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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
6
Christmas shopping bursts across town with ads for coal and groceries, photo parlors, frames, stamps, clothing, and jewelry. Notable mentions include Sooy’s gallery, The Toggery blue stamps, Weatherby’s poultry display, and J S Carver & Sons grocers offering fresh produce and olives.
The spring term trial calendar for the District Court lists cases set to proceed. dates include January 5 and January 6 1904 with motions and demurrers noted. Probate calendar entries follow into January 8 1904 and extended dates through February 12 1904, covering equity, divorce, and law actions among various parties and banks.
An advertisement touts Peery Bros purbaat Fiakes as pure food amid adulterated products. It claims a special machine produces large white creamy flakes that are easily prepared and digested and offered in full two-pound packets at grocers for 1b0?
Equity and law actions listed with parties such as Ernest Bertram Martha A. Watts L. R. Rogers Adolph Elliott James C. Wangsgaard Gertrude Watkins New York and Utah Paper Co Liberty Irrigation Co John W F Volker Lula E Hardy Jesse Moore and State of Utah with hearings scheduled between February and March 1904 including motion and divorce cases and a stated charge of intent to commit a crime.
Prisoners at the County Jail joined in a Christmas feast of roast beef sweet potatoes cranberry sauce and cake while awaiting District Court trials. A second group at the City Jail received roast beef mashed potatoes parsnips plum pudding fruit coffee and nuts as staff conveyed holiday goodwill.
A five year old boy, grandson of David Allway, fractured his leg above the ankle after being thrown from a bob sled while coasting on East Seventh street. He is visiting his grandparents for the holidays and was riding with other boys.
The John Scowcroft and Sons wholesale firm honored Willard Scowcroft secretary treasurer with a cut glass punch bowl and glass set. About eighty employees gathered to present the gift after a speech by James Wotherspoon praising Scowcroft’s leadership of the credit department and the firm’s mutual gains.
E A Northrop arrives from New York to assist Frank Francia in launching the Daily Morning Examiner in Ogden. He criticizes Salt Lake papers, urges Ogden to embrace a local morning paper, and predicts 1500 subscribers by January 1 with Associated Press dispatches via leased wire.
W S Bail) of Texas reports his wife suffered five years with arm paralysis before trying Ballard's Snow Liniment. He claims it cured her and he also used it on old sores frostbites and skin eruptions. Available for 2c 5Qc $1.00 from Cave and Cave stores at Washington Ave and Depot Drug Store.
The United Commercial Travelers of America announce a special round trip excursion from Ogden to Salt Lake City on December 28 1903. The train departs Ogden at 555 pm and returns from Salt Lake at midnight with a $1.00 round trip fare. Attendees can reach the Marle Wainwright performance at Salt Lake Theatre.
Ogden set for heavy business as W. H. Wright Sons & Co begins its annual yearance sale. The firm promises substantial price reductions on seasonable goods for the public, with the sale running from tomorrow morning through January 15th.
Services at St. Joseph s begin with mass at 5 30 am followed by 8 36 am and a remass at 10 30 am The Syvenile choir will sing at the first mass with instrumental accompaniment The last mass features St Joseph s efficient choir with Ogden s noted singers and grand music Decorations are elaborate coordinated by a devoted group to beautify the worship space
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