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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
2
Diamond Dyes guarantees a rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or blends. The instruction booklet with each package explains how to diamond dye over any color without mistakes. Have a druggist show you the Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material.
Bayer asserts its aspirin is the genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name denotes genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of acetylsalicylic acid ester of salicylic acid.
A Montana report examines price markups in various trades, noting some retailers earn high returns while others face regulation. It cites shoe costs and retail prices, suggests self regulation with community profit margins, and reviews irrigation, public service, and mill rate adjustments. Trials of I W W members in Washington and Montana follow, with delays to assist defense counsel.
The report accuses Republicans of stalling irrigation projects to deny funding and undermine government contracts. Representative Snyder signals intent to withhold appropriation, risking completed gains and harming homesteaders while Democrats call it political obstruction versus prudent economizing.
General Semenoff, commander in chief of all Russian armies, proclaims he has assumed supreme rulership of Siberia from Harbin Manchuria. His move is described as temporary while Admiral Kolchak remains missing.
President Carranza has granted provisional permits to American petroleum producers to resume oil drilling suspended in November. The American Association of Petroleum Producers in Mexico announced the decision based on reports from Mexico City.
Odessa and Warsaw Jan 21 Rumors say Rumania plans to seize Odessa and set up defenses around the Black Sea port against Bolshevists per Kurjer Po Banny reporting.
A concise note states a classified ad will be used to sell items. The language emphasizes straightforward sale of an unspecified listing without extra detail.
Washington reports John E. Kramer the federal prohibition commissioner has never tasted liquor beyond elderberry wine for medicine. He vows no mercy to violators, aims to educate the public, and build a strong enforcement machine to deter bootleg whiskey and blind tiger crimes. A longtime dry advocate from Ohio, he is a lawyer by training and a cautious, diligent official.
New York January 21 Amanda C Thomas residuary legatee of Theodore P Shonts estate is sued for 1 000 600 by Milla P Shonts widow of the Interborough Rapid Transit president for alienating his affections.
Prominent among those indicted are August Wagrenknecht of New York national executive secretary of the communist labor party and John Reed editor of The Voice of Labor. Others include L. E. Ketterfield Topeka Kan Alexander Bilan New York Max Bedacht San Francisco Edwin Lindgren New York and Jack Carney Duluth members of the national executive committee.
The Senate critiqued spending levels and questioned new programs as the nation debates keeping 1921 outlays within six billion dollars. Senators warned of overreach with the Americanization bill while House panels cut diplomatic salaries and boosted passport control funds. A river and harbor plan faced heavy cuts as lawmakers draft a revised bill.
Washington January 21 leaders in bipartisan talks reported marked improvement in the possibility of compromising the senate deadlock over the peace treaty.
In Winnipeg Manitoba Rudolph Botcher told court he spanked his wife after she was late for church by half an hour triggering the strangest excuse. Mrs Botcher testified she arrived 30 minutes late for divine service and was struck on the head. Magistrate McDonald bound Botcher to keep the peace and advised punctuality for the next 14 years.
Aberdeen South Dakota report highlights Miss Grace Snyder a Carlisle township teacher who created on campus living quarters and financed a large barn to shelter horses for her vitalized agriculture class.
Alderman Silver pressed the council on salvage money and asked the auditor to turn over funds from salvage property, while a dispute with Mayor Stodden over an electrical light contract led to calls for bid advertising. The session also debated handling a city purchase from salvage funds and bids for mayoral car needs.
In Pittsburg a census taker reports rapid population growth as a doctor questions his visit. The man earns four cents per name and is urged to return later, when he discovers a newborn boy listed as Bill.
The advance guard of the German diplomatic mission to Paris arrived today, consisting of secretaries and attaches who will reside in the former German embassy as the mission begins its work in the French capital.
London Jan 21 Former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith seeks a parliamentary return via the Spaisley by election caused by the death of Sir J Mc Callum The local Liberals selected Asquith as their candidate tonight marking a notable political move.
Mexico City dispatch to Orientacion says agents report the intervention campaign is taking an alarming turn in the United States. The Hermosillo newspaper notes growing urgency and tension as officials stress the issue, urging clear, truthful reporting.
A Boston feature notes the shift from older hired girls to higher paid domestic workers with board and carfare. It cites weekly wages from 10 to 25 dollars for cooks and maids, plus specials for evenings and libraries. A domestic workers union forms, hinting at bonuses and collective bargaining.
In Clarion Pennsylvania a 35 year old murder mystery was solved when a stranger arrived claiming to be one of two missing stepsons. He said the brothers ran away to the Northwest. the younger died in an accident five years after departure, while the elder disappeared.
Glenn E. Plumb of Illinois, author of the railroad socialization proposal and adviser to railway workers, spoke to the Humanitarian League at the teachers' training school. He did not address extending the plan to all public utilities and industries. He described the idea as public ownership of railroads with democratic operation by public representatives and employees.
Secretary of War Baker outlines a broad army recreation and welfare program to transform the army into a national educational institution. Welfare groups from wartime will be phased out, with focus on military training, education, social growth, and fostering democratic fellowship among recruits and their families. Soldiers should gain growth and culture from service, not just pay and duties.
In Omaha bootleggers now steal liquor from private stocks rather than cross state lines. In the past 30 days about $100,000 worth of liquor has been high jacked from wealthy private reserves. No arrests have been reported as thieves use trucks and wagons to move the goods.
The Helena Record Herald quotes a speaker lamenting wartime strain on the public and predicts higher prices as spring approaches, noting a buildup of fatigue in readers from ongoing conflicts and economic pressures.
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