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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage describes a Berlin timepiece that flickers with the ages of birth and death, counting babies born and lives saved as a dramatic reminder of Germany's birthrate decline. It notes bells every five minutes and an eternal contrast between life and death to impress the public.
A health warning urges readers to consult their doctor before taking headache neuralgia or rheumatic pain remedies. It cautions against unfamiliar preparations and emphasizes relying on medical guidance for family welfare.
A deer named Tightfoot wanders the Green World in quiet misery seeking a mysterious stranger deer. He tracks elusive clues, finds a beautiful head in a thicket, yet the stranger slips away as night fades, leaving him aching for companionship and happiness.
Fragmentary lines appear as a garbled poem about strength, victory, and endurance. The couplets reference marching, paths, and a quest, with scattered names perhaps misread. Deciphering suggests a wartime or inspirational tone, though specifics are unclear due to OCR damage.
The article offers simple cold and hot dish ideas for Sunday meals. It suggests milk and cereal or bread with milk, popcorn with milk, fruit desserts, a cheese and date tidbit, hot soups, and varied salads. It notes crackers, nuts, and a French dressing concept, with peanut garnish and crisp lettuce.
A vintage magic instruction describes a nine ring routine involving a double loop on a spectator’s arm and a process to remove the loop without detaching it. The performer grips the string at the ring and stacks it over the forefinger, forming a new loop that appears to pass under the original, creating the illusion the loop has moved while the ring seems to drop away suddenly. WNU Service.
A reader reflects on ingratitude as a low human flaw, contrasting two moral measurement rules. The piece criticizes casual appreciation and argues gratitude should be a natural response to kindness, noting not all express emotion openly while urging consistent decency despite bitterness.
English women once wore the Alexandra Timefor years after 1867 when Princess Alexandra of Denmark, married to the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, sparked a nationwide craze. Allen E. H. Sloane notes the fad was eventually laughed out of existence in La Coltier's Weekly.
Fossilized gum called Rainy Days Copal is dug by natives in Serra Tcone on Africa’s coast during the rainy season. The soil crust turns red and hard in certain months, making crude tools unable to break it for extraction.
Ancient Egyptians covered temple walls with painted decorations in strong contrasts and much gold. The rich effect was toned by the dim light of the great hall, creating a vibrant yet subdued interior atmosphere.
A parhelion or sun dog forms when light refracts through ice crystals in cirrus clouds. The phenomenon appears near the sun or around the moon in a pale halo or bright spots, caused by light bending through airborne ice crystals.
A fragment recounts a model community on Madagascar established by a pirate named Mission from Africa. Natives allegedly destroyed the settlement, leaving an unfinished colonial vignette with sparse details and unclear dates.
A valiant note recalls antebellum times when mayors barred Black residents from streets after 6 pm in Portsmouth Virginia. The curfew reflection highlights enforcement and the summons to quarters by authorities.
Unclear OCR fragment describes a night massacre near a French town now Monroe following the January surrender of General James Winchester to an unnamed force. The text hints at Indian involvement and a historic clash around a river in early 19th century frontier tensions.
A Cleveland women’s group formed on April 20, 1861, claiming to be the country’s first aid society. It later joined the United States Sanitary Commission, the forerunner of today’s Red Cross.
A historical note explains the koto as Japan's patronal instrument, over six feet long, with up to 13 strings of twisted waxed gut tuned by movable bridges. The instrument rests on the ground while the player kneels at the upper end and plucks the strings with ivory plectra.
Orenge Peko explains pekoe as an Angloelved term from a Chinese phrase meaning white down on young tea leaves. In early spring pekoe consists of tender shoots with down, harvested while young, then roasted at a low temperature to preserve softness and flavor.
A fragmented passage notes a bird, likely the snow bird, preferring winter to summer and avoiding sheltered spots used by sparrows. It contrasts windier, exposed spaces with a preference for harsher conditions, suggesting a curious behavior amid seasonal change.
A fragment discusses how a person’s future is foretold by energy, enterprise, and demeanor. It suggests that the quality of work and behavior reveals what lies ahead, linking personal effort to destiny in a philosophic tone.
An early note explains the origin of beyond the pale as a pale used to mark a boundary or fence. The phrase shifts by 2100 to signify a figurative limit or restriction.
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