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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1917
Page
8
An old newspaper ad urges Americans to reduce intake and use Jad Salts daily to cleanse kidneys and bladder. It claims high uric acid from rich food damages kidneys, causing back pain and frequent urination, and promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy made from lemon juice and lithia.
County commissioners plan to divide larger precincts to reduce voter lists from 68 to 83, aiming faster results and possible more voting machines. If legal, machines could speed tallying. otherwise many precincts rely on paper ballots. Maps by County Surveyor Feeney show current and proposed lines.
In police court a barber named Alley faced a disturbance charge after his wife testified he struck her, cursed her, and dragged her by the hair during a weekend dispute at their East Park Street home. Alley was fined 25 dollars. his wife was found guilty and fined, with her fine suspended. The couple’s 5 year old son testified about late Saturday night accusations and vulgar remarks allegedly made by the husband.
Martin Ramper testified before Judge Whitty that Tony Peray attempted to attack him with a meat cleaver. Peray was arraigned on a disturbance charge filed by Ramper and fined $20.
William H. Rose has brought suit against Elma Rose for divorce on the ground of desertion. They were married in Aberdeen in August 1908. He states she left him in May 1915 without his consent. No children are mentioned.
London reports in French official circles that General von Falkenhayn, former German chief of staff, is in Greece. A Reuters dispatch says he boarded a submarine at Kavala and landed on the Greek coast before traveling to Larissa, with Berlin reports omitting his name for days.
Local ad notes Brodie's offers bargains in jewelry and Mamonds at 40 Battery Park, near People's Theater. The brief listing highlights affordable items and shop location for shoppers.
A miner sues for 25000 damages over improper arm setting claimed at a hospital. He alleges the fracture healed crooked, hindering work, with $945 lost wages. Separately, Mary Higgins reports estate affairs of James Higgins showing mining stock, loans, and final distributions. Judge McClernan dissolves Pilot-Butte Mining after takeover by Anaconda with debts settled, no objections.
The United States coast and harbor defense submarine N-2 was launched today at the Seattle Construction dock company. Mrs. Whitford Drak, wife of Assistant Naval Constructor Drake of the U S Navy, christened the vessel during the ceremony in Seattle on January 16.
London, semi official Berlin, public to Saturday, cites Amsterdam dispatch via Reuters, calling England charges about German war responsibility new but repeats long contradicted statements. It then asks questions on diplomats' actions while a line about a Georgian crêpe hat and a Yvonne wardrobe note appears as a stray fragment.
A summary note highlights prewar tensions as it points to concentration camps in South Africa, debate in the Russian duma on foreign nationalities, treatment of Jews and Mohammedans in the Caucasus, Entente views on Greece, and German prisoners of war in Russia, reflecting diplomatic anxieties.
Salem news reports a bone dry prohibition bill named Oregon's model dry law introduced in the Oregon house by Dr. J. E. Anderson and supported by the Senate committee. The measure bans liquor imports except for sacramental medicinal or scientific uses and carries an emergency clause for immediate effect upon governor approval.
An advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast-acting cold remedy. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, relieve headache and feverishness, and requires dosing every two hours for three doses. The copy emphasizes ease of use, pleasant taste, and low cost at drug stores.
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