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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1916
Page
5
Utah housewives plan to can fruit this year after researching food values. Reports from fruit districts near Ogden indicate fair crops of raspberries blackberries dewberries and peaches, offering a varied supply for home canning to sustain families through winter and early spring.
London reports praise for a German submarine captain amid warnings to America by Count von Reventlow and Tirpitz writers. The Guardian notes prewar plans for 2000 to 4000 ton subs, discusses Deutschland as a naval threat, and remarks on potential action if it attempted submersion.
A War Office dispatch from southwestern headquarters reports brutal fighting near Kiselin between German steel division and Russian forces. The Germans unleashed heavy shelling for four days, but the Russian iron division repelled each assault. After forty-two attacks, the German units withdrew, leaving two battalions toppled and multiple guns captured, with heavy losses on both sides.
Paris July 11 6:45 am principal French officers claim German forces are doomed due to Verdun and looming difficulties. They say the enemy fears a third winter siege while asserting they may yet be driven from France and Helium by strategic pressure as morale sours.
The Senate debated the agricultural bill and agreed to organize hour tally sessions to speed business while Republicans named a committee to confer with them. The House handled miscellaneous business, the Military Committee favorably reported a resolution directing a War Department report on conventions incident to mobilization of the national guard and a retirement bill for Rakera.
J H Gilmour stars in a powerful modern drama at the Lyceum Theatre today titled The Spirit of 61. The production promises stirring performances and timely themes.
Washington dispatch reports a list of officers slated for promotion within a preorganization. The outline includes Colonels, Majors to Lieutenant Colonels, senior captains advancing to majors, and numerous lieutenants. The schedule notes a ceremony at the Oracle with events on Thursday and Friday.
Berlin reports the Austrian cruiser Novara engaged a group of British patrol boats off Otranto, destroying all four or five vessels with artillery fire. Only nine sailors were rescued from the British crews as the steamers sank in flames after boiler explosions. The Novara is a protected cruiser engaged in Adriatic operations.
An advertisement touts Eckman’s Alterative as beneficial for pulmonary or throat ailments. It urges rest and good food, warns against overwork, asserts lasting benefit in many cases, but notes it contains twenty poisonous or habit forming drugs and should be bought from a druggist. The Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia is credited.
The Market of Vain Desire centers on a young minister who challenges a metropolitan church for approving a planned marriage between a church member and a foreign nobleman seeking a dowry. I J Warner plays the minister, with Clare Williams and others in the cast. More than 600 actors appear in a pivotal church scene.
A fragmented Pioneer diary lists multiple theater pieces and performers including The Market of Vain Desire and The Spirit of 4. It references Keystone and Mehelena in Save Sin Orarlo while mentioning other acts and showings with unclear dates and titles.
French forces press the Meardy offensive with Monnay’s southern Echo line holding and the northern plateau secured to Peronne. The latest day yields control of the Somme river bank from Fetiliers to Flan court and Rim g is building a fire ring around Peronne as heavy artillery claims to strike distant bridges while aviation guides and spotters monitor.
Fragmented OCR notes mention social and fraternal societies with references to motherhood, church meetings, stake presidency, high council, and ward meetings. Dialogue hints at secret assistance and unfamiliar terms. Names and places are unclear. context suggests fragmented church and fraternal activity notes.
An old advertisement promotes a claim that deafness can be cured by a remedy, offering a $1000 reward for proof of effective treatment. It asserts a single official cure method and urges readers to send health details and money for a “free” test, typical of fraudulent patent medicine pitches of the era.
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