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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1919
Page
8
Dorothy Dix reflects on a young woman who quits a well paying restaurant job for stenography. The girl fears social judgment from waitresses and aims for genteel work, illustrating a broader pattern where women shun everyday labor for prestigious roles despite better odds of success in more practical paths.
The piece argues that women are steered toward genteel roles while innate talents draw many to kitchens, writing, acting, and arts. It laments the waste of female potential when traditional views label labor as inferior and urges women to elevate any work through skill, effort, and pride. It cites counts of letters from aspiring workers and contrasts domestic work with broader talents, advocating respect for all well done labor and progress via women mastering any vocation.
A reflective piece argues that happiness does not require genius or fame. Common folk can inspire and care for others through daily life, responsibility, and honesty. Deliberation on freedom from life’s duties suggests true contentment lies in mindful living amid shared duties and community.
Practical tips on preserving clothes, preventing wear, and arranging home details. Advice covers folding sheets, hanging hems, selecting dark window shades, cooling rooms in summer, and kitchen range placement. Includes guidance on adjusting gas ranges and elevating furniture to create neater looks.
New Orleans reports the Southern Association ends. Atlanta captures the 1919 league title as standings show New Orleans and other clubs like Mobile, Memphis, and Nashville in the mix. Weekend results include New Orleans 0 Mobile 3 and New Orleans 4 Mobile 5. Chattanooga 1 Nashville 6 in first games with no other games scheduled.
Willy Hays, chair of the Republican National Committee, says President Wilson faces a stonewall as peace treaty ratification nears. He asserts Republicans demand reservations to safeguard American independence, and that many Democratic senators share the stance. Responsibility for delays would rest with the president.
The Austrian National Assembly voted 97 to 23 to review the peace treaty while protesting the loss of self disposal rights. The Christian Socialist Hauser led a protest resolution decrying territorial clauses as a violation of self-determination and opposing division of peoples. The four million Germans abroad would seek self-determination as the basis for a modern state.
Paris dispatches report Austrian delegates at St Germain signaled a possible union with Germany as a political aim though they acknowledge postwar hatred must fade. The Austrians say the peace treaty must be accepted and the league of nations should repair wartime wrongs. Renner to affix signature. letter notes Austria bowed to necessity. Bulgaria treaty details discussed with the powers.
In Pontiac Michigan on September 7 a revolver battle at the reformatory left one officer and one inmate dead and two officers and another inmate wounded. Prisoners had sawn bars to escape after arming with revolvers. Charles Kruger, reformatory officer, and John Kelly, Chicago inmate, were killed. Carl Hancock, officer, seriously wounded, and Join Frederick, Chicago inmate, shot in thigh, among the injured. The escape attempt involved grabbing keys and releasing another inmate. Police and citizens arrived as the riot subsided. Frederick, also known as Federico, had been jailed for a bank robbery in Argo, Illinois.
Elder Joseph S. Peery of Salt Lake spoke at a meeting of the M I A in the eleventh ward. He praised Joseph F. Smith’s life and character, noting Smith’s early deeds, missionary work, and family values, and highlighting the late president as one of the church’s great leaders. The program featured solos, violin and piano numbers, and a reading, with the audience describing the talk as one of the season’s most enlightening events.
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