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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1916
Page
5
Molly Butner, improving finances and temper, cares for an ailing friend as she pursues debt reduction and a potential boarder. The older Mrs. Melight praises Molly’s steady progress and generosity, while a subplot involves a detective and a betrayed engagement.
Taunton Massachusetts woman recounts relief from monthly pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial urges others with irregular periods or related symptoms to write for free confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
The article describes fur trimmed dressy separate garments in velveteen satin and corduroy in colors such as African brown navy hunter's green fieldmouse purple and wine with wide fur bands and varied trim. It mentions silk skirts draped effects gored and godet panels and attractive trimmings with metallic laces and ribbons. It also covers lingerie blouses and heart shaped hangers and home laundry practices including sorting clothes into bags and a homemade frame for drying and organizing laundry.
The text outlines washing order for bedding and lingerie, mentioning separate washing and careful handling. It discusses the hamper being eliminated and people undressing to prepare clothes, with emphasis on quick action and tidy management of garments.
The notice explains how nasal catarrh from colds damages nasal linings and offers remedies. It recommends cleansing nostrils with warm salt water, applying vaseline, and taking Scott's Emulsion after meals for a month. The ad claims Scott's nourishes tissues through the blood and soothes membranes with glycerine.
A man beaten and robbed on December 21, 1915 near American Falls Idaho awoke four days later with memory loss and vague recollections of a life including a Nevada restaurant, a partner named Tom and Martha, a son Kay, and a wife Hannah. He claims to have traveled through multiple states and Canada, is about 40, 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds, with thinning hair, and uncertain origins including a missionary brother in China. Sheriff D A Jefferies seeks identification.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as the fast solution for overworked, fatigued men seeking appetite, sleep, and energy. Claiming to revive vitality, the ad promises three capsules daily to relieve stomach, kidney, or acid-related issues, with a money back guarantee and substitutes rejected.
The Standard invites children under 2 to paint the daily Metzie puzzles this week with Williams Candy Co backing. Two weeks ago Williams inspected the kids’ work and praised it, promising sixty-five more bites for pictures. Only children under 9 may participate without adult help. parents may give guidance but not touch. Children 9 to 12 will later paint Robbie Makefiellevenage for a chance at small cash rewards.
An old advertisement touts a home made cough syrup named Gasence Mentho-Laxene. It claims to save households money, provide laxative cough and cold relief, and offers a method to prepare a pint syrup from a 26 ounce pack. The copy urges housewives to try the product, citing a savings of 2.00 to 3.00 and claiming it cures any curable cough.
In a First Methodist service Rev Dassweiler spoke on vessels of honor linking home making to spiritual worth. Mrs Brower led a Parents' meeting with a prefarré paper on the topic, praising human creation and godly purpose. The sermon contrasted fine china with the noble human form and the mind as a tool of divine work.
A weekly drawing offers prizes for children under nine who color the daily pictures printed in the Standard. Each child may submit one or more pictures but not more than one prize per person. Entries must be at the Standard office by 6 o clock Wednesday January 26 1916. Winners will be announced Friday January 28 1916.
The sermon themed Christ the Good Shepherd compares believers to refined cups and vessels, urging purity and usefulness. It notes women’s restraint, quotes "Abide With Me" and "Onward! Christian Soldiers," and critiques conscription debates, praising English resolve, rail construction, and wartime mobilization while cautioning against mediocrity and impurity.
Fatt Lake Jan 17 Tribune reports a letter from Bradford England praising English women for their patriotism as the nation unites behind the war effort. Mothers send sons, daughters support, and nurses of the future are formed to care for maimed soldiers after victory, with villagers eager to back Britain through hardship and sacrifice.
Rev. Wi H Bowler, secretary of Baptist relations for Utah and Idaho, preached on The Baptists Fiveyear Program at First Baptist Church. He urged alignment with church work to boost conversions and predicted one million new members within five years. The sermon touched on living a consecrated life and included a sideline anecdote about Indians reacting to a friend’s remark. The page also references a dismissed crime anecdote and invites readers to study the Classified Ads.
A local dealer offers Schiffmanns New Concentrated Expectorant at half price with coupon. The promotion declares a 2 dollar to 3 dollar value per bottle, claims no narcotics, and urges immediate purchase to save money and gain a chance at a free bottle.
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