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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1916
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for grippe and colds. It claims two to three doses clear nasal passages, relieve headache and congestion, and is marketed as inexpensive and easy to use despite several misspellings in the copy.
In The Hague, most American members of the permanent peace board refuse to proceed to Stockholm for talks to end the war. Only Di Shares F. Aked signals willingness to go, while others like Bryan Ford Addams stay in America. Mme Schwimmer pleads for unity as visas and German transit complicate the mission.
Rome dispatch reports 260 drowned when the Italian steamship Brindisi struck a mine in the Adriatic. Among the dead was nurse Miss Hamples. Dr. Edward W. Ryan of the American Red Cross arrived with news from Montenegro and Albania. Several medical staff reached Scutari and Brindisi, while American relief efforts plan refugee removals to Corsica.
Reports recount a plot by so called Might Riders to burn towns and harm merchants and landowners in several Missouri towns, with arrests of named suspects and charges of assault with intent to kill and conspiring to kill. A separate Chicago note describes the first reported blood transfusion in a gas asphyxiation case, performed on Gustave Mussell, signaling cautious optimism for the procedure.
Ottawa scene reports former public works minister Dr Charles Pugsley accusing the shell committee of approving shells worth about 21000 provided by the British. He claims agents misused funds and calls for investigation. Conservatives and Liberals demand government inquiry as a middleman’s role and shell orders emerge. Anacortes note also mentions Kansas liquor tax bill introduced in Annapolis legislature.
City inaction on vacating old corral land for a school playground prompts the district to threaten court action within 60 days. Trustees directed officers to press the issue at the next council meeting while discussing payment and tax issues tied to the property.
In Chicago on January 18 authorities report Furman D. Updike’s murder tied to his sons who confessed to the crime. Herbert Updike, the younger prisoner, reportedly plans marriage to cabaret dancer Nelve De Onsanne while Crown Point investigators probe the case. County State’s Attorney MacLoy Hoyne says suburban authorities overplay a family affair and will take charge. Lawyers seek bonds as Habeas Corpus writs arise, but one prisoner refuses counsel and makes contradictory statements. Local patrols and stranded German vessel notes appear in the scattered dispatches from the daily feed.
An old advertisement promises instant relief from nasal congestion due to cold or catarrh. It touts Ey we Cream or Dream Balm as fragrant antiseptic preparations to clear air passages, soothe swollen membranes, and restore easy breathing, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
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