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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1923
Page
1
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised as turning faded gray hair dark and lustrous in days. A druggist touts that millions buy the treatment for natural even darkening, claiming gray or fading hair disappears after daily use.
A compact guide highlights common blunders found in classified want ads. It notes typical wording traps, misleading prices, and vague terms to watch for, with tips to verify listings and avoid common scams. Readers are urged to compare multiple notices and confirm contact details before acting.
British and French officials clash over reparations with Germany as London seeks a two year moratorium while France pushes for guarantees and reparation resources. Lausanne talks open with Italian and Belgian delegations weighing French and British plans. London reports unrest in Mosul and shifts in Middle East policing as Britain plans to evacuate 600 subjects from Constantinople due to instability.
Auditor Porter scolds state examiner and accountant for approving contingent revolving fund use for coal purchases and for advances to commissions, campuses, and salaries. He urges strict supervision, economic reform, and constraints on appropriations to ensure necessity matches funds.
In Louisiana a former deputy sheriff J. J. Burnett seeks to prove an alibi for Aug 24 at a carbon plant where he was foreman. Records reportedly intact despite rumors of destruction as Victor Tegestrom assists authorities. A climate of mass arrests, secret hearings, and violent acts surrounds the case amid ongoing investigations by state troops and federal agents. In Chicago, Fire Chief Culerton shifts most of a racist linked fire company to isolated districts and orders retirement for Fireman George Green, while Captain Willian Hinds is reassigned to a ghetto post.
An Arkansas narcotics incident ties Mrs Phillips to a cabin scene after an escape. Officers found $100 in marked money paid by a supposed addict sent to a pharmacy board clinic to obtain narcotics. Barker sanitarium figure Wally Reid, once a patient, spoke against drugs at a social workers dinner, while investigations focus on Phil lips and possible transport to another state or Mexico.
Los Angeles Jan 1 Dorothy Davenport screen actress said her husband Wal lace Reid actor was never a patient at any sanitarium run by Jalm Scott Barker. She testified after his Oakland arrest for violation of mar calic laws asserting Reid was treated for the dag Habit and later moved to a sanitarian.
Wisconsin Rapids authorities pursue theory that an opponent of a drainage project sent a lamb-filled mail bomb to county commissioner Jolan Chapman. Mrs Chapman was killed and Chapman’s arm was blown off. John Magenson and his 14 year old son Edward have been questioned and jailed. postal inspectors and deputies hunt other potential suspects.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Chief Justice William Howard Taft became a grandfather for the second time in as many days when a son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert A Taft of Cincinnati. Charles P Taft II also announced the birth of a son yesterday.
Associated Press reports that miners employed by the Herwind White Company in Windber Pennsylvania and offered to the Interborough Rapid Transit company are described as "purely as beasts of burden" with conditions worse than pre Civil War slavery. The mayor's committee found alleged policies forcing miners to trade at company stores and other abuses.
Yokohama reports government encouragement caused an import boom for American timber that outpaced demand. Several millions of feet sit at ports unsold amid a slump, with fears the timber will deteriorate in Japan's climate and exposed conditions.
Associated Press reports Vern Perry of Charles Town West Virginia escaped from the Logansport county jail in Indiana early today using two pewter spoons and a penknife as digging tools. Other inmates rushed to cover the noise during the attempt to underground his exit from custody.
Hamburg reports that Chancellor Cuno revealed Germany sought France's agreement to a nonaggression pledge as a safeguard for peace and reparations talks. He urged expelling troops from the Rhine region and condemned coercive policies while cautioning that any U.S. role remained unlikely amid cautious Washington reaction.
Wanklontan Dec 23 Natural handicaps obstruct many people and B A Jones of Turlington MoW stands as a shining example. Jones, born without jogs, rode a standard vehicle 28.2 miles from Turlington in 1901 when appointed, missing only four days since then due to illness. Postoffice officials praised his efficient service despite physical disability, with Assistant Portmaster General EMany congratulating him for perseverance and inspiration to others facing labor under unmanageable conditions.
Marion Ill January 1 with almost 400 defense witnesses ready to testify the five defendants charged with murder in the Hervin riots of June 22 prepare to resume hearings tomorrow morning after a holiday adjournment during which prosecutors rested their case and defense witnesses had begun their testimony.
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