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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
2
A fragmented notice by Willem Gusmann, publisher and member of the Audit Pers. of Cir culansa and Associated Press, asserts independence and states the paper would publish every evening except Sunday. It warns against stopping the paper and hints at subscriber expectations and political tension.
A faded item claims John J. Mills used a planned salary increase to mask funding for night and summer school work. It accuses Mills of boosting overall salaries while knowing the board could not grant the proposed raise due to a depleted treasury, aiming to preserve the board’s credit with teachers.
Weather across Utah and the Intermountain region has brought scant irrigation water, with Weber County reports of substantial farm losses and overall agricultural injury. Snow in the mountains has been the heaviest in years, and heavy moisture was followed by a two week drought, while the Yellowstone branch faces seven feet of snow blocking railroad lines.
Farmers rejoice as drought relief leads to optimistic outlook with wheat prices steady. Ogden reports favorable soil conditions and improved moisture boosting expectations for a large crop and rising prosperity among agricultural communities.
An advertisement touts a concentrated cough remedy by Sehifitmenn’s and urges trial for bronchial ailments. It claims safe, non narcotic ingredients and offers 200 half price bottles to early buyers, urging families to stock up for winter.
This coupon and 25 cents are good for one bottle of Sent Mann's New Concentrated Expectorant at A. R. McIntyre Drug Co. Fill in your name and address. Address requested.
A fragmentary wartime note questions how a dramatic retreat or collapse could happen despite favorable weather and perfect preparations. It praises leaders Sir Charles Munro General Birdwood and Admiral Wemyss for efficiency and hints at government reactions amid a melodramatic scene.
Calder muses on leap year as women’s prerogative to propose, arguing social norms bias male pride. He cites fiction and real life examples to show women influence outcomes while men falsely think they control destiny.
Local churches schedule morning and evening services with speakers including Rev W H Bowler state secretary and pastor George F Lowe. Activities include Junior Baptist Union at 3 pm, Epworth League at 6:30 pm, and a painting reproduction exhibit during sermons. First Congregational lists sermons on diversity and Christianity as a man’s region with musical offerings by local artists.
A dense list of church events across denominations. From Church of the Good Shepherd to St Pauls German Evangelical, Seventh-day Adventist and Hebrew and Danish Lutheran congregations. Includes sermons, Sunday schools, midweek prayers, and a gathering at Immanuel Baptist in Salt Lake City with leaders Dowerman and deacons.
W A Perkins reports nearing board approval on a deal with Yorston Co of Salt Lake to build a narrow gauge line from the Southern Pacific main road at La Une Promontory Point to Lake View mining mines a four mile spur costing about 25600 dollars. The line would provide ore freight and passenger transport between the mines and Saline.
The Ogden Packing and Provision Co held its annual meeting and reelected Tara Hanson as president Fred Blestel as vice president Jenaen as secretary and James Tingter as treasurer with Charles Zeimer also reelected. The secretary reported a 10 percent rise in business and a plan to expand the local plant to meet growing demand across markets in New York City Liverpool Manchester London Houston and beyond. The board discussed increasing capacity, forming the extension and building space to accommodate growth.
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