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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
10
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for children. It claims gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels without nausea or weakness, using figs senna and stomatics. The copy urges mothers to keep it handy and to ask for the full name syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A morning relief ad promotes Booths Hyomei as a guaranteed cure for catarrh and throat mucus. The Hyomei outfit includes a pocket inhaler and bottle priced at 1 dollar, with a refill at 50 cents. Sold by Smith Drug in Anaconda Paxson Rockefeller in Butte and other druggists.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapep sin as a quick gentle cure for indigestion and upset stomachs. It claims small doses digest meals, prevent fermentation, and restore comfort, noting a large case costs 50 cents at drug stores.
Delegates at St James Palace weigh vast territorial swaps as Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro gain spoils while Turkey seeks Adriatic and Aegean access. The plan envisions Crete to Greece, Adrianople to Turkey, and four fifths of near eastern Europe under allied control, with disputes over mediation and future maps, all amid calls for neutrality and U S mediation potential.
The passage envisions an Instrument of concord to secure lasting peace in the Balkan peninsula, break a history of turmoil, and mark the start of an era defined by stability and progress for the region.
Denver December 16 A gift from enlisted men of the United States Army will be sent to Miss Helen Gould on her marriage day to Finley J. Shepard. The fund, raised at posts with regulars in the insular possessions and in the United States, aims to present a token of gratitude. Fort Logan veterans of the Spanish American War and the Philippines insurrection joined the appeal, recalling Miss Gould's 1898 99 generosity.
Claim that rest fresh air and good food help tuberculosis but Eckmans Alterative is said to conquer the disease again and again. Includes a sworn affidavit of a Weldon Illinois man who improved after using the remedy and weight gain. Advertising note lists uses bronchi tis asthma hay fever throat and lung troubles and directs readers to Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for evidence.
San Francisco on December 16 a young bride Mrs Bessie Hunter 20 who arrived on her honeymoon disappeared after leaving a farewell note to her husband and doctor stating she might kill herself police and husband could not locate her by nightfall. She had been under medical care and her fragile health weighed on her mind. Mrs Hunter formerly Miss Bessie Cotter was a stenographer in Portland Ore. Her husband Joseph Hunter worked in the city engineer office there.
Bakersfield California December 16 Marvin W Hamby a youthful express messenger charged with embezzlement for stealing twenty thousand dollars in gold from an express safe while his younger brother Melvin 16 was tied to the case. Marvin held for trial in superior court bail set at ten thousand dollars not furnished Melvin to juvenile court.
Washington reports the navy is about 6,000 men short of authorized strength though recent data show improved recruiting. Enlistments have fallen sharply in recent months, officials attribute this to suspended recruitment advertising and nationwide high farm labor wages. Miss Frances G. Curtis of Boston has been nominated for the school board on two tickets with January elections looming.
Kenosha Wis Dec 16 Packey Me Farland of Chicago defeated Eddie Murphy of Boston in a 10 round bout. Murphy was knocked down in the final round and lost two teeth but remained game. Farland dominated with 10 blows to Murphy’s 1 and left the ring unmarked. No official decision was recorded. Ed Smith of Chicago refereed. Also a 10 round 115 pound bout between Pete Krust and Jimmy Walsh ended even.
First race purse at five and a half furlongs lists Ardelon The Cinden Kenneth Mrs Gamp and Pan Zareta with varying weights. Second race selling at six furlongs features Ulfrun El Pato Anne McGee King Lear Baden Chan ticler Iwalani Pedro Colonel Marchmont Angelus Dan Norton Gold of Ophir. Third race selling one mile and a sixteenth includes Sister Florence Re porter Baby Doll Plum Creek Ben Uneas Maizie Girl M Cambon John Louis Force. Fourth race selling six furlongs lists Evelina Gimli J B Robinson Eye White Uncle Jimmie Gray Orba Smile Swish Transparent Lescar. Fifth race purse five and a half includes Gen Marchmont Lucille Allen Daddy Gip Batwa Tilford Thomas Upright Calisse Adelaide T Campeon Pawhuska. Sixth race selling one mile and a sixteenth features Balcliff Rake Minnolette Black Mate Shorty Northcut Shooting Spray Don Enrique. Weather clear track fast.
First race at six furlongs saw Luria drive to victory over King Stalwart and Bells with a 1 15 time. Sanel led the second race, finishing ahead of Odelia and Sea Cliffe in 1 43 3 5. Canteen captured the third race over Orbed Lad and Acumen in 1 15 2 5. Fourth race results incomplete.
Oswald B. wins the feature with Dorothy Leggett finishing second and Twicken ham in third after a 1 15 time for 3 to 5 furlongs. In the fifth race a selling event Sir Alvescott takes victory in 1 07 5, Mimorioso second, Charles Goetz third. Ursula Emma wins the sixth race of six furlongs with Deerfoot second and Evran third in 1 14 5.
President Taft directed Secretary Wilson to appoint Dr. Carl Alsberg, a chemist in the agricultural department, as chief of the bureau of chemistry succeeding Dr. Harvey W. Wiley.
Fifty thousand New York women join a crusade inspired by Philadelphia peers to fix 26 cents a dozen as a fair price for butter and related items. The plan aims to pressure dealers to lower costs and will expand with Housewives' leagues forming citywide cooperatives to sell at moderate prices if the effort falls short.
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