Clean Up Hat Sale Sparks Bargain Frenzy
An auction style hat sale advertises 316 hats with various prices including 12.00 and 8.00. The notice urges early purchase, promotes new shapes and colors, and uses playful misspellings to attract buyers.
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
3
An auction style hat sale advertises 316 hats with various prices including 12.00 and 8.00. The notice urges early purchase, promotes new shapes and colors, and uses playful misspellings to attract buyers.
Funeral of William Howard will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant View meeting house. The notice lists speakers and local arrangements, reflecting a small town service with community ties and traditional rites.
Fragmentary Ogden page notes interment at North Ogden cemetery and memorials for Maurice Silverthorn. Mentions burglar alarm near Twenty-eighth Street, a home robbery, and a public dance. Also references Reverend Goshen speaking, local promotions, and upcoming baseball with Lagoon trip by Union Depot team.
A garbled letter discusses telephone operators and late hours, health, diet, and memory concerns. Names like Hattie Greek and Westonsiy appear oddly. The writer mentions seeking better food, stomach issues, and hopes for improved health and memory.
Members of Ogden Circle 531 attend a memorial service after a gathering at the K P ball on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 PM. The notice asks attendees to bring flowers.
Passenger travel by rail to Yellowstone Park shows rising demand as early trains from Ogden and the West attract crowds. The Rio Grande, Southern Pacific, and Oregon Short Line report heavier eastbound and westbound passenger flows with tourists visiting the park after work.
George Lyon, an owner of the Reed Hotel, serves as aide to Governor George Sheldon of Nebraska. A Harvard and West Point graduate, Lyon traveled from Ogden to Nebraska, detailing adventures and links to Governor Guild of Massachusetts and President Roosevelt. He aided San Francisco fleet week activities and silver service efforts, aiming to benefit Nebraska.
The Women's Christian Temperance union of Oxen City offers two prizes for youth exhibits at the Four County Fair. A best 500 word essay on "Alcohol a Dangerous and unnecessary Beverage" earns five dollars, while a best 1000 word piece on "The Bright Other of Cigar Silo Snoring Physically Mentally and Morally" earns five dollars. Judges will award prizes based on clarity and impact.
Real estate transfers listed include Peter H Borg and wife to Hans Borg a parcel in section 23 township 5 range 1 west with a $1 consideration, William Tatlay and wife to Wildat G Rackham part of lots in plat B Gidea City survey with $2000, Julia Fitzgerald to Elizabeth Precman part of lot 6 block 9 plat A Op den City survey with $1.
Washington June 19 The following correspondence today between Secretary Taft and Senator Foraker was released by the war department. In a letter Foraker expresses greetings and best wishes for success and compliments to Secretary Taft, hoping the correspondence is well received and understood.
The document quotes Taft replying to a congratulatory Senatorial note. Taft thanks the Senator for the early support that helped his first substantial start in public life and recalls a $1 contribution given without solicitation, expressing deep gratitude and respect. The exchange is dated and signed, reflecting personal political ties.
In pollen court, John Laers faced a $200 bond and a postponed hearing as the City vs. case moved to Monday. Tara Richardson and Kesa wig also had postponements on defense petitions. A separate matter involved an animal bite claim with unclear details and no proof of fault.
A fragmented notice hints at a discussion on moral standards and trust in relationships. It questions whether a man is worse for not mailing letters to his wife and suggests trouble in a matter of personal conduct, with speculation about concealed theft and hidden actions.
Report from Tucson dated June 18 describes Mexican soldiers engaging Yaqui forces at a water hole between Guayaman and Hermosillo. Several Mexican troops were killed and both sides continue pursuit after the Yaqui forces.
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