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The Standard, an independent newspaper, publishes every evening except Sunday without a muse or a clob.
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
2
The Standard, an independent newspaper, publishes every evening except Sunday without a muse or a clob.
Hudson Maxim argues for universal military service citing Switzerland as a model. He notes conscription binds government and individuals, strengthens citizens, and deters aggression. He describes Swiss mandatory training as a school system pillar building discipline, health, and readiness for national defense.
A garbled 19th century style ad-like fragment touts a drug called freesone for corns claiming instant relief and removal of the entire corn from the root. It promises cheap cost and to spare a wearer from pain, targeting a general reader with sensational claims.
A town marshal’s leaflet criticizes Friday editorial on forced labor and public work. He argues government should avoid coercive control over individuals while urging society to provide publicly conducted work sites for useful tasks. He condemns idleness and notes widespread labor scarcity as industries seek workers.
A fragment recounts a speech by Tate Young of Des Moines urging stronger U S support for Liberty Loan. He criticizes middle western hesitation and warns that only patriotic citizens should align with America against the Fatherland, contrasting zeal with traitorous attitudes.
A local committee urges county and city commissions to join in a grand registration day celebration on June 6. The aim is a solemn observance to honor young men starting steps toward defending the nation and upholding the government’s founding principles as the world battles in Belgiam and northern France.
Tornadoes swept seven states with shifts in Kentucky and Alabama reports. The storm hit near Willisville Perry county and Hickman Kentucky, causing extensive property damage and multiple deaths in several towns including Taublin Graves county Clinton and Bardwell. Additional reports from Alabama and Tennessee detail casualties and widespread destruction.
Tornado devastation across Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Missouri Tennessee Alabama and Arkansas leaves 103 dead and 300 plus injured. Counties including Hickman Bardwell Manila Curdette Clear Lake and Sylacauga report multiple fatalities along with Dyeraburg Cates Lake Tregerant Antioch Sharon and other towns.
The State Council of National Defense calls citizens to fund the war by subscribing to the Liberty Loan. Bonds offer 8.5 percent interest, tax-exempt except inheritance tax, and are redeemable for higher-rate issues during the war. Denominations include $40, $100, $500, and $1 000, with subscription forms and instructions to submit via the State Council of Defense or a banker, urging patriotic duty to buy.
Ogden will contribute toward the Decoration Day celebration in Reno for the Southern Pacific band of forty Ava men and the Southern Macifie baseball team will leave tonorro aw evening for events of Wednesday. The State Confederate and Liberty Loan campaign urges a nationwide drive with a June 3 appeal from church pulpits. The Southern Pacific band will meet a picked team in Reno for a hard battle on the Nevada diamond with music by the Band. Railroad men will depart on Southern Park train No. 6 for the western trip. Officers elected to lead the band include President Fred C. Smith, treasurer, C. A. Amityn, and director F. E. Beatt. Flowers offered by Weber Floral Company.
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