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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1919
Page
3
An old styled advertisement touts Gets It as a painless corn remover with two drops applied to each corn. It claims quick removal without plasters or tape, promising a simple, safe result and money back guarantee. Distributed by Lawrence Go Chicago and sold nationwide.
A fragment instructs women to dry clean items at home using gasoline and Solvite soap. It describes washing everything outdoors or away from flames, with directions implying gasoline as a cleaning solvent and detailing cleaning steps and warnings.
A 30 cent remedy claims to ease rheumatic pains and stiffness with Mamlin's Wizard Oil and to relieve various ailments from sprains to toothache. The pitch promises quick penetration and joint relief and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A fragmented item discusses women of fashion saving and acquiring mercorized wax habits. It mentions wax taking off voices and the result described as soft and beautifully white with references to Pela Ba and cee ne pranches in unclear context. The text is garbled and reads like a stray OCR snippet from a fashion column.
David F. Meiklejohn, early Butte resident and Alder Gulch pioneer, died at his son Archie Meiklejohn’s home in Los Angeles after a three week illness. He long served as a deputy U S marshal under William McDermott and later mined in Guanajuato before relocating to Los Angeles. Survived by three sons David Edward Archie and a daughter, plus three sisters.
Judge Grimes Falkenstein fined a motorist twenty dollars for a traffic violation and warned future offenders to observe the ordinance. The judge stressed strict enforcement during his tenure and noted a past accident as motivation for caution by drivers, especially near West Park and the post office.
May 7 1919 predictions warn of conflicts and favorable terms for theater advertising and journalism. Warn of illness among the powerful, possible epidemics, political reform debate, and secret plots in the United States Ireland piracy and Asia Minor unrest noted. Children born Taurus expected to be clever and artistic. family happiness amid health concerns. A Meclure paper syndicate copyright note appears with a closing note on Lake Erie’s high fish density.
Tomorrow Butte Rotarians host Good Roads Day with William Kinney of Portland Cement Association as principal speaker. Helena Rotary will join for luncheon, promoting Geysers to Glaciers highway project. Attendees from Deer Lodge Silver Bow and Anaconda areas invited. time limits urged for visiting delegates.
The vagrancy charge against Pat Malloy was dismissed after the court found insufficient evidence. Pete Naughton failed to appear and forfeited his bonds on a related charge filed in the attorney general's office yesterday.
A divided 19 to 2 verdict in Judge Lynch's court acquitted Pat J. Morris of selling liquor in violation of the Prohibition law. It was the first such case tried before a jury, with two dry squad members testifying they paid for three drinks in Lizzie block room 6. The defense claimed only two glasses of whiskey were present and Morris had poured drinks for himself and his wife.
Trepumey Newfoundland May 6. The destroyer Foote, part of the flotilla assembled with the American navy department, ran hard aground early today though navy officers say no immediate danger and expect to refloat at high water after weather improves. The destroyer Maddox drifted ashore with less serious risk. A tanker also touched ground but was reported safe. Olds returns home after 18 months with the 16th Engineers. Lillian Manson, Oriental dancer, opens with The Man Who Knows Whose return engagement at the Broadway theater.
E B Emory describes Mes a and An smelting plant in the Transvaal, noting white labor and local contracts. Ores yield copper concentrates around 30 percent copper, smelted to copper matte and shipped to Wales, with little gold or silver byproduct. Mining is done largely by white contractors with native labor, paid by ton or footage. wages range from 5 to 15 gold dollars daily, with native labor costs affordable.
A fragment notes mealies used as a staple akin to corn, describing four varieties with brain-like white flour noted as superior. It mentions abundant native vegetables easily raised, semi tropical climate, mining plants, and suggests regional agricultural potential.
A reunion near Coblenz described as “some pasty” by Mike P. Kelly of Centerville. He, with Company 126th field hospital unit near Coblenz Sayn, met Lieut. Leo Hanley of Butte and Ed Lee, Beans Jamen, Tommy Horan, Kangi Sullivan and others from Butte. The letter notes a happy gathering among the old gang.
A physician uses injections of an extract brewed from the patient's sputum to treat whooping cough. The procedure reflects early immunotherapy methods and showcases experimental medical practice of the era with emphasis on patient response and procedure details.
Ookala Hawaii resident T D Collins reports Neolin soles last thirty three months and show only slight wear after a trip to Kilauea crater. The shoes allegedly save money by extended wear and are endorsed as durable by Goodyear.
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