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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
16
A folk remedy touts 2½ ounces Pinex in a pint sugar syrup to treat stubborn coughs in 24 hours or less. Claimed benefits include eased chest soreness, looser phlegm, easier breathing, and better sleep. The ad urges asking pharmacists for Pinex with directions and guarantees satisfaction from The Pinex Co. Ft. Wayne.
Spokane dispatch reports Major General Leonard Wood’s Washington representatives announce the state party will support Senator Miles Poindexter for the Republican nomination. Maj H H Armstead heads Wood’s Washington drive and will organize Wood for President clubs in Idaho.
Readable text notes a plan to propagate an outright campaign for Wood delegates in Oregon. Details on scope or dates are unclear in the fragment.
The Yellowstone Trail association state meeting will be held in Montevideo on Friday February 6. It begins a seventh series of meetings that started January 20 at Ellensburg Washington and will move east through Idaho Montana and the Dakotas. Attending are H B Cooley of Minneapolis general manager and H B Wiley of Miles City president.
California wine interests suffered a setback in the federal court as Judge Frank H. Rudkin denied a writ of habeas corpus for J. J. Dillon, a truck driver detained while transporting liquor after January 16 in San Francisco. The ruling marks the first procedural defeat in the challenge to the eighteenth constitutional amendment.
Five masked men robbed the Mechanics' State bank in St. Joseph Missouri this afternoon taking 5000 dollars in Liberty bonds and 3000 dollars in cash before fleeing. The event shocks local residents as authorities pursuit continues.
At the coal strike commission hearing in Washington on January 27, Don Rose for operators argued the 14 percent raise already granted exceeds any other American labor class. Van Hittner of the United Mine Workers contended miners’ pay in purchasing power trails 35 to 40 percent below prewar levels, not supporting living standards. The debate touched on a 30hour week as "un-American" prompting John L. Lewis to defend miners’ loyalty to American institutions. Gompers also appeared before the industrial commission to address unrest and the draft report.
New York reports another large collapse in foreign exchange with sterling at 3.55 dollars against par 4.86. Paris francs at 13.02 per dollar imply a 60 percent discount, Belgian francs 13.52 a 63 percent discount, and Italian lire 15.14 a nearly 70 percent under par.
Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, who died in Washington, D. C., left personal property valued at $5,000 and no real estate. His widow is named sole legatee in the will filed today in New York.
H B Harper of Philadelphia was elected president of the National Automobile Dealers association today and Chicago was chosen as the site for the 1921 convention.
Washington January 27 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor marks his 70th birthday. The notable labor leader continues to guide AFL activities and speaks on workers rights amid ongoing labor issues nationwide.
Wyoming lawmakers completed ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment as the house approved the bill 44 to 0 after the senate already acted. Nearby Nevada and Virginia reports show varied steps toward national suffrage.
The national council of administration of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed universal military training as a measure of preparedness and a democratic military policy. The national encampment is scheduled for Washington from September 13 to 18.
The American National Livestock association opened its twenty third annual convention in Spokane Washington with talks on federal regulation of the meat packing industry. Sen John B Kendrick urged consideration of a Kendrick Kenyon bill to create a federal livestock commission while opponents argued against such legislation.
Stephen Pichon former minister of foreign affairs has been named president of the Syndicate of Parisian Newspapers succeeding the late Jean Dupuy. The appointment announced from Paris on January 27 by Havas.
A Paris dispatch says the United States refusing a mandate for Armenia could shift the mandate to Holland. The report cites rumors in The Hague via Matin.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment for rheumatism relief. It promises instant comfort when rubbed on tender spots and claims it prevents internal treatment in most cases. The copy highlights usefulness for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache sprains and swellings.
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