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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
18
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for constipated bowels, sour stomach, and digestion issues. It promises quick relief in hours, claiming it leaves a happy, smiling child and warns it is safe for children and adults with a tasty fig flavor.
An old advertisement extolls internal cleanliness, arguing the bowels absorb nourishment and can poison the blood if sluggish. It recommends carrying a ten cent box of Cascarete and taking one promptly, claiming the product is gentle and reliable.
An advertisement touts Eckman's Alterative as effective in tuberculosis and other lung diseases. It cites testimonials from a clergyman’s son in Amenia New York and Pastor J J Cowles praising life-saving results, urging readers to request a booklet of recoveries and write to Eckman Laboratory for more evidence.
A special city committee led by Mayor Conyne urged sweeping license law changes to boost revenue. They cited arrears, underpaid and absent licenses, and evasion by wagon owners and rental auto operators. Recommendations include enforced advance payments, metal plates, pen al ties, a business census, and stricter enforcement. The council adopted the panel’s report and approved Third street opening, with Kirbys street commissioner vote.
Miss Loretta Melloy closed, on June 14, a very successful year of school at Race Track, where she has charge of one of the largest rural districts in Powell county. The closing exercises consisted of a programme in the morning and a picnic was held in the afternoon.
A local gathering near Dampery Creek featured many participants led by Evelyn Lowery Sabina Lowery and Juanita Lowery with a long roster of locals including Allee Martin John Martin Donald Price and Lewis Quinlan Ethel Quinlan William Rackiand Lloyd Malloy and others. Mrs W T Hilfett and Miss Irene Malloy along with Lanretta Lake entertained the children.
Sheriff O Keefe reports two men held in county jail over a horse theft from Jo Brady last year. Names given as Philip Bereanti and Dominic Gelletts. A fresh lead led to a suspect at Warm Springs, but he was cleared. hunt for the Georgetown district daylight thief continues.
Yesterday’s arrivals include Pertraded Rellaty from Helena and John CG Reshe from Missoula visiting Anaconda. Co HH Pagan of Helena enjoys the Copper City, while William Ahearn returns from Columbus. W BR Webb comes home to Hamilton after a brief stay. C H Moore of Butte attends Episcopal church events, with invitations issued for the wedding of Dr. R C Bancroft and Miss Ellen Kennedy on Wednesday. A T Allen superintendent of the Southern Chrome mine, returns to Georgetown after visiting here and Butte.
Mrs C H Moore of Butte A Garcia of Chicago J R McIntyre of San Francisco Gertrude EB Belding of Helena Co A Pagan of Helena John C Beebe of Missoula
A major hydro electric project in central Tasmania will transform industry. A storage lake at Shannon outlet feeds a weir diverting water into a lagoon and steel pipes to create a 1000 foot head. The plan aims to generate 85,000 horsepower for Hobart Launceston and west coast mines including Mount Lyell Bischoff Zeehan.
The Philadelphia Record notes growing golf interest with many courses near Philadelphia and nationwide. It estimates annual golf ball expenditure at six million dollars, with roughly half a million golfers in America today.
In a tense session a Taft Roosevelt clash erupted with chairs raised and foes separated by peacemakers. Henry L. Johnson led the minority delegation while J C Styles J B Peterson and S F H Mincer backed a pro Taft vote. a Roosevelt assault on Pinker fueled further conflict. Dr J M Lewis of Chicago appeared seeking Grier regarding Pinker's whereabouts as tensions persisted.
In Chicago on June 17 Representative Olmstead consulted with expert men and concluded the temporary roll set by national committees must remain inviolable until a new roll is created by the convention after credentials action. Taft allies expect no challenge to the report until the temporary chair vote, and a motion would be laid on the table. Senators Root Penrose and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler attended. Penrose thinks Root will win at least 600 votes for temporary chairman.
Roosevelt delegates from Washington state, denied recognition by the national committee, meet in caucus in Chicago. Miles Poindexter elected chairman. they protest to Victor Rosewater, vow to press the matter at the Republican National Convention.
New York reports in a government sugar trust dissolution case that Henry Havemeyer paid a premium above par to gain control of Utah Sugar. Thomas R. Cutter testified he sold 74,000 shares at 18 dollars each in spring 1902, with par value ten dollars.
Edward Richardson fattened a turkey which vanished. Fox tracks led to a cave where a dynamite blast revealed the remains of six foxes. Their pelts were valued at eighty dollars, exceeding the turkey’s value, explaining the disappearance.
A new method has been devised to store electric heat for cooking applications. The approach outlines a system to accumulate heat for later use, enabling efficient cooking through stored energy. Further details outline potential materials and mechanisms for heat retention and release.
Chicago reports a forecast bulletin predicting heightened excitement tonight at the Auditorium and into tomorrow at the Coliseum with low pressure and signs of a violent storm. Ri si waves are expected across the week over heated sub-strata with a warning to watch for tornadoes.
The Chicago Tribune reports a likely major aviation discovery under French military study. Eyewitness testimony and wreck analysis of Lieutenant Seville’s monoplane indicate the wing buckled downward, implying air pressure from above caused fatal outcomes, prompting redesign to reinforce upper-wing protection.
In the Orinoco delta region as floodwaters recede, shallow pools lure electric eels. Natives, fearing the shock, use a method called intoxication by means of horses. About 50 horsemen drive eels toward foot lines while harpooners strike and push horses, forcing the eels to surface to evade the stampede.
In the district court of Deer Lodge County Montana the estate of John Donovan, deceased, will be proven on Saturday June 20 1912 at 9 30 a m in the courthouse for the issuance of letters testamentary to P Kelly. Clerk Barney Hogan notes the court seal.
Native riders lash at water creatures as electric eels defend themselves by discharging batteries. Horses, excited and bleeding, surge along pool edges while natives spear the eels. Describes the eels' honeycomb like electric organs between head and gills with hundreds to over a thousand cells in individual fishes.
A remarkable oak on William Barber’s Exeter estate spans about 18 feet in girth with five branches forming a platform and dancing area beneath a dome like canopy. The tree served as a summer house for relatives and friends and lies near Beach Pond, once a popular retreat for summer visitors.
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