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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
9
A fragmented health column presents various user inquiries about ailments from rheumatism and kidney issues to hair and digestion. The letters request and endorse medicines and tonics, including potassium preparations and “Sulpheric tablets,” with physician responses offering home-use prescriptions and cautions about unverified cures.
Private H W Wood of the Twentieth Infantry reported being kidnapped on a city street by two foreigners who forced him into a car and held him in an old barn to extract information about the Third war prison camp at Fort Douglas. He later recovered at the fort after being drugged, with federal secret service agents beginning a thorough investigation.
Frankin W. Thuralon of Ogden, brother of Mrs. Jalmir Mitter, stationed at Mare Island Cal naval camp, sent a humorous note to his sister. The quip references Time-Training camp and Weather Cold as a red-hot stave surrounding a partner, reflecting playful wartime banter among service members.
An old advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a fast solution for backache and urinary symptoms. It promises healing within 24 hours, urges readers to buy from a local druggist, and recommends ongoing use to prevent future attacks, with a money-back guarantee for genuine GOLD MEDAL product.
The funeral of J A Sehelin was held yesterday at 2 PM in the Eleventh Ward writing house with Nathan A Timmer officiating. The service featured a musical program, with selections including Rock of Ages and Grace, and was attended by friends and many local figures. The Southern Pacific band led the cortege to Washington Avenue and Ogden city cemetery. Pallbearers listed include Albin, David, Willard Schetin, Axel Olson, and Walter Olson.
Washington reports that the first Liberty seaplane, powered by Liberty motors, has passed trials and enters production for naval use. A Bristol model fighting plane is also moving into production with plans for large-scale delivery this year. The engines deliver about 700 horsepower, surpassing British craft, and production aims to meet upcoming demands for both domestic and Allied use.
An elderly Salt Lake City reader touts Taulac as a life changing remedy after years of catarrh headaches poor appetite and fatigue. The ad describes improved digestion sleep energy and mood and notes Ogden vendors A R McIniven Drug Co Eccles Drug Advertisements as local sellers.
London March 13 The admiralty reports eighteen British merchantmen lost by mine or submarine in the past week and one fighting vessel. Of these fifteen were 1600 tons or over and three under that tonnage. Arrivals at ports numbered 2046 sailings 2082. Merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked. For the third week in a row lighter Irish ships have been destroyed through mine or submarine. In the previous week twelve.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate figures about tonnage of vessels or loads, mentioning 1604 tons or more and fourteen instances over 1600 tons in the preceding week. The text is partial and unclear, limiting precise interpretation of the entities and context.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor on behalf of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy sent a message to the Russian Soviet Congress in Moscow. The note expresses American sympathy for the Russian people in their struggle for freedom and democracy and offers aid. It pledges a united working class willing to help and seeks guidance on how to extend support.
Birth announcements list Lyon T and Nellie Aaron with a boy born February 15 at 631 Sixteenth Street. Clintan T and Emma McDonald with a girl born February 27 at 367 Seventh Street. Fullus and Exgenia Thulin with a boy born May at 2042 Ballantyne Avenue. Chad and Ellen Worgock with a girl born March 2 at 1056 Twenty-fifth Street.
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