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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1912
Page
18
A long reader feature describes olive oil for hands and scalp care with tips on washing, soap making, lemon juice, vinegar, and borax mixes. It covers massaging the scalp, dry shampoo, and whitening hands, plus home remedies for ink stains and odors. It also includes spring skincare and weatherproofing advice and ends with a parsley omelet and other home cooking notes.
White promises to be immensely popular this summer with Paris leading the way. The season features a wide range of white shades from gray to creamy, and fabrics from linen to filmy net. Lace trims dominate gowns and lingerie dresses, with bright silk bolero jackets and matching accessories completing striking ensembles.
Critics target the feather aigrette and bold hair adornments as theater fashion evolves. Tulle and jewels replace plumes, creating cloudlike front or side accents while dazzling diamonds frame elaborate chignons. New chignon styles rise as hair is swept upward and rolled, with crimping returning in updated forms.
Great Falls police believe May Hunt a waitress from Fort Benton is linked to a series of lodging house burglaries since her arrival two months ago. She was arrested in the Daly block wearing stolen clothes and found with a suitcase stolen from the Kelly hotel and other items traced to various owners. A purse containing nearly 200 dollars was taken in the same incident, tying her to the spree.
Cautionary notes for household gas stove operation urge turning on gas fully only after lighting to avoid a puff or wasted fuel. Advice covers flame control, back flames, protective clothing, and frequent cleaning of parts with hot soda water. Tips include using double utensils, heating milk on cool plates, and careful timing for baking to prevent under or over browning.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly heard that stage employes in Butte and Anaconda theaters will seek about five dollars more per week by June 1. Managers have conceded but want the raise delayed until October 1, after which the issue will be settled.
A description of three long wines framing a cheap violet crowned toque. The hat appears birdlike, as if ready to fly away, with an ¢8 value noted and a sense of motion in the piece.
Special Correspondence from Livingston reports Thomas A. Edison ordered cement from a local Park County plant near Gardiner for potential white cement furniture. Edison seeks white cement suitable for washable furniture, with tests to determine if Park County cement can meet his needs. The piece notes county figures, Alaska connections, and local road-work plans involving convict labor.
The Rev. W. FE. Crosa of the Congregational church has been chosen by the class of 1912 to deliver the baccalaureate sermon. The sermon will be given in the Congregational church on Sunday morning, June 2.
Calmy Tolliver and associate Lewis were linked by a string of failures in dirigible experiments and civil suits. After a series of financial disputes and a separation from his wife, Lewis filed for $10,000 alleging Mrs. Lewis' affections were alienated. A reconciliation occurred before a fatal conclusion to the episode.
A gallant post office clerk enjoys a flirtation as a pretty young customer asks for a 2 cent stamp and asks him to weigh her letter. He offers to lick and affix the stamp but she stops him to request placing it upside down to signal Charlie. The momentary excitement fades and daily routine returns.
The Finlen hotel provides a special breakfast in the mission room each morning from 7 to 9 30.
Rainfall boosts ground conditions across the region with six to eight inches since April 1. Farmers anticipate a banner season, especially for hay and dry land crops on benches. Twin Bridges sees rising land investment interest as visitors arrive seeking farms and home sites amid a hopeful agricultural outlook.
Sheep producers report lambing largely complete in thinning sections with losses near normal thanks to cold rains and storms. Cattle oats trade at $2 per cwt in local markets with price outlook rising. Farmers regret last year’s grain storage as higher spring prices spur larger acreage and expected elevator handling boosts crop tonnage.
Local church reading room opens under We Will Work auspices with child access. Public and school events include teachers yet to be appointed, immigration agent J S Moore visits Twin Bridges, and Mrs Dixon and Mrs Brantly tour the state. Flood fears rise as Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers flood risk increases. old school building dismantling and new construction planned within weeks.
The shilling dinner long supplied to British members of Parliament at about 36 cents faces objection as an unnecessary cost to the public now that MPs receive salaries of 400 and may be abolished.
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