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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1920
Page
2
A vintage ad proclaims Ti or Piz as a miracle remedy for tired feet. It claims to draw out poisons, cure corns callouses bunions and swelling, and promise instant relief and comfortable fit with regular use, urging purchase at drug or department stores.
A Montana notice promotes Foster Gilman company ointment priced at $1.00 claiming it removes blackheads and soothes sores. It touts twenty years of successful preparation and recommends the product as safe despite its strong medicated claim.
J H McElroy of Billings was elected president of the Montana Elks association at the opening session in Billings. Great Falls was chosen as the future host city. Other officers include J McNamee Helena doorkeeper, Ray Church Helena trustee, and F J Fittin Lewistown district deputy. The convention saw a baseball game and a motorcycle and horse race program, ending with an athletic carnival and musical performances.
A large open air demonstration is planned in Butte with Democratic leaders promising a major rally for Roosevelt. The president will speak at a noon picnic in Anaconda, another in Deer Lodge, and a final mass meeting in Helena before heading to Spokane. The event aims to energize voters ahead of the August primary and showcase party unity. Also noted is the death of Fred Elderick in Phoenix, with funeral plans pending as relatives in Butte are contacted.
Washington observers warn that France recognizing the anti Bolshevik government in Southern Russia led by General Wrangel follows the American note urging allies to exit Russia. The resulting shift signals the collapse of the entente and disruption of the League of Nations, according to diplomats in Washington citing dispatches from home.
The report describes Polish forces repelling large Soviet assaults to the north and northeast of Warsaw. Gunfire lit night skies as Poles regrouped near the defense line about 19 kilometers from the city, while 2,000 red cavalrymen pressed toward the Vistula northwest of Warsaw.
A roar of artillery was heard in Warsaw on Friday as Russians moved artillery into the Radzymin area south of the Bug. Observers said the enemy had not yet put guns in position.
The Daly heiress is the daughter of Col Atolf von Herrenreich of the Austrian army and was married in Vienna in 1912 to Capt W H Young of the US Army. They divorced in White Plains in 1916. James W Gerard is her brother in law. The first Marcus Daly died in New York in 1900 with an estate once valued above 11 million dollars. Dr Benjamin F Roller helped the Daly heir’s birth and was famed as a wrestler in his youth.
National Commander D Olier and state Commander Ferguson led a Helena event with a banquet at Broadwater camp auditorium. Regional officers W G Ferguson Miles City and W W Poster Livingston attended, along with J Poore Wolf Point and M S Cohen Butte.
A note calls for ten Marines for Montana duty. Ex Marines preferred but all with clean records and good appearance accepted. Lt Charles D Baylis planned return to Butte Aug 36 and 27. The item reflects recruitment efforts amid broader wartime labor and defense needs.
Governor Cox denounces Republican leadership as engaging in a smoke screen of spoils and partisan tricks while urging progressive readjustment and support for the League of Nations. He cites his Ohio record, warns against a separate peace with Germany, and presses for swift, moral policy action after March.
Antwerp August 14 The opening ceremony of the seventh Olympiad featured 1612 athletes from 27 nations marching before King Albert of Belgium. The United States delegation led by Dan Ahearn and Pat McDonald appeared in full parade. The stadium reflected a cosmopolitan crowd with flags and dignitaries from many nations.
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