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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1909
Page
4
Daily publication by Wm. Lasmoon with pricing options in advance. Includes monthly and yearly rates for subscription. Public notice referencing standard mail act and second class matter designation at Ogden Utah post office.
The Standard Publishing Co advertises a dated rate card effective February 1 1998 detailing flat per inch rates with daily changes. It lists SPECIAL POSITION charges for pages 5 6 and top of column placements plus FIRST PAGE rates and mentions special contracts for weekly or monthly displays.
The Dee hospital will rise three stories with no basement on the corner of Twenty Fourth Street and Harrison Ave. Aimed to emulate top U S hospital design, the project seeks universal access and openness to all, funded by donors or payers while aiding the sick poor. Mrs Des memorializes her husband Thomas P B Dee, and the medical community backs the effort to remove past stigmas and provide care to all in need.
The Ogden city council debates advertising contracts as Humphris and Thomas push for the lowest bidder while Dana accuses the pair of punishing the Standard Publishing for criticizing the city. A year of bids and resignations followed, ending in a push to award to the lowest, 50 cent per inch bid, saving over 40 percent.
The article notes saving on yearly advertising bills could finance new crossings for residents with only sidewalks in front of their properties. It suggests council members Thomas and Humphris might relish the act, while the mayor and other councilmen may be pleased, though the paper warns it can endure if challenged.
A report by Consul Joseph Stephens notes rising interest in uranium and radium as mines open worldwide. Cornwall is highlighted for pitchblende sources, with Austria restricting exports and Portugal mentioned as a potential site. Extraction is costly and yields tiny radium quantities, but immense value drives exploration and surface deposits are preferred for cheaper production.
In Cornwall the St Austell district mine area has yielded radium in tailings from pitchblende. The Cornish company plans processing works at Trenwith near St Ives and in the St Austell area, potentially employing about 400 workers and boosting county industry.
E H Harriman began as a Stock Exchange messenger earning five dollars a week. The article notes his vast power and wealth while depicting his simple dress and unflashy public image. It speculates on his legacy and suggests his life’s work centers on railroad development and broad employment, philanthropy, and efficient service.
Mothers should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to ward off colds feverishness teething distress and stomach trouble. The powders promise relief and are sold in drug stores for 25 cents with a free trial package offered by Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The text extols a developing commercial organization shaping the future. It stresses earnest work from the employer, fair dealing with employees, and reciprocal service to the public. A balanced railroad relationship is presented as key to stability and lasting prosperity for a contented society.
In The World's Work April issue, Mr Rockefeller lauds Mr Morgan for leading quick, decisive action during the 1907 panic. He notes numerous financiers aided in restoring confidence and insists on following established high quality business laws for lasting success. He also discusses naval buildup in Europe, Britain, Germany, and reactions from Evans and Carnegie on engines of destruction.
The Oregonian notes Britain battleship capacity exceeds John Bull and A J Balfour fires a censure motion over ship provision. Government faces pressure as public demands eight Dreadnoughts by 1912, while Germany's preplanned naval program could match Britain.
Thomsonsronville Conn March 29 Theodore Roosevelt Jr denies being engaged to Miss Munn of Washington The pair and her mother were guests at Farmington the hometown of Mrs Cowles aunt to Mr Roosevelt The denial clarifies circulating rumor about a proposed marriage involving the young Roosevelt and Miss Munn
Los Angeles on March 9 reports Mayor W J Stephens plans to veto a city council ordinance that fixes rates for gas, electricity, and telephone service by public utility companies. The mayor may leave office tomorrow or Wednesday, prompting further action.
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