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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1913
Page
2
Mrs. Suzan Coffay reports severe hair loss with scalp sores and pain. After trying salves and tonics and using Cutlecara Soap and Ointment as directed, her hair stopped falling out and scalp improved. December 4, 1912.
A mother describes her ten day old baby breaking out with blotches and itching around the neck and body. After trying various remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which calmed the skin and allowed the child to sleep. within four to five days the rash healed and the skin became soft. The advertisement promotes Cuticura products with a Boston address for samples.
A historical ad praises Pape’s Diapepsin for rapid relief from indigestion and stomach upset. It emphasizes harmlessness, quick action against sour, fermenting foods, and suggests keeping the remedy at home to handle meals that disagree.
The Supreme Court, led by Justice Day, rejects a scheme to dissolve the Union Pacific Southern Pacific merger by letting Union Pacific stockholders buy Southern Pacific stock. The decision prevents a paper dissolution and sets a precedent against altering corporate ownership through court action. Negotiations to end the merger are expected to resume with both sides sharing stock in the purchase plan, avoiding open-market sales.
Leavenworth Kansas January reports thirty two labor leaders convicted in Byzantine suits signed release applications in U S Court of Appeals for all per se des bonds. Secretary LW McClory of International Workers Union brought in applications in person. Most applications were sent from Leavenworth to friends believed supporting funds. Herbert S. Hockig had no application prepared and sought alliance with McClory. McClory explained the plan to file the applications and hinted some may be released earlier while others follow as money is raised.
The notice catalogs a broad clearing sale with numerous buyers and sellers across towns including Deer Lodge Lewistown Three Forks Anaconda Great Falls Whitehall Miles City Livingston and Helena area. Names such as I Stone R Barrett D A Riges C Dobson and W W Metcher appear among participants.
County officials led by County Attorney J J McCaffery Chief Deputy J V Dwyer Sheriff Tim Deriscol and Commissioner P S Harrington inspected the women’s ward after six inmates shivered from cold winds and leaked water. They urged immediate action and discussed transferring inmates to new quarters funded by the January jail bond issue. The move aims to correct faulty sanitary conditions and inadequate bedding.
The Ansonia screens The Adventures of the Counterfeit Bills featuring Maurice Costello as Lambert Chase the famed detective. Florence Lawrence stars in God Within while The Dance at Silver Boy Gulch with Giant quartets and Remare and Itl fay rounds out the program. Tonight is the last chance to see the current bill.
Speeral dispatch from Lewistown reports Ruby Jones a former Winnett Montana teacher who died by her own hand at Warrensburg Missouri. The piece notes she was educated gifted but suffered hereditary insanity and mental breakdowns affecting her teaching career across Winnett and Lewistown with a Missouri county superintendent's letter indicating awareness of her danger. It mentions a sale ad at a men’s store offering six hundred men’s neckties at two dollars each.
The thermometer dropped to thirteen degrees below zero marking the coldest reading in three years across the region. Many areas logged twenty five below and some stations approached twenty seven below, with wind and travel delays noted. Funeral notices for Michael Smith indicate services at 9:20 am at North Main Street residence, with High Mass at Patrick's church and interment at Holy Cross cemetery.
A 25 year old unmarried man named I. May of North Montana street was injured when a wall of ground failed at Diamond Ming yesterday. He suffered a crushed right foot and a damaged right shoulder and is receiving care at St. James Hospital as 300 items of various colors market goods start today at special prices.
The article reports the inauguration of Governor Stewart in Helena Montana in January 1913. It describes a presentation watch given by friends at the state capitol, with Whipple delivering remarks praising Stewart’s leadership and integrity. A reception followed at the capitol building, attended by state officials and their spouses.
Snowstorm grips the Southwest as temperatures plunge. From New Mexico to Wyoming, many towns report subzero readings and deep drifts, with cattle and sheep at risk and widespread travel disruption. El Paso and Toowell face extreme winter, while Denver and Sheridan endure severe cold. The weather bureau notes a rapid end to the cold spell is possible as region settles from the storm.
An old patent medicine ad urges women to use Syrup of Figs to relieve headaches backache dizziness and other symptoms. It claims the remedy cleanses the stomach liver and bowels and promises improved digestion breath and complexion. The label should read California Fig Syrup Company and warns against counterfeit imitations.
A fragmentary report notes a sharp temperature drop and five inches of snow blanketing the ground. The scene is described as clear and bitterly cold with signs of an ongoing harsh winter pattern affecting the region.
The state endures a severe winter storm with widespread frost and subzero readings. San Francisco reports its coldest day in 26 years at 32 degrees, while Eureka and other California cities hit record lows. Phoenix records a historic cold night, and citrus belts fear heavy frost despite improved orchard heating methods.
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