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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
8
A quirky ad describes Papes Diapepsin claiming rapid relief for indigestion gas and upset stomach. It touts easy use, a fifty cent package, and urges readers to consult a pharmacist for details while highlighting claimed effectiveness in five minutes.
An old family remedy for darkening gray hair is promoted as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ad touts natural, even results without notice, claiming inexpensive, simple application with a sponge or brush to restore gloss and youthfulness, while disclaiming medical intent.
A vintage advertisement promotes St Jacobs Oil to relieve rheumatic pain soreness and stiffness in joints muscles and bones. It claims quick relief from sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia and urges readers to try a small trial bottle at any drug store to become free from pains.
Butte will host a public charity ball to raise funds for a free tuberculosis clinic and battle the white plague. The dance, featuring the A C M band, will charge a popular admission of 1 dollar and may be held at the city Auditorium. Fifteen more patients were examined yesterday, bringing the total to over 100 since the clinic began.
New York dispatch reports passengers aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam say Germany has planted mines near major English ports including Thameshaven and near Falmouth. A British trawler was blown up off Falmouth, seven of twelve crew killed, as ships swept the channel. Mines were also said to lie off Southampton Plymouth and other ports, threatening London bound vessels and ferries. In Montana news, Rose Hickey and John Bridge wed yesterday at the Fitzpatrick home with Father Leonard officiating. The bride, a contralto singer, traveled with her husband to Salt Lake City and then California for their honeymoon, returning to Helmville after February 1.
Tokio reports Colonel Carpio and two Carranza reps travel to Japan to buy ammunition rifles artillery and a steamship. They seek the 10000 ton Kotchira once chartered by Kwatsuda Shipping and bound for Salina Cruz, Mexico with cargo including machinery and merchandise.
A Natal company forms to distill molasses into a spirit intended to rival gasoline as motor fuel, aiming for production of about 2,000,000 gallons annually, signaling shifting ideas on fuel from the United States factories.
Three lodges of the Woodmen of the World and their auxiliary order united for a joint installation at the Knights of Pythias hall last night. About 400 members attended as Grand Manager A. S. Mardall of Helena served as installing officer. local circles in Walkerville and Butte also held installations with officers named. Minneapolis grain news reports wheat strength on export demand, with May and July futures rising and various cash grades noted. other grains and commodities also listed.
Butte Musical club announces first rehearsal for community Christmas program at Butte High School Auditorium Monday January 15. organizers aim to grow participation from about 100 to 600 or more before next winter as midwinter concert looms. Welsh musicians will lead the concert and program. Mrs C R Leonard, club president, heads to day for a trip. Funeral services for Mabel Annie Oates set for 1 pm today at Masonic hall attended by Walkerville Women of Woodcraft.
A Standard Sunday letter from a woman in Butte claiming loneliness sparked bachelor interest. Men traced the address but found no one home, concluding the appeal may be genuine yet shy. She yearned for honest companionship, ranch life, or running a rooming house, amid a quirky note on a German sootwood compound.
A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. The copy claims they cleanse blood, bowels, and liver, reduce dark tastes and bad breath, improve complexion, and are purely vegetal with olive oil. Packaged in 25 cents per box. All druggists carry them.
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