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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
4
The paper should prioritize wholesome news and avoid sensational scandal. It aims to inform without harming reputations and to urge community progress. Readers away from town would object to gossip, so editorial choices favor responsible coverage over dirt.
An 80 year old spirit and a 63 year old Seiberling show age is not a barrier to success. After losing his rubber empire in 1921 he rebuilt Goodyear ties, reorganized a company, bought a factory, and restored fortune within a year. His comeback illustrates American grit turning defeat into victory.
A historic piece argues Utah relies on the Colorado River for its Uintah Basin’s vast mineral wealth and future development. It highlights gilsonite deposits in Ouray and Little Emma mines, oil shale near Texas, coal, phosphate in Duchesne and Vernal, and a vision of twelve cities needing river water to unlock national economic gains.
A historic appeal notes that US voter turnout fell from 80 percent in 1896 to 49 percent in 1920 before rising after a Get Out the Vote drive in 1924. It urges citizens to educate themselves, consider candidates carefully, and fulfill their franchise duty to choose the best-qualified leaders. It warns apathy harms the nation and stresses voting as a civic obligation.
A humorous piece argues for a special knife to cut lettuce for salads to avoid messy slips with dressing. It notes salads’ rising popularity and claims improper cutting wastes food and provokes frustration, even hurting business from poor dining etiquette.
A New York proposal envisions 24 story skyscraper garages in business districts. Motorists enter as doors close, receive a claim check, and return to find their car parked with hundreds of others. Engineers endorse the system for potential adoption in major cities.
The piece warns that citizens eager to advance civic improvements often undermine progress by sending money out of town. It argues keeping funds local would spur prosperity, condemning small savings as harming community loyalty and growth. It notes persistent public school debates and a claim that daily school hours suffice.
The Bureau of Public Roads says the nation has one motor car per 513 persons and the entire U S including inmates in jails asylums and homes could ride at once. A remarkable note on social scope and transport capacity amid other vivid observations on civilization and daily use of corn husks in industry.
A collage of quotes and observations on work, leisure, and honesty from William Wrigley and others. Notes touch on advertising, Sundays as a weekend, a North Carolina judge’s witness account method, and claims about blood pressure device makers and signage becoming common as society industrializes.
A religious style list urges residents to keep premises free of weeds rubbish dirty water and filth encourage proper disposal of garbage to prevent disease and pests. It stresses clean toilets standing water manure impure water and air quality and calls for neighborly aid in maintaining tidy homes and yards.
The text argues that developing Colorado River water is essential for national growth. It compares irrigation of arid lands to early farming, claiming California needs land and water for homes and population growth. It asserts Basin capacity and future development justify using the river’s resources for multiple states.
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