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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
8
Dorothy Dix records women discussing wartime strain and resilience. They note how mothers and daughters alter goals and behavior as the conflict reshapes lives, values, and hopes, with stories of brave transformation amid fear and loss.
Four women reflect on how conflict has altered vanity, fear, and daily concerns. They recall prior anxieties over fashion and status fading as they shift focus to sons in aviation camps, rationing, and welfare of soldiers. War broadens purpose and quiets petty worries.
A letter from a Christopher, Illinois resident describes four years of irregularities and weakness and claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. She notes prior doctors failed and praises the medicine’s effectiveness for female trouble. The lauding letter urges others to seek information from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragment lists meatless meal ideas using potatoes and marrowfat beans with walnuts for five, plus a rice pie. It cites steps for cooking potatoes in water, seasoning, and serving with butters or walnuts, and includes odd garbled lines about croissants and rusks.
London reporting, General Maude, conqueror of Destad, died in a Mesopotamian army hospital and is buried in the British cemetery near Baghdad. A wooden cross marks his grave as wreaths and ribbons from Baghdad residents and Jewish schools honor his memory. The obituary praises his leadership, detail orientation, and discipline, noting his modesty and insistence on giving credit to subordinates.
The California Industrial Commission issues a warning about the danger of warming automobiles in closed garages on cold mornings. The circular notes drivers often run engines to warm up while the car sits idle, especially harmful in older garages and vehicles.
The excerpt warns that carbon monoxide from exhaust can pollute a room and harm workers. It then notes 1918 auto license fee schedules: cars up to 25 HP five dollars, 25 to 40 HP ten dollars, over 40 HP sixteen dollars, commercial vehicles ten, and hoteliers or similar fees two dollars.
An Ogden father describes his wartime sacrifice and support, noting two of his songs are in the war effort and praising a remedy that eased severe stomach trouble. He endorses the product as a cure for various ailments and promises satisfaction or refund.
Leonard Taylor a young crippled boy drew astonished reactions at the Orpheum theater during a soldiers benefit show. Interest surged to place him on a Pan Tage vaudeville circuit with planned songs, and T Earl Pardee helped secure his engagement as organizers seek a wider tour.
Ernest Dudler, 41, of 306 East Twenty-fifth South Street, used a .38 revolver to kill himself at 3:55 p.m. in a park near the city and county building after a period of despondency over financial worries. He left a note addressed to friends and the press, but its contents were cut off in the purse text.
A fragmentary report references Wali and a group of friends, with a postscript about a tepid informant and a brother. It mentions Arthur Witlape and a White Savage Motor company tied to a Dudler, and notes taxing penalise talk and a drive to Done Idaho later that week. The piece hints at national tension and public aid from attorneys, amid broader concerns on literacy and protection by government.
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In Salt Lake County, Simon Bamberger announced changes in local boards across Summit, Park City, Coalville, Trop counties. Nearly 300 Salt Lake lawyers were called to service. five declined or failed to accept assignments as reported by James Woile, chairman of the county legal advisory board.
An illustrated report on the county farm bureau’s year will be shown next week using an allowed stereopticon. Bureau members D, UD,3teKay, M. St, Jacobn, W. P. Thames, M. PF Brown and James A Haus will speak as meetings occur in Liberty, Huatsytle Eden, West Warren, Went Weder, Pinin City, Fare Wear Slostann View, Slaterville Marriott, Hooper Taylor, Wilson Racen ville, South Wonor Martane, Roy Riverdale, Clinton North Ogden. Last night Thomas and Secretary Jacobn delivered the report at Warren.
The Weather Bureau predicts warmer temperatures across most of the eastern half of the United States, with the northern Atlantic coast seeing intensified gales. Interior districts will experience low temperatures while coastal areas face stronger winds as a weather system moves north toward Nova Scotia.
Fragmented letter to the Bailor of Blandars and Red Cross fundraiser notes. It quotes a Methodist Episcopal church position opposing dancing as demoralizing and urges careful thought and prayer on amusements. Christian Br Garver signs as pastor. The piece ends with travel humor and a travel remark.
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