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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
3
A garbled OCR passage references inspection duties, employee consequences, cleanliness in processing areas, and various stray notices. It mentions government regulations, potential discharge, kitchen room phrases, and unrelated sale and real estate fragments, plus abrupt country notes and misaligned names and locations.
Thanksgiving millinery at Wright's department store features reduced prices on pattern street hats and trims with hats priced at $5 to $7.39. Rail freight and schedules reference a nine hour workday start and various personnel movements, including Conductor Lore and Freight Conductor Wichmood of the Western Railroad Co. with mentions of Port Reading and Helper.
A rail yard in the region reports multiple mishaps and shifts as a freight train pulls away from Colton. Details describe a conductor’s fall and injuries, faulty brakes, and emergency treatment lines, while private cars arrive from the east with passengers and supplies. The day also notes coal deliveries, depot notices, and local notices on marriages, business moves, and court actions reflecting a busy late autumn scene.
Crew of forty on the Southern Pacific Railroad, described as good workmen of varied nationalities, led by a railroad foreman from the west. About sixty Turks formed a party for years, with paying endorsements on paychecks and limited English, working as trackmen and laborers under a general foreman. A mild action for constipation is suggested.
Chidren of Lewis Sharp summoned from Ruby Valley Nevada Leela Sharp of Navy Valley Nevada report their father underwent two gallbladder operations at Ogden General Hospital. The second procedure left him in a precarious condition. Sharp, about 60, is described as emaciated and near death, with his children present at Ogden yesterday.
New York novelty contest offers 5 040 to the person who can count oranges without seeing them. A candidate from Ganglang Chu volunteers to prove the claim by counting fruit locations while blindfolded. The Indian sponsor backs the tester and the society weighs the test details as hundreds offer to participate.
In a police court session yesterday Dr A Smith pleaded guilty to drunkenness after a Saloon incident on Fifth Street. The proprietor testified, a dog figure involved, and Smith claimed a habit of carrying the dog with him. Other defendants faced fines or bonds for drunkenness and related charges.
In Second District Court a case, C I Lintley v Utah State Publishing, proceeds with two petitions seeking damages for circulation and pricing practices. Amidst chaotic prose, unrelated items touch on imperial edict in China and regent statements about the late emperor, signaling a mixed, unreliable report across paragraphs.
A student speaker at Weber academy delivered a temperance talk condemning gambling, drinking, oath-breaking, and impurity. She urged moral reform, warned about gambling facilities, and argued for love and charity toward the impure, urging peers to abstain and help others resist vice. The speech emphasized temperance, sacred Sundays, and the duty to guard health and virtue.
The Sahara region shows sand depths over twenty six feet beneath the surface with certain areas measuring thirty feet in depth, indicating significant variation across sites. Local surveys note deeper layers in select locales, suggesting complex dune formation.
A local event advertises a candy matinee featuring performers Gaturde and Jennson along with two additional prize draws. Tickets cost 44S with doors opening 7:15 PM and a call to come early for seating or prize eligibility.
The Republican Toul Non Maoh Felich defeats Democrat Wm Falnter by two votes for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Sisxourt, according to a special dispatch from Jefferson Chi. The result claims to reflect the official revision of the count.
Fragmented OCR note describes forestry department efforts to name or brand a product related to white fir. The text mentions hopes, branding, and a modern approach but is garbled and lacks clear actions or outcomes. No specific dates or entities are identifiable.
A garbled millinery ad promotes Tritamed hats and various millinery items at the lowest possible prices. It promises savings and lists L. Grin as the contact at 358 25th Street.
Portland scene reports on the Union Tepullcan club and the influential Republican club in the state, highlighting leadership, meetings, and ongoing political maneuvering affecting local influence and party structure.
Fragmentary OCR shows a dispute led by Governor George B. Chamberlain and supporters against alleged reformers. The Union Republican club reportedly endorses the movement for a structural change within the state government and pledges alignment with the Republican party organization in the state.
In Chicago on November 20 four track laborers were run down and killed by a passenger train between Highland Park and LaGrange. The others were injured. Investigators say a misstep by the workers caused the accident as they placed their cart on the track.
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