30 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
1
A garbled report notes Glory Bel costs in Ogden will stay ten cents while variations in another item reach around fifteen cents. The piece hints at shifting market rules or countermeasures but preserves the core claim that ten cent shines remain standard in Ogden with localized exceptions.
Ogden residents favor William Jennings Bryan for president in 1920, citing his pro prohibition stance, woman suffrage support, labor-friendliness, and world peace ideals as advanced by Guy Johnson. Separately, cedar quail, waxwings, and grosbeaks were seen in cedar trees, driven from hills by hunger and foraging seeds, with vivid plumage observed in a late Sunday sighting.
Commissioner of Public Safety Milex L. Jones issues an immediate order demanding the return of all special officer badges labeled as atars. Night watchmen at city plants are affected. badges must be surrendered to the police department. Officials say incoming city leaders will not oversee these officers.
Union of Weber County to meet January 5 1920 at the Pivot on Grant Avenue. Officers to be introduced include President H A Selp Methodist Vice President Tod Thomas Congregational Secretary Jones Heringer Christian Treasurer W N Looney Baptist and other church representatives from Methodist Congregational Christian Baptist and Presbyterian groups. Discussion will cover union operation and conduct.
Karl Hopkins of the Geden school system departed Sunday afternoon for Idaho to attend the state convention of teachers. He will address the two open meetings during the week and return to Ogden on Friday.
An aged advertisement fragment urges use of a preventative cold remedy with phrases like LAXA TIYR BROMO QUININE tablets. The box shows a signator or signature and a price of 20r, reflecting period packaging and sales language.
A meeting organized a Quorum of Seventy with officers including Alfred Suppuertil and M. Wardy. The group, attended by about forty-four members, discussed leadership and organizational roles, with Cornelius Vatte and Joseph Havsisan noted among central figures.
Miles L. Jones, retiring city official, announces plans for a vacation before resuming duties as head of the Miles L. Jones Tee company after a four year term with the city administration. A new commissioner will assume his duties upon his return in January.
Officials of the Salt Lake division of the Southern Pacific railway will meet at Carlin to discuss fuel conservation. Attending from San Francisco will be officers of the general offices. Ogden staff include B A McNean, David Hickey, nervous Weeks, A M Mead, W J Toy, plus A W Stant, 5 Small, and Paul Jones. The session will focus on conserving fuel and avoiding coal use.
A patient from Village Springs Alabama suffered a severe kidney attack for three weeks and could barely leave bed. After taking Foley Kidney Pills the pain eased after a few doses and fully cured, with no recurrence. A. R. Mcintyre Drug Co. advertises the remedy.
Lord Buckminster, former lord chancellor, in the House of Lords warned the middle class in Great Britain is being ground to powder by current conditions. He defined the middle class as small earners such as civil servants, factory workers, lawyers, writers, and schoolmasters, who sacrifice to help their children’s education. He argued inflation shifts wealth to others and that destroying this class would imperil the nation’s future, urging awareness of the crisis.
Five Belgian steamer Anton Van Veter survivors endure a night clinging to wreckage off St. Shott's Newfoundland after the vessel drove on rocks. Fishermen watch as rescue boats fail to reach the stricken ship amid heavy seas and breaking surf.
Yonkers New York December 29 Pauline Walt long noted light opera singer died at her home here of pneumonia She sang on stage for more than 40 years Born in Cincinnati fifty nine years ago her real name Pauline Fredericka Smudgegot She began as a ballet dancer at fifteen and later joined the chorus of a MIGHT opera company She originated the part of Erminie in the popular opera in New York the show toured the country She led her own company from 1892 appearing as Vivian Bark of Tinerentlands and acted in Cyrano de Bergerac and other musical comedies She married Edward White in 1881 and later George B McClellan in 1891 They had a daughter Paine Kyminie McClellan Survives her mother.
Washington December 29. Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor condemned the commission report on wage earners and employers as incomplete and urged reconsideration of provisions limiting cooperation between workers and employers. He argued organized labor remains a citizenship issue and called for constructive, permanent changes to reduce industrial friction while leaving negotiations to employers with government guidance.
New York report describes thawing and reviving twelve frozen turtles arriving by steamship Tivives from Port Limon. Electric baths and steam heat were used after the ship reached colder waters, with a dock shelter fitted for warmth and a derrick to move the reptiles.
New York reports a relief effort in Broussa where Armenian girls rescued from harems are matched with husbands. Lieutenant Chester Forrester Dunham, from Chicago, says the Near East Relief civilizes marriages by pairing willing couples after careful investigation and consent.
The Brownies, a group of young passenger girls recruited during the war, have left government service. Regarded as smarter and quicker than boys, they wore special brown dituses supplied by authorities. The report notes mixed feelings of lament at their departure and pride in their efficiency as they return to civilian life.
Local coal dealers say large shipments are arriving daily to meet demand. Reports indicate ample supplies of coal are reaching yards, easing earlier shortages as deliveries continue and markets stabilize amid ongoing activity.
Berlin December report on Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha widow of Prince Philip. Daughter of King Leopold II she claims about 40 million francs from her father’s estate, now living in Milan after exchange rates yield about 50 000 kronen. The account notes a costly lifestyle and distant relation to monarchy.
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