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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
4
In a dialogue on eloping or marrying soon, a couple discusses moving to a larger town for work, theater, and a future together. The piece blends romance with practical talk on money, living, and social life, followed by home craft and fashion notes including a DIY wardrobe project and fashion briefs.
Mrs Theonote Denter of Salt Lake City and her two children returned from two years in war torn Germany. They fled Berlin a month ago with her husband, a salesman for Kelly Miter press in Balt Lake. Residents question how they escaped as they recount hardships and a simple chintz wardrobe they carried.
Mrs Denter and family recount their journey from Germany via Holland to the United States. They describe courteous German officials at the border and easy passage through Holland on the Holland-American liner March 22. Mrs Denter expresses belief that neither side can win and questions the Allies' aim to starve Germany, noting Germany’s food supplies and rationing. She says Germans feel little hostility to Americans despite US arms shipments. The family had remained in Bers until recently and saw a mild winter with attended Shakespearean performances, reflecting normal life despite the war.
An advertisement urges women to dry clean at home using two ounces of zolsite in gasoline to dissolve bel sorted garments in two gallons of gasoline. It promises quick, inexpensive results with no shrinking or pressing, noting the process is dangerous and should be done outdoors away from flame.
Speaker Ballard Dunn of Chicago outlined a Utah expansion plan at the Salt Lake Notary Club dinner at Hotel Utah. The Union Pacific aims to invest about 2 million dollars to grade and ease curves between Ogden and Evanston, enabling heavier freight and lower costs per ton mile, with wider extensions and upgrades across the Wasatch region.
The document outlines a year ahead budget of 2,568,504 dollars for expanding the railway system. Funds cover new shop buildings, engine houses, machinery, tools, and railroad stations plus automatic signals and interlocking plants. Heavier rails cost 157,450, bridges 193,770, and sidings for increased traffic 479,30.
Bridgeton New Jersey woman Mrs Mirromn T Cusumnas testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding her irregular cycles and debilitating symptoms. She reports improvement after two days and urges other women to use the remedy for female distress including placements, ulceration, backache, and nervousness.
In Lansing Michigan delegates were chosen for a Republican state gathering allied with the National Progressive party. The meeting, attended by many politicians, aimed to select delegates and alternates to the national convention and elect presidential electors. Arthur H. Vanderer of Grand Rapids led a keynote, denouncing the current administration’s economy and citing Congress spending.
Fragmentary passage laments setbacks to civil service lasting a decade. It accuses Jeb-era raids of a Ku Klux Klan faction for undermining reforms. The text claims false promises of freedom in debate and action in Congress and notes continued partisan gains.
A telegraph report from Sofia claimed Bulgaria sought a separate peace with the Entente, but the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and Over Seas News Agency dismissed the rumor as false. Denials also noted after reports of talks involving Bulgarian and Turkish envoys in Geneva. The London press echoed the clarification that no semi official negotiations were in progress. Auto services planned between Park City and Salt Lake start May 10 with twelve passenger cars, timetable to be announced.
The Ogden presents Dollars and the Woman described as one of the strongest attractions ever offered, drawing crowds with its acclaimed performances and engaging entertainment value.
A period piece contrasts the stay at home woman's narrowed World with the hard charged businesswoman. It traces a weekly cycle from Monday laundry to Sunday household duties, highlighting differing paths to purpose, youth, and social engagement. The piece laments how domestic grind can trap away personal growth.
A reader recounts a busy mother who turned morbid from toil and a former wife who, after professional help and self care, found renewed vigor. The piece urges making work congenial, taking breaks, and reviving self as a remedy against monotony and fatigue.
A humorous wartime vignette depicts a corporal dismissing parades and his wife replying that many are needed to form a parade. The exchange centers on military life and domestic humor within a hub context.
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