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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1917
Page
11
A vintage ad touts magical Tiz for aching swollen feet and corns. It promises fast relief, smaller shoes, and all-day comfort with a 25 cent bar. It guarantees a year of foot comfort or money back.
A board led by Brigadier General Kernan selected majors and captains of the line for duty in France. The president's action lifts staff-officer limits and maintains three generals and eight staff officers in Washington. Camps total thirty two with an officer to each camp, staff officers likely sent to France to compile modern instruction manuals for troops.
Cher and Bune for J. B. Carver and Sons challenge a November potato purchase from HR J Christensen as inferior to contract samples. Christensen's lawyers say the seller offered to take back and resell, but the offer was refused. The case proceeds to trial on its merits amid local produce trade interest.
An advert cites Dr Lewis and a home remedy from Bon-Opta tablets to improve vision by fifty percent in seven days. It claims thousands freed from glasses, with testimonials of dramatic eye relief and reduced watering after daily eye baths.
Washington May 21 All the big antitrust cases before the Supreme Court were ordered reargued next term. The court announced no decisions in these cases this term, with several major parties including the Amalgamated Copper, International Harvester, Reading, Westinghouse, and others involved. Court recesses for the summer set for June 11.
Atlanta reports say ten thousand killed and many homeless after riots and fires rage through the city. Fire destroyed warehouses in a northeastern district near Hilliland Prospect, Edgewood and North avenues. National guard from Camp McPherson on duty as authorities say the fires were not incendiary. Minor injuries occur, with one fatally hurt in the Grex theater area and several others treated at hospitals.
Salt Lake City welcomes a new advertising agency formed by Stringhem A Stevens and partners. The Me Alllater Stevens Wallis Inc Adver Agency of Salt Lake is capitalized at 20000 dollars with Malcolm McAllister as president. Directors include J C McAllaster and Jon J Haddock. The firm offers a modern advertising service and claims extensive experience and a complete advertising library.
Washington May 21 Favorable report on the administration bill to grant the president broad powers to direct preferential shipments of food coal and other war traffic It says such authority is essential to public security and defense and to improve the nation s transportation facilities The report notes the movement restriction has no references to carrier disputes and reports a wartime truce on that issue.
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission blames railroads for the bituminous coal shortage amid wartime demand. Producers reportedly withhold output to push prices, claiming scarcity is not in the ground but in distribution, with prices far above operating costs. The commission warns of government steps to regulate mine-to-consumer supply and pricing if excess profits persist.
The American League announced immediate subscription of $100,000 in Liberty Bonds in Chicago. President Johnson disclosed the plan during the May 21 briefing, signaling strong wartime financial support from the league.
From the Dri t il se Ma e Quarter s in France via London May 31 British guns shattered a German trench sector between Croizelles and Dullecourt. About 3 000 yards of Hindenburg line lost, with 6 000 yards of support destroyed. Prisoners taken total about 150 that day, including three officers. German counter attack weak. Several strongpoints remain, with Neuvourt Hendecourt and other positions in German hands as the front shifts.
The Italian commission to the United States led by Prince Udine and including Witter Marcon and other distinguished Italians has crossed the Atlantic and will soon meet American officials and the Italian embassy in Washington to begin discussions. Fuller announcements to follow.
Fragmented dialogue shows a boisterous exchange among dockside characters. Danny the Dip questions a neighbor about losses while Clem the Climber chuckles at a near miss. The rough speech captures street phrasing and local color.
British forces consolidate lines after advancing to the Arran Queant sector and prepare for another push toward the Deocourt Queant axis. Hindenburg Line mostly held except about 2000 yards west of Bullecourt. French holds along the southern end of the Han sector show relative quiet aside from Champagne’s heavy fighting. Austro German efforts in the Adriatic and Balkan theaters report mixed results with Vienna claiming success at times and Italian sources disputing advances. German casualty figures for April reveal high losses with thousands killed or wounded and thousands captured or missing. A German air raid on Rishinev killed one soldier and two civilians and injured five workmen.
London May 21 Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that the government will summon an Irish convention to submit to parliament the basis for Ireland's governance. The convention will be representative of local bodies churches trades and education and will be chosen by those groups. John Redmond Nationalist leader said Ireland has been asked to decide its own problem and that all Irishmen should participate.
In New York on May 21 Captain Frans Rintelen of the German navy David Facer and Hl. 1 Martin were sentenced to one year in jail for conspiracy in interfering with the shipment of munitions to the Entente allies in 1918. The sentence followed their federal court conviction.
Washington May 71 a British mission visit outlined a tour to Chicago Toronto Montreal and Ottawa to support World War I ally logistics. Secretary Balfour met with mission members Denman and Goribals of the shipping board with British trade experts to finalize a plan for essential exports and tonnage data, while destruction rates and Moran & Co talks framed future refinery aid and central buying arrangements.
The excerpt portrays a shopper asking the grocer about the value of bread and a biscuit. The grocer responds that prices are being charged, capturing a rustic barter tone and a hint of humor in everyday thrift.
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