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The business office will be open 3 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily except Sunday. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
5
The business office will be open 3 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily except Sunday. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
The standard weekly ad changes must be submitted by Thursday noon for the Saturday edition. Advertisers are urged to plan ahead to ensure their notices appear in the evening paper.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures tonight. A potential snow event exists for the northern portion on Wednesday.
The funeral for Meter J Salisbury who died in Salt Lake on December 14 will be held at Digran's Ontario Club gold medal series venue on Monday night.
The listing covers a December schedule of obsequies for Seher J Salisbury with a 2 p.m. interment at City Cemetery, plus announcements for funeral parlors in Ogden. It also highlights local commerce from markets and book stores to furniture, meat markets, bowling alleys, and photo parlors, reflecting a busy community page with ads, licenses, and social notices.
The body in the lake is identified as Anthony Kither of Springville Utah. Letters found on the body point to a past romance with Bertha in Provo and a possible move to California. An inquest will conclude tomorrow at 2 PM after letters were opened, unleashing a strong odor and prompting officials to clear the room.
Christmas dinner offerings abound at T. B. Evans & Co with fowls celery tea coffee salt and pepper highlighted as seasonal essentials. Aimed at making every table a winner with white celery and other pantry staples.
A special Rio Grande Western run will serve the University of Utah game against the Cantisle Indians with Richard Caryer performing. Train departs Ogden at 8 10 a m December 10 and returns Salt Lake at 6 03 p m and 11 55 p m fare one dollar round trip.
The quarterly conference of the U M I A Weber Stake will be held in the Ogden Tabernacle on Saturday December 19. One meeting only begins at Spain. Full attendance of officers and members requested. public cordially invited. Elizabeth Y Stanford president Maggie Chambers secretary
Cripple Creek report states Cal Verdeck Lurg announced troops guarding mines will be pulled to central camps. Military force in the district will be reduced to 350 men.
The Creamery restaurant has been purchased by Jem and Dewey of New York. Old bills will be paid by former proprietors Youen and Ming. The new managers invite old customers and many new ones to visit. In memory of Harriet Hubbard Ayer a shelter for friendless women will be built in this city by the Seven Poor Travelers association. Twenty five charter members have signed incorporation papers and several thousands of dollars have been pledged to support the project.
A short anecdote recalls P. T. Barnum at the circus entrance where a man asked to enter without paying. Barnum replied you can pay without going in but you cannot go in without paying, illustrating his practical rule for admission.
Real estate transfers list from Ellis County Recorder noting: Lucretia Bizarrio and Peter Christian sen transfer blocks 14 15 16 17 46 47 48 49 50 51 Riverside Park addition for $200. Avelia T Shelburne to A M Crocker lot 21 block 24 Nob Hill addition for $100. J K Dickinson to Julia A Ning lots 23 24 Moffetts subdivision for $50. Julia A Rings to Annie Dickinson lots 23 2 Moffetts subdivision for $10.
A Stockton dispatch reports a large strikers meeting demanding control of the Hodson mine. Local military units may be called, as unrest grows despite a quiet surface. Mine owners vow to resist any forcible seizure of the works.
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Terghid quotes a man calling a woman natural and the woman retorts that only her frame is natural, implying gender expectations clash with perceived authenticity. The misread source spelling suggests a period piece dialogue.
The Ogden area fire department faced two calls within half an hour. A barn owned by Mrs Mollis at Twenty third and Lincoln, used by Ogden Carpet Furniture Co, sustained about 200 dollars in damage with unknown cause. A second fire at Thirty fret and Madison, in a building owned by William Giddings and occupied by a man named Smith, started in the kitchen and caused about ten dollars in loss.
A lively contest unfolds as Salt Lake papers push to establish a Ogden morning daily on January 1. The Herald offers incentives to sign long contracts to curb Ogden’s morning paper, while canvassers target Ogden readers. The Standard watches, with mixed local impact and hopes Ogden’s independence from Salt Lake outlets.
The excerpt recalls a critical period when Salt Lake papers could have wiped Ogden from the railroad map. It warns a future test may reveal similar bias, noting the Examiner Herald and local dailies versus the Standard, with public interest in the outcome.
A New York News snippet reports a humorous exchange at a city wedding. The groom jokes about running and walking as officials navigate the ceremony. The alderman remarks on the tense mood while the bridegroom elect defends his pace.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote shows a tense exchange where one man accuses another of being accompanied by his wife at a railway station. The reply denies the claim and counters with a remark about anger. The fragment signals a domestic misidentification amid a public setting.
A terse exchange shows a young lawyer admitting he has exhausted his means while the old attorney questions the likelihood of their client winning. The dialogue hints at financial strain impacting strategy and the seriousness of the case.
A Wright's store display ad in the Standard prompts over 500 children to write to Santa Claus. Readers note the newspaper’s reach as essential, with many responses published and significant local impact on Ogden subscriptions and awareness.
The Nooxville Journal and Tribune reports on John Dowle dismissing critics as the supply of fools keeps him from engaging in raven business, signaling a broader discussion on market ethics and leadership.
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