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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1899
Page
4
A local ad promotes a straight stove car from Price and a Born Range line to warm Utah homes. Neighbors are urged to discuss stove advantages, with showrooms open for inspection. The store claims large Linoleum stock up to 4000 pounds and low prices from 40 cents to 1 per yard sourced directly from mills in Philadelphia.
A local advertisement promotes 3000 yards of carpet from the Philadelphia market with a wide assortment. It claims to defy competition and offers furniture, stoves, carpets, rugs, shades, curtains, portiers, poles, lamps and bric a brac for parlor to kitchen.
The article urges climate-adapted fruit growing and practical care for new orchards. It cautions against unsuitable species, shares winter frost losses, and advises on watering, soil, and timely planting. It notes local efforts to expand orchards and mentions community figures and a proposed road project.
Joseph Remington remains confined to bed with heart trouble as wife and he endure ongoing sickness. Crops are harvested and the family faces a lean year amid hardship and worry.
A Chicago reminiscence recalls three bookmakers who trusted a hotel clerk with a large cash bundle to be handed over only in the presence of all three. One left early, the clerk paid out, and the bookmaker vanished. The others sued the hotel for 25000. A lawyer then produced a large bundle claiming to fulfill the agreement, but only proved the third man absent. the parcel held an old pair of pants.
A Boston grocer recalls meeting a Vermont farmer while in Springfield and discussing shipment of butter cheese and eggs. The farmer asked if John L Sullivan lived in Eaton and confessed he did not know the prize fighter, ending the business goodwill over the doubt.
Reports describe a secret tobacco smuggling ring linked to the Compania Tabacolors with murders on Spanish soil near the British frontier. Spanish authorities and Gibraltar police raided caves reached by rope ladders, capturing a wounded bandit after a tense confrontation.
In Carroll county Indiana a lone scattering vote was recorded as one Republican ballot in Democrat township. A Republican judge claimed an extra vote appeared and added One scattering to the tally. The dubious entry reflects irregularities amid sparse party lines and a miscount incident.
A Washington Post item reports a young State Department man fixated on a widow. The widow rebuffs his advances. he sends an expensive gift with two collars for a dog, prompting a witty note of thanks. The tale circulates as light gossip.
An authority notes American sailors are preferred in today’s merchant marine due to technical changes aboard ships. Steel hulls, steam capstans, and new patent devices demand greater skill. ships of 2 000 tons require more capable crews than in the past, and captains agree American sailors can meet the challenge.
An actor recounts a disastrous performance in a southern Texas town where a hidden barrel scene backfires as a hero and heroine argue. The audience erupts as the improvised eavesdropper crashes the set, causing chaos and the show to be interrupted.
A jumble of quotes and overheard lines from various papers notes a remark about a preacher of iron will. a woman’s skill in blacksmithing and a critic’s reactions appear among scattered phrases. The snippet reflects a collage of voices and headlines rather than a coherent story.
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