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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
6
A ad touts Freezone as instantly easing corn pain with a few drops. It claims the corn and calluses lift away without soreness, and urges readers to buy a tiny bottle from their druggist for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns or those between the toes.
Parent language urges selecting the product by the label only to ensure a safe laxative for children. Recommends looking for the word California on the package and notes fruity taste and full bottle directions.
Advertisement from Barsfield Houston Development Company of Fort Worth Texas offering exclusive territories for oil leases in New Mexico. Promises lucrative commissions and advertising support with well drilling on property and low prices. Contact via mail or wire for opportunity.
Eighty per cent of the fires are attributed to lightning. Campers praised for caution as about five hundred small fires burn in Deer Lodge National Forest. F G Clark says dry weather increases threat. 25 woodsmen added to patrols, with 25 more to come. Carelessness by cigarette smokers cited as a major source of fires. Public funding shortages loom as fire season continues. Wood’s role in mining and agriculture underscored. forests deemed vital and at risk amid rising costs and potential shortages in France or China.
City Electrician J C Roberts warns tacking posters on poles is illegal and dangerous. Linemen risk falls and electrocution. gloves are needed and nails can injure hands. Thompson Park falls under same rule with foresters removing posters thrice daily, raising tensions as officials threaten action against violators.
D. E. Burley, former general freight and passenger agent of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake, died there aged about 79. He served the railroad 20 years and retired on a pension six years ago. Funeral services will be held in Salt Lake.
The state railroad commission authorized a 21 mile extension of the Milwaukee railway between McNamara and Clearwater. Construction restarts after wartime halt with engineer John Wilson of Fort Benton in charge. project expected to be completed soon.
Victory medals have been received at the Butte army recruiting office for Mike Burorovich of 246 East Granite Street and four others, per Sergeant Herman. The sergeant urges men who have not yet applied to do so at once, noting an officer from the War Department will visit Butte in a few days to approve on-file applications.
The county votes August 7 on bonding for a modern three room Ramsey school to serve 190 pupils from Sliver Bow Dawson and Ramsey districts. A bus will transport students to the new building, planned to be ready by fall. Board chair M. C. Knake touts expansion, safety, and city school standards as merits of consolidation. Fred Hughes and C. E. Young are fellow district board members.
Charlies H. Moyer, president of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, was reelected after beating James Snell in balloting. Moyer led 5,818 to 2,353, with Snell carrying Montana and Coeur d'Alenes. New officers named include Edward Crough as vice president and Ernest Mills as secretary treasurer, with four executive board members and delegates to the A F of L convention listed.
Lena Johnson filed for divorce from William Johnson in district court alleging habitual intemperance and cruelty. They married June 24 1910 at Esse Finland. She seeks custody of a minor child and alimony of 50 per month. Lucretia Tull was granted a divorce from Alvin P Tull and may resume maiden name Lucretia L Wright.
A telegram to Mayor Stodden from the U S Employment Bureau in Bismarck reports a severe farm labor shortage in North Dakota. Farmers struggle to harvest crops and are offering five to six dollars a day for workers.
New York August 3 The board of directors of the American Cotton Oil company decided not to declare any dividend on the common stock until commodity prices and general business conditions normalize. The last dividend on common stock was percent distributed June 1 1920. The stock has yielded 4 percent per year since 1916.
Archaeologists report uncoveries at Bagdad indicating a vast ancient urban center. Excavations reveal extensive structures, streets, and artifacts suggesting a sophisticated prehistoric civilization at the site.
Russians first entered Siberia in the sixteenth century seeking fur resources, establishing early exploration and trade, shaping regional history and expanding imperial influence across vast lands.
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