading, while New York stands at 492 and Illinois follows. Iowa heads overall farm machinery value, with California near the bottom at tenth.
Foreign Market Basket Europe increases imports of American groceries to 280 million dollars annually per American Magazine. The report notes rising demand and partnership activity across European markets.
A fragment notes a critique or observation about tea or soil strength, lacking clear context. The readable phrase suggests a metaphor or mis-OCRed wording rather than a full report. No identifiable persons or organizations are confirmed.
The introduction notes a long tradition of prizes for athletic skill. It cites ancient Greek games where similar cups were awarded and mentions a Stamford England survey first published in 1046 noting a gilt cup for local races.
The article notes dances in Washington’s time such as The Successful Campaign and Urgoynes Defeat with Clinton’s Retreat. Miss Peggy Champlain chose The Successful Campaign to open the ball while dancing with General Washington, highlighting popular period dances.
An old reflection notes that kings shielded poets and artists with stipends and lodging. It argues that praise without real support leaves poets hungry, implying that true sustenance matches praise with resources.
The excerpt discusses an old English term for a ground avell and the chilling night phenomenon heard inland. Coastal inhabitants treated it as a summons by death and poet Alfred Lord Tennyson mentions a similar call in Crossing the Bar with the line “And one clear call for me.”
The text explains copyright duration: an original 28 year term, then a renewal for another 28 years within one year after expiration. If the author is dead, heirs may renew. This potentially extends copyright to a total of 56 years.
A permanent body named the United States and Mexico International boundary commission at El Paso Texas tends to occasional boundary shifts caused by the Rio Grande’s evolving course, ensuring the line remains accurate.
The excerpt discusses Kipling's phrase about sunrise over a bay as a geographical liberty used in his poem. It notes how a reader might misconstrue a figure of speech as literal and cites a writer Waalington Stur on the impossibility of taking poetical figures literally.
The Ilalleya comet travels every four years. Its 1010 appearance occurred April 10 with a solar approach of 650600000 miles and a speed of 34 miles per second. On May 18 1910 it passed 14000000 miles from Earth, tail about 20000000 miles long. It is expected back in 1080.
The Cyclopedia of Education argues no single person created the graded school system. As schooling organized, teachers formed groups of roughly equal attainment to run graded classes, rejecting credit to any one individual for the movement.
A process dipped eggs to the shell surface reduces water loss during cold storage. Most processed eggs go into cold storage for longer shelf life, and the method aims to prevent deterioration rather than replace storage.
Report notes that in unusually calm seas and clear air a submarine may be spotted when submerged at 50 to 60 feet. Under typical conditions submarine depths vary with newer models submerging around 206 feet.
The text explains the stratosphere as the upper atmospheric layer above about eleven kilometers where temperature changes little with altitude and water clouds do not form. It notes minimal convection and wind distribution, calling it the isothermal Jaothermal region.
The text explains water’s slight compressibility under pressure, giving ranges from 0000010 to 0.000051 per atmosphere with rising temperature. It notes per foot of pressure a drop in volume from 00000015 to 00000013 and states at 80 inches of incompressible depth a mile deep, a cubic foot weighs about half a pound more than at the surface.
A disjointed excerpt notes that hearing varies with age as people perceive a note differently. Three individuals, not deaf, hear the same tone: one finds it fairly high, another finds it painfully shrill, the third hears nothing.
Burton, in Anatomy of Nels auchory, treats tobacco as medicine yet denounces smoking for pleasure. He calls it a plague of mischief and a violent purger of goods, health-hellish and devilish, threatening ruin to body and soul.
The article explains that apes refer to large anthropoid primates, while monkeys denote smaller members of the primate family. In common usage both terms are often interchangeable, though scientific usage distinguishes apes by their taller stature and lack of tails.
A brief discussion contrasts preferences for happy endings among English speaking audiences with German tastes for unhappy conclusions and Latins favoring logical, even if unpleasant, conclusions. The piece notes films often face market pressures and trade considerations shaping final cuts.
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