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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
11
Dorothy Dix argues that indulgence by a husband creates a life of luxury for wife and children that must be paid for with debt. He may justify deprivation to shield his family from want, but excessive spending on fashion, cars, and luxuries harms all. The piece condemns the pattern of a man living beyond means and the resulting collapse when credit fails.
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A garbled reminiscence recalls a U S Marine unit marching to Quantico Virginia with 4000 youths amid cheers. A singer named Schumann Heink is said to foster a chorus of soldiers singing When the Boys Come Home and Mother of Mine as part of a patriotic pageant.
Across Cedar Rapids and nearby, a massive dust explosion at the Douglas company starch works triggers a blaze killing scores and injuring hundreds. Authorities report up to nine dead in Cedar Rapids while the city endures shattered facilities, collapsed walls, and widespread panic as rescue efforts continue into the night.
A fragmented sentence describes a shoe lace ending as it becomes loose and dark surroundings. The passage mentions a person wearing a white or black object and actions that are hard to interpret. No clear names, places, or events are identifiable from the text.
A damaged OCR style note describes a strange cooking idea involving pink frosting, rat, boiling water, and anger powder. The fragment is incoherent and lacks coherent ingredients, steps, or a clear outcome.
A fragment lists household tips: damp cloth on velvet to raise pile, mattress-foot tranks tucked, cleaning with amonia and water mix, newspapers soaked to pulp fill cracks, and use of suet or roasted fat for preservation. The note reflects era specific domestic guidance.
A historical style note advises drying and cleaning cream holland blinds using clean powdered brick dust. Lay blinds flat, rub brick dust into slats, and wipe to remove dirt for a fresh, clean look.
The Old Gardener warns many potato shortages last year came from a soil potash leak. He urges higher fertilizer spending, preferring blends with 3 to 2 percent potash, and frequent use of well aged manure to boost soil nutrition and crop yield.
Paris May 28 The council of four met this morning and discussed terms and military arrangements related to prisoners of war to be incorporated in the treaty with a nation. Military inquiries attempted to be resolved and other details were debated.
The Orpheum theatre offers a mixed vaudeville bill with acts like Nevue’s big number drawing applause and the European novelty dog and monkey routine. May Mekay and the Scottish remedy actress plus the Mara Carmen Trio and Lowe and Baker Sisters contribute for a lively, if uneven, evening audience reaction.
Snippet mentions a performer tied to a show and clever dancing aside from unclear context. Names and specifics are garbled, but tone hints at entertainment coverage and a local venue scene. The fragment lacks coherent facts to identify people, place, or event.
In Atlanta Georgia May 22 Gambrell of the Southern Baptist convention denounced the federal government for restricting church activities in the Army camps and abroad. He urged no denominational privilege and opposed granting Catholics access to ministerial duties, arguing Baptists should not seek special religious rights via government action.
New York May 22 Sergeant Alvin J York of the 628th infantry arrives to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre at a Tennessee Society event in New York. A banquet will honor York with Major General George Duncan speaking.
The article portrays Sergeant York’s inward conflict about conscription and his duty to fight. It recalls a pastor’s critique and York’s defense, stressing democracy, world peace, and humanity as the war’s justification. A hotel scene shows York calling his family and reflecting on his country’s honor.
An advertisement argues catarrhal deafness and related head noises stem from nasal inflammation. It promotes a home remedy using Parwind and other ingredients, claiming rapid relief after the first day and possible full recovery for most sufferers. It urges buy-now action and asserts widespread cures.
At Coblenz on April 20 German railroad workers were arrested by American military police. Among those taken is Gerhart Croum, foreman of the yards, charged with complicity in looting a train by separating car contents then hiding the car at a remote siding. The men protested the procedure as they were detained by U.S. soldiers.
Correspondence of The Avanciated Press reports President Wilton spends the holiday receiving widows deputations and diplomats. A schedule lists delegations from France Assyria Chaldea, San Marino and Albania, with ministers from Switzerland and Greece also arriving to present views on the Rhine and broader peace matters. A final note advertises Liberty bond sales.
New York May 21 nearly 4000 officers and line of the 33rd division and the 26th engineers totaling 5 472 troops including 195 farges aboard the steamship WMatherin Auguste Victoria from Brest. Traveling as casuals were Lieutenant General Robert J Bullard and Brigadier General Herman Hall. Colonel J H Talbot of Washington commanded a detachment headed by Miss J B Doyle of Ians Ore. The nurses abroad numbered around 15000 cases.
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