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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
10
A terse health note explains that germs multiply in nasal passages and outlines quick methods to remove them. It emphasizes cleanliness, ventilation, and avoiding crowded spaces to curb spread. The piece stresses practical steps over medical jargon.
London report notes Andrew Bonar Law warning in the House of Commons that continued revolt could push him to quit the government. Premier Asquith and Home Secretary Elmouth discuss a bill extending Parliament beyond five years and delaying a general election during the war, with unionists pressing for change. The bill moves to a second reading after a brief debate.
Secretary Lane urges a comprehensive flood control plan paired with irrigation expansion in western arid regions. He stresses sharing costs among states private landowners and the federal government, calling for a commission to devise funding methods rather than direct government credit.
A special dispatch notes that Westward water power development is largely market driven and hindered by revocable permits and pending congressional action. Secretary Houston states half of Western hydro power sits in forest reservations and about 1.89 million horsepower operates there, with Western expansion outpacing the East yet held up by potential permits awaiting action.
Polydor Vadnais a pioneer of Butte and mining fortune holder died yesterday at 201 South Washington Street of stomach cancer after years of ailment. His fortune was estimated between a quarter and a half million dollars. He sold the Tda Montana dam for 100000 nine years ago and grew wealth through real estate and mining investments. Born in St. Jean Baptiste Canada he came to Butte at age 21 with his wife and built a wide circle of friends. Survived by wife two daughters a sister and three brothers: Fechter of Bozeman Piepho, and others in Canada and York. Funeral Thursday morning at home then St Patrick's Church for high mass.
Washington plans for coast defenses and fortifications for Hawai i s Philippines and the Panama Canal push allocations over 10 million dollars for mobile and coast artillery and ammunition. The bill seeks 5.9 million for fortification works Cape Henry and 15 thousand for gun wire, plus 9.06 million for new guns and ammo, sub caliber training and torpedo developments.
Representative Buchanan of Illinois rails at United States Attorney Marshall over the labor's national peace council and neutrality issues. He accuses Marshall of neglecting prosecutions, violating an eight hour law, and defamatory actions. The charges go to the Judiciary Committee as the House grapples with Christmas recess limits.
Washington reports reveal assignment of Republican and Progressive representatives to key committees. Veteran members defeated in 1912 will not return, while several returning figures keep or regain high ranks. Representative Cannon gains sixth place on the appropriations committee, with Gillette and Parker among other notable changes. San Francisco dispatch notes plans to destroy munition plants in Indiana and Michigan amid indictments of three conspirators in German bomb plots.
British authorities outline a plan to mobilize US securities to finance large imports for allies. The strategy aims to fund purchases of American goods over 12 months and settle trade balances, with gold and securities flows shaping 1915 and 1916 projections. It argues Britain must mobilize securities to meet vast anticipated payments and fund future investments.
Los Angeles December 14 Witnesses traced movements of J B McNamara who confessed to the Times building dynamiting on October 1 1910 and his alleged accomplice Mathew A Echmidt at Schmidt's murder trial. Lena Twersoll testified McNamara used the name Bryce rented a room in her San Francisco house for 10 days in September 1919 and was often seen at Schmidt's lodging or contact by phone. Ingersoll said McNamara tried to sleep at her house offering to pay rent for a month but was refused.
A series of five worker cases described by Dr. Hayhurst in the Interstate Medical Journal links acute heart events to demanding labor and poor living. The report notes an assistant superintendent dying after indigestion, a young etcher lifting heavy loads, a packer with anemia, a painter with angina and hypertension, and a sign shop worker with Bright's disease. It argues many deaths stem from sustained health rule violations and unsafe work methods.
Advertisement urges shoppers to save rather than earn, listing prices on flour lard tea coffee sugar and canned goods. Claims easy credit and no-interest loans for those who assign to the store, touting extensive stock and out of town orders. The piece ends with a sales pitch about favorable terms and delivery.
Reports warn that overworked heart muscles lead to hypertrophy and potential failure, urging periodic exams and workload adjustments. Norton company seeks to fit tasks to workers with heart disease, while other cases link heart disease to exposure to tobacco and lead in industry. Washington discussion covers foreign passport suggestions for neutrals amid policy shifts, and Americans' foreign trade figures for June 1915 show record tonnage growth.
Six hundred Belt Railway of Chicago workers including engineers firemen and train and switchmen struck today. Large volumes of freight destined for the Pacific coast and Europe are blocked as cars are switched at Clearing near the citys southwest boundary. The stoppage affects nearly all railroads entering Chicago and has the endorsement of the engineers firemen and trainmen unions.
An advertisement promotes Sargol tablets as a safe way to increase body weight, claiming helps malnourished thin people absorb fats and nutrients. It cites reported gains of ten to twenty five pounds per month, notes natural and harmless action, and offers a money back guarantee. It also mentions NUTE-Sargo! as a flesh builder with cautions for those not seeking weight gain.
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