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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
4
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a safe laxative to cleanse the stomach and bowels without gripping. It claims nightly use improves digestion, eliminates foul gases, and relieves headaches and sour stomachs, urging readers to buy two boxes from their druggist.
A Vienna inquiry dismisses rumors that Emperor Franz Joseph will stop receiving ministers individually. Health is not in danger, officials say, and the claim appears tied to a violent political campaign aimed at stirring Austro Hungarian fears of war. Resignations of Auffenberg and Boheman cited without praise generate military commentary.
In New York on December 14 a pastor at Our Lady of Guadaloupe on One Hundred and Sixth Street found a hidden loot in the poor box. The envelope contained $1,000 bills, the largest sum ever seen, with no clue to the donor’s identity.
Chicago December 15 Santa Claus at the Chicago post office opened his Christmas season work today handling thousands of letters to Saint Nick. Postmaster John M. Hubbard reports more than 1 160 letters received already expressing wants from wooden legs to Christmas dinners and hundreds more arrive daily.
South Bend authorities link an alleged arson ring to insurance adjusters operating across the Midwest. Ben Kann a former South Bend merchant and Ben Franklin of Chicago are jailed in Chicago and held here on 20000 bonds each. In Philadelphia Mrs Trost was convicted of first degree murder for poisoning her husband William Frost to gain an estate under 10000. A new line of musical rolls bags and catchers in Latin designs is advertised by Orton Bros.
Montana dairy leader A D Henningsen discusses a move toward independent butter pricing away from eastern controls. He notes locally fixed prices depend on supply and demand, amid plans for a Northern Montana dairy tract of 13 000 acres with 6 000 cows to boost production and state wealth.
A pedestrian near the Christian Science church at Quetiz and Fontana streets sighted smoke around 2 o clock yesterday, prompting a fire call. Firefighters discovered smoke and then found a small blaze at the rear of the church, traced to a defective fireplace. Damage estimated as minor, with residents awakened by alarms and onlookers scaring nearby pedestrians.
The regular session of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly last night was brief with routine business. Delegates noted standing committees preparing reports to be read at next Sunday’s meeting.
Clem Crowley former star of the Butte high school foothill team travels to Butte with his wife and child to spend holidays with his parents at 207 West Quartz Street. Crowley is an attorney in Denver and India State University football coach.
A fragmented report notes sharp declines in stock prices amid uncertain market signals. It mentions speculative confusion, weak investor sentiment, and concerns over policy hints. No clear names or dates are legible in the readable text.
War department plans to abandon Forts Hamilton and Missoula in Montana and move the Fourteenth Infantry to Washington state. The shift aims to consolidate troops as Congress considers disposal of property, with tentative timing next month if plans hold.
A. R. Seig is named to head the Grand Army Corps Bhicaly post. The post elected officers including Commander A. Th Beles and senior vice commander WH J Makusen. Officers of the day G B Parsell and the guard Georga W Newkirk chosen. State encampment attendees listed and post successors named.
A dated advertisement offers a $100 reward for proof that Mayer does not use the best mainspring and promises a year guarantee on watch cleaning and jewelry work. It touts old jewelry repair and remodeling, claims lower prices, and attacks imitators as unreliable, urging customers to seek genuine dealers.
The record year reports large patronage for hotels in Butte with continued occupancy at the Elite Matte and others. Internal troubles among inheritors and late-summer upheavals are noted as settling, while applications for rent and property valuations reflect a stable market, despite scattered local tensions.
President-elect Wilson endures a rough sea voyage after leaving shelter with Bermudian weather worsening the trip. The scene features gallery shows and vaudeville acts including The New York Fat and The Cura Hunters as part of a broader shore program. The narrative highlights a lengthy voyage, inclement conditions, and a sequence of performances on the trip.
Exclusion agents for Mark Cross leather goods list products including tights purses bags travel sets and jewelry waxes. The ad mentions The Crophery 3 Ne Main street and notes past two years of activity with various shipments and personnel movements, including a return to duty and office hours.
Paul Paltoon prosecuting attorney for Whi tmm county and son of Democratic National Committee member John Pats sot arrived at Monroe state reformatory to begin serving an indeterminate sentence for grand larceny. He was escorted by Pattison who filed commitment papers and handed them to Superintendent Roo's secretary before being turned over to the prison officer.
A large, meritorious cast staged an amateur musical in Wingville with performances by numerous residents. Highlights included "Our Country, Our King" and a French tableau, followed by dances and choral numbers. Mayor Marrington and Mrs Berger attended, stressing contracts will be fulfilled and the Household Furniture company will continue operations.
Henry E. Munitington, long active in rare books and paintings, purchased the famed Mrs Siddons portrait to Romney. The painting, a celebrated English treasure, is valued at about 180000 dollars and will be kept at Munitingtons country estate near Los Angeles.
A partial lists fruit and condiments with quirky spellings. Items include orange marmalade mix, red raspberries, black currants, crabapples, grapes, quince, butter, Spanish Queen olives, olive oil, catsup. The text resembles a vintage grocery catalog or advertisement fragment.
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