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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
4
The Woman's Page reports a forecast that real linen will largely vanish from markets after January 1917. Prices are expected to hold near current highs, with shortages looming as substitutes and cotton linens gain prominence. Public notices cover home care, recipes, and local civil matters amid era trends.
El Paso June 24 reports General Manuel Medinagreda and General Patio Jose Roblea, once Villa's lieutenants, arrived in Juarez tonight after traveling from Havana via Vera Cruz. The fragment notes a small group and mentions their transfer as part of the Villa loyalist moves.
A vintage ad explains a cheap, easy shampoo made from canthtex dissolved in hot water. Apply slowly to scalp, work into thick lather to remove dandruff oil and dirt. Hair dries quickly, appears fuller with added shine and softness for easier styling.
A con artist lured three adventurous Idaho youths to help watch a carload of horses bound for New York and Europe. He promised to repay $45 and provide travel, but vanished after arranging a fake meeting. Names of the victims remain unknown.
Fragmentary dispatch claims German forces executed a feared retaliation on June 23 with looting and shelling. The report mentions 110 people killed including women and children, 347 prisoners, and widespread destruction near Barterchy. Source text is garbled. details unclear.
A damaged clipping notes a French communiqué claiming reprisal bombings on Treves and Karlsruhe after German actions in Lartolne and Lunevilly. The fragment also includes a cartoonish exchange about university alumni and weather, with stray lines about forty shells and a lighthearted quote.
A faulty health ad from July 24, 1914 details a ringworm infection and facial disfigurement. The narrator describes treatment attempts with oatmeal paste and soap, noting distress and partial improvement after two weeks, with a promotional line offering a free sample and a book on health.
An advertisement presents a fantastical suit by William Collier with a frock or cutaway coat, customizable with rosebud or chrysanthemum boutonniere, and hidden features. It boasts color-changing options and adjustable cuffs, using electric light to project patterns, promising dramatic wardrobe transformations for social occasions.
The page lists theatre showings at multiple houses including Oracle and Lyceum with titles such as A Soul For Sale The Shelf of Mums The Girl Prom Calcago The Last Days of Pompeti Gloria's Romance and The Perils of Cirvatee. Also features routines at Mhambra and Triangle Keystone Comedy listings plus Fraternal Sacrifices Old Folks Day and church meeting notices. Local ads mention Read the Classified Ads and various community events and lodge announcements.
W S Chapman a veteran resident of Milinston Green Connecticut arrived in Ogden this morning. He is traveling a continental hike along the Lincoln Highway from Baltimore Maryland to Sacramento California leaving Baltimore March 9 1906 and has spent over twenty months on the journey. He is a member of New London Connecticut. Arrears indicate he is ill and may proceed to Salt Lake City for treatment.
Toran June 25 Logan stages a patriotic celebration for Troop H Utah National Guard before departure for training quarters. A parade through 2 Borgeous street, a public meeting, a troop dinner, and a grand ball followed. Veterans and Civil War figures led the march with local bands and Utah groups in attendance. A resolution supported members’ deployment, while boosters’ quartet sang for the occasion.
Fragmentary text appears to describe land and tax terms, payments, and notices from a past record. Names such as TRASK J. CHENEY and CHASET A OW are visible amid garbled phrases. The legible items reference county and district contexts, dates, and payment obligations without clear event details.
Capt. Lewis Morey recounts how American Negro troopers fought in Carrizal under heavy odds for forty five minutes. They sang at times as they faced death, with Lt. Henry Adair of Portland, Ore. dying after a valiant last order to a sergeant. Boyed by Captain Charles T. Boyd, the unit pressed forward under machine gun fire and a rear Mexican flank, then endured exhaustion and water shortages while rescuers arrived forty miles away.
London reports on June 26 that the British steamship Cantor has sunk after an incident at sea. Details remain sparse but confirm the loss of the Cantor and ongoing inquiries by maritime authorities.
In a terse Barcelona dispatch a report states a vessel named Chine of Cardiff, a submarine from Calella, Spain, was involved last night. The captain and twelve crew members were landed at Barcelona, with details unclear due to garbled transmission.
London reports a midnight British statement noting several successful enterprises and penetrations at ten points. It says our forces inflicted many casualties, captured prisoners, and the Monster fusiliers and An face were notably successful amid extensive artillery action on both sides.
Damaging artillery action reported with four large explosions in enemy rear guard lines between l p veres and Hontauban. Soviet lines and targets near Lon Sueral, Gommecourt, Glyenchy-eo- Gohelle, and Loos salient were hit. One hostile kite balloon was destroyed by aircraft, bringing total balloons attacked to six of fifteen. six were observed to fall in flames.
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