This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1903
Page
14
A delirious French optimist envisions a school teaching only happiness. The headmaster in white ducks stands by a sunlit playground imagined as a Sahara transformed by sun, wind, and sea. Pupils, some pessimists, arrive as the dream wanders across vines, bells, and distant markets.
A surreal portrait shows a fashionably dressed crowd, silk collars and Paquin gowns, flocking to an imagined School of Happiness. Teachers range from a bald baby guiding a pugilistic pupil to a griffon-tongued tutor, with nature lessons from sparrows and a priest, poet, and widow learning in strange parable fashion.
A contemporaneous notice extols The Troy Laundry for laundering colored goods including shirts and cuffs. It highlights careful handling to prevent fading and superior finishing compared with rivals.
Tomato preserves from a Washington chef outline methods for sugar preserved tomatoes and whole canning. Instructions cover six pounds of ripe tomatoes with sugar and flavors, plus whole tomato packing and boiling, yielding preserved fruit with long shelf life.
A portrait of Hiram Thorne, famed for cheese enterprise, revealing a self made yet frugal tycoon with modest finances and a daughter Elizabeth. He contemplates Europe and a castle while social circles praise his wealth and criticize public spirit, amid a life shaped by cream cheese fortune.
The narrative recounts an English noble amid social pressure to marry into wealth. He notes anxiety over creditors and the aim of securing a match through marriage. Sir Aubrey Penrhyn appears as a distant obstacle with a crumbling Welsh castle and tainted ancestral deeds.
Elizabeth Thorne faces competing suitors Sir Aubrey and Baron Reisen while a penniless American artist Warren Page pursues her. An art sketch and a letter reveal shifting fortunes as Elizabeth weighs love against money in a late 19th or early 20th century social setup. The plot centers on class, inheritance, and a proposed union based on affection over wealth.
The article praises independence in fashion with emphasis on comfort and style. It notes the shift from the “suffer-to-be-beautiful” era to practical, artistic garments, including walking skirts, jackets, and well-made shirtwaists, suited to daily life and work. It predicts pockets as a next demand.
A notice from Utah Light & Power Company offers a fifty dollar reward for arrest of anyone who interferes with the company's electrical transmission line near Pioneer Station south of Ogden Canyon on April 20 1903. The text also cites a 1903 state act outlawing damage to electrical lines and sets penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or five years imprisonment. the act takes effect upon approval signed by Governor Heber M Wells.
A brief note reports a policeman finally sleeping after a night of perplexing events. No further details are provided about the incident or location.
Alfred Shaw, ex patrolman, vouches for wee Abo who slept 12 hours after a midnight stunt at the station house. Abo dressed in his uniform during a restless night and claims a sudden figure acted like magic before the long sleep.
At a Philadelphia Recon funeral scene an old white haired man argues the burial service must be followed by brief remarks as a customary practice. He states he has never lied at a funeral, reflecting on the ritual amid discussions.
A florid plea extols E-ru-sa Pile Cure as a non-narcotic remedy with numerous endorsements from doctors and druggists. The text warns against narcotics in ancient remedies and lists several named druggists and locations supporting E-ru-sa for piles.
A collage of curious notes: poisons and metals behavior in aluminium. tallest shot tower in Villach. London police density. Moroccan rat-clearing tamers. Iquique population. Finnish and British town magistrates. New York transport franchises value. lightning risk comparisons. Russia horse ratios. porpoise leather waterproofing. Colorado silver vs Alaska gold. iron to steel ratios. coca cultivation in a botanical garden. Krupp income. Berlin Typhoid death rate drop after filtration. Chinese trade balance. wheat versus cotton crop values. Utah birth-death rate gap. Calmette’s anti venom serum. New Zealand Salvation Army subsidy. Australian observation virtues. Aboriginal jewelry via telegraph wires. Vienna marriage law intrigues.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.