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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
6
A vintage ad advises nightly facial care using Cuticura Ointment and Soap to improve complexion by cleansing and softening the skin. The spotty prose promises quick results, praises fragrance and gentleness, and notes samples available by mail order from Cuticura in Boston with address details.
Officials said more than fifty thousand farmers have applied for mortgage loans totaling about 150 million dollars, vastly exceeding the funds available after the twelve farm loan banks organize. Most applications are from the South and West as requests keep pouring in daily. The exact bank locations will be announced after December 20. Immediate loans will require the banks to lend most of their capital to borrowers, with interest expected around four and a half to five percent.
Washington speech by Ruthe MM. Tollis, insurance superintendent, advocates universal health insurance. He argues premiums paid by companies mainly cover expenses and profits, calling the system morally wrong and in need of immediate reform.
President Wilson nominated James Alexander Nuning of Quincy California for reappointment to the land office at Susanville California. The action places Nuning in the role amid the ongoing land office oversight and management in the state.
A merchant’s wife suffers severe stomach trouble and loss of appetite until a quoted patent remedy, buckshorn terks and glycerine, is claimed to instantly aid the entire digestive tract, relieve sour stomach and prevent appendicitis, with aggressive advertising by A. H. Melelyre Terug Co.
Dr. Jordan, educator and international peace advocate, spoke at Logan’s Agricultural College in the morning chapel and again at an evening Lyceum lecture on Europe’s war. He argued war harms nations, blamed a few powerful men for the conflict, and praised peace efforts while noting Mexican leader Diaz’s influence and U.S. nonrecognition of certain figures.
Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge of New York, president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, addressed the Nav NonA Amgi Suffrage convention. She argued against political duties for women, urging preservation of American womanhood and civic participation through nonpartisan charitable and educational work, warning of radical elements in anti suffrage ranks.
Prohibition leaders from the National Temperance Council and allied groups gathered in Washington to plan nationwide prohibition and liquor advertising bans. Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Harvey W. Wiley are among speakers. religious and political organizations join committees urging parties to adopt national prohibition platforms.
A bank official endorses Foley Kidney Pills. The ad claims kidneys purify the blood and relieve aches back pain and bladder issues, citing T. J. Norrell and A. T. McIntyre Tag Co. as sources in a promotional catalog style notice.
Berlin reports the Belgian government handed a protest to Germany over the Nelgiana deportation. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claims the action aligns with the Hague convention while denying scenes of horror. The piece notes work was required for mobilization and raw materials were requested per army needs.
A local notice offers two thousand free Gauze Condensed Treatment packs to readers who sign the coupon. The ad claims root-cause relief and permanent results and promises free postage for the first package sent by return mail.
A vintage notice offers a free coupon for a park treatment tied to C. E. Gaubs at 9456 Male Street, Marshall, Michigan. The odd phrasing suggests a mall distribution and requires the claimant to write their name and address on dotted lines to redeem.
Washington Hee reports at the National Rivers and Harbors Congress that canals offer relief for overloaded railways by moving low class freight off the rails. Senator Chamberlain accuses railroads of inflating rates to block river and harbor improvements.
The news of Hugharest’s fall brings sorrow and mortification, seen as inevitable since Argechy battle. Despite German victories, Swiss reports show the German hundred mark bill weakened to a low price, offering little consolation. Allies urged to accelerate action and coordinate resources.
Delinquent stocks listed for the Warren Irrigation Company of Weber County Utah will be offered at public sale at the Public School House in Warren on December 16, 1916 at 5 PM to satisfy assessed delinquencies plus advertising costs. Names and amounts due are specified for each stockholder per board resolution dated May 10, 1916.
Liberty and Pedro fight guards in a Chihuahua fortress prison. Pedro overturns a table then breaks free, carries a guard, and shakes loose a path to freedom as Liberty endures a dank dungeon aided by a hidden crevice. They plot rescue of Major Winston’s force amid a perilous escape setting.
The American troopers, cornered by Lopez and his men, hushedly dug a sand trench to protect their wounded major as the assault raged. Lopez, pursuing brutal gains, watched his forces crumble under relentless U S fire until a last stand turned to retreat. The valley echoed with gunfire as both sides suffered, and the battle waned with the dead and wounded scattered.
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