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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1918
Page
2
Stock markets rise on Wall Street amid vague betting on peace moves. Rumors swirl that General Hindenburg may be dead or incapacitated, triggering talk of a potential German collapse and shifting mood for investors.
The fragment describes a previously rough stretch of Washington Avenue from Niverdale Road to Twenty first Street as the worst highway on the Overland Line. Improved paving now allows autos to move swiftly, making Ogden more inviting for travelers and locals with cars to tour the city.
The article outlines funding for North Washington improvements from Ogden City, county and state road funds, with responsibility split for paving, intersections, and potential future sewer work. It notes the street would become a five mile scenic drive, increasing property values, plus mentions broader war context and naval strategy headlines.
A Washington correspondent cites a new weapon as superior to the Browning and Lewis guns, noting feed mechanism jams and belt feeding issues. The piece contrasts claimed Johnson and Tyrannning designs, questions accuracy, and praises Browning for overall simplicity enabling high rate of fire.
A reminiscence surveys British naval land actions around Ostend and Zeebrugge during the Belgian coast raids. It questions why British ships did not strike earlier to prevent German control, noting daring operations by the British and comparing to other famous naval defenses.
Liberty Motors and Airplanes reports, via Scientific American, that water is not the issue and that quantity production will accelerate. A Washington and Detroit study found Liberty motors a distinct success today with production rising, improving speed, and stronger government test performance.
A carpenters’ crew works on the Ogden Canyon sanitarium as bathhouses rise around the plunge and pools expand. The outside pool was enlarged by removing posts and a former platform, two inside plunges will be enlarged and housed, and an spectators platform will be added on the west side. A new building will rise on the grounds while air vents and hot water pipes from mountain tunnels feed the bath complex.
Fragmentary local notice references JDE Miller 15 10 meeting Ben Leonard and Rogerou in a Dekhnave Cvendti setting. Content is garbled with incomplete names and stray phrases. Details are unclear but indicate a scheduled gathering or event involving named individuals and a place or event tag.
A Mother's Day program at the Orpheum Theatre drew a large crowd. The show featured tableaux depicting motherhood and war service, led by Dan Sullivan with performances by Ruth Winter, Melba Brockshier, and Florence Wattis, plus musical numbers and a Red Cross tableau.
Roy Stewart appears in Paying His Debt as a Western feature with a thrilling five reel drama style. The bill includes Big Bill Hart in The Patriot showing tomorrow at Cozy Tomorrow and Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR text describes real estate transfers with mentions of consideration and warranty deeds. core names and specifics are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms and numbers that do not assemble into a coherent transfer.
Adolph Miller receives a warranty deed for portions of sec 6 township 1 north range 1 west and part of lot areas in section 6, while Johan Van den Akker gains a warranty deed for parts of lots 31 and 33 in block 14 South Ogden survey. Considerations are $5,000 and $1 respectively.
J W De Camp of Blackwell Oklahoma introduces Blass Caskets now on exhibit at 2468 Washington Ave Ogden Utah. Jack R Wood arranged stock sales for the Pacific Glass Casket Co of Santa Monica California to fund plant expansion producing glass jars jelly glasses milk bottles and varied glassware. Company has sold to over 22 000 stockholders and shares are $20 with expected 3 to 6 times value after the new large casket plant comes online soon. Stock is advertised as industrial not gambling with installment terms offered and six percent interest on balance over six months. Pacific Glass Casket Co Jack R Wood phone 1241 N W Sleek.
County post inspector C. E. Pettigrew states spraying for cordon pests should start with a one day delay. The plan calls for mixing 5 pounds of arsenite of lead paste or 2% pounds of dry powder per 100 gallons of water.
Ogden houses present a dense week of attractions led by Nazimova in Revelation and Chaplin in A Woman's Life plus The Red Velvet, The Krazy Kats Revue vaudeville, The Sign Invisible, and Norma Talmadge in Right of Purchase. Also showing Carmen of the Klondike, Master of Its Own, and other features with Pathe News and Lilly’s Indian romance noted among daily matinees and weekday programs.
A despatch from Rome reports Italian prisoners in Austria subjected to brutal outrages. The message claims Austria seeks to surpass all cruelty, with prisoners redirected to Italy at various points and multiple screenings of harsh conditions. The note mentions famine, disease, and mass transfers, while detailing individual fates and memorials within the wartime context.
A roadside sign offers free drinks at a boiling well heated by fryes near the old Mot Springs plant. The note describes a footbridge crossing and a bath cottage area with a rustic, old-time tone praising the water of life.
J A Humphrey, quartermaster and government agent for five months at Fort Pauglas, died at his family residence 757 Sour East in East Lake City Friday at 10 30 am. Born in New York he joined the service in 1880 at Strong City Kansas and later served in Bordeaux and Cheyenne.
W H Williams president of Shupe Williams Candy company said after a convention that candy output will shrink to not exceed eight percent of normal production next year as government rules tighten sugar use. He noted deposits by candy firms and cited wartime restraint, with some factories already hit by regulations. Williams visited Chicago venues and discussed labor and liquor-serving limits impacting hospitality as rail and business offices faced policy shifts.
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