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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1907
Page
27
A notice notes that nervous diseases cannot be cured by drugs and that doctors confess this more openly. It contrasts failing drug remedies with a supposed nerve specialist’s best cure for sleeplessness asthma nervous stomach trouble blues pelvic disorders chronic constipation torpid liver and bad kidneys.
The article extols Dr Metzgers drugless therapy claiming it cures nervous diseases by releasing obstructed nerves and restoring equilibrium. It argues rest cures and drugs are inadequate, explains nerve impingement at spinal openings, and touts free consultation with lower charges than regular physicians.
A historical notice touts Metzger's drug as a cure for insomnia neuralgia paralysis epilepsy spinal diseases kidney liver ailments stomach indigestion dyspepsia deafness heart disease hysteria lumbago palsy rheumatism sciatica spleen disease chronic constipation headache asthma bronchitis dizziness ringing in ears floating specks before eyes and lame back from any cause.
Minnesota defeated Nebraska 8 to 5 in a hard fought game at Minneapolis. Two field goals and a 50 yard touchdown run by Captain Weller sparked the Gophers while Nebraska struck early in the first half. The crowd cheered wildly as Weller recovered a fumble for the decisive score.
In Annapolis at Oct 19 the Harvard team beat Navy 6 to 0 for the first ever meeting between the two. a 2 yard run by Captain Douglas sparked Navy’s scoring threat, but Harvard’s Pierced touchdown after a sequence of kicks secured the win as Harvard excelled in open play while Navy relied on straight football.
The University of Pennsylvania football team beat Brown 11 to 0 on Franklin Field in a hard fought game. Pennsylvania scored a touchdown in each half and narrowly prevented Brown from scoring in the first period. Both squads played vigorously with fierce line plays and several misplays and fumbles at critical moments. The home eleven dominated in ball carrying throughout both halves.
Champaign Illinois October 19 The University of Chicago defeated the University of Illinois 4 to 6 before the largest crowd ever on the field. Illinois led in the first half but Steffen and Detray scored repeatedly in the second half as they ran around the ends for big gains.
West Point and Yale battled to a scoreless tie before a record crowd at the military academy field. The cadets, praised for their line play and stout defense, credited Coach Forbes for teaching key Yale tactics that failed to yield points.
College football results list numerous matches with scores: Georgia defeated by Macon Mercer 16 to 6. Ohio State and Wooster tied 6 to 6. Kenyon beat Heidelberg 11 to 0 at Tiffin. Morningside over Iowa State College 12 to 0 in Sioux City. Beloit beat Ripon 15 to 0. Tufts over Wesleyan 23 to 0 in Middleton. Holy Cross 10 over Agricultural College of Massachusetts 5 in Worcester. Maryland shut out by Georgetown 10 to 0. Brown defeated Harvard 20 to 6 in Cambridge. Dartmouth and Maine score 27 to 0 in Portland. Phillips Andover over Worcester Academy 12 to 0. Cornell at Ithaca defeated by Penn State 8 to 6. Iowa 21 over Missouri 6. California beat Nevada 27 to 0 in Berkeley. Stanford and California tied 16 to 13. Colorado over Agricultural College 17 to 13 in Denver. School of Mines crushed Wyoming 75 to 0 in Denver.
The Centerville Juniors issued a challenge to the winner of the Columbia Butte Junior game this afternoon and to any light eleven in Montana averaging no more than 145 pounds per man. Manager J D Murphy Jr at 620 South Montana Street is ready to start negotiations for dates.
Bozeman Mont October 19 1907 F B Linfield details wide upgrades at the state agricultural college including new specialist headed departments in agronomy animal industry dairying and horticulture as well as lab facilities and livestock improvements The aim is broader reach with four year college courses school of agriculture two weeks farmers courses and extensive outreach to farmers across the state through institutes demonstrations and correspondence
Northwest ern Improvement company advances its new mine in Red Lodge with a 500 foot long section and near completion of power and boiler house foundations. A week old strike by concrete workers is settled with a return to work at $2.75 for eight hours, replacing the prior $2.50 for ten hours.
Special correspondence from Miles City reports Miss Anna Margaret Hurley and Elmer J. Neff married this morning by Rev Father O Carroll at the Church of the Sacred Heart. The couple will reside at Bear Creek after the ceremony.
At Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio freshmen defend the flag amid a pole climb. Percy Fleming son of Frank P Fleming of Douglas Mead Co Fleming ties ropes and uses western rope skills to secure sophomores. His stock range experience and roping prowess help the freshmen prevail in the annual flag rush.
Helena, Oct. 19. Deputy Sheriff Hay arrested Joseph Toney known as Nigger Mike on a horse theft charge. He is accused of stealing a horse from a rancher in the county’s northern area and recently was released from the penitentiary after a five year term for a similar offense.
R L Barnes was driving a scraper on the St Paul grade near the Yellowstone river bridge at Keogh when the machine rolled off a bank. He was pulled over the scraper with lines about his waist and sustained bad bruises but no serious injuries.
A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stone sustained an injury to the left eye while playing with a knife in the sand in Miles City on October 17. Doctors believe the eye is not permanently damaged and there is no brain involvement.
Carbon County commissioners rebuke the state board of health and back Dr Souders. They deny misfeasance and neglect, state two charges are false and affirm confidence in the county health officer. The board cites that the state panel urged removal without proper investigation or hearing.
In Red Lodge on October 19 Robert Vanella, an Italian arrested in Billings for the murder of Kk. Rez during a dispute over robbery spoils, is described as well known in Red Lodge. He was linked as a close friend of three Carbon county jail inmates connected to a series of NP box car robberies on July 21 and tied to a Black Hand group with Missoula ties.
In San Francisco on October 19, Portland prevailed in the tenth inning after scoring four runs off a three-base cluster. The final listed battery pairing was Kinsella and Donohue for Portland, Henley, Esola, and Street for San Francisco.
Los Angeles defeated Oakland 6 to 5 in a ninth inning finish. Batteries Randolph and Hogan, Wright and Bliss contributed to the tight matchup.
Coroner Bennett returned from Rimini with the body of Joseph Belefino, a miner found dead in his cabin near Helena with a bullet wound. Investigation shows Belefino died by his own action.
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