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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
9
Dorothy Dix argues postwar women will gain independence and new roles. She foresees many spouses needing to work, shifts in marriage norms, and women entering business, professions, and civic life while men fight or return changed.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription tablets as a painless weight loss solution for fashionable women. It claims rapid poundage reduction with no need for exercise or diet, promising removal of fat from chin, abdomen, and hips and implying safe, harmless use with a long familiar history among pharmacists and clientele.
War council appropriated 4 771 890 dollars for American Red Cross activities in Italy from November 1 1917 to May 1 1918. Henry D Davison announced the grant based on cable recommendations from Major Grayson M.M. Murphy Red Cross commissioner in Italy and the operating commission led by Robert J. Perking. Murphy reported refugees streaming south in dire need as Italy faced urgent relief requests.
A fragmented recipe rundown lists leftover food ideas and soups including Duchess Soup with onion fat flour milk and cheese, and a hearty vegetable cabbage soup with carrots potatoes onions celery and tomatoes. Instructions describe simmering vegetables then adding milk or water to adjust thickness.
The report details American Red Cross actions in Italy, highlighting emergency military and civilian relief, a $2,988,464 allocation in November and December for food, medical supplies, blankets, and dressings. It outlines further appropriations totaling $1,462,016 for military and civilian relief, with substantial funds for hospital services, ambulance work, canteens, refugees, and administrative costs.
An advertisement for freezone claims a few drops placed on a corn will instantly relieve soreness and allow the corn to be removed with fingers. The copy warns against picking at corns as a dangerous habit and touts a quarter-ounce dose as sufficient for one hard corn.
Chicago January 18 At a Midland club annual meeting confectioners from ten Midwestern azalea regions approved altar conservation and endorsed Mut ROY. Frank N Keller of St Joseph served as president with FL E Guer from Lincoln Nebraska as treasurer. Head the Classified Ad.
London observers warn growing food troubles threaten social order with rationing demands, hoarding prosecutions, and profiteering claims. Workers blame wealthy individuals for price power and favoritism as freezing weather increases hardship and unrest looms unless the food controller acts decisively.
Workers in Manchester set to strike January 26 as engineers abandon duties for a day to protest food distribution and demand general rationing. The action, supported by the Manchester and Salford Labour Council, will see simultaneous demonstrations in Salford, Preston, Altiraminenam, and Stratford, signaling broad discontent over shortages and delays.
Phyllis Evelyn Goschen, daughter of Viscount Goschen, has spent the war at a London hospital and is now taking her first rest. The fragment notes her service as a nurse during wartime and mentions her aristocratic background.
Men faced a grim start to each day as they search for work without food, a situation worsened by their wives inability to obtain provisions. The new compulsory rationing system applies to all, rich and poor, intensifying hardship in the community.
Doctors show interest in a new remedy named Davis Stomach Powder derived from white powder with direct action on food fermentation. The product is sold in 4 and 8 ounce packages and distributed by general druggists nationwide.
Fifteen thousand cigar makers and tobacco workers return to work after union representatives reached an agreement with Porto Rican American Tobacco. The wage increase includes 1.40 dollars per thousand and advances on all cigar shapes, ending what was the island's longest and broadest strike. The accord is expected to lift company wages above six hundred thousand dollars annually, ending a strike that began mid September with an estimated cost to the industry.
A fragmented Detroit Free Press doodle references a city factory and a peaceful contrast. The readable text hints at questions about movement and acceptance and the mood remains reflective and uncertain.
An advertisement promotes drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of phosphated soda before breakfast. It claims cleansing of indigestible waste and sour bile in the stomach and bowels, improving appetite and relieving constipation, indigestion, and rheumatism. The product Minestone phosphate is highlighted as the active agent.
Mrs. Wilhelming M Cannon wife of David H Cannon president of the St George temple died Wednesday evening at St George Utah according to telegraphic advice received here yesterday She was the youngest and last surviving child of the late Huea and Arm Mousley who came to Utah in 1861 She was in Centerville October 11 1846 and soon after her marriage moved with her husband to St George where she had lived ever since She is survived by David H Cannon Jr Augustus Cannon Wilhelming M Sullivan and Frank Cannon of this city Jonerhlie C Jones of Provo and Lewis Cannon of Kanab plus numerous grandchildren.
A clergyman who taught a parish rat to read finds the old joke shifts to scandal as after his lessons end he visits to learn about John. A misheard Bible becomes a comic misinterpretation with the wife answering, “Bible” and the punchline about John moving from the bite to the sporting life, reported by the Philadelphia Star.
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