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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
8
The article notes John Hayes Hammond entering public life with strong energy and drive. It credits his engineering career with making him the world’s highest paid in a technical field and positions him as a dominant force in Republican politics alongside President laet SHitchcork and nostminster general.
Bradstreets notes that the general business situation is largely favorable with spring orders placed in liberal quantities in large eastern cities. Traveling salesmen report conservatively optimistic orders, while tariff revision adds hesitancy for large future commitments and some contracts include price-adjustment clauses. Business failures for the week ending January 14 totaled 336, up from 329 last week.
An advertisement extols Natural Flavors "PRIC' as refined tastes from a new method. Dr. Price's Favorings are claimed to be faithfully represented and flawless after a single trial demonstrates their excellence.
Wheat exports including flour from the United States and Canada for the week ending January 14 total 9,210,822 bushels, compared with 3,765,086 and 6,412,867 in the same week last year. For the twenty-nine weeks ending January 5, exports reach 122,047,882 bushels versus 159,512,807 in the prior year.
Dan Co's weekly review notes January progress with new undertakings aided by settled policy on finance. Industries raise labor and output though most lines stay below normal. iron and steel demand weak with limited buying and thin finished goods. Rail inquiries sag while pipe mills and hides markets show activity and price rises.
A remarkable freak of nature was found on John R. Sanderson’s Latrobe area farm while Charles D. Fausold dug a hole. A six by six inch limestone rock yielded a grapevine leaf that looked freshly plucked and remained green only while in a closed stone, then withered when exposed to air. The leaf was uncovered in a 16 acre corn field.
Georg Hughes lightened a public talk at the Green county fair by recounting a joke about a history class. The scene moves through the gymnasium pool and auditorium to an oral history exam where the question on Martin Luther’s death prompts the teacher to answer that he was excommunicated by a bull.
A 60 foot high oak tree reportedly has about 6,000,000 leaves. Scientists estimate the tree’s leaf count from crown size and growth rate, noting variations by season and weather.
In Messina a 9 year old Francesco Minissol crawled through a narrow tunnel carved in rubble to escape and guide soldiers to rescue his two sisters buried for sixteen days. He survived on sparse food and water before reaching a hospital. The family widow mother perished under debris.
A crown commission report urges Ireland to expand forest cover to about 1 million acres. It recommends 20,000 acres bought by the state in rugged areas as state forests and 500,000 acres planted in small blocks either by private owners or county councils. Denmark’s growth since 1881 is cited as proof the plan is feasible.
Ogden readers report kidney overtaxing symptoms including backache sideache and headache. Mrs RW Tully of Ogden endorses Doan's Kidney Pills from Badcon's Pharmacy with quick relief and cites others using the remedy with satisfaction. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The National Wool Growers convention in Pocatello debates forest reserve control and tariff policy. E I Gosney of Flagstaff urges reform of forest service powers over rights and rulings, while others defend current wool tariffs and rail service terms amid calls for better freight rates and freight handling. Tomorrow officers will be elected and next meeting may be set.
Lawmakers mock a florid congressman who habitually adds grand rhetoric to debates on financial policy. One critic recalls a quip likening the speaker to a proud swan straining at the surface while missing the dangerous depths below.
Charles Gitoon of Philadelphia woke by a biting creature during the day. He cried for help, fellow boarder William Saddler joined the struggle. The intruder flew about the room until killed. Investigation identified the offender as an 18 inch wingspan hat. Gideon suffered bites to limbs and face.
The Maisons-Laffitte well has reached 460 meters and is planned to reach 559 meters in about one year. De Dion Bouton Journal notes that older wells in Grenelly and Passy required years, while modern efforts aim for faster completion.
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