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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1916
Page
4
A domestic dispute unfolds as Carter Brett pressures David to accept blame for a disaster at Colony Park, while Cora shields him and vows independence. The piece also shifts to fashion notes and a family rift as life continues amid strain and transition.
Railroad men eye a huge turnout for the patriotic parade with 700 Southern Pacific employees to march. Preparations for the First Continental Congress presentation and Thursday patriotic parade are underway as festival volunteers finalize floats, scenery, and searchlights at the Tambra Theatre. Local committees urge orderly preparations and expect crowds to fill the city over the three day event.
Amid talk of Lenore Ulrich in The Conflict the narrator shares Lenore and Amal Goro ih HATTER. recipes for sweetbreads and a beef steak pie. The scene at Edna Goodrich's restaurant draws praise for the dish while Winifred Kingston endorses a similar steak pie.
W. 2. W. Zeller chairs plans for Harvest and Fashion Show specials including the hidden money feature from last year. Prizes in three class sizes for best bent decorated window. A scavenger style hunt offers $3 in gold to the first contestant delivering correct 41 letter flot. Harvest queen chosen by a four member committee with city officials. queen and attendants announced soon with preparations for Friday and Saturday events at the Alhambra.
Manager IL EL Skinner announced the Alhambra will host a stock company next season. Val Halette was enlisted to head the troupe for a six week Hudson Avenue engagement, with possible extension. Four nights of plays begin each week, plus motion pictures on select days. Special scenery is being prepared and box seats will be added near the proscenium.
In an interview on the practice amid concerns over malt liquors and domestic wines in Testa Tanta, Mayor A. Th Heywood cites policy aims of informing and controlling inflation. He says measures were shared with press representatives and that the council seeks to balance public interest with eventual approval of the proposed ordinance.
The fragment expresses that if adjournment is reached before all who wish to speak have spoken, another evening will be set. It asserts the commission’s hope to serve the people and carry out their duties.
Chicago readers learn of an impending federal court move to order appraisers to inspect the home of Edward W Morrison a eccentric millionaire to locate a rumored buried cache. Attorneys claim large sums moved through his hands and a secret hiding place may exist. tomorrow Attorney J J Ward will be asked to produce books and records.
National Geographic Magazine notes the Rainbow as the world’s largest natural bridge at about 203 feet high, capable of spanning the U.S. Capitol site. The piece compares bridges in Italy and New York’s Plathran building, and cites numerous global safety museums and industrial hygiene institutes across Europe, the United States, and Canada.
An elderly women’s testimonial declares Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved hot flashes dizziness and other menopausal symptoms. The ad touts the product as safe and effective for middle aged and older women, urging others to try it.
Texas results show Senator Charles A. Culberson leading incumbent Oscar Colquitt by about 75,000 votes in the Democratic runoff. Culberson sweeps border counties except for Terrel County, while Colquitt trails after the July primary. Washington reports confirm a Culberson majority of 75,000 and White House officials hail the victory as a sign of continued administration support. A separate note from Manchester records a city police pay raise for 20 officers amid rising living costs.
An old advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal back pain remedy since 1696. It urges daily use of three to four capsules, claims nationalized Dutch approval, and promotes 25c to $1.00 packaging with a money back guarantee. Also includes unrelated musings and a wartime anecdote.
A misread aid scene unfolds when a course of first aid left a muted aftermath. A picnic accident ends with a man breaking a walking aid and a patient requiring bandages. Healy cheers from the crowd as the injured party is taken to the hospital for care.
An article describes a device by Dr Carl von Dreger that powers a lamp solely by muscular effort. The user presses a lever with the thumb to drive cog wheels, generating incandescence without batteries. The lamp remains lit for minutes after effort ends, aided by a return spring.
In a New England town in the last century Mr Churrl endured the loss of four wives all buried in one plot. He moved the remains to another cemetery but the hours grew tangled. His New England conscience stopped him from using the old headstones and he sourced new markers bearing the inscription Here Lies Mannah Church and prob.
A damaged OCR fragment honors Emily Cherch with garbled, unclear lines and scattered names. The text references memory, tears, and burial, but the fragmentary passage is hard to interpret and contains likely misspellings and misattributions.
A marginal, period piece from Youth's Companion recounts a travel anecdote in Ann slook county Maine. A French traveler in a station smoking room confuses ticket types as the agent explains a stealth to Lewiston and a return to the current town. The exchange ends with a humorous miscue about return tickets.
Exchange notes there are fifty seven ocean deeps deeper than 8000 feet from 500 spunl ings, with 22 in the Pacific, 18 in the Atlantic, and five in the Indian Ocean. These deeps cover about seven percent of the ocean floor.
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