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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
1
Anadvertisedhealthsspreadpromotes internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to improve digestion and liver kidney function. It claims clear skin, alertness, and vitality for both women and men, contrasting with unhealthy appearances of the past. The piece urges daily morning use as a quick, remarkable change.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to clear nasal passages and relieve cold symptoms. It claims fast relief from congestion without fatigue or headaches, urging readers to ask their druggist for a bottle. The piece sits amid wire service dispatches from Berlin and Koblenz on German political turmoil and Allied control.
Ogden citizens question Red Cross planning as relief efforts extend beyond Christmas. Chairman Carver says conditions now create greater opportunities for American aid, with home camps and soldiers receiving Red Cross care. Funds will sustain efforts, with appeals for continued support and a plan to involve children through school auxiliaries and a voluntary twenty five cent annual enrollment.
Washington. A joint recreation program by the Surgeon General and the American Red Cross aims to keep military hospital patients cheerful and engaged. Rolling out now in 25 hospitals, it targets maimed and shell shocked men, using tailored games and exercises to stimulate dormant muscles and improve social activity while aiding recovery.
Washington December 10. Navy plans disclosed by Rear Admiral Cuonte show 29 battleships with 10,000 men to stay in active service after March 1. Additional ships will be in reserve or in various force deployments. overall fleet strength includes cruisers, submarines, transports, and support craft with thousands of sailors and a broader personnel pool.
A promotional medical note urges prompt action against colds and bronchitis with Br Kings New Discovery. It promises quick relief from throat irritation watery eyes and cough when used as directed and emphasizes keeping it on hand for sudden illnesses.
An old ad copy touts Dr King s New Life Fille as a mild non habit forming bowel cleanser that promotes healthy regularity. The text emphasizes natural pleasant effects and a comfortable experience, with a price note of 86 cents in the ad.
Poincare is greeted with a grand welcome in Mulhouse with a 700000 francs public subscription for reconstruction and a gold model commemorating the reunification to France. A parade in Paris follows with flowers and an ovation as official government celebrations continue from Strassburg to Colmar.
Haynei Misa Margaree Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, arrives in Brest to join the presidential party. She will accompany the president on the trip to Paris. The arrival follows routine travel preparations and official announcements for the foreign visit.
New York reports indicate Harry Thaw, long a focus of sensational trials, will be moved for trial after January. District Attorney Edward Swann says Thaw, held at a Pennsylvania hospital, will be returned to New York to answer indictments for kidnapping and assault against Frederick Gimp, a Kansas City boy.
Vice President Marshall presided over a cabinet meeting in Washington at President Wilsons request while the president was en route to Europe. The session was informal with no presidential powers exercised and no business requiring the presidents attention. Secretary McAdoo bade farewell as he steps down, to be succeeded Monday by Carter Glass.
Commissioner Jones was set to present the investigation report on the Kellier case at the city commissioners meeting, but it was postponed due to Mayor Brownley’s absence. The piece questions why costly measures were used for the inquiry when no findings are to be reported, noting public funds spent on counsel, a court stenographer, witnesses, and related expenses.
A five minute recipe uses a pint of auger and half a pint of boiling water with Menthe-Laxene from a 244 ounce bottle. Pour into a bore or fat, shake well, and take a raspoonful four to eight times daily for head or chest colds and coughs. The ad touts Mentke-Laxonie as penetrating healing and curative, claims physicians prescribe it, and urges asking a druggist to sell it now with a money back guarantee.
A lay reader questions Commissioner Janos and his department about spending and firing the weapon they serve, asking the editor to obtain an explanation. The writer offers to contribute funds to cover space in the paper rather than city costs.
Salt Lake Rotary heard H W Prickett of Utahs traffic service bureau warn that new federal tariff plans threaten Utah by targeting California prices. He cited proposed 2 and 20 percent increases on plaster shipments and canned gas and noted confectionery goods shipments from Salt Lake to California would rise, hurting Utahs 89 percent surplus and forcing products from Utah out of California markets.
Phe will travel to San Francisco this week to address a joint Brejrh's commission and object to any proposal that would raise freight rates between Utah and California without a matching adjustment in the western tariff. The move signals unresolved tensions over transportation costs and regional pricing.
New York activists led by the National Woman's Trade Union League urged reopening the case on 150 women ordered dismissed by the War Labor Board. The protest highlighted alleged fundamental rights infringement and urged coordinated mobilization of workers with employers and community at large.
Contracts totaling about 140 000 dollars were awarded for a new barracks complex at Fort Douglas including a mess hall kitchen and barracks for hospital corpsmen. Lynch-Cannon Engineering of Baltimore will handle concrete work and related construction with some material shipments pending.
Plans describe mess hall and kitchen crews serving a general hospital. Buildings behind barracks will become hospital units with connected passageways. Structures will be wool clad, heated for comfort, and designed for several years of use after conversion.
Dispatch from Copenhagen reports a clash where soldiers and workers’ group members attempted to disarm Uhlans. The effort led to beatings and the detachment was ordered out after troops and workers clashed. No casualty figures were provided. Meanwhile in Salt Lake City officials plan to extend the war community service for another year to aid returning soldiers with employment and housing by operating a registration bureau at the Commercial Club.
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