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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
7
A muddled sale notice describes a sale at Wrights Store with discounted items. It mentions perfume, soaps, toilet waters, and glassware among goods, with low prices and limited remaining stock. The text lists basement displays and various discount offers and refers to a weekend sale event and price reductions.
Telegraphing a jumbled business note, the piece cites editorial rooms and a phoney telephone phage in an Independent paper. The fragment hints at a newsroom dispute over telephones and office communications.
A fragmented column mentions random references across places and people including Cornel Bilm Iowa Miss Italo Hop itnn Lowletown Moni and S Lo Furniss at 2000 Grant Avenue. It notes a visit, a loan offer, a traveling passenger incident near Chicago and Alton, arrests of three women, a ten day chain, and the death of Barry, son of Mr and Mrs A Bower, with funeral details pending for the infant.
A garbled historical fragment recalls Halas and a factory fate near the Wat pitent flour inlet. The text mentions Perry's Ghraceht Flour in a period tone, with unclear events and scattered proper nouns.
A morning funeral is to be held today at 3 PM for a family member with interment in the Loren Valley railway line. An entertainment event at the Fourth Ward drew a large crowd with favorable reception. McLeane, a Southern Pacific foreman, has moved to Kent, and Thorne Malby has taken a floor foreman post in Cincinnati. marriages announced include Mic Noracs Wik tenders and Methay Butler in Beatle, while O P Wittenberg’s sister is named in Tonopal announcements.
In Montrose Colorado a plan to build sugar factories at a total cost of about 5.09 million dollars over four years is announced. Henry Oxnard, a leading sugar magnate, will fund most of the project with J M Mitchell of Germany serving as Western manager. Factories are slated for Montrose, Dayho Dells, and other valley sites, with German beet varieties improved for sugar extraction. Affected farmers are urged to consider switching to beet growing to supply the plants.
A damaged report outlines Ogden mining plans in Nevada with a new camp located five miles south of Bao wawe. It notes Ogden figures including Bevles, Joh ingreg, M.S. Pang, and WW McGrew with the Ogden Mining Company. Capitalization is listed at 600000 with details about costs, directors, and proposed operations, though many names and phrases are garbled.
A group of automobile enthusiasts led by Chandler and Renwick left Los Angeles on July 23 bound for Boston. The journey, via Nevada and Utah, faced rough desert conditions, broken springs, and a damaged axle from a rock. They crossed to Carson and Rome, endured high water near Battle Mountain, and planned to finish to Harvard before opening day. Autograph requests accompanied them at Ogden and Salt Lake City as they proceeded with trunks and supplies for the long voyage.
A report outlines the appointment of a woman from Oberlin College to lead New York City’s vacation schools, playgrounds, and related summer programs. Whitney, appointed by the mayor, heads 120 playgrounds and 12 school buildings with roof gardens, overseen by a $185,000 budget. The program aims to serve neighborhoods with evening centers and organized play for children, supported by the Board of Education through 1814.
A chaotic tryout session in Germany ends with Americans eliminated as rival teams battle for the Emperor William Cup. Officials report uncertain results after a series of matches with heavy scores and scattered chaos among participants.
The article highlights Roy Castletown and Whitey Unese as top performers in the Southern League, detailing pitching averages and strikeout rates. It notes Castletown and Moller as standout pitchers, with Castletown posting a 6.6 earned-run average and Unese delivering seven runs allowed per game, while Cassieton leads in strikeouts per game.
The Bullion mining district near Teander County Nevada lies twenty miles west of Travno and seventy miles from Hattie Mountain. The district spans about twenty square miles with a population around 680. Altitude is about 5140 feet, climate good though oppressive heat in summer. No Algerian deaths recorded. a physician is willing to relocate but local medical care is scarce.
In Utah the eastern markets are viewed as steady, with few debt issues preventing business. State manufacturers report good dividends, late harvests expected with Nava and irrigated farms strong. Sheep and cattle fattening, banks well funded with loans at reasonable rates, and a rising trend in registered stock sales reflecting improving conditions.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes spring footwear with emphasis on fit and comfort. Mentions new styles and careful dressers, but details and brand names are unclear due to garbled OCR. The piece reads like a promotional notice for shoes and fashion accessories.
An archaic fragment tells of an immense temple buried by plants and time, where a vanished people planned a hidden society. A tale merges myth with speculation about a powerful ancient race and doomed monuments, recalling a strange saga from a fictional press.
A garbled magazine excerpt portrays a speaker recalling American oratory and a stern foreman revealing harsh labor realities. The text intermingles distorted phrases about equality, labor, and peroration, concluding with a provocative rebuttal about wages and life under the foreman.
A messy excerpt features invented names and phrases, mentioning a Brylley Tongrne, Quetivas, and Swot Agony Seta. It cites New Zealand municipal candidates and a mention of Rootuian, with fragmented dialogue about guardianship and restraint. The garbled text resembles OCR noise without a clear news event.
A technical discussion outlines methods to evaluate timber by studying growth rings in species like yellow poplar. It details ring counting from outer edges inward, measuring ring width, clark wood markings, and additional data such as bark width and tree height to assess regional growth differences and commercial potential.
A fragmented report cites A. Daggen and F. Moridan on railroad costs and the need to fund a National School of Telegraphy and Railwork. They argue for a 200,000 shortage solution to support transportation departments and railroads amid wartime pressures and policy reforms.
A Cedar Rapids item notes T H Carr Druggist outlines a plan to furnish Hinyn weul for railway operation training. It seeks young men for promotion and to learn rail transport, export, and logistics. The program involves hundreds of thousands of dollars in support and expert instruction. Cedar Rapids Aug 10. Local want ads.
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