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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
27
Western Montana office of the Standard provides address at 130 Higgins Avenue Missoula and telephone number. Advertising rates available on application.
Deplorable case of wholesale cruelty to animals reported in Missoula as 20 car train of horses from Spokane halted here for hours. Young colts trampled, some dead, others in pain. local humane society intervened but could not unload or feed. Otto Schoenfeldt, state humane officer, notified. train continued to Helena.
Missoula reports a second and closing performance of the Elks minstrel show at the Union opera house drawing a packed house. The troupe impressed with strong singing, new jokes, and local hits. notable acts included Tommie Wilburn’s sketches, R C Ward’s slack wire, and the Hello Bill quartet with parodies featuring local figures.
Henderson Beeson Duxon Teague Van Wart Hey fron star in a roaring farce comedy A Lucky Chance. Gene Gay showcases twists on the Roman rings admired for power and science. Arthur Town and ER Levasseur deliver a dancing comic act. Elks committee lauded for successful effort.
A Washington drama centers on Chandler and Tillman with Bailey’s accusations of a presidential lie. The dispatch to the Tribune and Chandler's memorandum frame a conflict over Bailey’s amendment and Tillman’s court review stance, revealing suspicions of Aldrich and Standard Oil ties influencing White House negotiations.
London May 16 Dr Blythe medical officer of health for Marylebone says analyses show kitchen air is purer than other parts of the house. In tenement houses air is worst in the upper stories, indicating kitchen spaces may be cleaner environments than upper floors of crowded dwellings.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cascarets as a preventative health measure costing 10 cents weekly. It touts Forte benefits for indigestion constipation and general wellness, urging readers to carry a West Pocket Box and requesting 10 cents to receive a gold plated bonbon box as a premium. The ad emphasizes no purging or irritation and compares insurance costs to illness. Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York, is named.
The defendant recounts a quarrel and shooting in his defense statement. He claims self defense amid the murder case, detailing events leading to the fatal confrontation. Prosecutors emphasize collected evidence and eyewitness accounts.
In Missoula on May 16 the wedding of Miss Annie Treveaille and Ward L. Peppard was held at the bride's home with about 30 intimate guests. The ceremony was by Episcopal rites and followed by a reception for roughly 150 friends. The couple will live in Seattle after a honeymoon along the Pacific coast.
Mrs Oscar Evtor left Tuesday on a visit to friends in Kalispell. Archie Mcleod, long time agency carpenter at Jocko, was in Missoula en route to his ranch for the summer. Jerry Wiggins, a popular Missoula resident, went to Butte to make his home. Maj S H Almon, U S gauger, will spend a week on internal revenue business. Charles Autherson of Philipsburg attended the track meet in Missoula. Miss Nellie Fahey and her sister Nan Fahey came from Philipsburg for the declamatory contest and will stay a few days.
The congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Butte held its annual meeting marking a new year and the March free of debt. A reception followed with Rev Groeneveld and session members hosted by the pastor and his wife.
A large delegation of Philipsburg youths arrived in Missoula for an interscholastic track and declamatory meet. Notable entrants include Walter Ballard John McKenzie Allan McDonald Lewis Sherill Earl Schoonover Harry Sewell Power Will Bowen John Parfitt Jay Allison Alfred Johnson and Bernard McGuiness.
New York May 16 J V Van Cleve of Missouri was elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers at the annual convention held today in New York City.
For years housewives believed soup and meat dishes lacked certain flavor. Science offers Rex Beef Extract a versatile aid for dining and the sick room. A two ounce jar equals about five and a half pounds of beef. it concentrates strength to ease digestion and boost nutrition. Available from all druggists and most grocers.
Geneva reports a lunatic escaped from a nearby asylum burst into the Horn church during communion, ordered the congregation out. The vicar faced the man, calmed him, and secured the rifle. Male parishioners then escorted the assailant back to the asylum, where his flight went unnoticed.
An alleged cure for epilepsy is marketed as Elixir Rosine by Paxson and Rockefeller in Butte and The Rosine Co in Washington DC. The ad claims strong nerve reinforcement and lasting seizure control with a money back guarantee if not cured. Price is $1.50 and mail orders are advertised.
A newborn baby girl wrapped in bedspread was left on John Burns' doorstep at 415 North Arizona Street around 1 AM. Two miners nearby saw a woman carry a bundle, place it on the doorstep, tap the window, then flee over the hill to the east.
A Chinaman named Tom, waiter at the Del monica restaurant, was arrested for selling beer to Indians. He appeared before U S Commissioner Wallace P. Smith today, released on a $100 cash bond, with preliminary examination set for May 4. Dr McComb offers porcelain fillings and other dental services at his office over Solomons opposite Donahue's.
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