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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1920
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR note references the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press subscription rates. It mentions Geary evening edition and Sunday absence, with unclear phrasing about years and publication cadence. No clear event, entities, or dates are fully readable.
The Standard announces a change in editorship. Warrel J Green Wall becomes editor replacing mn Ggden lman who trained in Ggden public schools and started at The Standard seven years ago. He has spent the past five years with Salt Lake City papers. The editorial policy will remain essentially the same, aiming to serve the people’s best interests.
A fragmented column envisions Mexico embracing jazz with a lively guitar and horn ensemble. The writer muses how such music softens anger toward Mexico amid tensions, warning that provocation and violence could push the United States toward war.
Frank Francis retires from The Standard after long service dating to 1895. He shaped the paper with strong editorials, rising to prominence in the journalistic field and guiding public opinion on the silver issue. Francis joined The Standard through the San Francisco Call connection and helped promote silver party efforts in Nevada and beyond.
An old advertisement touts Bayer as the trusted maker of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross stamp, promising quick safe relief and offering twelve tablets per small tin and larger packages. The piece shifts to Ogden civic affairs noting Frank Francia's move from editor to mayor, praising his potential and vision for civic service.
Committee workers seek $12000 for Weber County to fund a monument honoring the Mormon Battalion. The unit of about 800 Mormon volunteers traveled from Council Bluffs toward California during the Mexican War, aided in California garrisons, helped settlers in Utah, and influenced routes and seeds trade for future colonization.
In Washington leaders plan the 1920 Democratic National Convention while debating date and location. The Jackson Day banquet gathers potential nominees including William Jennings Bryan and Alton Parker as President Wilson may hint at support for a third term. Cities under consideration are Chicago Kansas City San Francisco Indianapolis Cincinnati and Cleveland with a July time frame favored.
Notice of regular annual shareholders meeting for the First National Bank of Ogden Utah at banking rooms 2384 Washing ton Ave on Tuesday January 12 1920 at 11 oclock a m for electing directors for the ensuing year and any other business before the board Ogden Utah December 13 James F Borton cashier
A Prague dispatch reports composers Franz Leher and feo Pall baratea announce a plan to stage new works in Prague and make frequent visits to New York and Tone dou, indicating ongoing transatlantic collaboration and production activity.
A child recalls darning holes in Speke room and filling an ink bottle with water to imitate ink. The scene turns risky as the child drinks some ink, spills it on a new rug, and faces scolding and further punishment from a mother figure. The memory ends with a note about cracks and another lecture from a parent.
The regular annual meeting of the Shareholders of the Commercial National Bank of Ogden Utah will be held at their banking rooms Tuesday January 1 at 4 20 p m for electing officers to serve for the coming year and for other business. Dated December 24 1919 R A Moyes cashier 1745
J. J. Brommitt of 2417 Hudson Avenue advertises highest prices for Liberty bonds. Notice is given of the annual meeting of Uneefhndors at his Orden Merch Canal 2 Water company at city hall on Monday January 1 1919 at 8 30 p m for the financial report for 1919 and for the election of directors for two years and other proper business. Salt Lake City Utah December 27 1919.
Call on J. J. Brimmitt to sell Liberty bonds at 2417 Hudson avenue. Phone 59.
Senator Capper urges rapid extension of credits to Europe through government or private channels to curb massive pork surpluses in the west. He cites Kansas Oklahoma and Texas stock losses from halted orders and the fall in foreign demand fueling a glut of 4 406 000 000 pounds of pork and breeding stock shortages.
The verse portrays a bleak future seen through physical pain and wariness, as the speaker laments doom and economic strain. It mocks soothsayers while revealing personal discomfort from poor meals and tummy cramps, concluding with a call to contact J. J. Brummitt for help.
Washington hearings report on a plan for private ownership of ships under a national merchant marine, with federal aid to operations. Proposals seek to place government owned assets into quasi public regional associations to route shipping to core corporations and individuals amid wartime needs.
Paris dispatch reports Julius or Jacques or similar figures urging Georges Clemenceau to declare whether he will stand as a presidential candidate. Sources note intense interest among war leaders and public figures about his willingness to seek the office.
The exchange at Cuersn city hall shows the premier resisting further public office. A mayorly remark about a portrait of Georges Clemenceau prompts the premier to emphasize he would not seek greater service even if installed as magistrate. He notes each person contributes through daily work.
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