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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1933

Page

7

Menus for the Warm Days

Ailton Proppag presents a collection of menus framed as a warm season dining guide. The text outlines dishes and courses intended for warm weather, promising light fare and seasonal ingredients.

Poison mystery at university dormitory unfolds in a murder case

Detective Rankin investigates Jordan's death at Croft Hall amid reports of autopsy findings and mysterious monthly bank payments. He questions Walter Randall and the Aberdeen alum, searches Jordan's room for clues, notes suspicious shoe tacks, and weighs blackmail as a possible motive while берeaking with campus reporters. Howard Merrick, Jordan's guardian, is notified of the fatal incident at the fraternity house.

Hitn Fommy Tankin Stuart Jordans Office of Admissions McWarwich Merrick Rankin Rictims Ralph Luchley Tandalin Gsthoal Jordans Balladelphia Walter Randall Chitdgo Aberdeen Tiankin Nome Twenty Wilson Loto Jordan Firle Povle Warwick Hunter Street Vaniiha Seven O’cock Torning Howard Merilck Randall Vandalia Barry Palmer Ben Crawford Jordans Room Philadelphia Western Bank Fordin Howard Merrick Jeff Croft Hall Pelham Hall Walter Randalls Jordan's Mr Randall Mandal Rtandalls Chamber Rankle Rendall Bixby Chifly Uns Aberdeen College Isannibai Mo Hannibal Roankin

Stricken Initiation Mystery Tangles Fraternity Plot

Philadelphia detective Tommy Rankin leads an investigation into a poisoning at Mu Beta Sigma fraternity. Stuart Jobin, a university student, dies soon after initiation. Rankin discovers the slain students have shoes marked with thumbtacks. The sole known relative is uncle Howard Merrick, a St Louis banker who acts as guardian and heir.

Stuart Jobin Tommy Rankin Philadelphia Rankin Howard Merrick St Louis

The Perfect Girl Standards Revealed by Bureau of Standards

The United States government through the Bureau of Standards released measurements for the so called perfect girl. The figures include height seven feet five inches, weight 121 pounds, neck 12.54 inches, bust 83% inches, waist 20.16 inches, and hips 36 inches.

United States Bureau of Standards

Emerald signet ring of Peter the Great auctioned in London

An emerald signet ring bearing a full figure of Czar Peter the Great sold for 1250 at a London auction in four minutes. The ring, once in the Royal Academy of Science and later in the Hermitage, comes from Russia’s imperial treasures.

Peter the Great London Royal Academy of Science Hermitage

Canary Islands Named for Rich Fat Trade Not Birds

The Canary Islands derive their name from fats rather than birds. Ancient Romans called one island canaria ingula due to numerous giant dogs found there, influencing the modern name of the archipelago.

Canary Islands Romana Canariaingula

Growth rate links to plant and fish aging findings

A study notes that rapid growth stimulates early aging in plants and fish, with older individuals dying earlier in proportion to growth rate. Slower growth does not extend lifespan according to the report.

Noisies at Owl

The barrel owl known as the hoot owl is among the noisiest of owls. It can be found in all seasons, though it is more numerous in spring.

The Vinegar Bible edition of 1717 described

A note on The Vinegar Bible or The Vinegar Bible misprint edition from 1717. It is named for the heading of Luke chapter twenty which renders the parable of the ten lepers with a garbled phrase.

Rural Free Delivery Proposed by Wanamaker in 1891

The proposal by Postmaster General Wanamaker to create Rural Free Delivery was endorsed in 1891 but required two years to secure Congress consent for three experimental routes. By 1806 routes expanded to nine in West Virginia and 82 routes operated in twenty states within nine months.

Wanamaker Congress West Virginia

No Nudity Rule Bans Female Trousers in Minneapolis

An 1877 Minneapolis ordinance forbids appearing in public in attire not belonging to one’s sex and defines nudity rules on streets or exposed places. The vague measure targets female wearing pants, reflecting 19th century gender norms in city governance.

Minneapolis

Women On U S Stamps Highlight Pioneers And Icons

Only three women have portraits on United States stamps Martha Washington Queen Isabella of Boath and one more honored. Other stamps feature women and girls such as the Red Cross stamp and the Arbor Day stamp, illustrating broader representation.

P. O United States Martha Washngton Isabella of Boath Oeanentas Red Cross Arbor Day

Education Quote by Daniel Webster on Discipline

The quote discusses education shaping character by restraining passions and guiding motives. It asserts that true worthy aims and a profound religious tone justify moral standards in all circumstances. The passage frames education as a moral and spiritual discipline.

Daniel Webster

The Pepper Tree Description and Size Range

The pepper tree is noted for its long lacy foliage resembling a weeping willow. It grows 40 to 50 feet tall with a spread of 60 to 70 feet and a trunk diameter of 2 to 4 feet.

Industrious Botanist Examines Mission Brick Fragments

A botanist studying California mission history dissolves adobe bricks and inspects plant remains used to bind mud bricks, aiming to learn which flowers and trees thrived at the old Spanish sites.

California

Balty the Hero Dog to Be Honored in Cleveland Museum

Balty the husky, famed for leading a diphtheria relief run to Nome, will be honored with an effigy in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Though the real dog has died, the mounted likeness will educate generations of Cleveland children about Balty and the Nome rescue.

Balty Nome Cleveland Husky Alaska Talito California Balto Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Labor Exchange and its historical meaning

The labor exchange term has been misused for employment bureaus. Historically it referred to 1822 1883 era institutions intended to trade labor products without money, valuing each product by the time spent producing it.

Great Human Reservoirs in World History

The history of the world notes three vast human reservoirs that altered regions when they overflowed. The Arabian yeningula, the steppes of Central Asia, and the lands around the Baltic served as the original homes of the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon peoples, shaping migrations and cultural diffusion.

Central Asia Baltic

Coldest Room in World Reaches One Hundred Degrees Frost

Scientists at the Cambridge low temperature research station test in the coldest room where the thermometer nears one hundred degrees of frost and researchers stay inside for at most ten minutes at a time according to Answers Magazine.

Cambridge London Answers Magazine

Odd Plant With Bad Breath Draws Amateur Gardeners

An eastern tropic native known as the Devils Yoangue or Snake Palm fascinates hobbyists despite its unattractive flowers and off putting aroma during part of its life cycle.

Tropic

Billiard Balls Materials Explained for Ivory and Alternatives

A historical note explains billiard ball composition: ivory balls used historically, others from a mix of celluloid clay and synthetic ground ivory. Caseins also served in artificial ivory used for billiard pails.

Coach Dog Description of Hens and Coats

The text describes coach dogs with Jongish sho fat hens and short dense coats. It notes the heat should be very deep but not wide as these dogs often run along under the coaches.

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