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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
4
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg declared Germany will persevere to victory in the war against Britain, praising army sacrifice and urging unity behind the front. He warned of continuing losses and stressed food harvests, urging citizens to fund the war effort and endure hardships for the fatherland.
A fragmented ad section urges confined people to combat excess weight by using a product from Melntyre Drug Co. It claims a few days treatment reduces 15 to 30 pounds with improved digestion and energy. The blurb mixes health claims with a humor sketch about stockings matching eyes.
A garbled OCR passage describes an automobile driver bringing his car to a stop just outside a boundary line. A village constable responds with terse dialogue as an instruction is given to head forward and await further signal, indicating an unsettled, informal scene.
A sprawling dispatch from Berlin details a long Reichstag session in which President von Hindenburg and Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg outline Germany’s stance. They stress that the war has reached a climax with violent struggles on all fronts and defend German actions as defense of liberty. The text covers Romania’s role, Romania’s neutrality, and rumored American submarine movements, alongside critiques of Entente diplomacy and Britain’s aims. The lengthy report blends political rhetoric with scattered notes on military and diplomatic maneuvering.
The piece discusses spaghetti eating as a science, citing geometry that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. It notes the difficulty of fitting one end into the mouth while not blinking, claims Italians practice the technique, and suggests Americans are close behind as patrons take action.
A brief item from Coron eight miles west of Hers notes a late September intrusion into the village with reports of looting and a possible break in. Police are investigating the incident and urging residents to stay vigilant.
New York reports the Italian Government has granted safe conduct and residence in Rome for Carl P. Jennewein, a naturalized American born in Brousgart Germany. He serves in the Seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard and won a $3,000 scholarship from the American Academy in Rome for sculpture. The award followed his success at a National Academy competition and relates to wartime conditions.
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