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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
6
Mixed items list lunches loans illness calls sales and leadership notes from Ogden and nearby towns. Includes Fryer’s lunch, Millsinery sale at Stafford Millinery, Barrows Gro apples, Keller coal providers, and local church society meeting.
Crescent Flour is produced from the best wheat with the latest machinery. Wheat is thoroughly inspected before entering the mill ensuring high quality flour.
Advertisements tout Crescent Flour as superior for bread, urging judges to test it against other brands. It highlights Peery Bros. Milling Co. and Ogden Furniture & Carpet Co, with notes on quality, satisfaction guarantees, and local retailers. The piece also mentions local news items and upcoming events in a bustling early 1900s community column.
Track laying advances on Clark road below Calientes at 7000 feet per day. Dave Hickey named Southern Pacific shops foreman replacing Watson. General Foreman E Jones of Union Pacific heads to Iowa after granddaughter's death. Magnet convoy returns from Port shipyard. Union Pacific experiments in tie preservation and plans large plant at Laramie. Berry visits Mexico to inspect preserving plants, may tour Canada. Union Pacific weighs ending tipping for Pullman porters amid white worker concerns. Humboldt eyed as South Pacific division point with two story depot and dispatch offices. Reno repeater move planned. Western Union to equalize repeating stations, reducing Reno overnight operations within six months. Third fall plan rumored to enable electric motor cars on Sacramento to Truckee line, tapping Truckee river power to boost train speeds and save costs. Harriman and Kruttschnitt briefed on electric plans. Kruttschnitt to visit east to discuss further.
A pawnbroker was accidentally shot while examining a weapon believed to be unloaded. Investigators say the gun discharged accidentally during the inspection, causing injuries.
State Food Inspector Heiner reports eleven ketchup brands analyzed by the Idaho Pure Food Commission show coal tar dye and preservatives including benzoic acid in each sample. The list names Snyder’s Home-made Cat sup, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Pioneer Tomato Catsup, and others from Camden Camden Los Angeles Denver Rochester Wasatch Ogden Utah. The commission warns labeling must show ingredients and limits benzoate of soda use while enforcing color restrictions and antiseptics rules.
At a church league meeting Peterson was elected secretary McClure became chairman of the pastor's aid committee and Milligan was named chairman of the music committee Plans for a big reception and music program on Friday February 16 were announced for the Presbyterian church league February 6 plans call for a big reception.
The Ogdens Northwestern railroad plans a new 25 ton, 750 ton-capacity engine from FI K Porter Co of Pittsburg. Arrival expected in about thirty days with a baggage and express car to handle freight from North Ogden Randall and Pleasant View. Extension toward Brigham City appears likely, with spring work to begin.
The Willow Springs Mining Company held its first annual stockholders meeting at the Eccles Building. E Coulter, J Jones, G W Henen, Valentine Gideon and J L Jones were elected directors. Reports praised the healthy treasury and new high grade copper ore across five claims. Assays showed copper and gold values with notable silver returns. Brokers offices were set up in multiple states including Pennsylvania New York and California.
The readable segment notes issues with fluid appearance and color, describing a flat taste and odor. No clear context, date, or event is present to identify a larger incident or subject.
Court releases Robert Ford and Chesney on promising departures to work after victims could not be located. Chesney and Shockley associates face vagrancy charges while Samuel Jones and W Thomas await sentence as Ogden police court proceedings end.
Woodmen of the World and Sagges Circle Women of Woodcraft urged to attend a belated banquet by Weber Camp No 1 of W O W in honor of Abe at Camp No. 707 Kaysville. Event at Key's hall begins with dancing at 7:30 p.m.
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