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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
2
The notice explains subscribers will not have their paper discontinued while their paid period remains, and urges payment or notification to avoid service ending. It warns a subscriber may become angry if the paper continues or stops, and instructs how to request continued delivery or cancellation.
Notice directs seventy mail subscribers to send all remittances directly to The Ogden Standard. It warns against paying solicitors or employees of The Standard and instructs readers to address letters to The Ogden Standard and to accept the official recount when visited.
The Standard reports community concerns about voting contests run by newspaper staff and outsiders. It recalls a 2 year old contract with Northeastern Circulation Co of Davenport and a harsh verdict from the Ogden Examiner that such contests are inherently fraudulent. The piece notes financial losses, calls for cash pay, and urges young ladies to seek salaries rather than prizes, while defending honest labor over prize schemes.
A fragmented note references Alpena Michigan and a yearly homecoming linked to a locally organized association. It mentions residents facing debt and a sense of civic routine around the event, though details are sparse and unclear.
An Alpena letter advocates Ogden residents who left the area to return for a heartfelt home-coming week. It promises daily entertainments and nostalg ic trips to see progress in agriculture, roads, and churches, inviting former Ogdenites to reconnect with friends, workplaces, and pioneer days.
A German American editor defends German Americans in Ogden, saying many are devoted to the United States, though some retain affection for Germany. He asserts naturalized Germans are integral to the republic and would choose America over Germany in a final test, amid a background of wartime tension and hostile rhetoric.
Ogden Utah announces Lagoon opening events from May 26 1915 with a dance on May 29 and weekly military band concerts every Sunday afternoon and evening. Fare listed as 25 cents. The notice mentions dramatic sergiants and ominous verse from A Condon promoting a theatrical or literary work.
The Children’s Bureau reports infant death rates in Montclair New Jersey showing 84 deaths per 1000 live births in 1912 with wide variation by ward. Higher mortality linked to poor housing and plumbing while better rates aligned with clinics and nurse follow ups. Factors include income and father’s occupation, with working mothers and low income correlating to higher deaths. The Montclair study, part of broader efforts, used nurse home visits and infant mortality schedules to guide health work in the city.
Big matinee at the Alhambra promises two full performances of When It Strikes Home with curtains at 2 15 and 3 45. Also notes a Chicago hog market report with mixed demand and weak lamb offerings amid unsettled trading conditions.
Ninety one graduates of Smithsonian business college were honored at a full church ceremony in the Methodist church. The program opened with Vera Frey on the organ at 5:30. Ed O Peterson gave the principal address after melodies by the college quartet and soloists. diplomas were issued by President J A Smith as the audience applauded.
Carpenter, a former Ogden actor, has earned strong success with leading film companies in California and receives growing recognition. Blanche Sweat headlines in Stolen Goods with supporting roles by House Fellows, Cleo Ridgley, Sydney Deane, and Theodore Roberts.
A distressed enslaved man, years in debt to a local merchant, visited town to settle his account. The merchant recalled promising a w& towance and offered a similar deal if the man paid now. The man produced a packet-book but claimed to only seek a shawl, while muttering of a general allowance.
Nearly 30 The Utah Canning Company began filling sanitary containers with pork and beans tomatoes ketchup and more daily. The firm claims demand for Pierces products has grown as carefully selected ripe Utah tomatoes are used in each can.
LYCEUM hosts the fourth episode of Black Box today and tomorrow with showtimes likely in the evening. The program spotlights a dramatic feature in a local arts venue, drawing modest crowd expectations and ongoing venue listings.
World markets report material advances in copper group with gains around one point. War shares such as Westinghouse Crucible Steel and Locomotives rise similarly while Reading shows a top gain of about a point. Sugar prices steady and livestock receipts in South Omaha meet higher bids with mixed cattle and hogs.
Cattle receipts show native steers at 7.50 to 9.09, cows and heifers 4.00 to 8.00, Texas steers 6.00 to 7.40, calves 8.95 to 10.75. Sheep receipts around 3800 with yearlings 8.00 to 9.00, wethers 7.90 to 8.25, lambs 9.00 to 10.15. Chicago grain and markets report wheat mixed with gains and declines amid May and July futures, with oats, corn and hogs showing modest moves and firm closes.
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