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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nervine tonic to strengthen the blood and nerves. It claims relief for neuralgia etc and suggests rest and exercise. Readers are urged to order a booklet from Medicine Comectady New York and to obtain pills for 60 cents per box.
A Pennsylvania Railroad worker from Pittsburgh endorses Plant Juice, claiming it cured his lumbago and stomach troubles after trying many remedies. The ad notes Plant Juice is sold by Newbro Drug in Butte and Smith Drug in Anaconda, presenting testimonials as proof.
A dubious 1900s style ad touts rapid fat loss by laughing at oneself and buying Korean cap from Smith Drug Company. It urges a one week trial with weekly weigh-ins and claims absolute safety while promising removal of "superfluous fat" from any body part.
Telegraphic advices reaching Butte ministers describe Armenian districts in Asiatic Turkey as appalling with thousands killed. A Russian intervention is noted, and aid efforts through the Congregational board are planned. A ministerial meeting in Silver Bow County discusses relief, with food needs and potential public fundraising amid ongoing news from New York headquarters.
City health officers report one death and two new diphtheria cases as bad weather worsens contagion risks. Measles and whooping cough continue with underreporting, while officials push for fumigation of moving picture houses twice a week through a council ordinance.
Jane Addams endorses introducing folk dancing in public schools. After Grace Rabbitt Kloechner of Butte heard Addams speak at the University of Chicago, she reported opposition, and Addams replied by telegram stating illness prevents her from participating but conveying sympathy with the effort to bring folk dancing into public schools.
San Francisco May 30 Advices from Shanghai state Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese republic has been poisoned and is in a critical condition. The republic association reports Hunan province has declared independence and Szechuen forces retreat toward Hupeh as Tsao-Kun’s troops withdraw.
Dublin reports Prof John MacNeil president of the Sinn Fein Volunteers was found guilty of complicity in the Irish revolt and sentenced to life imprisonment with the sentence confirmed.
A A White of St Paul founder of Kalispell announced in Kalispell that he will donate land for any number of large resort hotels and seeks eastern capital. His party included federal and state officials during an automobile tour from Glacier to Yellowstone. He owns extensive Flathead Lake shore holdings and hinted at pulp mill plans by Great Northern at Big Fork to feed eastern paper mills.
A Juneau dispatch says a diver located the hulK of the steamship Clara Nevada, sunk in 1908 between Juneau and Skagway with all 80 aboard, in 60 feet of water about 2,000 feet from Eldred lighthouse. The diver aims to recover brass and copper, though a $40,000 cargo report remains unverified.
Former Navy secretary George Von L. Meyer, chair of the Roosevelt committee, urged Justice Hughes supporters to define their candidate on preparedness and rights at sea and on the Mexican border. He criticized NY state chairman Tanner as the true leader of the Hughes boom and questioned silent supporters backing Hughes without consent.
Uncle Frank questions Tommy about city life and farm living then asks if he would choose to be a policeman street car conductor or a farmer Tommy answers quickly and proudly expressing his preference as a farm life remains the implied choice
Mr Meyer criticizes Justice Hughes and asserts that the nation must demand firm Americanism at home and abroad. He argues that remaining silent allows dangerous ambiguity and that no candidate can be trusted without clear commitments on rights on the high seas and borders.
Testimony alleging deliberate arson by convicts in the recent fire that destroyed four prison shops has been submitted to the district attorney. Warden John W Sainto disclosed the inquiry status and stated the investigation is ongoing in Satem Oregon on May 20.
Discovery that the blaze originated incendiarily prompted Warden Minto to seek modern fire equipment for the shops and for eight solitary confinement cells. The report ties the fire to concerns over safety and punishment facilities, signaling institutional reform moves.
Five hundred thousand rabbits forming part of the cargo of the British steamer Cumberland arrived at Norfolk from Wellington New Zealand. The rabbits will be shipped to Liverpool to supply Allied armies with food. Dr Reid Hunt is cited as Harvard's poison expert.
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