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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
4
An old ad-style blurb urges readers to treat kidney pain and backache by flushing with Jad Salts and Lithia water. It promotes drinking large amounts of water, taking Jad Salts before breakfast, and using a grape and lemon juice lithia mixture to clean and stimulate kidneys, neutralize acids, and relieve bladder weakness. It advises annual physician kidney checks.
An ad touts a Buckthorn bark magnesium glycerine mixture labeled as a quick action remedy for constipation. The copy claims fast relief within an hour without griping, promising to aid various stomach issues unless caused by deep seated conditions. The text includes a storefront address and appears from a local drug supplier.
Senate movers accelerated routine supply bills, clearing the treasury post office package at $763,000, and the agriculture department at $123,000, after a long session. An expected Muscle Shoals vote tomorrow ended a deadlock, while committees push bills to speed passage. Naval and deficiency measures were sent to the calendar, with additions under $130,000 and budget bureau-flagged items blocked. The treasury post office main boosts include $48,000 for public health, $3,800 for public buildings, $31,750,000 for tax enforcement, $11,000,000 for prohibition enforcement, and $13,000,000 for the coast guard.
Associated Press reports geologist Prof. Clinton R. Stauffer of the University of Minnesota cites evidence that mammoths mastodons horses and saber toothed tigers vanished from North America and nearby regions due to a mysterious postglacial disease rather than climate food shortages or human slaughter.
Vaudeville and pictures form the Marlow program led by Lila Lee in Wandering Husbands. Peggy McIntosh delivers an amusing act with piano and dance, while William Morrow and company present a polished musical act. The sensational Australian Waites crack whips, Tock and Toy perform song and dance, and William Sisto offerings mix politics with language for comic effect.
The Shrine temple committee announces the second dance featuring the Hollywood Strutters tonight. The troupe, fresh from five well attended Shrine engagements, includes Mont Marte elite musicians promoted by Walena at high cost. Doors open at nine with popular prices. Abbes’s Lovesphone solos and double pianos draw applause as a record crowd is anticipated.
Tickets for the annual Firemen's Ball at the Shrine temple next Saturday evening are selling rapidly under the auspices of the Helena fire department. The informal event expects a large attendance and invites the public, including legislators and visitors, to join.
Paris reports a cold snap pushes women to ditch silk stockings for woolen stockings and gaiters. A leading medical figure asserts warmth preserves circulation and avoids a red nose and blue lips during the chilly spell.
A report from Vorpat, Lithuania states Lorpat University hospital has used hypnosis instead of narcotics in several surgical operations. The Associated Press notes that A Wan nach performed the procedures. Patients allegedly suffered no pain during the operations, drawing attention to the medical practice widespread in the hospital.
In Madrid a modern Don Quixote figure charged a windmill during a promotional stage event. The mayor, acting in the Quixote role, attempted a cracked lance strike but failed to break the mill. He suffered serious injuries as a result of the stunt.
Paris dispatch reports alleged documents from the French Communist Party outline a complete espionage system. Cells, rayons, and clans are described to monitor bourgeois targets, factories, and weapons stocks, with incendiary measures to burn towns and seize transport assets. The government expels some foreigners, while officials note the incident has cooled American interest for now.
A concise note updates the count of muscles in the human body, stating the figure is around five hundred twenty. It focuses on the anatomical fact without additional context or wider discussion.
Winter Garden hosts a special evening with a six piece orchestra featuring Ralph Frewler and Henry Eisen in piano numbers. The program includes new dance numbers such as Electric, Syncopated Step, and A June Night with a variety of instrumental solos. Dancing begins 8 30 pm with free dancing until 9 30 pm and admission 10 cents plus 10 cents per dance.
The Loomis orchestra and three singers were sent to the Deer Lodge state penitentiary for a one hour show in the prison theater. The ensemble then planned to perform at Helena’s Winter Garden on Friday January 16 with dance and song hits.
Helena Wait Gaglizzsa, daughter of Sturgis mayor Frank Wait, sang at Peru's 100th independence anniversary celebration. The invitation came from President Leguia as officials highlighted the cultural ties and ceremonial events.
Berkeley, Jan 7. A new examination system by Professor Warner Brown of UC psychology blends essays with selective testing. Students respond with a single word to complete sentences, choose among alternatives, or judge true false statements to reveal comprehension and subject knowledge.
In Apia on December 3, the governor Capt Edward Kellogs barred the Tui mana of Manna district from being bestowed, stating the title equates to a kingship not allowed under American rule. The move affects many Samoan titles labeled Tui and clarifies that no kingly authority exists under the U.S. administration.
The Silent Accuse a new melodrama produced by Chester M Franklin and released by Metro-Goldwyn with a canine lead. A murder witness plot hinges on a dog’s keen instinct guiding a falsely accused hero through prison escape to pursue the real criminal.
Acclaimed harpist Marcel Grandjauy headlines frequent encore performances, including a January 17 concert at the Scottish Hite temple under J. C. Day. His Paris quintet and U.S. debut last February boosted his acclaim, with Leonard Liebling praising his musical depth and audience praise.
Associated Press report from San Francisco dated January 7 outlines disclosures in the $17,500,000 Hackfeld sugar case tried before Judge Frank J. Murasky. Plaintiff attorney John F. Neylan says evidence will show officials connected to leaving Trent Trust Company of Honolulu as depository for Hackfeld were rewarded, including an assistant district attorney in Honolulu during the war period. The reference notes S. C. Huber as the incumbent during the period mentioned.
London reports that during International Radio Week interference from hostile amateurs or a European country ruined broadcasts to British listeners. E C Davies, a wireless expert, says virtually every American station faced jamming with continuous Morse and piercing whistles starting each night. He notes Morse resembled a key being manipulated and suggests deliberate disruption.
Active contestants in Marlow and Antlers theater contests push to sell more tickets before January 14 to reach the 40 009 bonus rate offer for totals of 30 dollars. Readout lists many names with varied ticket sums, showing rapid efforts to maximize sales and bonuses before the deadline.
Chicago financier Worthington, dubbed a "financial wolf," faces a three year term in Atlanta penitentiary for mail fraud. Fed Judge Adam C. Cliffe granted a 64 day stay of execution due to Worthington’s age and condition, delaying the start of his imprisonment.
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