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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
8
London reports from Vorwaerte cited by Reuters describe severe food problems in Berlin. A shortage of field laborers stopped potato deliveries while milk supply declines trigger anxious discussions. Large milk dealers have curtailed shipments, profits deterred, and soup kitchens now serve about 35,909 portions daily.
Funeral services for James H. Boyle were held today in Paseon at the Presbyterian church with Rev. W. Murphy officiating. The church choir sang hymns including Nearer My God to Thee. Pallbearers were Hensry Badlism, George A. Peery, Mana Bertelsen, William H. Shermer, Ed Simmons and Enoch Monk.
New York Oct 5 representatives from forestry and wildlife groups discussed shifting control of big game to federal oversight in national parks and forests. They favor the Chamberlain Hayden bill, arguing it would curb state restrictions and preserve elk in Yellowstone and overall deer populations across Wyoming Montana and New Hampshire. Henry S Graves and leaders from Camp Fire Audubon Crockett and American Game Protective attended.
Bethlehem Steel Co announces a new ordnance proving ground near May's Landing New Jersey. The facility will cover about 20 909 acres and run eighteen miles along the Great Egg Harbor River. It will be the greatest in the world surpassing Krupp and will test ordnance for the United States Government and allied governments.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound offers a quick, natural looking darkening of faded or gray hair. A drugstore bottle is advertised to apply with a sponge or brush, promising dark, glossy, youthful hair after one or two uses. The ad notes the product is not intended to cure disease.
A London dispatch reports Constantinople court martial has sentenced Essad Pasha to death for war crimes against the Turkish Empire. The former Albanian president joined Italians and fought Turks. sentence confirmed by the Sultan. Pasha's rank was revoked after he allied with Italy in January 1916.
Chicago widow reportedly gave checks totaling 7050 to alleged members of a syndicate of book operators. She claims to have spent the amount and 23000 on home races and now faces 28 days in work release as investigators probe the betting ring before Federal Judge Landia.
Conselarille Pa Oct 5 Indications show labor shortage in Pennsylvania coal and coke regions growing severer as weather cools, hampering plant operations. Despite coal for byproduct ovens at 24 per ton and furnace coke near 4, demand persists. weekly output reached 655000 tons, including 243000 tons of coal for byproduct ovens.
In Kaysville on October 4, a record rainfall disrupted the city water system for days. About three inches of rain flooded meadows and streets west of town, forcing residents to haul water from artesian wells for cooking and drinking as authorities assess road damage and subsidence.
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a kidney cleanser and cure, asserting that meat causes kidney trouble and urging readers to use four ounces of the saline solution daily. It promotes the product as a sensational preventive measure and general urinary health aid, typical of historic ads.
In Mendon the fire swept through most of the village last night burning business and homes. The blaze left hundreds homeless and caused about 550,000 in material losses, with extensive property damage including several key buildings.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for kidney and bladder issues and general detoxification. It claims official government endorsement, purity, and world wide use, urging readers to buy locally with a money back promise if not as represented.
The Ogden Orpheum program adds George W N Brown the world’s champion pedestrian and trainer Weston with a film introduction showing Brown in feats such as heel and toe hikes and a baseball race with Risberg. They then perform a one tap handicap walkup while timing by multiple watches. The show opens a day early with Fra Tanguay billed for tonight and includes stock sketches, novelty acts, a juggling routine and Silber and North’s “Bansfelology” sketch drawing strong audience response.
A lively sketch of The Midnight Follies highlights Fa Vorb as a detective in a fast paced revue. The four Haley sisters and a chorus of attractive girls provide song and dance with rapid costume changes. Stanley and Farrell deliver a Halvian character sketch while William Dellolis performs astonishing tricks to enthusiastic applause.
Bakerline, Orb N Byrne, managing director of the Welch O'Brien company, returns from a business trip to midwest and eastern manufacturing and wholesale centers. He notes a satisfactory visit to New York, remarks on a generally optimistic national economy, cites merchandise shortages due to war and increased exports to South America, and praises Salt Lake City’s activity upon returning home.
This fall will test Salt Lake merchants as they face shortages rather than surplus. The note highlights how to secure adequate tea supplies and proper quality to meet customer demand amid a price and supply squeeze.
The London Observer reports a wooden bomb mimicking a beer cask used on the Carao front. It holds about 220 pounds of explosives and fires from a siphoned mouthlike gun, causing noise more than mass destruction. Italians question Austrian motives and idle Pilsen breweries are cited as a supply source. A separate item notes an Argentine insect inoculation to spread a disease among pests. A casual party remark from the Boston Transcript is quoted.
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