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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
8
A garbled recipe column offers household cooking tips and food prep ideas. It mentions beef and salmon dishes, pie sugar enhancement, cornbread with cornmeal, and orange rind in apple pie. Advice covers milk curdling, washing handkerchiefs with borax, and preserving meat with fats and rinds.
The article describes cake reformulations using realum substitutes for refined sugar and mentions brown sugars as economical for cakes and cookies. It notes consumer taste favors dark sugars, and discusses shortened fats and icing reductions.
A sharp rise in almond and therming costs pushes bakers to consider raising prices or reducing cake size rather than compromise quality. The move aims to preserve product standards while coping with higher inputs.
A stray advert style note suggests whitening white kid shoes by using a ten cent dress dye package with a quarter used, mixed in boiling water in a teacup and applied with a vegetable brush. It mentions giving the shoes a coat by a dye shade matched to the suit and hints at a waterproof coat by a similar method.
A dated list promotes saving sugar with simple rules. Eat less candy and meat substitutes. Favor honey maple syrup jams or preserves for sweets. Use less sugar in tea or coffee and designate a dessertless day each week to curb cake use.
A brief note suggests saving gas or electricity by heating radiators from a tireless cooker furnace rather than the usual top of the range. It mentions green dye from nettle stalk juice used for woolen fabrics, producing a brilliant permanent green.
Etiquette explained. Leave as many calling cards as there are people you wish to see or owe. Answer formal notes in the same tone you received them, preserving politeness and consideration. The instinct for courtesy can be cultivated and is essential in every walk of life.
A new company debuts in textiles offering Chenille embroidery and wool adornments for outfits. It markets wool jersey fabrics, plaid and striped sportswear fabrics, detachable tunics, and a new autumn color palette including wood brown. Also promoting Viola Dana as a dancer at New Ujah.
Peter F Schneider, a Salt Lake City machinist and boiler tender living at 1446 Brent Place, tests Tanlac at Schramm-Johnsen drug store after six years of digestive and nervous troubles. He reports improved appetite, weight gain, better sleep, restored energy, and renewed ambition. The ad cites Tanlac as aiding digestion, circulation, and overall health, with testimonials from users across the United States and Canada.
Viola Dana appears as the featured dancer at the New Utah, delivering a notable performance that draws attention from patrons. Her stage presence and movement highlight the venue’s program and the night’s entertainment lineup.
Paris January 24 American aviators David Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts and Austin Teehore of Westfield New Jersey serving with the French army claim to have shot down German airplanes on January 19 Teehore had been rejected by American aviation programs because of a defective car
An old advertisement touts a claim that meat forms uric acid harming kidneys. It warns of dull kidney pain, backache, dizziness, and cloudy urine and prescribes four ounces of salt from a pharmacy plus a daily teaspoon in water to flush and neutralize the acids. The pitch promotes Jad Salts with lithia water as a remedy.
A successful grand ball for the Winers or the Clan Relief Fund of Lin Weber County Red Cross was held last night at Berthann Hall. Over 700 attended as four degree dance teams performed a coordinated display with American flags and Red Cross banners. The event featured the Li Hoo Thatcher orchestra and solos by Bert Syphers and H. LeRoi Jackson, with a large organizing committee and multiple subcommittees coordinating arrangements, decoration, seating, and publicity. Viola Dana appeared as the dancer.
The Wind ing Trail features Viola Dana a leading film talent from Utah stage to silent cinema. Dana began as a five year old dancer and moved through Henrik Ibsen and Rip Van Winkle roles before starring in early Marion and Edison productions. Her rise from dancer to celebrated screen actress is noted.
A fragmentary review notes actress Dana rose to prominence with Metro Pictures, delivering a string of notable productions. It highlights her peak success in a landmark role and references several titles and collaborations that defined her screen career during that era.
Fragmentary OCR style note cites Chicago Sorahl and Fontaville Courier-Journal with garbled dialogue about coats and repair shop. Unable to determine a clear event or factual report from the readable fragments.
Chicago 24. Federal court Judge K M Landis to hear conspiracy case against 166 Industrial Workers of the World. Meantime two defendants already in Chicago and two in San Francisco with two more en route from Russia. Arraignments proceed with Pleas not guilty for nine. demurrers and pleas to be argued February 4. Names include Tunio Manea Joseph McCarthy James Keenan and others.
Amsterdam dispatch notes German parliamentary circles report the Petrograd regime faltering and Fotdhovik supremacy threatened with possible upheaval. The Lokal Anzeiger cites parallel events in Petrograd affecting future negotiations in Berlin. The report mentions political turmoil and erratic political influence across fronts, with observers uncertain about potential outcomes.
An old advertisement touts Canthrax shampoo as a simple inexpensive wash that cleanses hair thoroughly and leaves it bright, soft, and fluffy. It claims hair dries quickly, looks abundant, and can be prepared by dissolving Canthrax in hot water to make a usable shampoo liquid.
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