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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1916
Page
5
A serialized domestic drama shows Cora and Beth clashing over relationships and gossip, while Cora suspects infidelity and hidden connections as Henna voices warnings. Interwoven fashion notes predict autumn pockets and practical kitchen tips surface amid the narrative.
Iowa woman recounts severe illness four years ago and doctors predicting no recovery without surgery She credits her husband’s objection to the operation and taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength enabling her to perform housework She endorses the remedy as life saving and urges others to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
Half past Aug. 36 meeting of Chairman Miller and Republican candidates will pick the state party secretary. A. A. Mackenzie declined the post, opening the field to others including Normie H. Smith, George Indi, and John Q. Urtteblow. Campaign HQ at the Morton tabernacle will host the event and Hughes campaign speakers are planned at the Morton tabernacle.
A fragmented, overheard exchange hints at arranging a covert magazine feature. The dialogue mentions a woman musician and a claimed romance, with attendees debating secrecy and a potential publication that could affect reputations.
Recipe fragment outlines a pear and apple custard pie method with crust preparation, pear filling and starch thickened custard. It includes oven heat testing by hand, butters, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and egg yolk mix. Also describes light meringue like topping and two crusts with baking steps.
Reported at Lasko Genera Win Ave 10 the first reveille signals for yomen training under the Navy League of the United States. The camp marks the start of a new wave of preparedness as 130 women prepare for potential national service in wartime. Burglaries in the city target a cafe and a downtown patch, with a small cash haul and stamps taken, totaling several hundred dollars.
San Bernardino man John Burge enlisted after reading Utah articles and traveling to Ogden. Fellow recruit George W Nelil from Saint Louis Mich Coily and VW Bel, in charge of Intermountain district, lauded Ogden as a prime recruiting point. Records show notable activity at the local station and strong enthusiasm for new enlistments.
A man claiming to have suffered for free thought arrived in Rasata via Lieutenant Swartzkopensky. He says he once served as bodyguard to Czar Nicholas and will lecture in Meden with letters of recommendation from Europe and articles from major US periodicals. He travels with his wife, carries a scrapbook with governors visited, and seeks to address prisoners when in towns with state prisons.
A playful fragment notes Fulain's effort to gain time by speeding the clockwork of the House of VatHament tower clock. It exaggerates hour and minute hand lengths, claiming the minute hand measures fourteen feet and the clock faces span a font high. The passage ends with a reference to the Classtied Ads.
Judge Ferdinand Geiger granted the Peabody committee permission to file a foreclosure on the Rock Island and Tacile railroad, amid opposition from trustees and key bondholders. In Ely, the county commissioners voted to reduce the tax levy from 8.25 to 6 cents per $100, citing higher valuations and expected revenue from mines and other sources to balance the budget. The new tax distribution covers administrative expenses, indigent fund, roads, bond interest, and schools.
In Carbon County the Democratic convention set for next Thursday will push for county office candidates led by Nolert Howard, a U S Fuel Co. inspector and school board member. Republicans field numerous contenders for county attorney, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, recorder, and commissioner, with several seeking reelection.
Wilam King, chief counsel for the United States reclamation service, is expected to arrive soon to investigate several reclamation projects in the territory. He follows up a prior investigation that recommended Congress appropriate ten million dollars to control Colorado River floods and divert water for irrigation where it is not currently available.
Secking Utah man and judge advocate figures dominate the Salt Lake scene as Adjutant General R A Wedgwood of the National Guard of Utah receives a request from the militia bureau for ten officer recommendations. The selection aims to pick one officer, qualified as national aviation, for appointment as judge advocate in the provisional national guard on the border. The document details the governor’s endorsed candidates and the War Department’s criteria for the national guard post.
Rabid coyote attack details a barn incident where a man fired at the animal and treated attacking pigs. The text also notes Utah officers in major grade, promotions to federal service, and battlefield readiness amid a Fairview campfire opening. The dispatch blends animal danger with military staffing and local events from the area.
August 15 report from Wireka notes Eureka Democrats select five delegates to state and congressional conventions to Ogden this week. Delegates Hy McChrystal Edward Pike Dar Martin and K Doty plus alternates Gear Fennell Udall Michen Dug Kan are named. Governor candidate support favors Judge Greenwood if another option fails.
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