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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
2
The Standard reports a pay rise at Southern Pacific shops with a January bonus to raise wages amid cost of living pressures. It condemns alleged pressure and bribery in politics, portraying reform leaders as biased radicals. The piece warns of declining government standards and moral decline.
A seasoned analyst recounts how elected lawmakers vow reform yet drift toward corruption. He describes lobbyists courting weak members, offering favors to sway votes and trigger jealousies, duplicity, and widespread pliability within the body.
Weber county speakers at the Ogden Roundup discuss draining 45000 acres of unimproved land. Experts say tile drainage can restore fertility, with surveys backing drainage and reclamation. Proposals seek three drainage districts and bond funding to finance ditching and irrigation projects, potentially enabling sugar factory investment and transforming the Intermountain region.
Reports recount a pattern of blasts at U S munitions facilities including the Canadian Car and Foundry plant near New York and the DuPont works at Haskell New Jersey. The text argues for government use of troops to guard plants and to pursue conspirators and their masters as outrages continued.
A Philadelphia writer voices concern over dental decay and argues for increased teeth care awareness. The piece cites Sir William Osler on decayed teeth contributing to broader health issues and urges preventive measures.
The article warns that many suffer from dental issues due to ignorance fear and neglect. It notes 45 000 dentists in the United States busy but leaves 85 000 000 people without regular care. It argues untreated tooth decay can lead to abscess and systemic poisoning and urges preventive dental care as common sense.
A February Metropolitan financial article by Dr. Charles W. Gerstenberg discusses rules for evaluating public utility securities. It notes US regulation and Utah and Delaware as the only states failing a key criterion. The piece also mentions Italian orchard laborers in California forming a union with wages rising from 2 to 2.60 for an eight hour day.
Last Monday evening in Salt Lake City Miss Verna Tarry of Ogden and H. Rowe of Salt Lake City were wed in a small society ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in an intimate service attended by local friends and relatives.
A sequence of local social items records a honeymoon to Chicago and New York before settling in Ogden, alongside a January 15 Eastern Star tea at Masonic parlors. Other notes cover society elections, upcoming meetings, a New York trip, and club gatherings plus a Velveteen birthday surprise for Ivy Holbrook with Yeomen members attending.
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen schedules two events this month. A card party and dance are planned for Tuesday January 16 with all invited. The last Tuesday will feature installation of officers and a banquet for Homestead members.
Lincoln Circle of the Ladies of the G A R installs its new officers in a crowded hall. Mrs Jennie Nye presided as installing officer and presented a past president’s jewel to Mrs Anna Thiel. The program included vocal solos, readings, a poem, and a Lincoln talk by Harald Mutton, finishing with a banquet.
The snippet covers a January luncheon at Furnias 555 Seventeenth Street and a January 18 event for Mrs. Frank A. Dodge’s daughter Marian, plus a 1916 500 Club gathering at Mrs. Hanley’s home with officers named. It notes a farewell party for Leonard Fuller and a Kensington club luncheon hosted by Mrs. E. W. Browning, with several members listed and forthcoming meetings. A Foley’s Money and Tar ad appears.
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