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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1902
Page
11
Local ad announces sale of new pianos and organs and shopworn second hand instruments at half value. Highlights appealing bargains outside agencies and urges quick visit for bargain hunters in Butte.
Bargain hunters flocked to the store at 219 North Main Street for a weekend piano sale featuring out of town stock marked to sell at wholesale prices. Shop worn but serviceable pianos range from $85 to $199 with many models discounted from $250 to $450 and payment options of $15 cash and $7 per month to $25 cash and $10 per month.
Orton Bros with Local Applications promote Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy. They state it is a prescribed internal treatment, not a quack medicine, and claim the formula combines tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are offered and Toledo, Ohio, is listed as the company location.
The article explains dandruff as a pestiferous germ burrowing into the scalp, shrinking hair roots and causing shedding. It claims Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ, ending dandruff and restoring hair to a glossy, silky condition.
Inquest into Thomas McLaughlin death finds accident caused the 130 foot plunge down an ore chute. Witnesses including miner Ryan and Deputy Inspector Barry testify the butt post failed but not due to negligence. McLaughlin, 41, Irish native, will be buried at Hibernia hall.
Burgin Kentucky sept 27 obituary notes James Magarvey known as Uncle Jimmy a longtime resident of Shaker Bend on the Kentucky river cliffs. The Sage of the Bend, he helped friends from Derry to America and aided James Beck in pursuing a law career with Breckinridge Bullock in Lexington.
Mrs. Oliver B Navarre of 23 Navarre Street is jailed on an assault warrant after allegedly beating 16 year old Albert A Anderson, a deaf mute student, with a club and other weapons. He died at St. Vincent's Hospital hours later. Neighbors say the boy was peaceful. Navarre claims stones were being thrown at her home. Authorities expect a murder charge with spinal injury cited.
Mrs. Gale, Hyde Park social leader and wife of a Hamilton club secretary, reportedly deserted her husband and son to seek a divorce in South Dakota. She allegedly told him she loved another, avoiding scandal while the case is handled by Julian St John Nolan, a South Side social figure. Block is described as intellectual and idealistic, connected with national political circles.
A Paris Texas resident shares a vivid testimonial about Pyramid Pile Cure aiding bleeding piles after other doctors failed. She reports relief within a week and full improvement in three weeks, praising access and recommending continued use alongside Pyramid Pills. The letter also notes the cure sells for 50 cents a package and can be mailed from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
Mrs Block, described as witty and dashing with gray eyes and a hint of a wink, travels to South Dakota to obtain a divorce. Julian St John, son of John H Nolan of Travelers Insurance, reluctant but confirms plans to marry once a separation is granted.
Basin and return fares listed for Boulder and Alhambra with set prices. Weekend departures offer Basin and Boulder at reduced round trips, Sunday returns. Tickets available at 42 North Main Street and depot offices.
A week or two at this famous resort relieves fatigue from overwork. Waters reputed to cure rheumatism nervousness stomach liver and kidney troubles. Physicians nurses and masseurs supervise baths. Special excursion rates include railroad fare board lodging and bath use at Montana points.
The Northern Pacific Railway will sell round trip tickets to the G A R encampment in Washington on September 30 and October 1 at 56.40. For stopovers and details contact W H Merriman General Agent NP Ry at corner Park and Main streets Butte.
The New York Sun notes dramatic growth in home bathrooms with 3 to 20 or more rooms, ornate tiling, gold fittings and electric lighting. It cites a $20,000 tiled bathroom under construction and claims U.S. firms lead globally, supplying lavish fittings used in aristocratic homes and royal tours.
Weary Willie notes modern improvements but warns of drawbacks. A tramp sneaks into a stable to sleep and finds only baled hay, reflecting hardship and changing urban routines.
Special dispatch from Seattle reports Mayor Thomas J. Humes of Seattle missing for 40 hours in a Bothell jungle. He subsisted on berries, slept in hollow logs, and sprained an ankle after sliding on a windfall. He was found near Squawk Slough and expects to be at his desk Monday. He described misdirection caused by a sun cloud and praised the rescuers.
Miss Inez Johnson about 15 of Green Camp was found unconscious in a carriage last evening while returning home from the Fish home. A physician revived her after the horse delivered the buggy to her parents in the barn yard. her condition remains serious and surrounded by mystery.
Monroe Meaders of Roann found his daughter Ethel Meaders in Peru with O S Acres of Wabash after a 48 hour pursuit. They were arrested hours after train travel. Acres, married with a family, is connected with Butler Music. The affair stirred Wabash society.
Montgomery dispatch reports Rev Meredith Provo of Cameron Texas, a former postwar politician and 1876 sheep theft convict who escaped jail, was arrested on a train after being recognized by the sheriff. He faces transfer to the penitentiary for his four year sentence. Provo married a Texas heiress and owns a Brazos plantation.
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