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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
5
A verbose late 19th or early 20th century style column discusses women's fashion trends including fur trims, velvet dresses, embroidery, and lace in gowns. It also provides practical guidance for cleaning a cellar with brushes, brooms, and window ventilation, emphasizing careful tool selection and stepwise cleaning. The piece blends society style commentary with home maintenance advice.
A historical tip describes dampening sawdust and spreading it around floor edges and corners to absorb dust. Sweep with a broom, leaving the floor clean and slightly lifted by the damp sawdust, then extinguish with ashes.
An old advertisement notes lime metabolism in tuberculosis, cites Journal of the American Medical Association ideas, and promotes Eckman’s Alterative as a safe non narcotic remedy. It emphasizes food adherence and claims progressive recovery with Eckman’s formula from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
Five young men were injured when a car overturned after attempting to avoid a collision near Cottonwood Creek, south of Murray. Driver Henry Sanders and Bandera Whittaker were among the occupants. two were treated at home, others were later released. The vehicle, owned by Adelbert Whittaker, was abandoned by the roadside.
Large attendance and earnest zeal marked the thirty second annual gathering of the Utah Baptist state convention at Burlington Baptist church. Delegates and visiting Baptists from Utah and other cities heard reports on finances and mission aims. The evangelistic firehouse program seeks 1,000,000 baptisms nationwide in five years with Utah contributing about 1,000 new members. Financial results showed Utah state mission receipts of 1000.82 dollars, up 3600.11 from last year, and current work expenditures of 6272.45 dollars, up 55.24. The program featured sermons on personal evangelism and resurrection relevance as the meeting continued with strong evening attendance.
Report from a regional Baptist meeting detailing sermons on evangelism and church growth. Speakers included Rev Dr W S Hinson of Portland and Rev M H Wilkinson of Salt Lake City. Readings showed 416 Baptist letters plus interdenominational cooperation discussions with Utah Methodists and Presbyterians.
A health column by a stomach specialist notes that most stomach troubles stem from sourness and fermentation. It advises neutralizing acid and stopping fermentation by drinking warm or cold water with a mild magnesium hydroxide preparation after meals to aid digestion and ease discomfort.
The Utah Attorney General issued an opinion that changes cross district school attendance, affecting students in Lehi and surrounding districts. Provo schools informed Alpine district officials that students planning to attend Provo High School will be accommodated, indicating a shift toward centralized enrollment expectations.
Report from Ida Foratello notes Cooper and Chief of Folca Smith leading a large force to the forest fires raging south of the city. The Mink and Gibbon Jack Creek districts are reportedly swept and a corps of men battles the blazes. The fires have been active south of Pocatello for some time, with initial fears fading as crews respond.
The excerpt notes people feel dull in mind and spirit with headaches and backaches, while offerings make life seem dim. It suggests these feelings are temporary and usually caused by indigestion or biliousness, relieved by a few doses.
Forest fire danger looms as Gibson and Mink Creek districts face damage from a major blaze in the Pocatello National Forest Reserve area. Forest Ranger A I Bay reports on the fire while local residents brace for impact. In Brigham, eighth grade enrollment reaches roughly 149 to 150 students as renovations and registrations proceed amid a large city school population. Park City hosts a successful Masband ball social. Salt Lake City district court awards damages in a malicious prosecution case involving W F Scott and Francie G Luke.
Brighers City on September 21 reports unusually large enrollment across schools. The high school drew 600 students to enter night school this year, while Central School enrolled 485 pupils with twelve teachers assisting to manage the influx.
An odd scene unfolds as a forgetful person in Berlin recalls a late night candlelit incident. A thief hid under the bed, startled by a call and a professor’s discovery, leading to a tense, eerie moment before calm returns and the room is searched.
A dated advice piece warns that kidney problems from hard labor and exposure cause fatigue headaches nervous spells and back pains. It urges workers to protect kidneys from heat cold vibration and fumes and to seek help early to avoid serious illness.
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