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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1909
Page
5
The Shubert Concert Company of Chicago will present a concert at the Weber Academy auditorium. The event features a program of standard and classical pieces and marks a major cultural offering for local residents.
The Weber Stake Academy hosts an evening with instrumental and open selections by six performers under faculty authority praising the concert as exceptionally fine. Local items include weather notes for Ogden, railroad fare updates, a quiet Sunday with one arrest, and announcements of meetings, education, a new wholesale house, a court case, and a marriage in Bountiful.
An advertisement touts Dosas Regurdts at 25 cents a box claiming to correct the liver tone the stomach and cure constipation. The copy promotes a health boost and systemic improvement through a simple remedy.
A door scene unfolds as an agent offers a patent burglar alarm to a wary man. The man retorts that what he wants is a device to put burglars to sleep rather than wake them with alarms.
Richard Black a colored man faced charges of grand and petit larceny as detectives pursued a case involving a $45 sit case. Leo Murphy pleaded guilty to theft of a black union suit and received sixty days in jail after a court lecture in a municipal case.
The family expresses gratitude to friends who helped and sympathized, speakers, musicians, and those who sent tokens of remembrance during their loss. May Heaven reward you. Rudloph Parry, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hodson.
An old time remedy using sage brush tea is promoted as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. The article notes wild sage contains stronger medicinal matter due to volcanic ash soil and describes a laboratory processed preparation free of odor. Guaranteed to cure dandruff and stop hair fall if directions are followed, sold at drug stores and barber shops.
A Washington speech by Representative John Sharp Williams recounts an elderly Alabama woman who, after grateful aid from neighbors, asks in a local dialect, How long, oh Lawd, how long, highlighting themes of aging and care. The anecdote underscores concerns about elder dependence and community support.
The article notes Worcester County in Massachusetts as a large eastern county, bigger in area than Rhode Island, illustrating that New England counties can be larger than neighboring small states. It contrasts with many midwestern southern states where counties vary widely in size.
Southern Pacific announces a temporary re-routing of trains away from the Clark road detour. Westbound service shifts to the Salt Lake division via Marysville and Davis Junction, bypassing Sacramento and the flooded Roseville area until tracks and bridges are repaired.
Chicago University professor Thomas in The Mind of Woman argues that few major schools are coeducational and those that are face barriers. He says women form a distinct class, face limited direct communication with men, and encounter a pervasive cultural restraint that hinders their access to the intellectual world.
Rev A C Gregg of the International Reform Bureau cites opium as causing half a million personal crisis reports annually. Dr W Thwine reports to the Shanghai conference on opium, seeking rapid suppression. Data from four Chinese provinces shows 20 to 80 percent opium use and $200 million yearly spending. Delegates from China Japan Siam Persia Russia Germany France Britain Italy Holland and the United States attend.
Honolulu reports the Florence Ward of Commercial Pacific Cable Co arrives with three plumage hunters rescued from the Japanese schooner Kicho of Shinagawa. The Kicho left four ashore on Lee Hermes Island July 7 last. a storm struck soon after and one hunter died. The Kicho is believed to have foundered.
Springfield Jan. 17 The real election fight for the U S senator from Alindla begins Tuesday as both houses cast separate ballots. If no candidate is chosen a joint session will convene Wednesday to decide with 103 votes needed for relief. Supporters of Senator Albert J. Hopkins press his candidacy.
Scalding milk cleans linen and cotton more effectively than boiling water. The method promises stain removal with milky heat as a domestic cleaning tip.
Structural iron for the Ogden viaduct arrived from the east with seven cars reaching Omaha en route to Ogden. Work resumes within days under Engineer Campbell and Contractor Dundas. About sixty to ninety days to place the iron and rivet it, with planking and detail work adding roughly thirty days. The bridge should be open to the public by early June.
Nashville Tenn Jan 17 Charged with murdering former Senator Edward W Carmack in the newspaper attack Colonel Duncan B Cooper his son Roblin and former Sheriff John D Sharp will be brought to trial Wednesday.
Topeka Kansas reports a gas outage starting around noon, with diminishing supply since 11 o clock. The gas company warned residents of total exhaustion by midday and promised to restore service early in the night.
