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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1907
Page
8
A new postal law allows use of regular postage stamps on special delivery mail to secure expedited service. The sender must clearly write across the envelope the words Special Delivery, or the post office cannot determine if registration or other delivery is requested, risking misdelivery.
The Nussell James Company expresses sympathy in regard to the 2 cent Ivory price. Orders of any amount will be delivered if received by 8 30 a m for morning delivery and 4 30 p m for afternoon delivery.
Ogden Steam Laundry announces a new dry cleaning department to handle ladies and gentlemen garments, portieres, and delicate silks not suited to ordinary washing. The firm promises top city service with care and efficiency.
Notice states subscribers are not receiving the Standard by 7 to 7:30 p m and urges readers to call between 7 and 7:30 p m if delivery is late. Paper will be sent by Wayne or by several centers within the bowl area.
An old railroad timetable snippet advertises special excursion east via Union Pacific from Ogden City to Philadelphia July 18 and 25 with return by Aug 8. Low fares are offered with stopover options and further travel to James Town Exposition via Rio Grande. Contact numbers 1D and 155 for particulars.
A disjointed notice requests help locating a missing boy. It mentions a mother Mrs Andrew Brolin and links to the depot area. describes the child’s last known sighting and asks the public to report any information to authorities. The text is garbled but centers on a search for a lost child near the depot.
A garbled notice advertises round trip rail fares and tickets for readers to travel via a print paper courier. It mentions a cheap rate from June to July and stopovers with limited details on destinations and dates, including Spokane and nearby areas.
Notice to 70 subscribers to ensure delivery by 7 am and to call mp 66 for reroute by a special messenger. Also advertises cheap round trip rates to California daily departing at 2 am in July with directions to see agents for details.
A massive powder explosion near Salt Lake City devastates a roadbed and surroundings, scattering wreckage, wrecking poles, sinking cars, and halting traffic for miles. A section foreman describes recovering 209 cars of gravel to fill a giant hole while crews remove metal fragments and repair the line. Authorities inspect the site as residents await clarity on the incident and its cause.
The readable fragments reference county affairs in Davia county and concerns over corporate integrity. Mentions include local factions, trucks, and possible references to national or regional entities. The article presents unclear phrases about catching attention and evaluating conduct without concrete details or names.
Funeral services for Antal Markt Johansey were held at 1 a.m. at the local church with Bishop Willany Buller presiding. Elders Teele, Puller, Olsen, Anderson and Mrs. Andreasen spoke, praising the deceased’s church work and Relief Society service. Interment followed at Huntsville cemetery. Separate notices record infant Harold Randall’s funeral at 2 p.m. at the Lygoe Meeting House with Bishop Lyn presiding. Mrs Jane Hislop and Mrs Eliza Jane Bison also had services, with interment at Huntsville and City cemeteries respectively.
Ogden honors Lieutenant Gordon Kimball a guard of honor commander for a party that will accompany thirty four army officers along the route used by General Sherman in the 1864 Avieula campaign. The dispatch from Lolo Tihakunooga Tenn names four young graduates of the military school at Leavenworth as marching escort. Kimball, son of Dudge and Mes Kimball of this city, entered the army in 1908 and rose to lieutenant after the 1900 reorganizations.
A garbled docket lists numerous warranty deeds transferring lands and properties among individuals and entities. Names appear with scattered references to lots, blocks, parks, and roads, including mentions of Matentonme Park, Oregon lines, and University ties. Monetary figures such as 120, 34, and 0 dollars accompany several transfers. The text references several families and attorneys handling the estates and realty actions, signaling a broad series of real estate conveyances.
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