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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1906
Page
20
The Western Montana News Standard office sits at the MH ins avenue in Missoula with telephone 10 118. Advertising rates are available on application.
The Missoula Woman's Club met at the 10.0 F hall with large attendance. President Mrs Tyler B Thompson gave the annual address urging a vigorous campaign to beautify Missoula and remove obstructions at Jumbo Hill head of The Ladies will seek better quarters at Ough Park with improved care. Mrs B G Murray’s absence left the office vacant and Mrs V Skinner elected First Vice President. Violin solo by Miss Thula Toole accompanied by Miss Frances Jones highlighted the afternoon. The club announced forthcoming speakers and audiences under its auspices including Gates Concert Company and John Kendrick Bangs. Next week the program shifts to the music department with parliamentary drill and organization led by Mrs Pet King and others.
Missoula reports the wedding of John P. Grady of Missoula to Carrie McGillan of Appleton Wisconsin at the Corbett home. Judge Haven performed the ceremony with few friends present. The notice includes later property transfers and local legal notices.
Expected to attend the University of Montana this season, Mr Hope arrived in the afternoon and was warmly welcomed by the university football team. He is described as a strong, fine man who will be a great addition to the squad as it competes for the season.
Lincoln Nebraska September reports a well known Methodist minister Reverend Ferguson of Redlands California canceled his engagement to marry Mrs Lackey of Newport News, causing church and social gossip. The minister had accepted a pastorate at the University Place Methodist Church, and the shock prompted surprise and discreet reflections across Los Angeles and Plain.
London reports detail a Vanity Fair society writ noting bizarre after dinner games. Leapfrog in hall and weighings turned rowdy as guests, both men and women, partook while hostesses with grand names presided. A playful, scandalous vignette revealing a purple winter mood and beauty industry buzz.
San Francisco reports claim James J Hill plans to push into California by securing bay shore terminals and a railway route. The bears hope to thread the Sierra Nevadas and gain cross-state access via a Pitt River entry. Also notes John Sargent completes a self portrait for Florence gallery, praising the honor and his reluctance toward portraiture.
Missoula notes report McCarey, head of the Pacific Athletic Club, plans to reform boxing rules. He aims to rearrange the rules and create a new base for the sport to prevent manipulative actions by managers. He proposes a meeting with Los Angeles officials next winter to finalize changes.
The Winstanley & Rhoades firm, prominent in real estate, organized a mining company in Thorpwn. Winstanley elected president for the year. The project covers seven quarts near Little Trout Creek north of town, with main development on Battleship and Pride of the West claims. A preliminary tunnel shows a copper bearing pay streak. plans call for 130 more feet to reach the main ledge. The venture includes offices, a blacksmith shop, ore bins, and future assay and powder facilities.
The article compares human endurance to animals in long runs and swims, citing records like Barclay’s 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours and Webbs' and Ghinn's walks. It notes feats by Captain Barclay, William Gale, Buckler, and others, arguing humans may exceed many limits but face unmatched endurance in extreme tests.
At 2142 Street a groom and seven guests were arrested after Stephen Shebowiski refused to kiss the bride sparking a brawl with violinist Paul Kuan who struck Shebowiski. Mrs Elduski, insulted, joined the melee as guests fled. Police intervened, the bride clung to her groom, and Shebowiski was hospitalized. The fiddler escaped. Only fragments of the aftermath remain.
An excerpt argues that all women face common health strains from labor and duties, with symptoms like backache and irregularities. It praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to restore strength, sleep, and cheerfulness, citing testimonials from Miss F. Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers and noting free consultations through Mrs. Pinkham's daughter-in-law.
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