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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1919
Page
2
An eccentric excerpt from an Independent Newspaper parodies Arctic life and media bias. It mixes weather, geography, and odd local color, mentioning the Dvina river, extreme cold, and humorous notes about dogs and people in a northern setting.
Soldiers returning from France bring new words to old tunes describing trench life. A ship captain in New York shared lyrics to a song about a long winding trail toward No Man's Land. The verses recount shells bursting, advancing under fire, and the hope that American troops can defeat the Kaiser.
Reports from Armenia describe Turkish outrages as Sultan’s troops retreating from the Armenian region. Women and children killed, men tortured, and a Turkish soldier boasting of attempts to terminate Christians. The author urges allies to investigate, pressure Constantinople, and aid Armenians with armed force and supplies via Trebizond.
A historical note on serums highlights their impact since the diphtheria breakthrough twenty years ago and compares “shots in the arm” for typhoid in the army to results in treating farm animals. Government reports show cholera losses down in four years, with hog losses in 1914 at about 3,000,000 dropping to under 200,000 in 1917, while local cooperative hog cholera efforts have improved conditions.
A voiced appeal underscores Ogden’s housing shortage as returning service members flood home demand. The city, with 1500 troops deployed, faces crowding and lagging residences, prompting leaders to accelerate cottage building before overcrowding worsens.
A draft era dispatch reports rumors of additional American troops possibly moving across the Pacific toward Archangel. A doughboy on the northern front describes life south of Archangel and his view of duty beyond the Bolshevik front as he fights to quell resistance and keep advancing.
A reader requests Ogden papers list the mothers and wives who bake cookies for soldiers passing through Ogden’s Union Station. The letter urges publishing an honor roll of home cooks who sustain the canteen, praising their service and suggesting the paper publicly recognize their contributions.
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Kidney Oil, claiming kidney pain and backache are signs of kidney trouble. It urges readers to visit a doctor, then buy the Pure Original Medal Kidney Oil, described as pleasant to take and effective at dissolving pains quickly. The sales pitch notes two years of use and lists distribution in Holland and general availability.
Captain Peter B Kyne of Battery A of the 44th Artillery brings Marcel a ten year old orphan he met while in France Homeward bound on the Matsui a troop transport Marcel slipped into a bass drum case to stow away and reach American soil Hunger forced him out Captain Kyne plans to adopt him and take him to San Francisco The French boy had attached himself to a French regiment after his parents were separated and his father killed in the fighting
Director General McAdoo testifies before the Interstate Commerce Committee in Washington on five year federal control of railroads. He cites risks from state commissions, private opposition, and morale concerns, arguing for five years of government oversight and possible future private ownership with strong unified federal control. He also notes the cost impact of government compensation to rail workers and the finances of the railroad system.
Fire Island reprint notes 2013 troops evacuated from the stranded liner Northern Pacific off Fire Island New York. Navy coast guard craft and local Tong Island coast guard aided in a daylong, danger filled operation rescuing 2000 plus soldiers and 259 nurses, with no serious injuries beyond scattered wounds and a capsized lifeboat.
The commanding general lists casualties including killed in action wounded and missing in action across officers and enlisted men from the American Expeditionary Forces. Separately Blaine county Idaho newspapers merge under one management with The Wood River Times and Wood River News Miner continuing as daily papers and DeNerve News remaining weekly. The consolidation is led by George D. Wheeler with James A. Allen and H. R. Lewis involved. report notes origins from Promontory Utah and Seridian Idaho along with other local details.
Brigham City plans a $12,000 lighting upgrade with a modern exterior and efficient system. Main street light poles will be replaced with iron rails, sidewalks widened, and paving discussed. Utah Idaho Central Railway may share costs. electric rates could rise to fund the project. Freight rate cuts to Atlantic ports toward several regions were announced by railroad officials for February and beyond.
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