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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
10
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a swift, harmless remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and upset stomachs. It claims relief within five minutes, urges readers to keep a 50 cent case at home, and emphasizes eating what you like without fear of belching gas or sourness.
A church matrimonial bureau in Kansas City Missouri reports 400 marriages from 1 000 letters in its first year. Letters arrived worldwide and mostly from women seeking wealth. men did not require wealth. Father William J Dalton says two stenographers handled inquiries and matched applicants within regions.
An advertisement claims Eckmans Alterative saved a man from a severe lung illness after pneumonia and abscessed lung. It praises recovery, lists gains, and urges readers to contact Eckman laboratory for further evidence, with drug store availability in Philadelphia and Butte.
Five Baltimore and Ohio railroad workers die when a coal laden train runs away from the mountain grade near Glencoe Cumberland Maryland. The two engines and 42 coal cars derail after brakes fail and plunge into a ditch. Four others are injured, two perhaps fatally.
The Standard announces an 80 page holiday number arriving next Sunday the 15th. An order ahead system urged. 25,000 copies will be printed, not enough to meet demand. Send or bring names to the Butte or Anaconda office to receive copies at five cents each wrapped while the edition lasts.
A Paris daily hint notes that velvet is not always drawn smoothly over hat foundations this season, often forming artistic pleats over the base shape as shown in a violet hat from Maison Alidy.
San Francisco December 12 Twenty five thousand dollars staked on the California election will be paid here tomorrow by Commissioner Tom Corbett Those who bet that Roosevelt would carry the state win Corbett named as winner the candidate with a majority of electoral delegates This decision faced arguments but the secretary of state certifies Roosevelt won both electoral votes and popular plurality Odds at closing were two to one in Roosevelt's favor.
From Tit Bits recounts a 1848 Belgian engineer M Braile proposing a vast shaft a mile wide and twenty miles deep to tap earth heat and end coal dependence. Lord John Russell considered plans, but the plan faced water influx risks and was abandoned after the government fell over franchise reforms.
Mrs Ida Hentz Downey Klatt seeks two divorces on Saturday from Judge Tuthill in Chicago to set a record. She says her first husband William Lafe Downey divorced her after 11 days. she then married Emil Klatt and lived five years. She claims cruelty by Klatt and that she was never legally separated from Downey. She asks both decrees at once to save time.
The New York Sun notes that smiles vary with gowns as observers describe the subtle expressions of attendees. The piece contrasts the familiar smile and grin with a new triangular smile, suggesting social signals shift with fashion.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney problems can trigger pain, headaches, and fatigue, making life hard. Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder health and a free sample is offered by Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
Mme Cecil Mar explains the triangular smile as a key ex pression for gowns and fichus of the era. The smile forms a triangle with the top lip, reveals upper teeth, and may feature rose diamonds. women practice in front of mirrors, sometimes tilting the nose and using bands to lift the lip.
In Los Angeles Daniel H Rickart was shot and killed by his 13 year old son Martin during a punishment incident. Neighbors say the father had attacked the mother and the shooting followed a family quarrel over discipline. Martin initially claimed accidental rifle discharge while playing.
In Chicago on December 12 the defense for Jack Johnson was outlined challenging the Mann act indictment for bringing Belle Schreiber from Milwaukee. Demurrers argue the law unconstitutional and assert Johnsons relations with the woman did not violate the federal statute. The challengers claim regulation of such matters is a state concern.
Peking warns Minsk that Mongolian negotiations may break down unless China ends delays. Mongolia seeks full independence with a request to emperor as Mongolian delegates near arrival in St Peters burg. Russia pushes terms including railway links, permanent garrisons, and mining concessions.
Palouse Washington December reports state Jesse Dillman lured Miss M Liner 18 into Mizpah mine tunnel 500 feet from the portal and shot her then wounded himself. Miners hearing shots were driven back as Dillman fired. He surrendered at tunnel mouth this morning as the body was recovered.
Washington December 12 Plans have been made for the final disposition of the Geronimo band of Apache prisoners at Fort Sill. Acting Commissioner Abbott grants them choice to stay at Fort Sill or return to Mescalero country in New Mexico. Eighty six stay at Fort Sill while the rest of about 200 go to New Mexico.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Danderine will double hair beauty and vitality. It asserts hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy and lustrous after cleansing, with new growth and relief from itching, claiming dramatic improvements within weeks.
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