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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1917
Page
9
Woman's Page describes creating an elegant dining room with costly wallpaper, ivory enamel woodwork, green and white accents, and layered curtains. It offers dining table setup guidance including napkin placement, utensil order, glassware, and service plates, plus simple recipes and dressings to complement a formal table.
Step by step home recipe outlines preparations for baked fish with salt pork, onions, tomatoes, and peppers, plus steaming small clams until shells open. It adds a gelatin fold into beaten egg whites as a finishing mousse.
A recipe titled Peanut Soup from Uncle Sam's Thrift Thought Today offers a nourishing mix of skim milk and peanut butter. The instructions describe whisking peanut butter into milk, adjusting thickness with butter, and adding savory fat as needed, with a note to complete every step and watch for tomorrow's directive.
A column rails at extreme hair trends turning pretty girls into plain, aged figures. It condemns dampered, oil-coated looks that resemble paint and warns ordinary beauties that drastic styles reveal every flaw. The piece urges restraint to avoid hideous outcomes.
Towel marking can be done quickly with coronation braid in various colors and outlines. Apply initials, then couch braid to match, with white braid yielding reliable results. Popular motifs include wreaths bowknots and simple designs for towels and pillow canes.
A fragmented description of candy striped muslin dresses in pink white and red for country wear with borders and lace details. It notes Pierrot collars made of tulle, large feather and peacock fans, and Dame Fathion banning colored handkerchiefs for evening wear. Also includes an advertisement praising Foley Kidney Fills by Alvis Soares of Indiana for relief from kidney pain.
City moves to collect a poll tax from male residents aged under the poll tax limit. The municipal levy is 92, with enforcement to begin civis actions if notices fail to yield payment. Officials cited Esgar Abbott R Heyood as figures behind the policy.
A 1917 guidance column outlines household stocking lists for a bride, covering linens, towels, napkins, and kitchen items. It also comments on engagement norms and etiquette for couples. A Utah letter urges farmers to raise winter wheat for 1918, detailing steps to increase production and avoid agricultural disruption during wartime.
Weber county farmers receive guidance from Utah State Agricultural College via Washington and Logan aimed at boosting wheat planting 32 percent by 1918. Ogden packing house game recap noted a home run by Dud Reardon. Ogden Valley, Cache Valley farming shows extensive wheat cultivation with limited land use constraints. John Hall of Ogden Valley owns a large tract of wheat land.
A humorous dialogue set in Stratford features Sir Robert Fall predicting cosmic cycles and landlady quips about past debts. In a Lancashire speech before the war a premier advocates home rule for Ireland Scotland and Wales. a heckler adds a quip on hell, drawing a sharp retort from Lloyd George.
A large Ogden crowd enjoyed Labor Day festivities at Glenwood Park marking the city’s first outdoor celebration in years without the parade. A program featured prize contests for children and youths, with winners named in several races and a dance in the afternoon, under the supervision of the Eden Labor Assembly.
In France on Sept 4 a number of British officers will join the American expeditionary force to train Americans, blending French and British tactics. American troops will practice under artillery barrage, guided by French instructors, learning to follow a protective wall of fire under expert artillery direction.
The report lists winners across multiple races and contests at a New York East Side gathering. Prizes awarded include first and second place in Union ten's, men’s and ladies’ races, officials race, and ball throwing. Notable names include Alvin McCarty W R Mefferman Louise Moarchart Mrs Staubrell Mrs Halbert Fred Cerrimore F H Whitehead Mrs Jack Greenwell Mrs E Tarren Nick Mansen H Alwolf S A Kraely.
Miss Lella S. Gordon and Mrs. George Barnett of Washington appear at a charity costume ball in Narragansett Pier. The photograph captures attendees in attire for a local charity event linked to the annual ball at the seaside resort.
The line suggests a known American reader familiarity with Rudolph Block, clarifying that the person is not Bruce Lessing. It reads as a brief clarification item noting the misidentification by readers.
An old advertisement promotes Halle Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrhal deafness, claiming it acts on the mucous membranes and is not cureable by fecal applications. The piece cites doctors and a case example to support its efficacy and lists CHENET & CO as the publishers.
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