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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
3
The Orpheum theatre opened a vaudeville bill praised by patrons for fast pace and broad laughter. Actresses and performers ranged from a Chinese singer to slack-wire experts, with James O Grady and Ed Warren also delivering strong turns. The revue included dancing, burlesque bits, and a comedic finale, drawing a high-energy, mixed-age audience.
George C. Wersler of 2050 Washington avenue circulates a petition gathering signatures to urge the city commission to pave Washington Avenue from Twenty-third Street to south city limits with standard asphalt pavement. The plan would place a twenty-one foot streetcar portion under same surface, seek state aid to cover about half the cost, and create the street as a state highway. Wersler explains property owners could bear roughly $2.85 per front foot over ten years, with the goal of uniform paving along the carriageway.
Miss Nash, daughter of Captain Rush, U.S. Navy, joins the Theater Francaise at the Garrick in New York. She has studied drama in France Italy and Germany, speaking three languages fluently after five years in Paris.
A fire last night around 10 o'clock consumed the residence of A. Mal Anderson on Riverdale Road while the family was away. Neighbors spotted flames and summoned Ogden Fire Department, but the building was already a total loss despite rapid response. A preliminary belief suggests the blaze may have started from an overheated stove.
George Wessler asserts Washington Avenue property owners deserve state assistance for pavement improvements. He argues a decade to pay and cooperation with the streetcar company can deliver a greatly improved street at minimal cost.
An advertisement claims freezone removes corns and calluses with a few drops applied to a gently irritated area. It promises painless removal of corn, callus, or hardened skin, lifting the offender without pain. A quarter-ounce bottle costs little at drug stores.
The Ogden Elks lodge announces their annual benefit dramatic production at the Orpheum theatre on March 5 and 6. Entitled A Night in a Cabaret the show blends a tabloid musical comedy with vaudeville acts. Local talent will star under director C J Lewis who plans to recruit about a dozen young men and women for the two performances. He will begin rehearsals mid February bringing the cast scores and costumes.
Local readers report rapid relief from stomach trouble after trying buckthorn bark and glycerine mixed with Adlertia. An advertisement claims the product flushes the entire alimentary tract and stops constipation, touting its quick effects sold at Rad, Ron’s Pharmacy.
The Griffith Inez photodrama Civilization 13 debuts at the Alhambra theater next week after a tryout at Hudson Arena. Critics hailed it as surpassing The Birth of a Nation with lifelike photography, acting, and settings. The plot follows Count Ferdinand, inventor of a devastating ymarine weapon, and his romance with Katherine Valdevan amid military tension and a women’s peace movement called the Mothers of Men.
In Arcadia the mutinous crew kill Count Ferdinnend after the hall opens the submarine valves. The king seeks to recover Ferdinnend’s brain to access the submarine secret as Ferdinnend’s body is discarded. Ferdinnend wanders the border of life and death until a vision of Christ grants him redemption and a vow to teach love over hate.
Sixty four tax title deeds were entered in the outgang county recorder records for December. Most properties are undeveloped farms with many lots deemed valuable and rising in value. Former owners may reclaim by paying taxes and fees. otherwise lands will pass to purchasers when titles are cleared. Warranty deeds include Ward to Raymond Ward and Florence Chate lain for parts of Bee 18 and Sec 19, T 7 NR 1 E. Jensen Creamery Co. part of Lot 2, Block 237, Part A. McAlister to Carney and Carney for Lot 16, Ser. 1, T 16. Bellourh to Ellen Bullough for Lots 10 and 11, Block 3, Stephens’ Bratmatellion. Deaths tax editor.
A long reader piece discusses the question of automobile ownership. It notes many cannot afford a car due to cost and necessity, citing an editorial from the Chicago Daily News about health, finances, and the appeal of owning a vehicle for health and recreation, while acknowledging most cannot buy one. The piece ends with a paraphrase about affordability and a car for every man.
Readable fragments mention Wall's Cotareh Cur, CHESEY, Ya Yates, and rebeertted figures in December A. O. with references to GLEAN Senate kus. and HX CHERET & CO. Details are sparse and obscured by OCR errors, but names and places point to a regional notice page with scattered personal and organizational references.
The piece argues volume lowers per car costs via permanent working teams, standardized parts, and internal manufacturing to hit price targets. It contrasts high price with rising value, notes home life and worker earning power, and reflects on winter customs at El Paso about 4000 feet up, where temps swing from warm days to freezing nights and strong winds mark spring.
Reporter describes the border camp near El Paso on January 3 noting soldiers are housed in heated huts with camel- or brick stoves, roofing paper walls, and wooden huts replacing canvas. Officers and tents are boarded, reflecting improved shelter and comfort compared with wartime conditions.
Chicago January 4 The Montgomery Ward & Co directors announced a bonus of from one to five weeks salary scaled to length of service. Affected are Chicago employees and branches in Portland Oregon, Gary Indiana, Fort Worth Texas, and several smaller factories nationwide. The award complements a wage increase in 1916 averaging well over 10 percent.
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