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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1922
Page
3
An old advertisement urges readers to treat dandruff with Danderine a delightful tonic that cleans the scalp tightens hair root pores and halts hair loss. It claims the product strengthens weak hair and is not sticky or greasy urging immediate purchase.
Federal court closed with 46 liquor cases. most defendants pleaded guilty while four were found guilty and jailed 75 to 90 days plus fines. Proprietors faced 30 days and $100, bartenders 15 days and $50. 21 more trials were postponed to April. A grand jury indicted O H P Shelley for alleged bribes from breweries. Court resumes in Billings December 11.
An old advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures indigestion with quick relief from sour stomach, flatulence, heartburn, and upset digestion. It promises affordable, guaranteed relief by a druggist, noting digestion correction for a few cents.
William and Monte Harris, convicted of Cyril Schilling murder, pace in their Butte County jail cells awaiting supreme court review for possible commutation. They speak of the crime and fellow inmates, while letters and packages from their mother in Canada arrive as the execution date nears.
The tusk of a prehistoric elephant dated at 40 000 to 100 000 years old is shown in Butte chamber of commerce rooms. Unearthed from a glacier at Fort Wainwright Alaska in 1918 with the mammoth skeleton, it was loaned by W V Sullivan. The tusk weighs about 200 pounds, 12 feet long, 10 inches around, with a hollow midsection and iron like color. An Eskimo named Pinger Charwoot, aged 113, is linked to the discovery.
The text lists aspirin details including Bayer as the brand, directions, and packaging options. It notes common uses such as neuritis and general pain, and mentions tablet counts of twelve, twenty four, and one hundred. It identifies aspirin as the trade mark of Bayer and the chemical class monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
Judge J J Lynch commended a widow claiming 16 children with 11 alive and coal black hair. The 53 year old resident of Butte, whose husband died in 1921, was granted 385 dollars monthly for four children under 16. The court noted her Irish heritage and strong record.
A new organization formed in Minneapolis by six co operatives from ten states creates the American Wheat Growers Association. It aims to handle 100 million bushels in its first year with headquarters in Minneapolis or Kansas City and includes trustees from the Northwest Wheat Growers association.
A telegram from J. E. Craver general superintendent of Northern Pacific Montana reports fifty percent of the grain crop moved to market. Craver notes daily grain car orders furnished 53 of 60 with shortages east of Billings and 15 daily cars west of Billings all provided. Ralph Budd of Great Northern says car supply is improving and shipments will be served. The text then shifts to praise for Life Mounts Free Trapper a boy's book by Scribner's Sons highlighting history nature and patriotism illustrating strong but unrelated commentary.
C BR McClare of Lewis town, president of the Montana Flour Mills company, cites W B Meers figures predicting 1923 and 1924 as among the wettest in Montana's history. Meers, Paine Webber statistician, bases his theory on 33-year wet cycles with Europe and North Dakota plains data. He says 1922 marked a wet period beginning that will last at least four seasons.
A poem by Sophie BE Redford playfully imagines each family member demanding their own life story in a film. The despondent wife, the boastful husband, a 17 year old daughter, and staff all request screen adaptations of their lives, illustrating how cinema reflects every social role.
Frank Linderman blends romance and history in Lige Mounts Free Trapper. The tale follows Lige with Dad and a band of fur hunters to the Missouri headwaters, meeting Bluebird the Cree girl, beaver trapping, and plains life. Linderman interweaves vivid portraits of St. Louis fur posts, voyageurs, and Native legends while detailing methods of travel and the trapper’s trade.
Advertises Diamond Dyes as the simple fix to brighten faded garments and draperies. The copy claims easy directions, no streaking or fading, and a guarantee, asking buyers to specify wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics.
It is estimated that 10,000,000 feet of gas daily will be required for Great Falls for domestic and industrial use and that a 16 inch main will be needed to transport the supply from the wells to the city.
In a few hours your cold may vanish with Pape's Cold Compound. Advertisers claim the tablets break up colds or grippe faster than quinine and do not cause sickness. A box costs only a few cents and offers immediate relief.
An advertisement style piece touts investing for profit with claims of turning $1 into $24,000, urging readers to order a magazine and learn proven methods. It pushes offerings to employers and teachers, furriers, dressmakers, and various Montana shops, listing services and contact details.
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