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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
10
The article profiles Mrs. Vincent Astor and fellow Y M C A workers aiding American soldiers in France through meals, dances, and support. It notes 20 volunteers assisting about 2,000 troops, with logistics and morale efforts described, alongside fashion items and Christmas shopping tips in a separate section.
Instructions describe making a layered biscuit style shortcake with orange slices and a light glaze. Mix flour and baking powder, cut in shortening, form soft dough, divide into two parts, bake, then sandwich with orange segments. Prepare sugar syrup with water or juice, pour over cake, crown with sliced oranges.
A fragmented tip suggests a method to clean white laces by rubbing with flour, washing similarly to coal, then drying and squeezing, followed by stiffening in milk and pressing on a padded board with the wrong side up. The text is garbled but centers on preservation and cleaning techniques.
An editorial fragment urges Americans to ensure milk consumption, arguing a third to a quart per person and stating families should have three quarts before eating meat. It claims milk is the best source of mineral salts like lime and is evident in cooking, highlighting its importance.
Idaho opponents pressed Idaho public utilities commission during a subpoenaed hearing on hydroelectric feasibility. Witness Ducus said he lacks formal hydroelectric training and based charges on observation, contending Idaho could have more than 5,009,000 horsepower of water power and that power could be delivered at 13-4 cents per kilowatt, versus residents paying 8 to 10 dollars per ton for coal.
The Red Cross fiscal report for 1924 shows every donated dollar funds relief work, with only two cents per dollar covering overhead. National HQ expenses come from membership funds, while over a thousand overseas workers and thousands of volunteers support relief.
Greene County report shows 23 year old salesman Bert Storms of Tradner, representing the American Glycerine Company, killed when 600 quarts of nitro glycerine and 50 pounds of dynamite detonated on Noah Deshtelda’s farm near Greensburg about 6 tonight, shattering windows within a mile.
London notes that Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secretary Balfour changed plans to meet President Wilson in Paris and may have him come to London after Christmas. In Paris, Bourreals and Count de Constant briefed the Associated Press on league of nations discussions and a draft plan for its constitution.
Paris reports that Marshal Foch visited President Wilson in Paris in a modest dress, eschewing full regalia. Foch conveyed that a visit by him to America would be an even greater honor, while Wilson called the Franco American friendship the greatest honor France could receive.
The United States Department of Agriculture researchers study disease free alfalfa strains to combat the common yellowing disease affecting alfalfa crops. Seed from resistant alfalfa hybrids has been sown in the west to boost stocks and safeguard fields as time passes. The piece includes a poetic interlude by Elsie E. Barkett reflecting on time and loss.
Fragmented advertisement claims a single constitutional remedy for Deafness caused by catarrh. It argues that the mucous tube of the ear becomes inflamed, leading to rumbling sounds and hearing loss, and promises to restore normal function. Sold with a money back offer and circulars from J Cheney Co. Toledo Ohio.
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