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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1902
Page
11
An advertisement extols Curious Complexion Cream as superior to powders and cosmetics. It argues creams open pores without altering the body’s juices, claiming natural beauty through nature’s work. Manufactured by Doull Bros in Butte Montana and Salt Lake City Utah. The genuine product bears the curious D trademark.
An aged advertisement promotes Hall’s Cure as a cure for catarrh by cleansing blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts internal action and a “perfect combination” to produce wondrous results, with CHENES CO. of Toledo listed as the supplier and urging readers to obtain a free sample.
A Butte tale recounts Marie Della Rosa, star of The Belle of New York, being followed by F Opper the cartoonist. Reports claim he attended her box nightly, lauded her, and boasted about his work while other city chatter tied the affair to Paul Ford in San Francisco. Montana Music Co promotes Steinway pianos.
John Marovich, proprietor of a metropolitan restaurant, was run down by a light delivery wagon on Arizona street while crossing. He was bruised but escaped serious injury. He is resting at St James hospital and expected to recover in a few days.
The semi annual election of officers was held Friday night with LW McGrew Vaughn chosen as president J E Rheinur as secretary E D Cavier as treasurer Misevich as inside helper Dan Bi board M C Mustard and Peter Leyden chosen to serve. An unusually large attendance enjoyed a social session and continued Christmas festivities late into the hour.
The London note laments the desecration of Grey Friars shrine as rubbish in disposal schemes. It recalls the cloister’s memory and the defacing of historic grounds, noting how grand associations and royal deaths once marked the site, now reduced to rubble and roadmaking material.
Fragmentary account recalls Sir Martin Howes and Leigh Hunt impressions of Lamb, Newgate lore, and Jack Sheppard’s escape. It notes historical executions, the galvanic experiments on corpses, and the fading memory of older jail halls amid Ghent street clearances.
The piece discusses readiness for winter not only as shelter but as protection against sudden temperature shifts. It compares plant covering with straw to safeguard life, noting animals seek warm depths of pools where water stays just above freezing until spring.
An ad describes dyspepsia as an insidious digestive disorder causing fatigue insomnia and poor appetite. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure that digests food and rests the stomach, claims to nourish nerves and improve vitality, and brands the remedy as a medical discovery for weak stomachs and nerves.
A fragmented notice reports Blanche Wasshe Pele as the subject of a thawed icicle incident. Details are sparse but indicate a safety or weather-related event affecting an individual. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
Chicago reports claim Blanche Walsh wed leading man Hugo Toland after The Daughter of Hamilcar in Chicago. Friends in Butte doubt the tale while Walsh offers no comment. The rumor links her fame to a famed onstage persona as a temperamental, independent woman and mentions Melbourne McDowell.
A city editor reflects on newspaper writing pace and the star reporter who dominates with immense daily output. He compares handwriting and shorthand, noting the shift from stenography to longhand and the efficiency of typewriter work under clock pressure.
A veteran describes reporters pushing through long shifts often 12 to 20 hours, maintaining calm under pressure, with editors urging speed. He recalls writing during a furnace of activity, including perilous tasks aboard a sunken ship while recovering bodies and a crew member composing a love story perched on pine coffins amid a July hot spell.
The Tall Way company of Vancouver experiments with a co operative line. Regular employees would receive one third of distributable profits after ordinary shareholders’ four percent dividend. Estimated yearly gains rise over five years, with shares shared among workers. Company notes equal pay and above average wages plus improved uniforms and transport. Experts caution that industrial experiments face resistance from labor markets and work conditions.
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