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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
2
The Shaded An Independent Newspaper publishes every evening except Sunday without a mull or a club.
Government reports as of August 1 show a record crop year with corn production exceeding three billion bushels, white potatoes near peak yields, sweet potatoes matching top marks, and wheat slightly above last year though 1916 saw a worse period. The article links rising motivation and patriotic appeal to farming success and notes a wheat shortage would be less felt if more corn products are consumed.
Landau foresees German and Austro Hungarian forces pressing from Galicia toward Odessa, a key Black Sea port and market in a vast agricultural region. Capture of Odessa would cripple Russian access to grain and Black Sea shipping, with winter approaching shaping strategic moves.
The Los Angeles Times offers sane advice on safe driving speeds. It cites thirty miles per hour on clear country roads as reasonable but unsafe in city limits, twenty miles per hour on city streets between crossings as prudent but risky near crossings, and eight miles per hour near railroad tracks. It notes speed must match location and conditions and cautions that reckless speed invites enforcement.
The text urges drivers to stop wait and look twice before crossing any railway. It warns of fines or death if speed or crossing without clear sight and emphasizes taking two minutes to ensure the way is clear. It cautions against speeding in cities rural areas and business districts and stresses not to cross slowly or without full knowledge of the track clearance.
A local controversy roars over advertising in canyon scenery. Gue Wright urges merchants to remove offensive marks marring nature. Sheriff H W Peterson says a law against defacing scenic attractions will be enforced. Citizens urged to protect natural beauty and avoid further vandalism to trees in the canyon.
Babson's Reporter, sent to merchants, claims war records show only one in 16 killed and one in six wounded, with few disabled returning to ranks. It notes disease and typhoid pose greater peril than combat, and that morale has declined since the war began.
A jumble of dubious lines touts tonics and compounds for hair loss kidney and bladder issues. It features testimonials from readers claiming dramatic results, and an address in Mayton Ohio for Dr Taher’s free advice and prescriptions, urging readers to buy “three-grain Cadomend tablets” and related products.
The article argues mortality varies by service branch with heavy artillery less deadly than other roles. It notes officers and corporals suffer higher loss than privates, and most drafted soldiers will see limited fighting in Europe. It predicts aeroplanes will keep many troops from serious combat but suggests war will continue until large forces, including air power, reach France.
The northern sky glowed over Ogden last night with a rare auroral display. The article notes auroras occur about once per decade as far south as 41 north, and discusses theories linking auroras to solar activity and magnetic storms, citing Professor Loomis on sunspots and geomagnetic relations.
Color printing catalog pages advertise fine color printing and loose leaf work offered by New Century Printing Co of Provo Utah. The brief note suggests station ery bik making as a fragment of the ad.
Royal Eccles, Joseph Scowcroft Jr, Orvon Douslay and others from Salt Lake, led by Thomas Giles and Dave Nomnay, set out today on an auto trip to Yellowstone. They will pass Worland and Codgo to inspect a new gurar plant, then travel back via the park. They intend to camp and hunt, staying about ten days.
Volunteers organize a library donation effort to supply magazines and literature for soldiers. Donors bring books and periodicals to the Ogden library. the librarian will read and sort, then ship a complete year’s MU to American Library Association for forwarding to France.
A Weber County visit under State Superintendent K O Gowanus examined how school openings might be deferred to aid crops. The committee, including De E G Gowand and Prof John O Saennon, weighed labor impact and plans for both farmers and schools. They may draft an arrangement to secure needed help during harvest.
A fragmented text offers health warnings about aging and the dangers to kidneys and joints, then shifts to an advertising notice for Cold Medal, followed by Edgar A Guest’s poem about wartime duty and the importance of work over cake and pleasure. An exhortation to read the classified ads.
A Berlin report states Dr. von Kuehlmann resigned his duties for ten months and left with Chancellor Michaelin and Dr. William von Stumm for the army’s main headquarters. They will be joined by Vice Chancellor Heliferie. Dr. Michaelo will then visit the grand dukes of Raden and Darmatadt.
Fragmented OCR text shows an advertisement from Toledo Ohio with dubious claims about a cough or catarrh medicine. Names and details are garbled, but references appear to a local seller and a medicinal product. The legible mentions Toledo and a medical tone, with unclear brand or agent names.
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