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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1903
Page
2
An unsigned note informs advertisers to conduct their business with the Oxden Titah or via any reputable shortlisting agency. The message references Tim Randart and states he currently has no apec. It appears as a fragmented local notice urging compliant advertising channels.
In South Africa the Victoria Falls area on the Tiver Zarbesi is eyed for harnessing water power. Estimated 30,000,000 horsepower could be wasted while Victoria Falls exceeds Niagara in arm power, with 7000400 units. A railroad approach and 800 cct pan crossing the gorge are proposed to develop mineral deposits using the falls’ hydro power.
A Brooke report on a 1908 reconnaissance describes preliminary surveys in the White and Tynans River basins, outlining geography, climate, river routes from Skagway to the Yukon, and potential mineral resources. The expedition risked ice and wilderness hazards while tracing routes to the Tanana and Yukon rivers.
Disjointed text discusses immigration dynamics in California with references to Portugal and Italy, a proposed influx of foreign-born workers, and imagined population figures. The garbled passage lacks coherent events or dates, but hints at economic concerns and societal debates surrounding population growth.
The narrative recounts a controversial engagement involving Abie and Henry amid social opposition from the Thow family of Pittsburgh. It describes alliances with the Seymours of Hertford, linking Alice to British aristocracy through the forthcoming marriage to the Marquis of Meriford. The article notes wealth, nobility, and long-standing family prestige surrounding the match.
A rambling appraisal contrasts youth and age in public speaking and vitality. It cites Vanderbilts and senators past 70, argues true leadership comes from energy and ambition, and celebrates an age defying drive to shape the world.
In Gale vert county Maryland Miss Blake discovers her turkeys gorge on soaked rags used to soothe a jar content. The birds, dazed and feigning death, are stripped of feathers and then seen wandering wearing improvised red flannel garments for warmth, a curious folk tale from Youth's Companion.
An oral tale recalls a village ritual where natives dust rice on roofs to lure birds and leaping macaques. The birds peck away at the roof surface then tear off roof tiles to reach grains, leaving the structure exposed and angering the culprit who seeks revenge but remains unpunished.
The piece lists popular birth months and hour-of-birth patterns across the day, noting January as first and other months in order. It cites percentages of births by time of day and compares family wealth groups, claiming rich families average 15 children per 100, moderate means 360 per 100, and poor families 270 per 100, with a general male bias in offspring and a tendency for aging parents to favor daughters.
The excerpt describes training a hunting horse named Padly to feel the saddle and respond to voice, learn the lope, gather for a stampede, and navigate over fences and ditches. After mastering five boys and water obstacles, wind, and height tolerance, the horse is sent to a Virginia tobacco planter’s stables for work as a hunter.
A young observer visits an art gallery and studies a painting with earnest focus. The boy reads the inscription while his mother engages nearby, prompting questions about appreciation and interpretation.
A garbled dialogue fragment mentions a girl missing from a herd of horses and a murder inquiry. Clown asks for news as reporters discuss who should chase the story while unease grows about the girl’s whereabouts and the animals. Local chatter references various names and places in a fragmented Warren Chronicle style.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows mocking remarks about an egotistical figure named Taaper and references to retaliation and kindness. The text includes stray names and phrases, with unclear context and attribution, resembling an overheard or OCR damaged newspaper snippet.
A poor Austrian civil servant bought two tickets in a Hungarian philanthropy lottery. He returned one ticket to the lottery office and kept the other, but the final draw awarded the top prize of 12 160,000 krone. The official narrowly misses immense wealth as luck slips away at the last moment.
A garbled reminiscence portrays a lady speaking with Queen Elizabeth of Roumunle about sorrow and its grip on life. The exchange suggests happiness can return if one stops dwelling on sorrow, and remains open to its influence without lingering in despair.
Fragmentary text mentions four Imai with five wires and a cryptic exchange between Vince Rorium and Breiker Dicker. Ambiguity and garbled language obscure meaning though references to an asylum and a January constitution appear.
A garbled OCR dump lists numerous individuals and locations with scattered references to cities such as New York Denver Chicago St Louis and San Francisco. The readable text presents a collage of personal names and places without a cohesive event or narrative.
Nobles in hereby given that a meeting of Lisuimbers of us First Pro byterien Glunveh Ogden Utah is held to discuss building a church on Adams Avenue and Twenty fourth Street Ogden Utah at 2:00 o clock Wednesday May 34 1903 The agenda includes establishing a five member board and raising funds to complete the church building and other regular business Utal Apal s8 1008 Rodingo Secretary J E Carver Pastor 7 Cooper President 2
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