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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
5
An advertisement touts a corn treatment that allegedly removes corns in two seconds. It promotes contact details for H. Lawrence & Co and distribution through multiple drug firms, claiming broad availability and universal efficacy.
Mrs. George Porritt of Thorp Washington reports watery blisters covering hands and arms for a week, severe itching and pain, preventing sleep. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for twenty one days the eruption cleared. Sample free by mail.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a cure for stomach ailments and rheumatism. It cites a Milwaukee resident Henry Pascal praising drastic relief, claiming his wife’s indigestion bloating and sleep troubles resolved, with improved appetite and health, and notes distributors Newbro Drug Co and Butte Smith Drug Co. in Anaconda.
A fragmented timetable item from Butte and Railway lists a train leave time around 11 am and seems to reference a destination or route code. The readable fragments indicate a timetable entry but lack complete details or names.
The piece argues prohibition is justifiable on theoretical grounds as a public good and as respecting majority will, while noting church stance supports temperance and that prohibition can be workable if enforceable. It cites court decisions, economic arguments, and Montana’s recent laws as context.
Canadian grain handlers expect to keep most of the cargo despite Halifax fogs. They note captains may avoid the foggy harbor for a slightly higher fee to secure New England shipments. Passengers in the region face shorter travel times and altered shipping routes as crews chase faster transit.
A busy page lists Greig’s Pansy plant week, local dances at Washoe park, and social events. Mentions Dr. Craft osteopath, Dr. Roseborough, Leiser, and others with shop ads. Several residents travel to Milwaukee, Oakland, and Hutchinson, plus real estate and liquor ads.
In the district court of the Third judicial district of Montana Deer Lodge county. The notice states a probate hearing for the will of George Parrott deceased on May 27, 1916 at 10 o clock a.m. in the court room at the courthouse Deer Lodge. Ada A. Hutski applies for letters testamentary and any interested person may appear and contest. Dated May 12, 1940 ML Moermott Clerk.
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