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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
The Daily Standard outlines subscription terms and carriage details within the city and beyond Ogden. It specifies in advance payment, mail options, and a 200 word limit for communications, with author names published in full.
The Standard currently has no special advertising agent outside Utah and all advertisers are asked to transact directly with the Oeden, Utah office or through any reputable advertising agency.
The note directs all correspondence to The Standard Publishing Co situated in Ogden Utah, outlining where inquiries and mail should be addressed for the publication.
The dispatch argues water transportation cuts costs for whiskey from Kentucky to Germany then via Suez to California. It notes refrigerated meat from Australia to England, wheat from Ogden to San Francisco, and whaleback freight on the Great Lakes. It cites Holland Germany and Russia expanding canals and a Baltic to Black Sea canal plan.
County Commissioners plan a trip through Ogden Canyon to promote a Government reservoir that would supply water for the valley and Salt Lake City. They seek volunteer carriages and drivers from Davis Weber and Box Elder counties to transport delegates and engineers, with residents urged to respond to the appeal.
Eastern papers say Union Pacific and Southern Pacific will add speedier passenger service before winter to cut transcontinental time from Omaha. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific improve steadily, but stock values tumble with East rumors and Keene pool attacks amid a broader Harriman system downturn.
The tale Chief tain from Horses Nine by Sewell Ford shows a driver Tim Doyte and his horse Chieftain sharing bond and patience. The pair grow together as years pass with mutual respect, soft words, and measured gentleness replacing earlier temper and rough handling.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads are projected to gain from the Ogden Lucia cut off and Pacific Coast freight and passenger traffic. Analysts say Union Pacific at 70 and Southern Pacific at 43 are strong investments, with dividends expected within a year to push stocks above par.
Government figures show Norwegians and Swedes small in 1830 with 1.33 million Nordic migrants by 1900, Denmark 201,502, totaling 7.54 percent of all foreign arrivals. Italians rise late. Austro Hungarians surge after 1861, reaching 1,316,014 by 1900, Russians and Poles over a million since then, Russians 1,106,362 by recent years.
Chicago market data shows cattle receipts 500 with varied prices from best good to prime at 5.10 to 5.60 and lower grades 1.50 to 4.50. hogs receipts 33 000 with sales mainly 5.25 to 6.65. sheep and lambs receipts 14 000 with wethers 2.25 to 3.15 and lambs up to 6.00.
An exclaiming leading man of a barnstorming troupe and a gallery patron in Chicago react with mock sympathy. The crowd and actor exchange lines about sacrifice and a needed can, captured in a vivid local theater moment described by the Chicago News.
The article details formation of youth groups in Weber County led by Richard and Richards, including Y M M A and Y M M I A branches with officers and locations across Ogden and surrounding towns. It records the Central Board, library counts, and quarterly conferences, plus extensive lists of branch presidents and officers, and notes on primary associations, Masonic lodges, and fraternal orders with dates, officers, and membership numbers.
History of the Ogden iron works from initial trust to current company leadership. Details include land of 39 acres between rail lines, early 1882 experiments under RL Jones, and subsequent changes to the managing bodies. New company now led by President P E Emerson with officers Brown and La and directors Harkniak Wood Wetmore Brows. Property value and water rights cited.
Advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitters give a man 4 clear head an active brain and a strong vigorous body making him fit for the battle of life. The copy emphasizes enhanced vitality and mental alertness as benefits.
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