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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
4
Second class matter at the Vernal post office under Congress of 1879. Advertising rates listed for 1924 including display, business card, notices, water notices, final proof notices, and contest notices. Ten cents per line per insertion with minimum charges and advance payment rules.
The excerpt notes that abnormal events often start small and unnoticed but grow to appalling proportions. It cites the first recorded case in Eden when Eve took the forbidden apple, marking humanity’s enduring propensity to seize what is not theirs.
A century-spanning critique notes that bribed witnesses and fictitious alibis have long aided criminals, allowing guilt to slip through when gangland backing shields offenders, making lawful convictions increasingly difficult.
A narrative traces key events from the Boston harbor protest to the Assassination crisis. It links the Turkish and Servian bomb incident with world war passions, then notes Yap island rising as a forgotten pacific speck caught between Allies and Japan amid treaty tensions. The piece links historic acts to broader fears of global conflict.
The passage argues that people overlook early warning signs and dangers, likening unchecked growth of a lion’s cub to humanity’s tendency to ignore significant facts in their incipiency, warning that today’s harmlessness can become tomorrow’s menace.
A reflective piece asserts humanity cannot alter its nature and will not reach omniscience. It suggests intellect grows and will power advances, yet humans remain fallible and not all seeing.
A civic appeal stresses ongoing cleanup efforts to keep streets clean and vacant lots valued. Officials warn against slacking, arguing continuous action builds community spirit, reduces fire risk, beautifies homes, and trains children in healthier living for a safer, healthier city.
The article argues that the farm bureau seeks to establish weekly or monthly papers to weaken country newspapers. It claims the bureau uses propaganda and advertising to divert farmers from local papers, urging purchase of printed materials away from home to save money. The piece says country papers support banks merchants and farmers and oppose radicalism, but face competition from farm bureau affiliated papers.
Citizens urged to keep dollars local to bolster Vernal and Ashley Valley economy. Warns that mall orders drain money away, depleting community revenues. Emphasizes home merchants, local schools, and stronger local circulation to improve the town’s prospects.
A stranger to the town surveys its surroundings and news, forming opinions solely on what he observes and hears. Those impressions travel with him, shaping the town’s reputation when he moves on and shares them with others.
A remark on golf as a popular pastime for novices shines through an advertising line about rug care. The note hints at changing leisure trends and consumer culture in a period setting.
A witty note contrasts mass media influence with personal accountability, implying that publicizing national policy is a strong method to reduce social excess. The quip suggests weighing collective actions over individual sins in shaping public conduct.
An English nobleman argues it is up to England to save Europe while foreign statesmen demand America fund and rehabilitate fallen nations. The piece urges self-reliance, warning against perpetual American aid and prefacing it with a provocative, ironic call for England to act if it truly feels the duty to save Europe.
Opinion describes a rising domestic war between criminals and respectable citizens in the United States. It warns of bold, growing crime across cities and towns, easy alibis for killers, and the spread of gangsters from urban areas into rural communities, urging practical steps to restore law and order.
A collage of aphorisms on honor politics marriage money and human folly. It touches on the reliability of investigators attitudes toward marriage licenses opinions on wealth and social behavior and ends noting editors learn what not to remember.
The article outlines Maryland’s origin with Lord Baltimore seeking a colony north of the Potomac. It notes the grant by King Charles I in honor of Henrietta Maria, payable as two Indian arrows yearly plus a fifth of precious metals. The hereditary charter lasted until the Declaration of Independence. Maryland became the seventh state in 1788 with eight electoral votes.
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