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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1917
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment features comic talk about corns and eating, with odd quoted phrases and misheard lines. It hints at a vaudeville style exchange about corn and survival, but overall reading is incomplete and non-coherent. No clear event or persons emerge.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a candy like remedy for headache cold liver and bowels. It promises to cleanse the liver bowels and stomach, improve breath and ease indigestion with a 10 cent box, safe for children and without harsh griping.
Berlin reports volunteers for Germany's home Army are numerous and rising, reducing the likelihood of civil law compulsion. Women join in large numbers while most volunteers are diverted to interior service posts. The war bureau tracks labor shifts across the empire, predicting gradual reallocation from brewing to leather and metal trades as industries slow, with little disruption to overall business.
The Montana legislature discusses railroad repair obligations and a female workers hours bill while a heated cloakroom staffing debate prompts dismissals, amendments, and procedural maneuvers. Members urge quicker results amid rising costs and rhetorical clashes, with a move to refer to the judiciary committee for interpretation.
The Montana house and senate pushed a memorial urging quick federal action on the Shields water power bill to extend lease terms to 59 years and foster power development. Legislation includes county boundary and public utility topics with new bills in both chambers and notices of measures from senators Haley Hogan and others.
Eugene Ore Jan 26 Regents of the University of Oregon accepted deeds for 21 acres on the hills overlooking Portland to host the new medical department. Portland citizens contributed 25000 toward the first building and the estate has appropriated 50000 toward the project. Enjoy the healthy exercise at the Holland rink.
A government gauger tested 27 barrels seized in Seattle a year ago and stored in the county jail under Sheriff Robert Hodge. Twenty four barrels were found tampered with and their contents possibly replaced with water and brown sugar. Ownership is claimed by Bob Hodge, the sheriff's son, who says he bought the goods from the ex-saloon keeper. In Oregon, Baker reports record cold with 13 degrees below, coal shortages feared as supplies run low and temperatures down to 49 below in North Powder and 2 below at La Grande. Indications suggest the cold may moderate today.
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