Chicago January seventeenth published notice that after five years of litigation settlements were made in thirty deaths from the Iroquois theater fire. Each case will receive seven hundred fifty dollars.
New York January 17 General George Von Schack United States Army retired died suddenly at his home today He was eighty two years old Portrait and career cited in obituary note from the city.
A historical meditation on bankers and gold, detailing the security arms race around vaults. It describes the steel plates armor and alarm networks guarding banks, citing New York’s National City Bank and plans to pump steam to deter intruders, illustrating the lengths to protect money.
In district court Judge Howell sentenced Frank Wilson Joseph Collins and John Thomas to three years each in the state penitentiary for burglary in the third degree at Pingroo Bros shoe store valued at $60. August Schroeder also received three years for stealing a watch from a residence on Jefferson Avenue. Fred Kirk and Walter Davis were sent to the Industrial School for an indefinite period after pleading to burglary in the third degree for entering a caboose in the Southern Pacific yards. The judge urged the youths to reform. other arraignments involved Philip Geiger not guilty to failing to provide for his family and Lorenzo Montgomery not guilty on charges connected with a 16 year old girl.
The narrator recalls unrest toward the emperor and empress while touring Paris and seeing Rochefort carried by students. He describes the emperor’s fright at Boulevarde Saint Michel and a Beauvais visit where crowds hissed, including the 14 year old prize winner who refused the award from the hated ruler.
Sir Arthur Mitchell argues that blushing is an involuntary bodily expression tied to brain function. He notes infants learn to blush as the brain develops and that conscious effort cannot trigger or stop a blush. He claims blushing confirms an active brain and cannot be freely controlled.
Manila reports a group of Igorote head hunters raided an Tocaco village and carried away three heads from villagers. A detachment of constabulary forces is responding to the incident.
Authorities dispatched stabulary pursue the Igorates and believe they have been captured. The government has practically eliminated head hunting among the Igorates and raids on the Tocano village are becoming rarer each year.
At 6 30 last night temporary repairs on the Ottawa line allowed Kansas Natural Gas to resume pumping through the northern pipeline. The fuel and light famine in Topeka Lawrence Leavenworth Atchison and St Joseph Missouri ended with celebrations of whistles and bells.
The account notes delays in the papal bull announcing Archbishop Ryan’s appointment. A friend quips that the bulls may be gracing the Alps, reflecting the long wait for official papal confirmation.
Ermesto Nathan the Syndic of Rome told the Frankfurter Zeitung that a marble shaft was erected at his expense in the potter's field of the Roman cemetery. The inscription says the city remembers those who died to humbler labor in nameless graves.
The Detroit Free Press reports a western judge decides that Adam and Eve were legally bound by common law marriage despite lacking witnesses. The ruling eases the elderly couple and prevents riots among descendants in the west.
The Taotai told all foreigners to remain on their floors for four days amid a religious festival to ensure safety, as public crowds could pose risks. Curbs advised to limit movement during the event.
In a casual exchange Mr. Nurox notes aristocrats boast little fight while Mrs. Nurox asks why. He recalls Lord Noedelsh repeating remarks about a family having only one plate, highlighting social class tensions.
Yavapai County in Arizona covers almost 30,000 square miles, making it the largest county in the United States. Nine states are smaller than this county, and it surpasses West Virginia in area while nearly matching South Carolina.
Washington statement from the Department of Commerce and Labor notes a total foreign commerce drop of about 600 million dollars in 1908 compared with 1907. Atlantic port trade fell sharply, while Pacific and northern border ports showed mixed results with exports rising slightly due to wheat.
Washington January 17 reports say subpoenas against newspapers in the city and beyond may be criminal in nature. The papers read The United States versus The Press Publishing Company, with the complainant's identity unclear amid speculation until Attorney General Bonaparte issues a statement.
The committee on arrangements of the national tariff commission announces railroads have granted a fare and a half for the round trip to the convention in Indianapolis. This reduction will boost attendance and bring many travelers to the event.
Advertisement claims a dyspepsia cure by Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets sold for 25 cents. It asserts a missing element in gastric juice can be restored to improve digestion and promises money-back if not satisfied. The pitch mentions T. H. Carr drug G at the corner of 25th and Grant as the sole retailer.
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