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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
3
The piece praises Senator Don B. Colton highlighting legislative experience and a record on school funds taxes road laws coal purity workers compensation and prohibition. It notes his jurist abilities and role as Uintah County food administrator and urges voters to elect him on November 5.
A county agent memo warns hog producers that the Carbon County pork market is oversupplied and prices are dropping, prompting consideration of cooperative shipping to Ogden or Salt Lake markets. Government support reportedly guarantees a $16.60 price at central markets like Chicago. Early action and collective planning are urged for those with hogs for sale or shipment.
The note urges readers to consider advertising in the Vernal Express as a path to prosperity. It frames ad placement as a practical step for local businesses seeking growth and visibility in the community newspaper.
USDA notes that three week old piglets nose around for food and require easy access. Shelled corn fed in a self feeder within a creep encourages intake while keeping piglets from competing with older hogs. As pigs reach four to six weeks, add shorts tankage or meal. skim milk is ideal. Continuous self feeding helps market pigs, but breeding stock may become fat and lethargic if overfed.
Local residents share updates on family visits and illnesses. Steven Rosa visits his ailing mother in North Liberty while family news includes Iva Carroll teaching in Dry Fork and Frank Quiones visiting relatives in Vernal. George W Perry and wife return from Central Utah with son Clive at Utah University. influenza and Spanish flu cases affect several, including Ivan Batty and Joe Carroll. Archia Gregory recovers, Ruth and Carl Harrison travel to Lapoint, and local youths consider military service.
The report notes several influenza cases confined to two families at He Ber Walls and Bra Susle Nal, with four cases and six cases respectively. Among the sick are Mr and Mrs Warren Billings Ira Jensen and his family on the reservation, while Alma Timothy and George Richardson are also mentioned. The scene includes a Sunday school harvest, a county attorney notification about a traveling saloon, a gray car pursuit, and a sheriff’s intervention near Roosevelt where the driver abandoned his booze and cash.
With feed er cattle in short supply and farm land values climbing, the baby beef sector gains prominence across stock regions, drawing increased interest from farmers nationwide.
Leeton and nearby communities report visitors and visits. Mrs Franak Peterson hosted a dinner in honor of Miss Canfield of Whiterocks and Miss Naylor of Ft Duchesne. The Boulton brothers learned of their brother's death in France from pneumonia. Varied visits and family news appear from Roosevelt Whiterocks and Price with mentions of births and travel.
The community reports many recovering from Spanish influenza after a harsh spell. Bishop Goodrich and others aid hurt families, while Gladys and James Kurren return to help. Several residents face illnesses. Alma Quielt, Heber Sowell, and Ira Williams among those needing care. The town hopes for steady improvement and the new wires for home connections.
A call for coordinated farming practices urges standardization in poultry and livestock. Advice warns against overproduction and stresses planning, proper care, and feasible capacity. Farmers are urged to draft blueprints for sheep hogs and poultry, focusing on market plans and cash flow to ensure success.
A historical notice warns dairy farmers that white scours in newborn calves is caused by a germ entering the navel cord and spreads in the dairy barn. Without disinfecting the navel promptly, calves die within hours to a day, and there is no satisfactory remedy.
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