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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1915
Page
4
Mrs Newlywed asks about dull mirrors hung in sunlit spots and a neighbor explains sun heat causes a chemical buildup on the back of glass. The passage shifts to porch book shelving ideas, laundry tips, a yeast brew, and a peach shortcake recipe, reflecting domestic advice and daily chores.
Instructions describe operating a garment feeder with a bottom button and rubber rollers, and advise on handling lace with tissue paper and magnesia powder to remove stains. Also suggests washing chintz with bran for better results and using bran as a gentle tubbing agent, avoiding hot water and frequent ringers or blue.
A nurse advises strict conduct in patient care, forbidding crying in the room and asking the patient to disclose feelings. She also warns against revealing the illness as an added expense to the patient, emphasizing restraint and stoicism in bedside manners.
Paris reports fresh messaging on night artillery actions in Artois and the Argonne with counterattacks retaking portions of trenches west of the Vienne Le Chanten to Binarville road. Heavy shelling occurs near Le Pretre forest and Vosges Bar. Civilian casualties include deaths and injuries to women and children.
Salt Lake City August 13 Tribune reports Royal Gunnison chairman of the Alaska commission on uniform laws arrived from Juneau to attend meetings in Salt Lake City. He notes Alaska’s prosperity with Juneau’s quartz gold mines the strong fisheries and a large mercantile sector. He predicts Juneau may become a leading gold producing city and mentions rail and road improvements drawing tourist traffic. He also touches on Alaska’s population and the situation in other regional concerns.
A semi official dispatch says Warsaw Petrograd Railway and Ostrofonke branch have fallen to the Germans. Marshal Von Mackensen is said to be within thirty miles of Great Novobel, a key fortress, with heavy fighting and strong auto units reported across the Baltic provinces as German forces press their advance.
Milan reports renewed Austrian attempts to shell Monfalcone failing as Italian and Halan artillery gain effect along the Carinthian Alps. Italian forces repel attacks on Monte Medatte and Ubu positions while barbed wire defenses fail to hold. Italian artillery targets fortifications around the Sexten valley and Riublauna sources with success.
Provo August 12 Directors of Grand Central Mining skipped a planned meeting and announced no dividend this month. Central Hill Mining directors met and levied a 4 cent per share assessment, expected to raise about $5000 to fund a tunnel drift from Grand Central through Plutus ground to Central Hill. The drift has advanced, survey not finished, and management reports rich mineral ground in Plutus.
Petrograd August 12 The Duma adopts a resolution to form a high commission to investigate the failure to supply munitions that led to the fall of Varany. The minister of war says the inquiry will start soon and probe the guilt of parties presumed responsible.
Salt Lake City, Aug 13. Secretaries letters from S H L Clay of the Commercial Club show a push to continue expositions on the coast next year. Aimed at Wanaca-Pacific officials and west chamber groups, the campaign cites support and precedents while signaling broader mobilization. the letters follow a telegram from President Moore and outline organized outreach to clubs and chambers of commerce.
A London Aug 12 dispatch reports letters urging organizations to act by appealing to newspapers military officials and congressional delegations. A Berlin telegram notes a federal council bill approving a supplementary imperial budget for 1915 seeks a net credit of 10,000,072,000 roubles (about 2.4 billion).
In Los Angeles on August 12 fireman Cunningham killed himself after shooting Flora Sanders, a cafe employee, in a local cafeteria. The diner scene was chaotic as bystanders fled and witnesses reported Sanders was fatally wounded. Cunningham allegedly proposed marriage prior to the fatal act.
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