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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
7
A middle aged spinster complains the hansom is late and demands the cabby’s name. The driver quips that she'll make her train and promises his number, while assuring she cannot have another young lady’s ride, as reported by the Philadelphia Times.
A humorous exchange features a Yankee and an Englishman debating a man who fell from a twenty story window yet was unharmed beyond scratches. The punchline: he supposedly fell inside by luck, prompting disbelief and a joking trust in fate.
Dr Holmes meets four Boston women at a social gathering. He quips I could not get another man, you will have to take us all in. His retort Forewarned is four armed is delivered with a bow, showcasing his famous repartee.
A fragment notes Swift indulging in every sport from ball games to prizefights and bowling. A remark asks if he is married, and the reply confirms marriage but says it does not interfere with his pleasures, describing it as a side line.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt the foreman asks why the juror acquitted a prisoner who owned up to the theft. The juror explains the foreman argued that a thief would lie, so they did not want to convict an innocent man.
The Boston Transcript notes tongue in cheek that southern papers use playful phrases like Joined in June for weddings and suggests similar style variants such as Fastened in February and Mated in May.
The speaker recalls burning carbolic acid on a shovel and making a powdery smudge with sassafras to destroy files. They doubt any records remaining at a known location, suggesting attempts to cover up evidence.
Boston health officials confirm cholera case with one death at a detention hospital on Gull Island. The deceased is Mrs Mantrodentia Mastrodentco, who housed steamer crew members Sicilian sailors later missing. Her children remain under quarantine while officials trace contacts and passengers.
Reports from Gage and Johnson counties detail one of the heaviest rainfalls in memory. Tecumseh saw four inches in four hours. Crab Orchard over six inches. Olk Creek about five and a half. The Blue River rose twenty six feet. Beatrice noted eight inches in hours. Rescue efforts used boats. box cars topped by occupants were saved. no lives reported lost.
In Dallas a statewide prohibition election returns show anti prohibitionists leading by 2631 with many counties still to report. Both factions claim victory as leaders allege fraud. The contest of the election appears likely regardless of final tally.
The text plays with a fable style saying the legs of the stork are dung and the legs of the duck are short. It asserts you cannot shorten the stork's legs nor lengthen the duck's legs. No clear event or report is described.
Practical kitchen guide outlines meat dishes for hot days. Escaloped veal layers veal onion crumbs and milk bake until tender, topped with parsley or cheese. Includes deviled chicken and liver with onion sauce, orange custard, and peach kisses with marshmallow topping.
A reflective verse fragment states that life mirrors authority and servitude. It urges giving the best one has to the world, promising that the positive effort will return as a beat or reward. The lines emphasize personal responsibility and reciprocal energy.
President Taft sends the renomination of Charles F. Finch as postmaster at Lawrence Kansas to the Senate, honoring the late Representative A C Mitchell's dying request from Kansas second district. The move is portrayed as humane politics.
Delicate pudding to a cup of sugar add water and lemon juice then cornstarch mix. Bake a prune Charlotte and ginger ice cream offer varied flavors. Baked Alaska uses egg white icing and quick bake for a brown top.
Robert H Haslam known as Pony Bob a famed pony express rider is stricken with paralysis at his Chicago home after a career featuring fights with Indians and bandits and many western trail adventures.
Mrs Ortie D McManigal wife of the informer in the McNamara dynamiting case was hospitalized Saturday in Los Angeles two months after arrival and under strain from the prolonged ordeal.
Two men are dead and a young man a young woman and an elderly man are dying after a Sunday automobile speed wave in Chicago. Seven others are seriously or lightly hurt and fourteen people are under arrest as authorities investigate the chaotic incident.
Without dissent, the Western Federation of Miners adopted a resolution introduced by Delegate Rank Carran of Butte Union No 1 condemning the Boy Scout movement in stinging terms. The action reflects union opposition to the movement and its perceived goals.
Dan Auber-Yea presents a painting and asks for feedback. Orvilla Blunt approves, praising the piece and noting its changing effect with distance.
National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports exhibits in 25 states and 16 cities with over 200 displays including 160 small exhibits. Since the first American tuberculosis exhibit in Maryland in January 1904, progress has expanded to Canada and Latin regions with ongoing statewide and traveling shows.
Dialogue excerpt shows a conversation about obtaining and handling a supply. A deacon confirms existence and promises access with a key while warning to handle it carefully. The fragment implies a religious or communal setting and a request to accept a charge.
George Ade lampooned modern marriage at the Lambs Gamvol in New York. He argued that married men have better halves while bachelors suffer with poorer quarters, criticizing household extravagance in a witty quip.
Dialect dialogue shows Wee and Nobby resisting Mamma's call to come inside. Nobby teases he will stay out until rain wets him enough to spoil her dregs. The scene captures a playful family moment in rustic language.
A humorous exchange recalls a luncheon with about fifty women and one man, Webber Hapwill remarking that he grew tired passing the pickles. The anecdote highlights social dynamics and dinner table etiquette in a lighthearted tone.
Five miners were killed in a cavern collapse at the Mathias and Hall shaft of the Ray Consolidated Copper Company mine near Ray Arizona. The incident occurred Sunday, and the miners were entombed inside the mine. Local authorities and rescue teams responded to the scene.
A witty exchange frames a friend as a man of wide opinions. The speaker notes the friend’s breadth by labeling him the gasman, adding humor to the dialogue.
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