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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
8
A Montana area grocery advertises large price cuts on laundry soap flour and citrus, with deals on tea coffee and canned goods. It touts daily discounts on meats including pork roast chops beef and mutton, along with fresh produce and lard.
Fat persons able to reduce weight while eating all they need may find results in a simple Korein system. A box includes oil of Korein and rules, with a $100 guarantee, available at drug stores or via a free brochure from the Korein Co. New York.
An article promotes the phelactine process as a new hair removal method that claims to pull out hair roots. It describes instant, harmless use with little odor and says skin becomes soft and hairless. It asserts safety and superiority over depilatories or electricity.
The House Ways and Means Committee created five subcommittees to study soldier relief legislation urged by the American Legion. The Mendell Smith Fletcher land reclamation bills to provide farm homes for soldiers will be reviewed by a Hawley chaired panel with Mott Frear Hull and Dickinson. Hawley plans immediate work and aims to report a preferred plan to the full committee for inclusion in a general soldiers relief bill.
Republican and Democratic leaders mobilize for Thursday showdown over a GOP joint resolution declaring the war with Germany ended. Telegrams sent to absentees to return in time to vote on Friday.
Alexander M. Howat, president of district No. 14 United Mine Workers, said 1500 to 2000 miners in Crawford and Cherokee counties struck in protest of Wilson coal commission wage awards. He called the award an outrage and noted the strike was voluntary, with miners acting on union guidance. Attorney General Hopkins said no action by the state unless the strike broadens into a court case.
The British Empire Union aims to raise £250,000 to fight industrial unrest and Bolshevism, asserting labour colleges teach false economics. It urges employers and allied groups to back grievances removal through profit sharing and higher wages tied to production, citing American methods and the use of movies.
John Kelley 56 and 44 inches tall died of apoplexy in Macomb Illinois. He weighed 150 pounds and spent his life working on a local farm. Ciruses once bid for his services though he declined due to self conscious about his size. He could move backward rapidly due to double jointed legs though his upper body was normal.
Paris April 6 Dr Goeppert president of the German peace commission called on Premier Millerand to reassure him about German Ruhr actions and urge dropping guarantee measures. It was said the German plan aims to finish in a week but Millerand made no impression.
A street vendor and bootblack vendor, Joe Baratt, reacts as a new sign reading Profiteer appears, raising prices after a repaint. The speaker notes prices rise despite no printed price, and customers balk at the new label amid shifting business signs.
New York landlords lost the first round as anti rent profiteering laws faced their first court test. Over 3,000 tenants crowded Bronx and Brooklyn courts appealing in 600 eviction and rent increase cases. Stays of one to three months were granted for those unable to find new homes. notices effective April 1 and May 1 dominated.
Gen Leonard Wood closed the first day of his six day Illinois tour with a Springfield address declaring he is in uniform with no apologies for it. He asserted all his services to the country in civil or military roles in the Philippines Cuba and elsewhere.
Disturbed U S labor conditions prompt heavy orders for steel and tin plate into South Wales. Buyers pay high prices for early shipments and one tin plate order reached 1,000,000 boxes. Some workers earn about $100 weekly.
An advisory aviation committee recommends developing an air route from Egypt to India for mail transport. A separate note states that the best type of man for long life is short and below average weight.
An old advertisement touts a blood cleansing remedy S S S for eczema and related skin diseases. It claims local treatments fail and that a thorough course of the vegetable blood remedy will purge disease germs from the blood. It urges readers to obtain a bottle and contact the head physician in Atlanta, Georgia, for free medical advice.
The body of Jeanne Anna De Kay, 20, missing from Hull House since December 30, was found today in Lake Michigan near the municipal pier. Hull House associate Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton identified the body, and a suicide conclusion was stated based on mood and facial marks.
Mrs Pratt and her week-old infant were injured when over 100 pounds of hot plaster fell onto their bed as a fire destroyed the Pratt home in Mexico, Missouri. Both were rescued with slight burns.
The article notes alcohol use affects kidneys, causing urinary symptoms. It describes excess alkaline secretion leading to frequent urination, pain, burning, and irritation with strong odor in the urine, advising correction of such issues.
A historical product claim states Behan ala om llue stimulates normal secretion and allays inflammation while purifying and restoring natural action, advertised as sold by all druggists.
An ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that cleanses the body without griping or sickness. It contrasts Cascarets with Calomel salts and harsh pills and touts low cost and overnight effectiveness.
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