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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
8
A compiled guide covers dinner manners with guests and servants, including table service limits, wine refusals, and health considerations. It notes guests should rise when departing, and that in large events with busy hosts, saying goodbye may be omitted if inconvenient.
A fragmented OCR fragment presents a fleeting verse about a woman's changing hair color and a dramatic claim of dying for a man. The text references a Brunet to Blonde shift and includes unclear attribution, suggesting it is part of a larger poem or dialogue.
Plans for Ogden and Weber county men called to the colors in the third army contingent were approved. Thirteen city troops and twenty four county men will depart for American Lake Washington tomorrow at 9 pm with a parade from Stinsons cafe to Union depot including the Ladies band and Boy Scouts. A farewell reception at the depot will follow the parade.
A clipped exchange from the St. Louis Star shows the Naudity dame telling the Sir Inventor he does not belong to the upper classes. He responds with a cautious apology and a note of humility, suggesting a tilt toward a lower social standing in the moment.
Weber county farmers will be called on this year to loan part of their harvest wealth to the government for the Liberty Loan. A meeting at the Weber club led by James Pinerree and with J T Lowe of the federal reserve bank outlined plans to raise about 1,500,000 for Weber and Ogden areas toward Utah’s 2,000,000 share. The Ogden Clearing House may organize the drive with further meetings and bond purchases offered in bank denominations with time payment options.
Salt Lake Oct 3 prisoners in the alien enemy camp at Fort Douglas attempted to tunnel out by an underground shaft. Colonel George J. Byram halted the plot by forcing the diggers to fill the tunnel. Six LW type aliens suspected as leaders, all seventy five in the section will be deprived of privileges and kept under strict watch. The escape effort was detected as guards monitored the work nightly.
Detectives arrested Dermey Descantes and Justice Clarence Metynolds on suspicion of draft evasion at Mooret Park during the Hernanth carnival. Descantes claimed Malian registration at Sioux City, while Heynolds, a carnival ticket teller, said he registered in Alamieda, Cal but lacked a registration card. Telegrams were sent to local draft boards for both men.
The Sanitary Inspector George Shorten reports September with 12 contagious-disease releases from quarantine versus 6 in August. Deaths were few. 25 deaths and 6 births among the former, while August recorded 47 deaths and 77 births. Weekending temperature data and rainfall figures are listed, with high and low temperatures and rainfall totals for the period.
A garbled OCR item lists services and shops including a fortier, taxidermist, hair dressing, hotel sale, and job printing. The text mentions remodeling, guaranteed work, and a sale or advertising period of about a week, with scattered personal names and locations.
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