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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
An OCR reading from The Standard presents a garbled note about a newspaper page with unclear phrases. It lacks coherent names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a clear item.
A historical survey notes the evolving aerial arms race between Allies and Germans. It traces fighter plane development from Zeppelins and Fokker dominance to Royal Flying Corps countermeasures, Aviatik, Alba, Werk types, and the French Avion du Chasse, highlighting the shifting balance and the quest for superior speed and firepower.
Reports describe a new German triple plane with nine guns and a high speed, while allies vow stronger machines. The piece notes U S innovations that could outclass existing warcraft and asserts the Allies will deliver air mastery.
The article explains the upcoming national draft drawing in Washington where the order of call is determined fairly by chance. It notes a total army target of 687 009 from civilians, with quotas reduced by voluntary enlistments and a local county yield of about one in fifteen registered.
In fall 1913 Ogden faced a wave of blackmail threats that officers traced to elaborate schemes with decoys and staged meetings. A gunman opened fire in one ambush, leaving a casualty, as the criminals fled. The menace reportedly spread as far as Hartford Connecticut where letters signed Utah 4 warned a librarian, George Godard, of a ransom demand and a dire threat to his daughter.
A fragmentary message warns of a deadly setup near a wood and an old ten-quart milk can. It describes a route and a taunting sign off with a deathly pledge, implying a blackmailer operates across regions, not tied to any single locale.
A conservative observer cites San Francisco Chronicle concerns about lawless groups harming industry and production during wartime. The piece argues peaceful remedies exist but calls for clearer laws and enforceable penalties to curb violence, intimidation, and property destruction by mobs amid demobilization. It urges action to protect civil order and stop parades by organized protest groups in public spaces.
A damaged ad style notice offers a $100 reward and $140 prize related to a claimed cure for catarrh. It mentions constitutional treatment and a “catarrh medicine” with alleged healing properties. Contact FJ Shen Co for details and purchase.
The text argues for proper legislation and law enforcement to curb mischief by those outside the law. It notes mobs, largely foreign born, being investigated, and asserts that armed American and foreign-born miners deserve protection if lawfully present, while condemning attacks on foreign-born miners as outrages.
An advertisement promotes bisulated magnesia as a remedy for indigestion. It claims quick neutralization of stomach acid reduces gas, wind, heartburn, and bloating after meals, with tablets or powder available from druggists. It asserts safety with continued use if no acid indigestion symptoms remain.
Editor argues Americans must understand and act to build the nation's future. It warns Japan may exploit tensions, urges limiting land ownership for Japanese, supports aiding allies and supplying them, and stresses preparedness while keeping an army in reserve for possible action in Asia.
The fragmentary OCR passage blends themes from a wartime/propaganda style debate on America’s enemies and spending, mentions of China, Japan, and Germany, plus social notes on dances at the Hermitage and a plan for compulsory retirement for civil servants. It also notes a Pennsylvania mill rolling large plates and equal pay for women bankers.
D M Newton traveling passenger agent for Union Pacific returns from dry farming country near Rhoshone Idaho. He praises wheat and hay crops, notes many workers, and predicts strong production aided by food conservation efforts. He reports a 22 000 acre lava bed tract near Gooding with fertile land, high yields, and potential homestead openings, despite access challenges.
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