This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
10
A wartime appeal urges higher potato consumption to support troops. It argues Europe’s potato shortage and the need for durable nourishment at the front. Americans urged to eat more potatoes and wheat to sustain soldiers, noting a baked potato equates to more bread in nourishment.
During the Revolutionary War General Francis Marion and his men encounter unfamiliar food as a British messenger delivers a note. A campfire yields large chips of tree bark mistaken for plates, then the men share smoking potatoes rescued from the ashes and marvel at their simple feast amid the camp’s glow.
A fragmented set of vintage instructions for victory meals includes Pheas recipes, cornmeal crust pies, barley desserts, and oatmeal fruit dessert ideas. Instructions cover greasing pans, cornmeal dusting, making Sarley Pudding with milk and barley meal, and turning leftovers into molds. Barley Hermit Cakes outline ingredients and baking steps with spices and nuts.
Foreman LD of Kissel Kar notes rising car use reshapes commerce and daily life. He compares auto growth to earlier telegraph and telephone advances, saying vehicles shorten distances, cut delays, and boost productivity by bringing work closer to home and reducing dependency on uncertain transport.
Salinas April article reports Carl Bernard Dett-Tiete Kaiser seeking court approval to change his name to Carl Bernard Alt, citing war with Germany and anti tyranny sentiments. He describes enduring humiliation due to ancestry and asserts U S principles. Also datelined Paris April 27, Henry P Davison head of the American Red Cross sails from France for home, urging Red Cross workers to serve with unity and aid to allied nations.
Ray P Stratford, a prominent Pocatello resident, received word from the war department of his ap plication as a German translator for American forces in France. Stratford, who spent years in Germany and France on a Mormon mission, has worked as a city salesman and has been active in Liberty Loan, Red Cross and Y M campaigns.
Judge G W Kyser of Caldwell County Texas who served in the Civil War and later as pension commissioner credits Tanlac with restoring his health. He reports relief from constipation rheumatic pains coughing chest pain and fatigue and says Tanlac made him feel like a new man. He urges friends to try Tanlac and notes Cooper Medicine Co and A R McIntyre Drug Co Ogden sell it.
An advertisement from Foley's Honey and Tar promotes cough relief claiming to soothe and cure dry hacking coughs and chest pain. A Nashville reader cites personal benefit while a drug company promotes its product as suitable for whooping cough and general chest discomfort.
Allied and German tank actions in Picardy shift to heavy fighting. France credits two tank commanders for heroism near Senlac wood and Castel, while both sides press artillery and infantry. Germans hold Haugard-en Santerre and Villers-Bretonneux as Allied focus intensifies.
An account describes a sergeant and his crew under heavy fire as their machine pulls fail under a hurricane of rifle fire. Despite many wounds, the crew, led by the sergeant, carried the injured through dense thickets as they repelled a German assault. Both commanders are noted for receiving the Legion of Honor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.