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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
4
Don B Colton, congressman, returns home in Utah urging First District voters to back him in November. The endorsement highlights his first term as a persistent worker and notes strong national ties that would aid his reelection, contrasting with the opposing candidate.
The excerpt argues young men deserve fair opportunity based on personal merit not parental reputation. It notes many promising youths are hampered by the sins or reputations of their fathers, with the burden possibly unfairly affecting the son.
Editor’s note presents a series of reflections on thinking versus reading and acting. It critiques passive comprehension, urges decisive instinct, warns against complacency, and comments on boxing figures Carpentier and Dempsey, attire moral lessons for youth, and harsher terms for coal profiteers. It ends with a provocative suggestion on divorce reforms.
The Democrats back a reform platform criticizing state road funding and public utilities, urging local control through county commissions and endorsing the 1922 Democratic platform. Pantha Calder named county chairman with Nile Hughes as vice chairman and Snellen Miller as secretary. Democratic headquarters located west of the Bank of Vernal in the Coltharp building.
Campaigning time is now and Vernal will honor with distinguished speakers. The people of Ashley Valley should attend meetings where notable figures speak, regardless of party allegiance. Such gatherings are entertaining, educational, and inspiring, honoring those chosen to represent us in addressing national issues.
A reflective editorial warns readers that civilized society must nurture youth rather than condemn them for adult faults. It urges careful reading of the paper to uncover kernels of news and to judge individuals by their actions and potential.
A fragmentary gossip-article style note lists neighbors and events. Mentions Mrs Horton’s birthday cake with 82 candles from Salt Lake, marriages of Bob Hatch to Eva Caldwell, Judge Wooley officiating, and local social club preparations for next year with refreshments. Contains many informal, unclear spellings and digressions about residents near Juniper Springs and Salt Lake business trips.
A fragment notes that cleaning linen or dry cleaning relies on sufficient water and soap to dissolve grime. It warns that inadequate washing leaves soil and prevents uniform cleanliness. The text compares washing to the effects of insufficient gasoline in dry cleaning.
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