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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
8
Rheumatic pains and rheumatism are soothed by Hamlin's Wizard Oil which also eases sciatica backache lumbago and joint stiffness. Useful for sprains bruises cuts burns bites and stings with quick penetration. Also promotes earache toothache croup and colic. Sold by druggists for 30 cents with money back guarantee. Wizard Liver Whips are pink tablets for constipation and headaches at 30 cents each.
Miss Marion Nichols and Richard Berry wed at the bride’s sister’s home 849 West Galena in Butte. Rev. Charles F. Chapman officiated with family and intimate friends present. The bride teaches in Anaconda schools. groom assists Dr. Ardiner at Willow Glen farm. They plan to settle in Anaconda. General Warren attended and noted it was the first Episcopal wedding in the territory in 50 years.
Vienna reports indicate Budapest government unsettled by the Austro Czech understanding. Three Czech divisions are at Pressburg and two at Parkany. Newspapers claim Austria cannot hold German West Hungary and may cede it to the Czechs. Fears Czech troops will advance into Hungary proper amid unrest. Official Bucharest notices place plague reaching villages along the Dniester.
In Quebec, women still face denial of the privilege to practice law. The statement highlights ongoing gender barriers in the legal profession within the province.
Silver Bow county will soon gain possession of property with $106000 in taxes delinquent down to $12000 after three to nine years of delinquency. The county treasurer, under orders from the commissioners, is preparing a full list of delinquent properties and will set a time for assigning interests to purchasers who pay the due amounts.
The Montana supreme court refused to reopen a personal injury case brought by the heirs of Rasmus Hansen against Huie Peck a Chinese doctor of Butte seeking 20000 dollars. The court said damages were excessive but no plea for lowering them was made.
Alexander Howat, president of district No 14 of the United Mine Workers, said the strike of 450 coal miners in Pittsburg Kansas was not authorized by district officials and arose from miners opposition to the industrial court law. He added national officials may urge a Kansas exit and some workers plan to leave the state.
Matt McCourt a Union Pacific special officer took the bodies of his brother Alfred and John Cameron home to Rock Springs Wyoming. The two men were found dead in a refrigerator car Friday night. Funeral services will be held in Rock Springs where relatives reside. McCourt identified Cameron as the second man. Cameron leaves a wife and two children. Surviving relatives of McCourt are his father and mother two sisters and his brother all at Rock Springs.
Washington Jan 26 Orders requiring liquors on foreign vessels to be sealed in U S ports have been suspended awaiting an attorney general ruling Assistant Secretary Shouse said the move signals a likely permanent lifting of the port ban on liquor aboard foreign ships A formal protest from Italy cited wine as part of sailors’ rations aboard vessels.
Mexican officials report Yaqui Indians in Sonora are obtaining arms and munitions from the United States after a battle at Santa Barbara. Nine Mexican federals were killed and five wounded. the Yaquis fled to the Santa Barbara mountains eighteen miles below the border.
A devastating blaze in central Columbus began after 6 PM at the More house Martens department store. The fire threatens an entire city block with damage estimated at 600,000 and the entire stock destroyed as floors collapse.
A fire at the rear of Gallagher grocery, 224 South Main, burned around a 40 gallon gasoline tank but was extinguished yesterday noon before an explosion could occur. Nearby, another fire burned an empty shack on Copper alley, with losses under $400, threatening adjacent houses as onlookers gathered.
The funeral of Eric Anderson took place at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon from the Sherman & Reed chapel with Rev Charles A Cook officiating. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Shonberg Richard Gilbertson Charles Harstaf Carl Stranzele Ben Anderson and John Erikson.
International News Service reports New York faces a shortage of applicants for driver and sweeper positions. The article notes few men apply for work, prompting possible city or private efforts to recruit and fill cleaning and maintenance roles amidst labor shortages.
The street cleaning department and municipal civil service commission will accept five foot tall applicants for broom‑sweeping posts. James F. Drum noted few unemployed soldiers at the Longacre hut of the Knights of Columbus met height standards. The job pays 4.35 dollars daily for eight hours.
Oysters in Long Island sound near Jamaica Bay show pink and pea green colors, blamed on dye plant waste. Oystermen appeal to Conservation Commissioner George D. Pratt for action to prevent ruin. Captain R. Wells, back from the American Expeditionary Force sanitary corps, aids with experts to remove pollutants. Pratt plans legislative recommendations to keep New York waters pure.
The silk hat, once the staple business headgear, is returning while London rebels against pre war norms with dinner jackets appearing at exclusive functions in places like Londonderry house. Men previously barred for dress have shifted away from sockety doors toward more varied evening attire.
Ed Doherty, formerly of Gregson Springs and once deputy sheriff of Silver Bow county, is dying in a Chicago hospital. A telegram from Mrs. Doherty received last night said he underwent an operation after illness but never recovered. He left for Chicago 10 days ago seeking treatment. No hope is given for recovery.
The Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago will scientifically test job applicants using psychologists to measure brain speed and memory reactions. Written questions will determine mental qualifications, with answering time recorded to gauge rapid thinking and reliability to avoid lapses such as misplacing a thousand dollar note.
In the early 1970s girls served as pages in both houses of the Kansas legislature, reflecting early gender roles in state government and advancing youth involvement in legislative work.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to keep Musterole for instant relief of ailments from sore throat to chest colds. Praised for not blistering, it claims help for adults as well as children, listing conditions like croup, bronchitis, neuralgia, rheumatism, and sprains with jars priced 30c, 60c, and hospital size $2.50.
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