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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1907
Page
7
A jumble of notices from Salt Lake area events and people includes funeral services for Chrivine Fangren, Cort August Wall, and others with details on cemeteries and speakers. Also listed are a church gathering, a public school excursion to Ogden Canyon, shipments from a ranch to Chicago, a market schedule for sheep, and various social notes about residents and their movements.
Inspectors report North Ogden apples infested with San Jose scale. About 137 crates from Maher Brothers and local orchards were condemned by county authorities and destroyed at a city crematory to prevent spread. State officials, led by Secretary Taylor and district authorities, will monitor orchards and pursue wholesale tree destruction if needed.
Mrs Taylor warns that packing fruit in dirty frost packed boxes spreads disease. She cites Salt Lake practices where infected boxes contaminate apples, risking rapid infection across entire lots. Law allows fruit owner restitution, but transmission occurs through second hand boxes and gleaned fruit.
Directory for Nevada by Rice Polk & Company offers the first volume of the Nevada State Gazetteer and Business Directory. The large tome, over 1,060 pages, includes comprehensive data on residents and businesses, settlers, farmers, and inns, plus a roster of state county and county officers for the year.
NEW TINTIC SMELYER, Manager est, Kadluk, of the Tints and Utah Smalling companies, said in Gall Lake the Fratic smelter is progressing satisfactorily and likely to be ready for operation around January 4. It will handle 400 tons of ore daily. Rail grading near the camp is nearly finished with ties laid and track laying to begin next week. Most equipment for the road has arrived.
Frustrated OCR text advertises goods and services with unclear phrasing. It mentions inspection of items, carpets with varied designs, and discounts. Mentions flour products, wheat, cake, and notices, all presented in a garbled manner.
A vivid note describes a fat shipment sent to patrons home producing a great sensation among readers. It highlights novelty items and fashion trends while promising samples to be shipped to homes. Prices are noted as conservative and the communication emphasizes style and shapely merchandise for customers.
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