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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1923
Page
8
A letter touts Dr Careys Marshroot Prescription as lifesaving for a 62 year old with severe swelling from kidney trouble. It claims rapid improvement in water retention, skin color, and mobility, urging readers to obtain the remedy from City Drug Store with mail orders.
James H. Allen details years of rheumatism ending after a self devised remedy. He credits a dissolved uric acid theory and a compound prescription named ALLENROY. City Drug Store sells it with a money back guarantee and mail order option for skeptics seeking relief.
An old advertisement urges women to achieve health and happiness with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It claims the product proves beneficial for 98 of 100 women, promising strength and fulfillment of their role in life.
Anaconda district committee of the Boy Scouts of America met at the Montana hotel to discuss summer camping. Plans aim to extend Echo Lake camp from two to four weeks, contingent on parent consent, with emphasis on longer training and increased hiking and camping under Scout Executive Janin and National Camp Director McDonald’s recommendations from the Wallace Idaho conference.
Red lead is the pigment used in making red paint for coating iron and steel, serving as a protective and decorative coating material in industrial applications.
Decoration day plans in Anaconda are nearly complete with veterans from Civil War to World War I to march. The parade forms at Commercial avenue and Main street at 9:45 a.m., starts at 10, proceeds to the cemetery for Memorial exercises. George Marchion of the G A R is marshal with Lavis as adjutant and Sommerhauser and Beakel as aides. The Rev J G Spencer will chaplain.
The Anaconda police handled seven arrests or trials yesterday. Charlie Kallgren was jailed for drunkenness with a $10 forfeiture. Manefield Card received 10 days, suspended. Frank Faley got 30 days, suspended. Clarence Tillman paid a $15 suspended fine for drunkenness. Dr Collett of Butte posted $10 bond for speeding. Collett was returning from a ball game. A Gavard posted $15 bond for vagrancy. Frank Patti was arrested for parking 10 feet from the curb and to be tried today.
The American Legion reports readiness for Decoration Day services with all members expected to participate tomorrow. The Ladies auxiliary will decorate graves today. Fourth of July plans were discussed by the building committee. Wallace K Smith elected membership chairman. Next meeting will elect officers. Ed Bullock Pat Malvey and Tom Kelly were chosen to nominate. An entertainment and smoker is planned for the next meeting.
Anaconda Juniors routed Philipsburg 30 to 0 in a loosely played game on the city common. Elmer Swenson excelled for Anaconda, striking out 20 as Swanson and Emmons formed the battery. Philipsburg was represented by Smith and Lester.
Regional Scout executive Warren Frazer will direct Scout work in Montana, visiting councils and aiding local executives. The appointment followed the Northwest Scout Executives Conference in Wallace Idaho, with Janin reporting strong state representation and four days of business, camping, and church cooperation discussions. Frazer assumes duties immediately and will advance rural scouting efforts.
An investigation by the Bureau of Standards finds that cracking of enameled ware occurs because the enamel does not fit the iron surface properly. The study notes misfit leads to stress and eventual fracture during use and heating.
A Union Pacific agent is asked for rail tickets from Denver eastward via the Royal Gorge route with cost guidance. The request emphasizes low price and accessibility of the Vine and Rio Grande Western connection when traveling east.
A joint city council and property owners meeting weighed repairs for Park Avenue between Hickory and Chestnut and Main Street between Front and Third. Debate focused on who pays and how to assess costs, with Warrenite bitulithic surface proposed. A follow up meeting was set for next Thursday to finalize resolutions.
Nanook of the North a Pathe feature to show tonight and tomorrow at Margaret theater. Robert J. Flaherty produced for Revillon Freres. The film follows Nanook and his family in polar survival with harpoon, ice glazed knife, log sledge, and igloo life.
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