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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
9
A fragment from a manuscript or magazine piece discusses Viola Dana in The Girl Without a Soul and a woman’s conversion from vanity to self acceptance. It includes quotes about beauty standards, self image, and the role of vanity in personal confidence. The text weaves personal reflections with broader social observations on appearance and success.
Mrs. Anna Thompson chairs athletics and militory drill and leads the women employees on the USS ating board and the emergency fleet corporation. They have begun to drill in uniform in a Washington gymnasium.
Dorothy Dix argues that self conceit can aid personal progress, citing vanity as a driver of effort and success while noting harsh reactions from others. She contends that those who admire themselves face less criticism and that self regard, tempered by actions, fuels achievement rather than deflates it.
A fragmented fashion essay argues vanity risks, urging reliance on inner qualities over outward dress. It cites a mother’s duty to guide children and curb vanity before it grows, reflecting early 20th century social advice on appearance and character.
Tabernacle choir holds rehearsal focusing on music for the Ogdenshike conference and the full performance of the oratorio A Woman of Samaria to be staged May 13. Soloists Nephi J. Brown Mildred Ware and Myrtle B. Higley lead. work by Wm Stemdale Bennett lasts over an hour.
Amstendam May 9 Twelve members of the independent Socialist party of Germany have been charged with high treason by the imperial court at Leipsic. They distributed pamphlets last year urging the overthrow of the cannon campaign.
Washington May 9 The House adopted the conference report on the bid to base draft quotas on the number of men in Class One and accepted elimination of its amendment authorizing credits on gold tax for volunteers. The report awaits action on Uhel.
Weber Nurmal college plans week long graduation events starting Monday with final exams and a capstone program. The program includes a baccalaureate address by Prof. Farnes J Barker and performances by faculty and students under Searl Hardoc, with a candlelight and victory march. The graduating class includes Weber Normal range and Weber High School seniors, led by Owen M. Neal.
Fragmented draft notice mentions nine men from Obuen to be drafted in Nay, with tentative dates and county allocations. References to apportionment by divisions and counties, and notes on enlistment credits and provisional promises from high command. The text is garbled with many OCR errors but centers on early May draft plans and regional distribution.
Washington May 10 Secretary McAdoo announced arrangements for converting first and second Liberty loan bonds into third issue bonds bearing four and a quarter percent interest. The new conversion bonds would not be ready for delivery until July 1 and bond buyers were asked not to request conversion before that date. Existing bonds may be converted any time from today through November 9.
Orders for United States Steel Corporation shown in New York on April 3 totaled 8,742,582 tons, down 310,000 tons from March. The figure reflects a sharp drop in demand as factories reduce steel shipments amid shifting markets.
Morris G Chapple of Ogden enlisted in the Army as announced by the board. Induction papers for Roguri of Gila County were reversed by the boat yesterday. Gillegag likely to be sent to Fort McDowell May 16. Krauss accepted and Rudolph D Calhoun discharged at Camp Lewis per receivers. They departed with the latest draft group from the city on April 28.
The Nairais praised Manager Jo F Goss for an entertainment at the Orpheum theatre last night. Al Potrie and James Thompson headlined a strong bill with "Camouflage What is What Ain’t" and farce humor. The act drew loud laughs and audience reaction, marking a lively theatrical showing.
A news item describes an Orpheum Whe Garden Club demonstration showing small and large farming without horses using a baby tractor, with Florence Fisher and Judge W W Reeder Jr observed at the Washington Avenue corner. The piece also reviews "The Eleven Uyenas" and Lee Hop & Company, noting Oriental numbers and basketball on bicycles. It cites city engineer Tracy on road avenue costs, totaling 222,895.46 with state and county shares and per front foot rates.
At a meeting in city hall council chambers north of the Ogden River bridge about seventy five property owners backed the proposed hard surfaced paving of North Washington avenue. The motion for endorsement was by Benny Farley and seconded by H A Rolla with Mayor TS Browning and city officials present.
In Washington on a May day, Representative Kahn of California argues in the military committee that the draft would exhaust its class within a year and that the United States would need 300,000 men in Europe before the war ends.
A woman named Alice Luce of Christopher, Illinois, describes four years of irregularities, weakness, and nervousness. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and regularity, urging others with female troubles to seek guidance from the company for remedies.
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