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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
7
Readable portions show a local ads and notices page with rate cards for display advertising 100 inches or less at a set per inch price and line space charges for notices and legal notices. The text lists charges per line, per inch, and per notice type including for sale wanted and legal notices with final proof charges and publication terms.
Editorial condemns the Vernal Commercial Club for passivity and reliance on business institutions. It praises dues paying members who sustained the club during the war and notes ongoing fundraising and community projects. Report on recent Utah Auto Association convention questions include road funding, nonpartisan highway policy, and a proposed constitutional bond limit increase.
Utah reports the highest birth rate per 1000 population at 319 in the total US registration area, with infant mortality at 64 per 1000 births in Utah, according to the October issue of the Utah Public Health Journal. The magazine highlights health work by nurses, state exhibits, and seasonal campaigns.
James H Wallis leads Utah Public Health Association in preparing to sell 4.6 million seal stamps for Utah health programs. New executive committee and county campaigns set groundwork for a traveling clinic to visit every town, aiming to combat tuberculosis and advance preventive care. Continuous community cooperation urged nationwide.
A L Hamerick, a government trapper for the U S and the state, advertised as the skilled professional for catching coyotes and securing game. He touts long hours and reliable results, presenting himself as the dependable man for parties seeking hunting and fur gathering services.
A man announces intent to kill a printer at the Express office in a tense moment. He declares any printer will do, noting he must make a show at a fight or leave home after his wife’s party is labeled a swill affair by his father.
A bicycle described as a ra le boys bike in good condition is offered for inquiry at this office. The fragment requests contact for information. Further details are unreadable.
Carlton Chamberlayne, associate editor of a major New York newspaper chain, spoke at the Chautauqua Festival on the fourth night about the problems of Reconstruction era politics and society, outlining challenges and potential paths forward.
The notice invites ex soldiers of the Spanish War, Philippine Insurrection, and China relief expeditions, and their widows, to mail names and addresses to Walter H. Buchanan in Louisa Virginia for guidance on new pension laws. Prompt contact may save money as pensions start from filing.
The Youths Companion promotes citizenship and wholesome reading with a year of stories, editorials, poetry, and features. Offer includes 1921 issues plus 1920 remaining issues and Home Calendar for 1921, together with McCalls Magazine 1921 for a total of $3.50 or $2.60 for the Companion alone, with subscriptions through Commonwealth Ave and St Paul St in Boston Massachusetts.
A brief theatrical exchange contrasts youth romance with social restraint. The youth urges elopement while the elder objects, joking about hair and photographs left behind, hinting at era fashion and propriety. The dialogue emphasizes cautious romance under social expectations.
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