Roosevelt Utah News Roundup 1908 Local Happenings
Roosevelts residents discuss homestead proofs and oats crops. Miller and Valle of Salt Lake examine farms for loans to Blue Bench Irrigation. Uintah pupils may attend Roosevelt schools. three teachers needed. Municipal races push for new county formation. county seat ideality debated. Various travel, school, road, and church items accompany the regional bulletin.
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Miller
Miller & Valle
Salt Lake
Blue Bench Irrigation Company
Theodore
Utah Session Laws mandate two dips for sheep during fall
Notice cites that all Utah laws require dipping twice between September 1 and November 5 as ordered by the State Board of Sheep Commissioners. J H Reador, 262th State Inspector, issues the directive.
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Utah
The
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
HH. Reador
Scheme with Hinting Persuades Wife to Approve
A dialogue outlines a plan where Browne persuades a wife to accept a scheme by careful hinting so she believes the idea is her own. The tactic hinges on manipulation and perceived ownership of the proposal.
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Towne
Browne
Did You Hunting With Dad in Duck Season Memory
A nostalgic monologue recalls early hunting with a father or mentor, asking vivid questions about mud, hip boots, a slough, and a duck haul. The speaker longs for a shared hunt and wonders about the listener’s past catches and reactions during those days. The tone is intimate and reflective.
Mary McClelland Injured by Exploding Giant Cap at Cottage Hotel
Miss Mary McClelland suffered serious eye injuries after a giant cap packed with nitroglycerin exploded while she played with it at her Cottage hotel home last Monday afternoon. She was transported to Salt Lake for possible eye surgery with Dr Brownfield and Mr Tyzack noting travel to Councils Bluffs for relatives. Central School opened with strong enrollment and a care-filled faculty, welcoming new teachers Florence Parc t s Dora Calder Louis Kabell Vernal. the cause of the cap explosion remains unclear.
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Mary Orser
Vernal
N. G. Sowards
Uintah
Roosevelt School
Sowards
Roosevelt
B. Dean
Colton
Julius Jensen
Mr. Harding
Hun
Morgan Calvert
Wyton
Oregon
Mary &McClelland
Mary McClelland
Cottage Hotel
Salt Lake
Brownfield
Traiz
Central School
Florence
Prices and equipment sale at B W Davis & Company
A Veiled sale ad lists iron beds, mattresses, carpets, chairs, wall paper and stove prices. It promotes big discounts and notes steel ranges, camp stoves, window glass, and a Winchester rifle offer. The Vernal Express mentions duck season and gun availability.
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Musgourt
B. W. Davis & Company
Vernal Express
Chart Free Medicine Story From a Boston Doctor
A Boston physician recalls a tale of a sick youngster during a strenuous vacation. The father issues a chart for doses, but the chart is blank when he returns. The mother explains Tom was told the hours and began hallooing he would not take the medicine half an hour before each dose.
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Boston
Lottie
Mars
Postmaster Not to Be Hurried at Granada Estate
A Spanish nobleman’s land agent, living near Granada, sends daily letters to the village post office for three weeks with no replies. The postmaster reveals the letters are unpaid and threatens to ride to the railway to post them all at once, mocking the agent’s crew.
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Granada
Ducal
A Boat in a Knapsack by Merchep Stirs Military Interest
Merchep outlines a “boat in a knapsack” designed for army use. The single person craft is rubber coated to be impermeable, with foldable oars and a cork seat that keeps tension. Trials on the Seine by naval experts elicited praise for the invention.
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Merchep
Seine
Sweet Smelting Herbs in Linen Presses Through Generations
A column notes the fading old practice of placing lavender and other scented herbs with clothing in linen presses. It contrasts this with modern habits using powders and roots. The piece cites the Bible, referencing Jacob’s sensory memory and Rebecca’s scented garments.
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Jacob
Rebecca
Careless Writers Quote Sparks Editorial Confusion
A fragment from Careless Writers cites a critic mockingly noting a novelist misattributes raven hair to a girl. The exchange questions accuracy in literary description and highlights playful banter about metaphor and natural imagery.
Bewildered Old Lady Fumbles at Subways Stairs
An elderly woman at the 129th Street subway station struggled with a staircase causing her to circle back repeatedly with a heavy bundle. She muttered in German and was finally guided to the correct descent by a bystander.
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One Hundred and Twenty Ninth Street
Devil Tempted Rides The Cash Drawer Tale
A fragmented reflection on the temptations facing young custodians of cash, describing motives such as envy, vanity, and social desire. The piece hints at financial vulnerability and moral risk tied to profit, status, and forbidden temptations in a Philadelphia context.
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Philadelphia
Minister in Edinburgh Discusses Retirement Request
A 60 year old Edinburgh minister surprised his congregation by revealing plans to retire early. A church committee expressed regret and urged him to stay, but he replied that he would step down at 70, suggesting the move would ease the congregation's burden in years ahead.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Revered J W Lee Calls Work to Uphold Dignity
The speaker urges lifting every trade and freeing craft from degradation, praising labor as noble as study or art. The shoe maker and ship anchor crafts are seen as paths to personal moral anchors. The text extols honesty, self-discovery through work, and commitment to truth.
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Star of Fee
J. W. Lee
Rule of Character in Hard Times
The passage contends that every person faces a personal rule or character to resolve life’s problems. It rejects riches pleasure and change as lasting solutions, asserting that only the inner rule or character can solve the difficulty.
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