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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1899
Page
7
Telegraphed from Seattle on January 10 reports the Japanese cruiser Kaimon Kan suffered a severe fire during a gale at sea. Half the crew perished from burns and smoke, others injured. two volunteers died attempting to reach a machinery area. Vessel repairs ongoing at Amoy. incident followed dispatches from Tokyo.
Readings announce a grand War of 1812 themed dinner by the National Society of the War of 1812. Invited figures include the governor and military officers, all in full 1812 style uniforms. Members wear bearskin shakos, black coats, white waistcoats, and red sashes, with modern black trousers.
A writer recalls Hugh Monroe on the Northwest prairie finding a bird nest in buffalo hair. He killed a bull, Indians skinning it nearby, and a gray bird slipped from hair as he wiped his gun. Beneath the hair lay a round nest with four young birds, unclear what species they were.
Elders recount the tale of the snow bird identified as the prairie shore lark and describe Neo po muki the chickadee who, in spring, reveals five winter months under its tongue when its mouth is opened after a kill. The Low Horn notes the bird signals summer approaching.
A veteran reporter recalls chasing a big murder trial in Kansas and racing to publish. He describes a dramatic midnight rush to the city editor, a prank tobacco ploy, and discovering the rival paper’s editor had spied on him.
Old remedy promoted for teething babies claimed to soothe the child soften gums relieve wind colic and cure diarrhea. The advertisement notes a 25 cent price and urges use as a trusted child remedy.
The text lists eight groups: those who trade out of town, those preferring a quiet town to bustling areas, those who imagine ownership of the dawn, those who want Wusinpes without advertising, those who deride public spirited men, those who oppose movements not from Themerlvins, those who oppose every public move not seeming to benefit, and those who seek to purge the credit of individuals.
The Bobbity man asks about sympathy while the sensational actress replies that it does not help her, noting she cannot get any of it into the newspapers. The exchange shows a tense moment over press visibility and public perception.
An essay likens disease to a dangerous ocean and urges prompt care for warning symptoms. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the best cure for chronic bronchial throat and lung affections and nervous prostration, claiming 98 percent success and wide sale by medicine dealers.
The article discusses oxygen production by electrolysis from water in Italy and elsewhere, noting a method using a diaphragm divided electrolyzer. It highlights safety notes on water purity with lead pipes, a survivor of a geologic epoch, and broad claims about disease prevention, hygiene, and the potential spread of disease, including references to sanitation and Mosquitoes and flies. It also mentions luminous phenomena, a tiny pine, tile fish rediscovery, and Naple surgeon Manini’s bath treatments.
The text discusses two methods used by anatomists to keep a body ready for examination. One preserves tissue by provisional resorption, the other involves rapid stiffening to simulate sleep. An adult rat is described as receiving an experimental delivery at the mouth, detailing the procedure's aim to render the subject seemingly asleep.
Railway timetables list arrivals and departures from Anaconda, including routes to St Paul Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, Hamilton, and Butte. It notes Union Passenger Station services, Pullman sleeping cars, and connections on the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Oregon Short Line lines with various express and local trains.
A brief note outlines the Oregon Short Line connecting the Intermountain region to eastern and western rails. It highlights the strategic significance of the route for freight and passenger service, with emphasis on the line's geographic span and potential economic impact.
Local travel ad notes direct connections at Ogden Granger with Union Pacific to East and West via Butte schedule. Highlighted are Pullman vestibule cars and sleeping chairs aboard the Western lines. Mentions tickets reservations and general agents H C Wilson and Y Eccles in Salt Lake City and Burley.
Ladies praise a remedy said to ease painful and irregular menses with tablets marketed by A Augenre of Paris and sold in Butte Montana by Newbro Drug Co. Price two dollars per box, mailed securely wrapped.
A committee of Daly’s fellow employees announces a $10,000 reward for information leading to conviction of the murderers. The note, dated November 12, 1898, lists numerous names associated with Mountain Mining and other local entities, and is certified by Hoge Brownley & Co. Bankers.
Honorary graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College in Toronto treats all diseases of domesticated animals according to scientific principles. Office at Marlow's Stables 104 S Main Street telephone 298 AM cases promptly attended to.
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