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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
2
High Explosive Cotton Use Surges in War Prep
The article notes vast U S consumption of bleached cotton fiber for gun cotton and explosives. In three months 120,000,000 pounds of raw cotton entered ammunition works, implying over a million bales yearly. It highlights preparedness measures and shifts to substitutes in tinplate cans to avert food shortages, with European tin supplies constricted and Bolivian ore now processed in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Straits
Europe
Rtn'a
Plact
New Jersey
Bolivia
Substituting Containers Tackle Canning Shortage
Orden voices concern over a national canning outlook as demand runs 40 percent above output. The Commerce Secretary urges manufacturers to use substitutes for cans, especially alternative containers, to ease the shortage amid rising supply pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Dea
Manufactur Ara
Eudstitste Cootatners
Averal
Urs
Calling off the fairs in Cache county this year
One of the war moves in Cache county leads the fair association board to send out a notice announcing that no county fair will be held this year. The Cache fair is canceled due to wartime conditions and related disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache County
Board of the Fair Association
Win Fetter
Cache
Nation must endure war with thrift and sacrifice
Editorial urges national sobriety and resource conservation as war may last years. It praises wealthier Americans for patriotism and sacrifice while warning against dissipation and urging economies now to brace for heavier burdens and privation. It includes a verse praising the hobo and rail wartime vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Wealth Draft for Nation Or The Intelligent Leaders
A provocative editorial argues Congress should conscript wealth alongside men to supply the army. The piece contends both forms of conscription are needed for a just and efficient war effort, urging immediate action on wealth taxes to reinforce military ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogcen
Congress
United States
Parade to Obtain Recruits Through Utah to Ogden
A 200 vehicle recruiting parade starts in Salt Lake City and moves through Davis County to Ogden under Captain J D Watson to show Utah’s troop quota without waiting for conscription. Ogden committees plan safety and preparation for an impressive end to the parade, urging rapid reporting to the War Department with the quota of men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Davis County
Ogden
J. D. Watson
Utah
Vtab
War Department
Coming War Talks Stir Readership With Military Draft Talk
A front page warning declares that the nation will swiftly shift from peace to war as government enacts strict efficiency rules. Railroads, food, fuel, and military discipline are promised under an aggressive wartime program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alca
Extravagance curbed by rite Motag enforced by military rule
A fragmented passage describes a nation moving to disciplined control under Motag, with rites of right used to curb waste and extravagance. The text envisions a centralized, efficient populace synchronized under common direction, as military authority enforces conformity and mobilizes all pulsing power toward a single goal.
The Toilers Poem Read At Alhambra Theatre Evening
Lon J Had dock presented an original poem praising labor and workers, denouncing idlers and urging a fair wage and honest toil. The piece frames workers as builders of society and champions of a just economic dawn, calling for widening opportunities and brighter days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Lon J. Haddock
Anna G Ericksen Dies At Brigham City Home
Anna G Ericksen dies at age 66 in Brigham City after thirty five years of lifelong illness. She left a daughter Mrs John Rockwood. The Brigham recruiting office reports eight new recruits and eight more prospects under Lt W C Blark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna G. Ericksen
Brigham
Brigham City
Chronic cough relief praised by Minnesota parent
Kuoudt Lee of Wannaska Minnesota writes that his daughter suffered a long lasting chronic cough worsened by colds. After trying Foley's Honey and Tar relief came in a few days and the cough never returned. Advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar by A W Melotre Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuoudt Lee
Wannsska
Minn
Foley
A. W. Melotrre Drug Co
Eagles Grand Opening Ball Planned for May 1 1917
The Eagles announce a grand opening ball at their new home on May 1 1917 replacing a cabaret banquet due to catering issues. Fraternal orders are invited with tickets set at 1.50 dollars per couple plus 50 cents for an extra lady. refreshments will be available. Tickets require presenting receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
New Plaza Apts Offer Two Room Units
See the New Plaza Apartments offering two room units with disappearing beds gas ranges and refrigerators. Prices range from 18 to 30 dollars per month including utility heat and gas.
Fine rug-leaning and Ogden Steam Laundry ad note
HIS RAPID DESCENT A man seeking work at a factory was taken by an elevator that rose past the office floor. He slipped and fell to the bottom, then spoke of a missing staircase and vowed to reward the informant with a half dollar. The fragment includes an Ogden Steam Laundry contact listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
FEO
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