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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
7
Vintage ad pitches Fourth of July prices on waists dresses skirts and fabrics. It touts lawn silk and wool options with deep discounts one half to one third off regular prices and promotes alterations and easy layaway to finish purchases by Independence Day.
RUSSEL JAMES CO operates a Californian Market at 126 fpwentys th street, listing property and shopping services for local customers.
Fragmentary text shows an office telephone notice for the Mariners Office with a phone line and ring description. No clear names, dates, or locations are legible. The readable fragment hints at a public contact point via telephone for departmental matters.
Notices and random references about subscriptions, complaints channels, and various local names, places, and events. Mentions of Lamar Nelson, Farmluge, Wealloghouse Electric, and a July Fourth ball game plan. Includes scattered names, addresses, and promotional lines with dubious coherence.
A large crowd attended the Lagoon event drawing over 14,000 attendees. The barbecue served about 1,700 pounds of meat and 2,000 loaves of bread with six barrels of quinlan and 2,000 bread loaves consumed. The day featured a football game between Provo and Ogden and a Wall street style caravan of entertainment, with various vendors and displays contributing to a festive atmosphere.
Fragmented notice from the Tranvcyntinendal Passenger Association and the Southern Pacific outlines low fare plans for attendees of the National Irrigation Congress in Sacramento. Details mention fare reductions, routes from key cities, and congress headquarters, urging travel to the event.
A garbled draft discusses pond maintenance and proposed netting at stalls, mentioning officials, a district attorney, and a forthcoming opinion from Attorney Konerity. The text is unreadable in parts but hints at rules or infractions and potential enforcement actions.
Mining notes from Ely Nevada date July 27 describe Coeralt bringing sample ore six miles from Warren area. Report details ore returning about 100 ounces silver per ton copper content, four new claims by Locroft, and a $6 stake. Local prospecting is in early stages as power lines and hoisting machinery progress toward October or November startup, with underground drifts and ore cars planned for efficient mining.
A June dispatch from Chicago reports a Riverside inquiry into telegraph companies and government oversight. The investigation aims to expose illicit relations, reveal payroll payments to workers, and assess operating costs. Officials will avoid targeting individuals and will determine whether to pursue charges or broader controls.
Minneapolia Miia reports Jas WY Dames formerly led a defunct railroad equipment company now under arrest on a bench warrant for embezzlement. The indictment cites a $150,000 shortage on the company’s books.
A garbled market summary notes varied activity in New York and Chicago with mentions of wheat oats sugar and coffee prices. Several firms and traders appear by name in broken form amid scattered figures and labels, indicating a busy but unclear trading day with several commodity notes and potential slumps.
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