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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
4
The text argues there are two kinds of news in the newspaper. The first covers others' actions and events. The second, found in advertisements, centers on personal affairs and opportunities. Reading ads is portrayed as essential to finding valuable items and profits.
The piece warns of a coming oil driven war as autos push demand. It cites a predicted yearly import of 550 million barrels within ten years at at least $2 per barrel. It notes world oil reserves at sixty billion barrels with only seven billion in the U.S. and England's push to control global oil markets.
The article notes the recent approval of a bill excluding Japanese from the United States and signals forthcoming extensive discussion and debate on the issue. It emphasizes the heightened public discourse and potential policy impact amid wartime tensions.
The piece argues that Japan cannot easily threaten war alone and seeks France’s aid, but France is financially strained and unable to fund further conflict. It notes only the United States and England could wage major wars, urging Vernal not to panic and to keep expectations in check as Japan’s track record shows limited ability to act.
A public note argues that taxes hit everyone, from small shoppers to grocers and railroads, driving higher prices for basic goods. It claims one dollar in every ten goes to taxes, regardless of personal wealth, and calls for tighter government spending to reduce levies.
Old Uintah Basin residents recall laughter at Bell for telephones and the Wright brothers for flight. Builders once mocked concrete roads and steel rails. Now a steel composite road idea draws laughter again as a possible national highway. The piece argues to let time reveal who laughs last.
In a Midnight Thunder Cave tale Mr. Owl sits vigilant on a tree stump as Indians slip through the forest toward the cave. A falling star reveals him, the owl is captured, and Jasper Zebbie Wigwah and Mr. Owl are bound to trees while the camp debates their fate under the dark, watchful woods.
A sweeping weekly panorama from the national capital sketches Democratic moves led by Al Smith after Doss Murphy’s death in New York, Roosevelt alliance, and Indiana’s political shift. It notes Coolidge’s control over the Republican convention, McCarl clashes with the Cabinet, and the sluggish fate of Volstead liquor bills amid a flood of beer proposals. The piece also touches on a parable of Mr Owl and the colored boys, and signals Senate hearings on the Permanent Court of International Justice and naval treaty violations amid debates over disarmament and foreign policy.
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