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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
2
City readers urged grocers to end price fixing and cut margins to keep money local. Opinion warns that high grocery prices deplete trade and harm Ogden businesses as money flows east for goods. Authors say competition and a broad price reduction would restore confidence and benefit all in Ogden.
W L Park of Omaha talks on railroad conditions before the New England Association of Railroad Surgeons, urging a productive, safety focused framework. He cites historical flaws, praises Harriman methods, and outlines policing by publicity for accidents, standardized signals, rigorous inspections, and an educational bureau to raise employee competence and safety across the Union Pacific system.
The Standard reports flour price volatility in the market with firms Continental Supply Co Domoto Co and Ogden Milling cited for wholesale rates between 1.35 and 2.70 per hundred as retailers struggle to maintain or cut prices. The piece notes price favoritism at Garver & Sons while grocers protest inaccuracies and seek corrections to reflect true consumer costs.
The text critiques a three to four year old grocery combine in Ogden, noting rising permanent prices and consumer anger. It urges locals to support home suppliers and form a consumer agency or push Eastern wholesalers to sell directly. It argues businessmen should back pro local initiatives to boost Ogden’s economy and reduce reliance on distant sellers.
An advertisement promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestive aid for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims tablets restore pepsin function, strengthen the stomach, and offer a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy cites Rexall Store Ogden at the corner of Grau and 25th.
Public concern centers on meat health. Diseased animals spread tuberculosis cholera tapeworms and more. U S inspectors condemn diseased meat at inspected slaughterhouses to ensure safe, clean, sanitary products with government guarantees and blue stamps.
A prominent Philadelphia corporation lawyer recounts a trip to New England last month. En route home he describes an arrest there and the odd sequence of events including a strange pond incident and a joke about a root dinner. The tale ends with him leaving for Kansas while recalling a chorus of remarks from companions.
A fragment from a local page notes a housekeeper remarking on ongoing demo resolutions and public discourse. The line hints at frustration toward persistent political actions and the impact on daily life. No clear names or places are discernible in the readable text.
A garbled OCR passage presents a fragmentary dialogue involving an elderly man and a young person, with references to a Tennessee figure and a secret marriage. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret, yielding little coherent context or clear events.
Dialog fragment shows Mrs Whooper and Bir Whooper debating a vow made by a man named Dyler concerning his wife. Mare defends the wife, urging not to judge. the exchange hints at social expectations and potential remarriage without clear outcomes or names.
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