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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
2
A garbled notice discusses a daily newspaper in Ogden City, outlining subscription terms and rates. It references a publisher and press officials, with unclear dates and fragmented phrases about subscribers and subscription renewals.
A list of newsstands and outlets across the west and southwest shows locations in Los Angeles Salt Lake City Montello Brigham City San Francisco Atlantic City and San Diego. Vendors include Kemps Nowe Agency Medina News Stand Edy Drug Store Diaz Heck News Co Ovlden Gate News Co Anies Newe Co Adams Newa Co Cab inget News Agency Wheatley and others.
False rumors circulated claiming Ogden would reopen as a wide open town. The source notes those spreading the tales pretend piety while hoping for a reversal by authorities. No streets numbered 10 or any corner will be repaired, and Arden will be cleaner under current administration with earnest efforts to meet community moral standards.
The new city administration, led by Heywood and Jones, pledged economy and retrenchment to cut city salaries raised by the prior regime. Voters expect them to honor party and public promises, as they hold absolute power to set retrenchment policies across departments.
Ogden readers review city budget shifts cutting salaries for key officials and condemn prior pay raises for city workers. Historian notes Gen Dodge’s Utah era and rail link legacy as community memory, while editorials praise Roosevelt’s vitality and argue for a Roosevelt nomination over Wilson amid national debates.
The draft text discusses Woodrow Wilson’s return to Washington and calls for clear action after naval outrages. It argues Austria reacted to warnings about German submarine attacks, urging reforms and accountability for passenger ship sinkings and submarine crews.
An advertisement extols a home remedy for rheumatism urging reduction of meat, drinking water, and a four ounce Jad Salt solution before breakfast for a week to flush uric acid. It touts Jad Salts as inexpensive and kidney friendly. The piece also notes a Knights of Pythias dance tonight at 50 cents per couple and 25 cents for ladies.
The Chinese community in San Francisco reports a landmark fundraising push toward a one million dollar goal for revolutionaries aiding Yuan Shikai. Chinese American groups say dispatches describe militia actions and provisional officers opposing revolutionary forces in northern provinces.
Survivors recount the torpedoing of the British liner Persia in the Mediterranean. Passengers describe sudden blast, rapid sinking, and frantic efforts to reach lifeboats. Chief officer rushed to the bridge and went down with the ship, while others, including a Boston resident, Charles Grant, tell how they endured exposure, cold, and scarce provisions aboard empty lifeboats before rescue by the Des Moines.
Fragmentary advertisement promotes Eli's Cream Nalm for head and nasal relief. Claims a fragrance and antiseptic cream soothes swollen mucous membranes and clears nasal passages quickly. The copy imitates a typical mid century drugstore tone and markets inhalation benefits.
Jan 4 Spanish Park reports Jacob Christophersen, a farmer, severely injured when pinned under a heavy wood load. He survived eighteen hours in harsh weather before rescue. At Prova Bineral hospital he has lost all toes on one foot and all fingers on one hand. amputation planned to save his life. Accident began December 1.
A man identified as Christopherson lived a quarter of a mile from his home with a wife and four small children. The brief note mentions his family situation as context to the event described.
An official Mesican consular report cites December typhus in Mexico City and suburbs with 306 deaths in the city. Hospital case fatality about 5 percent, other cases around 20 percent, and about 2500 total cases currently. Sanitary corps deemed adequate to handle the situation.
Five ships deemed unfit for reserve duty are removed from the Navy list by order of the department. Terror and Miantonomoh stay at Philadelphia Navy Yard for potential use at a cordage facility. Other vessels include the steam frigate Urgits fancaster used as a Marine hospital ship, the gunboat Conycord reduced to the Washington State naval militia, and the fuel ship Justin serving on the West Coast. The Justin had been a merchant rental before the Spanish War when acquired by the navy. Terror and Miantonomon were laid down in 1866 during a period of fleet reductions.
The passage notes Monadnock built at Vallejo and modernized for the Philippines, Misotonomoh named after a predecessor, Terror with pneumatic guns tested before the Spanish war, and pneumatic dynamite guns once used on coast fortifications. It also mentions Concord at Manila Bay under Admiral Dewey in 1898, with mis-spellings and garbled phrasing.
Washington dispatch notes a Pan American Scientific congress session on international law. Speakers urged a preventive intervention policy to avert European colonization in the Americas and framed the Monroe and Drago doctrines as complementary. Dr. Cavalcant of Brazil contrasted Drago with Monroe, while discussions by Dr. Lute Alfredo Otero and others underscored main Americanist themes.
A brief clipping argues that Americanism must be understood in the context of traditional international policy toward Arpenling. The piece reflects a stance linking national identity with diplomatic precedent and highlights a call for consistent, principled engagement.
Jan 6 Port Au Prince Haiti reports a revolutionary outbreak at 2 AM. American marines in the city were attacked and repelled. One rebel was killed. Americans suffered no losses. Insurrectionists dispersed after clashes as crowds roamed the streets. The event is described as folly.
A crumpled excerpt features judges musing on beneath the surface and a couple’s emotional vows. The voices mix themes of geology study and personal longing, hinting at chemistries of affection and regret in a dramatic, archaic tone.
Guidance urges proper diet and hygienic living to combat tuberculosis. Emphasizes pure, well cooked food, open air, and sleep with windows open. If no improvement, consider effective medication as science lacks a specific cure yet. Emphasizes strengthening overall bodily functions for best recovery prospects.
An advertisement claims Eckman's Alteratives aid in balancing or restoring health without poisonous forming drugs. It suggests the product can be used as an adjunct to proper dosing for best results and notes availability from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
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