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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
12
A testimonial from Princess Viroqua, a practicing physician, lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing ovarian trouble and preventing surgeries. She claims the remedy heals ulcers and womb inflammation in weeks and urges readers to obtain a bottle and contact Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
The Mining Congress delegates push for federal action to place litigated mining properties with receivers during litigation and endorse House Bill 7195. They back state inspectors for mining firms, and support amendments to locate mining claims with strict survey and record requirements, urging swift passage and transmission to Senator Thomas Kearns.
W. G. Frazer of Mullan Idaho argues against unintelligent mining and warns investors rely on proper knowledge. He praises the International Mining congress goal to create a U S Department of Mines and cabinet secretary and urges prudent claim purchase and operation. He frames mining as a national economic sword of gold advancing unity and trade.
Waldemar Lindgren of the United States Geological Survey discusses gold and silver as monetary bases and reviews past production trends. He cites Suess and Del Mar warning of decline but notes potential new ore discoveries and extraction methods altering future output.
The mining congress features a tale from W H Weed about a Yellowstone park driver nicknamed Geyser Joe. Weed recalls Joe asking for the scientific name of rocks and boasting that he would paralyze tourists with terms like porphyritic rhyolite with radial sphernate inclusions.
The article explains a method to locate metallic ore deposits underground using electric currents. Electrodes placed on the surface create a ground circuit, with current following the path of least resistance. A metallic vein conducts better than surrounding earth, revealing its presence and approximate width and depth through resistance measurements.
A poem read at the Mining Congress extols the fearless pioneer with pick and drill and gun. It contrasts rugged miners and nature loving kings of earth with wealth built on war and fraud, praising honest toil and bravery over titled, mercantile power.
Bedford Indiana details of a wholesale arsenic poisoning in a family flour barrel endangering a dozen, leading to the arrest of Matt Colier. Victims include Mrs Collier and several children. investigation shows arsenic bought at Messick and Dodds drugstore for rodent control. Colier denies intent. several victims remain near death.
The Elnora bank safe was opened by Sheriff Morgan. About 531 dollars and 500 dollars in good notes were found. The case fuels theories that missing owner Pleasant Durham killed himself, with White River possibly dragging for a body and sermons of his ruin. Some offer a 200 dollar reward for his capture while friends dispute suicide. A Chicago attorney Frederick Kingsland denies backing Durham. Separately an individual named Ippine, linked to wars 16 years ago, searches for parents in Omaha.
Omaha Nebraska September 2. Fred J Howe a deaf and dumb veteran from the Phil...
A Haynesprentice gasoline powered auto weighing 1415 pounds and costing 1400 dollars was delivered to Lewistown by B D Whitten for King. The machine built for hill climbing was driven up Prospect hill as King prepares for a return trip to Lewistown aboard the vehicle.
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