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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
2
The paper lists a file at Geo P Rowell and Co's Advertising Bureau in New York for a newspaper advertising contract. It notes Ogden Junction's connection to the agency and the possible contract sought for ad placement.
An entry recorded at the Post Office in Weden City Utah Territory notes a second class postal designation for a package or item. The brief shows an administrative notice style with location and class marker.
A list enumerates agents authorized to receive semi weekly tax payments and issue receipts in multiple locations including Malad Valley, Plymouth, Gigham City, Box Elder, Summit, Franklin Idaho, Richmond, Cache County and Wellsville. James England named General Collector coordinating the effort.
The Saxcoce Exotist banner still hangs from the liberty pole in Charlotteville Virginia. The New York Sun reports no one will haul it down and the banner will float for four years.
Moncure D. Conway comments from London that expatriates now wear more refined attire than their American cousins. He notes their toilets are quieter and, in elegance, surpass Parisians.
Scasavixe canes last from ten to twelve years. If a cable breaks in deep water after it is ten years of age, it cannot be lifted for repairs, as it will break of its own weight a fatal difficulty and for which there seems to be no practical remedy.
Fronipa Fistismen reports the discovery near Key West of geyser like springs boiling from the ocean depths. The springs are believed to be volcanic in origin and are poisonous to fish, killing any that contact their waters.
A German paleontologist, Leo Balts eér, recently excavated an antediluvian rhinoceros skeleton from the alluvial layer of Steigerthal near Nordhausen. The creature stood about seven feet tall and weighed about as much as an African elephant, and remains are in excellent preservation.
The last day of the third week in December records 92 262 paupers in Thames metropolis. Of these 51 566 are in workhouses and 40 706 receive outdoor relief. Compared with 1879 there is a drop of 3 550 but increases of 6 06 and 6 605 versus 1878 and 1877.
An Amestay well at Patterson, New Jersey, bored by the T'assaic Rolling Works Co., exposed a strong vein of salt water at 2033 feet deep after detecting iodine bromine and chlorides earlier. The find suggests a rock salt bed may be reached soon.
Across Britain compressed peat is increasingly used for steam engines. An engineer’s report shows twenty one pounds of peat raise steam for a mile of transit versus twenty six pounds of coal, with peat costing less than half as much.
Joaquim Marreiro and Juanite of Cabaceiras City Brazil near 103 and 87 prepare for their eightieth anniversary in holy matrimony. Their twenty three children fourteen survive, and the family totals 233 with 126 grandchildren and 97 great grandchildren attending the ceremony.
K Lory of the Baltimore and Ohio announces a new Red Book Congressional Edition. It lists Republican, Democratic and Greenback votes by county for every state in 1878 and 1880, including majorities, gains, and total votes. Copies sent to newspaper men and interested readers on request with postage.
A debate sparked by Mr George Augustus Sila claims English workers dress better and enjoy stronger protections than Americans. The article argues English attire is sturdier and cheaper, American workers spend more on clothing, and both nations improve legally and municipally. It notes American growth and savings as evidence of progress beyond old world standards.
A nineteenth century article notes a revived petition over the Edmunds affair, alleging £1.5 million in un audited public funds since 1833 and demanding parliamentary audit. It recalls Lord Chancellor Wentbury’s involvement and prior Chancery orders, with claims of malfeasance and delayed payments.
London soap magnate Mr. Pears proposes to fund the census document printing at about one hundred thousand pounds and to print an advertisement on the back with the woodcut You dirty boy. The government has not stated acceptance, but public concern over improper use is noted.
The America, famed winner of Cowes 1831, has been thoroughly overhauled at Boston. Capt. Jas. Reid reports the vessel rebuilt below the water line with new timbers and copper fastenings, four slate rooms and ash interiors, and an overhanging bow to reduce water loss. He plans to race in the coming season.
Edwin Booth tells of a dangerous premiere when locals in Grass Valley burst into violence. Blazing gunfire tore at the stage after his first rago, Oshelly lost part of his nose, and Booth escaped by a trap door while the crowd threatened lynching the offending actor.
A Nuremberg chemist introduces Eidography a hollow pencil method to decorate silks and textiles with a fluid metallic compound that instantly hardens in air. The colors are indelible and durable, usable on woodenware pottery glass and offer a new fashionable pastime with remunerative potential.
The 1879 Providence wood yard for tramps provided outdoor relief totaling 37 333 and employed 1 143 paupers. Only 634 tramps visited, while relief costs fell to 14 730 dollars, making the yard praised as the best investment the city ever made.
Amid the anti Jewish persecution and a wartime anti German campaign, Berlin faces repression while Vesth authorities ban German theatre performances. A paper mocks opposition to Magyar interests, suggesting extermination with insect powder if needed.
Col McClyne of the Philadelphia Times describes his Southern tour and notes from Nashville that the widow of President Polk is held in high respect. By common consent of all parties the interest on her Tennessee state bonds is exempted from reproduction taxes.
The St Louis Republican questions Governor Murray’s handling of Utah polygamy and the seating of a Mormon delegate. It argues his decision harms federal trust, inflames Mormon-Gentile tensions, and urges dismissal for a Governor whose tenure is marked by oppression.
The Ogden Shooting Club held its monthly medal at Driving Park amid cold weather. After many ties, Chapman won the gold medal, A Greenwell took second, Wampton third, and Dennison fourth, with the Bull Purp and Webar County titles noted.
George Reynolds, long in the headlines for a Supreme Court test of polyamory legality, was seen walking free on harsh morning. He had been sentenced June 14 1879 to two years imprisonment and a $500 fine, sent to Lincoln Neb penitentiary, then restored to the penitentiary horn with good conduct credit saving over five months.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes heavy storm blocks telegraph wires from Philadelphia to New England. No reports reach the East from the Bait and the wires are broken. New York and Pittsburgh–Baltimore routes rerouted by train. Eastern and European news unlikely until late evening.
