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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1909
Page
4
Entry shows second class matter registration at Ogden Utah post office under act of Congress. Publication is daily except Sundays by Wm Glasmann.
The Evening Standard announces advertising rates for The Standard Pate Card and related positions with charges per inch and page placement. It touts higher genuine subscribers than any local paper, inviting advertisers to compare subscription strength.
The article traces St Patrick's disputed birthplace England or Wales or Scotland about AD 96. He was captured in Ireland as a youth, escaped to France, studied, and returned to convert Druids to Christianity. He is said to have died aged 61 or 97, and March 17 is observed as a religious Irish day with green attire, extending to Irish communities in the United States.
The Davis and Weber Counties water system near Ogden showcases the nation’s top example of storage capacity. Before engineer Win Bostaph began Bast Canyon Creek dam construction, canal company stock traded at 12.50, with funds raised to support the irrigation effort.
Dr Fowler details a Demiracle treatment claiming rapid, painless hair removal with two applications. He asserts the product is non poisonous antiseptic and endorsed by physicians and journals. Demiracle costs $1.00 postpaid with a trial guaranteed.
Farmers who owned the canal and financed the undertaking via bonds completed a dam and now water shores sell for 190 dollars. William Bostaph works on the dam and canal again exploring storage expansion to boost spring wood reserves and increase acreage. This storage demonstration is hailed as unmatched for its western impact on agriculture and profits traceable to storage gains.
If the compromise liquor bill passes, fifty two Ogden saloons will be remodeled to meet new rules. Most barrooms are screened, with chairs wine rooms booths and gaming spaces. Heavy costs loom as owners face prohibition and strict regulation, creating dark days for the trade.
Big fires in Salt Lake City have caused heavy damage while Ogden has been praised for better fire risk due to extending mains installing fire plugs and enlarging reservoirs. The piece notes Salt Lake City’s department as inefficient and cites Ogden’s water system and insurance rates as factors in the fire risk comparison.
Editorial calls Ogden and Weber County to aggressively recruit eastern homeseekers. It warns that irrigation literature floods the Mississippi valley while Ogden offers few promotions, urging year round messaging to attract settlers and boost local land sales.
Maxim argues the flying machine will not see wide practical use beyond sport surveying and limited military roles though its carrying capacity promises potential military value in future developments.
The excerpt argues that longer airborne time increases utility of aircraft for reconnaissance and long voyages, predicting aeroplanes as permanent military adjuncts. It compares aeroplanes and airships, notes limited commercial air freight, cites costs of battleships and drones, and envisions mass production of six hundred dollar two‑seat planes capable of supporting 50 000 troops for raiding and guerrilla warfare.
Consul John F. Jewell reports finding an extraordinary marine orbin fiber from Posidonia Australis in Spencer Gulf South Australia. Deposits lie in sand flats with 12 feet depth beds and water 2 to 10 feet deep. Sampling across many soundings shows potential immense tonnage and commercial importance. Dredges with special buckets and rakes planned to extract the fiber.
A liberal offer guarantees Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will cure indigestion and dyspepsia or the medicine is free. The ad cites bismuth subnitrate pepsin and carminatives as a proven combination and promises a personal guarantee, asserting complete relief or no cost. It touts a new pepsin process and strong digestive benefits.
Agitators and wringing similar to wool washing are used on bulk material embedding the fiber. Dredge processing yields about one ton of fiber per twenty tons of pulp material with rough on board costing about 2.66 dollars per ton. Tendered to port, it is dried, classified, baled and shipped globally. Experiments show fiber spins with wool, takes dye like wool, is practically non inflammable, non shrinking, highly resistant, and suitable for ship calking.
The piece discusses Lincoln's evolving stance on temperance from boyhood to adulthood, noting his calls for persuasion over harsh denunciation and criticizing forged quotes used by prohibition advocates. It argues temperance views were nuanced and warns against misattributed or invented statements.
Republic Havana reports a preliminary uprising within six weeks of General Gomez’s inauguration. A sergeant and seven rural guards fled into the woods in Santalara province, with peasants joining in, while a special train carried no detachments toward Vueltas. An official statement blamed Cortes and seven men for starting an insurrection over government commissions. President Gomez vowed to suppress the rising.
Reports describe a liberal Miguelist faction dispute in Santa Clara with a planned troop deployment near Vueltas to trap fugitives. A conspiracy implicated Rural Guard members, including La Vgatda and Corporal Richardo, while government officials claimed calm despite ongoing unrest and limited news due to wires being cut.
Washington reports the treasury outlook is better with receipts rising and no broad cash shortage. For the first 15 days of March revenues reached 26.48 million, excess of expenditures over receipts much lower than a year ago, and cash balances show improvement despite ongoing fiscal year spending.
A report from Chicago dated March 17 details gifts totaling 176,960 from John D Rockefeller to a local fund. The sum covers multiple donations intended for civic projects and charitable programs in the city.
The report says Austria may declare Servian aims and tensions rise with a government denial. Sixty six battalions in Heaine are to be placed on a war footing, implying about forty thousand more troops. Public opinion grows restless and hostility toward the Hungarian, Czech, and French policy heightens across the dual monarchy.
The Argentine Republic and its neighbors enjoy rising prosperity prompting several European nations to extend trade. Sweden Denmark Holland Austria and Russia plan new steamer lines to South America.
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