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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
8
Salon iei June 23 General Datt-Toud commands part of the French expeditionary force in Italking. He is widely praised by his troops with stories about him. A sergeant carries water jugs when greeted by another soldier who jokes about rank then salutes as General Bairoud refuses to relinquish his axe.
The second fatal accident in one year occurred when Tasfor Skieht, 10, son of Seth Sleigte of Ovid, was run over by a heavily loaded wagon. The wheel passed over his head, fracturing the skull. He was taken to Montpelier hospital by Dr. OG F. Ackley but died a few hours later.
A Kansas City resident, RF Hendricks, reveals a "potato pen" method to grow potatoes in layered dirt inside an eight foot high pen. He reports 40 bushels in one season and 43 bushels the next, claiming the design can supply a family for a year and may revolutionize global food production.
Three Salt Lake boys admitted stealing the automobile they used to reach San Fernando tonight and will be returned to Salt Lake to face grand larceny charges. Suspects include Gladatinna Harter, 16, of 247 West Fifth South Street, Salt Lake City.
A new labor saving device perfected by H L Herrington secretary of the Utah Canning Company uses a gravity conveyor to seat lids on cans and move filled boxes to the warehouse. The system cuts manual labor in Utah canneries and promises to ease work during the cannery season. It enables one conveyor to perform labeling filling and sealing tasks with reduced human effort.
E Martin aged 17 and K Owen aged 17, both of 126 Major Avenue, reportedly took a car on Tuesday night from C H Doolittle located at 942 East South Temple Street. The youths were seen leaving the scene and are in custody for the alleged theft.
An advertisement touts a fat reduction system claiming quick results with ten daily breaths, open-air or window, and Koreis capsules taken after meals. It promises improved health, energy, and a normal figure, asserting the oil of Koreis capsules is available at drug stores.
Reported actions place German forces in French trenches along multiple sectors near Somme and Chamapspoe with furious combats ongoing. In Eastern theatres Volynia and Galicia Russian use their lines to bombard, signaling possible infantry activity. Western front weather curbs British operations, while Vallans offensive eased after Wednesday on Trent front.
Fragmentary OCR from a period medical advertisement touts an ether based Catarrh remedy. It mentions medicines, cures on mucous surfaces and claims to expel impurities, with garbled brand names and incomplete dosing guidance. The text reads as promotional copy with unlikely efficacy and several misspellings.
Reports indicate heavy fighting along a front near Epine Cherregny to La Noger farm with German attacks repelled by French forces. German crown prince’s troops reportedly penetrated a French salient while Champaran near Moronvilliers saw a German surprise attack briefly seize a position before French counterattacks recaptured ground.
An American steamer arriving from a British port reports a June 4 encounter with a German submarine off an Atlantic port. The torpedo struck but failed to explode as the steamer’s crew opened fire from boats, the submarine submerged, then reappeared as guns fired. The crew stayed aboard while others evacuated.
An advertisement touts a product called treezone that claims to cure corns instantly. It promises relief by applying a few drops to tender corn skin, with no pain or doctor needed, and says it removes hard corns between toes. It mentions availability in drug stores for a few cents.
A steamer fired nineteen shells at a submarine surfacing near the American gunners. A periscope was torn away, and a shell exploded on its back as it submerged. The captain remained in the area for two hours but the sub did not reappear. crew claim the boat was sunk though certainty awaits.
Two Ogden youths, Anbar Perkins and Bernard DeVoto, study with Harvard’s battalion under French officers, aiming for U S army commissions. About 1209 Harvard students train, with encampment in Maine from July 4 to August 15, and final exams dictating commissions.
Companies in the Tampton area petition the government to permit erecting and operating wireless stations. The proposal would be under government consideration and possibly state control and operation if approved.
Body pulled from the river near Twelfth Route Street last Saturday night. John Kevers aged 23 will be buried in Joseph William Taylor chapel tomorrow. The body was found under timber near the Omaha railroad bridge by officers George Moore and P.T. Tripp yesterday morning.
June 22 Chicago scene as Mayor Thompson loses order in council chamber amid protests and threats of impeachment. State's Attorney Hoyne weighs malfeasance charges while school board appointments provoke fierce clashes. Police block access as hundreds watch and council adjourns amid chaos.
June 22 Montpelier Idaho. Si las M Wilcox 62 a lifelong prospector fatally struck by a locomotive while crane work near the O S L yard. He died within a half hour at Montpelier hospital. Unmarried, he left a brother Joseph Wilcox in Jopli? We reported growing war related jewel sales in Japan as a separate item on June 23.
The readable fragment describes an enticed bait situation leading to a ball going off property. It mentions a take or powder not forming a proper lure and references an entity involved in the incident. The text is incomplete but implies a property or boundary problem with the bait device.
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