Plain City reports a temperance play Fruits of the Wine Cup and the farce Brother Bill and Me to a large audience. A future show The Poor of New York is planned for the 29th with health and community groups described as active and optimistic.
Ayrum Allen of Huntsville arrived after a three week trek from Chama New Mexico with Call Ferrin's crew bound for the Denver and Rio Grande railway. He reports several sick workers and bad colds from Utah to Cheyenne. Rheumatism is common in the region and some travel over high mountains on foot for safety. His companions George Hislop and Rory Allen are expected to join soon at Cheyenne.
We met with Mr. N. B. Larsen who sells photographs of President John Taylor the late President Brigham Young and other prominent men. He will stay in Ogden a few days more and hopes local friends will patronize him.
The clipping surveys bounty payments in Larants County Wy T totaling 1000 in a year and cites petty fines in Stockton for turkey theft. It mentions Nevada Senate rhetoric, California fruit exports, rail rivals, and Arizona place names. It notes Solano County farming stats, Stockton opium concerns, and Caven Utah electric tower plans. A Nevada chaplain’s prayer remark and jail tales round out the items.
The January 2 note reports ongoing storm delays to New York wires. Dispatches state reports depart via operators at Williamat Bridge and trains shuttle telegraph work every half hour from the city. A NY Elizabeth train runs every 15 minutes guiding telegraph business to Philadelphia Washington and southern points.
Last evening a reunion and ball for presiding Relief Societies and Mutual Improvement Associations in Weber County was held at Union Opera House. Attended by Ogden leaders and Salt Lake visitors, the event honored Sister Eliza Smith on her seventieth birthday with a banquet and speeches.
A letter decries the arrest on Second Street as cowardly intrusion into a funeral procession. The writer accuses Vandercook of brutal conduct and urges Marshall Shaughnesay to remove him, questioning support from higher authorities and demanding accountability.
A Danish resident of Lynne returning home from work in the city was accosted Wednesday night by three men. They demanded cash under threats, then released him after taking money. He escaped after fending off one attacker and fleeing toward Oglen River bridge to reach home safely.
Sympathy extends to Mr and Mrs Ephraim Smith on the death of their young daughter from diphtheria and croup. The child died on January 20 after illness while visiting with family. funeral held at the homestead with Elders Brown and Stevens offering comfort. The body was taken to Orden for burial in the family plot.
The Greig bigamy trial resumed Saturday with brief, nonessential testimony. Witnesses offered no relevant facts about his marriage to Anna Belle Reder. The prosecution rested and the defense declined to present evidence. Commissioner Sprague ruled the evidence insufficient to hold Greig and discharged him.
Public notices and posters announce Mrs Louie O Neal will lecture at Union Opera House titled Lights and Shadows. Admission should be 50 cents though bills state 1.00. attendees should govern themselves accordingly.
The Stockton Journal reports Gov Murray’s late outrage over the Delegate certificate and notes the U S Territorial Attorney for Utah endorsing a plan to stamp out Mormonism. The specifics are unclear but may mirror prior schemes by officials to rob the state and defraud the government.
Next Friday evening Elder H W Naisbitt will deliver a lecture in the Second Ward Assembly Room under the auspices of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. He is known as a forceful and eloquent speaker and a edifying time may be expected. Free invitation is tendered to all.
The Virginia Chronicle editor dismisses an Associated Press circulated advertisement on a Nicaragua Canal scheme as a fake attributed to General Grant. The piece notes Grant could not write ten grammatically correct lines and decries the unsigned ad as poorly drawn propaganda.
Fragmentary text notes a lecture in the Second Ward Assembly Room on Friday evening about the power behind the throne, with references to Elders and a visitor from the north. Other garbled lines mention fashions for children and a local figure named Orson Paart Jr and a cautious tone about unattainable goals.
Vienna reports reveal irredentists secretly fundraise in Italy to invade Austrian Tyrol as ballots approach. The government pledges to prosecute irredentist leaders who may use offensive rhetoric at the upcoming meeting.
The piece criticizes Utah Governor for ignoring the vote and certifying Campbell the minority candidate for Congress, arguing the governor’s defiance aims to advance himself and questions the purpose of governorship in Utah. It contrasts Campbell with Lea and Cannon for political advantage.
A fragmentary 1880s style column notes Gladstone to create the Earl of Hawarden, Sara Bernhardt touring St Louis, postal revenues and budget figures, naval and military moves, political shifts in France and Britain, and various royal and international items.
The item compares the telephone to Salt Lake electric lights, noting tardiness. Ameport eaya Rankin discusses Milky Ler’s treasure play titled 49 about a frontier hero who clashes with modern civilization. The five act drama unfolds on plains and cities including St. Louis and Virginia City without graphic violence.
A broad assortment of fabrics and woolen goods offered wholesale and retail by John C G Culler at the old Constitution Building in Salt Lake City. The ad lists blankets, flannels, lining, cassimeres, shawls, jeans, and woolen products available through Prove Mills.
Susan Elizabeth Smith aged 7 years 2 months 5 days died of diphtheritic croup at Cottonwood on January 20 1831. Born November 16 1873 in Salt Lake City. Funeral at 1 pm tomorrow from residence on Young Street. Friends invited.
Situation wanted by a skilled silversmith offering editing of notals to best advantage and capable of all work related to articles as described. Indicates willingness to work for Wm Kosters, Weber Co, Ogden area, with incomplete contact details.
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