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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
2
Mrs W G Monson of Beloit Wisconsin says long work and standing caused her female troubles. After trying doctors and other remedies without relief she used the vegetable Compound for over a year. She reports weight gain from 98 to 110 pounds and now runs a home, inviting other women to write for information.
Pacific and the Burlington discuss a widespread advertising push in the Great Northwest to associate Montana with fertile valleys grain cattle mines and grand mountain scenery. Officials note strong civic cooperation and growing inquiries for booklets as they forecast a record 1923 crop and steady labor supply along the northern rail routes.
Relief measures for the homeless and rehab for flood stricken areas in northern Utah were organized by state officials. Governor Mabey urged residents to give 75 096 for relief, and a 16 member flood committee was formed. National guardsmen lead rescue teams to scour Willard Farmington canyons for missing campers while 800 workers search for 8 missing. Elks Lodge contributed 5 000 for relief.
Mrs Martha Lund a longtime Bozeman resident died in Butte last evening after a brief illness. Born in Norway 53 years ago she came to the region young and settled in Bozeman where she lived until death. Survived by husband Charles Sund. Remains are at Sherman and Reed undertaking rooms with funeral details to follow.
Frontier and Kemmerer communities reel from a deadly mine explosion. Surviving miners describe the deafening air rush and rescue hours as families grieve and survey life after loss. P J Quealy pledges company aid for widows and orphans while funeral plans remain undecided.
The article profiles Mabel Stark famed for handling her tiger Midnight and the Ringling circus empire. It notes the Ringling brothers’ Montana ranch, 110000 acres in the Smith River valley, and the circus coming to Butte for its first Montana appearance with a grand, spectacular show featuring clowns elephants and wild animals.
A shaggy dog guards a flood scene near Willard railroad tracks after a car was swept away in a wall of water Tuesday. Residents report a bolt of lightning lit the area while the dog appeared to chase the submerged vehicle. Guardsmen search for the automobile and its three occupants unaccounted for.
Aug 16 New York gasoline prices fall to 21 to 28 cents per gallon for drivers with New Jersey led cuts by Standard and major East Coast firms. New York wholesale price 19.2 cents, Buffalo tank wagon 18 cents. Oil shares drop 1 to 2 points as eastern price cuts spread.
Thomas H. Henry president of the American Automobile Association urged congressional action to investigate and regulate gasoline prices. He wrote to 300 affiliated clubs urging members to press representatives for federal measures to provide lasting relief for consumers ensuring a fair solution for consumers producers and distributors.
Senator T J Walsh in Helena endorses William G McAdoo for the Democratic presidential nomination at a Lewis and Clark county banquet. He praises McAdoo as a wartime finance leader and criticizes the Republican administration for neglecting agricultural interests while noting European postwar conditions explain farm hardship. Wheeler attends and pays tribute to local figures.
In Kemmerer Wyoming officials and miners struggle to determine the source of the Frontier mine disaster which has killed 97 workers. J P Quealy of the Kemmerer Coal Company says surface evidence shows only a derailment of a 12 car trip and that exploration found no definitive cause. Experts suggest a potential wind shot but no firm conclusion. The greatest loss of life occurred on the thirtieth level.
Washington Aug 15 President Coolidge approved issuance of a two cent memorial stamp bearing the likeness of the late President Harding. Designs submitted by Postmaster General New show a black stamp with Harding profile and bust, the name Harding and the denomination, likely including birth and death years.
The council adopted a traffic rule, approved two district improvements on Emmett and Caledonia, with protests by property owners largely minimal. A park plan emerged from the Davis Daly Mining site offer, while jail and public works officials reported July arrests and building permits. An ordinance to align barber shop hours with new closing times was introduced, setting 8:30 am to 6 pm, 7:30 pm before holidays.
A brief ad touts Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching and skin eruptions. It claims relief from irritation pimples eczema ringworm and other conditions with 35c or $1 bottles, urging readers to buy and apply as directed.
Eamon de Valera, leader of the Irish republicans, was seized at Ennis after a stampede in Market Square as troops fired volleys over the crowd. He fainted but recovered, surrendered to an officer, and was taken to the county jail. Dublin reported no real surprise at the arrest and Patrick Ruttledge assumed acting presidency.
A report notes that the London law courts occupy five acres of ground and contain 750 rooms, excluding the block currently being erected.
A long sports program closed with two events canceled the clerks race and the presidents race. Results list winners in sprints and shoe races for various groups with the butchers alleged to win tug of war by a staged line call while clerks claim a delay in heavy-weight teams.
Sisal fiber forms the bulk of hard fiber used for cordage in this country, with the larger share of the sisal allocated to binder twine for supporting the expanding grain crop.
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