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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
6
Cure for infant scalp scales advertised by Cuticura
A Miss Hilla Ehrlich writes of a one month old with thick yellow crusts on the scalp and hair loss. After two months of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the scales disappeared and hair grew back thickly. Adv claims worldwide sales and free samples with the 32 page Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Washington St
Portland
Ore
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Neat Knock at Philadelphia Sate Ends in Laughter
Hobey Baker, the football star, relaxed in Philadelphia when a young spectator teased about a Princeton sophomore. The exchange highlights Baker’s good humor as he recalled the player’s position, joking that he perhaps “played drawback” while the girl described her odd observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobey Baker
Philadelphia
Princeton
Bobey
Calumet Baking Powder Promises Consistent Results
Calumet Baking Powder guarantees reliable baking with uniform quality and purity. It claims to reduce luck as a factor in rising, offers pure can content, and highlights awards from World Pure Food Expositions in Chicago 1907 and Paris recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paris
France
Unclear Boat Accident Recounts Grim Tale
A deceased individual is described in a boat incident where a girl, unable to swim, allegedly clung to him underwater. She allegedly clawed him and stood on his face to keep her head above water, an event retold with grim remarks.
Fletcher's Castor Oil Ad Mentioning Mothers Care
A vintage medical ad urges mothers to inspect each bottle of Gastoria for the agency signature and notes a safe remedy for infants and children. It highlights Castor oil as trusted for over 30 years and claims children cry for Fletcher's Castor Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Puzzle by Edgar Ellsworth Owen Known by Calendar
A short note presents a calendar themed puzzle attributed to Edgar Ellsworth Owen. It hints at age mysteries connected to dates and historical cycles, inviting readers to test their reasoning against time patterns.
Ancient calendars traced from Eratosthenes to the Gregorian reform
A survey of how timekeeping evolved from lunar and solar cycles to fixed solar years. It covers early methods in Egypt and Babylon, Jewish calendar adjustments, Roman intercalations under Numa and Julius Caesar, and the Gregorian switch, with notes on months, equinox shifts, and the cultural lure of New Year celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eratosthenes
Ptol Émys
Alexandria
Christ
Dionysius Exigus
Egypt
Babylonia
Mohammed
Moses
Judah ‘J
Judah
Numa
B. C
Julius Caesar
Sosigenes
Caesar
Julius
Augustus
Gregory XII
Russia
Chicago
Herald
Montana Brakeman Murder Case Dismissed After Witness Falsifies Tale
The Missoula murder case of James L. Moore ended in dismissal after county investigators exposed chief prosecution witness George Clifton alias Ed Burns as false. Clifton claimed Moore killed Northern Pacific brakeman J. M. Ballard during a June 18 incident on a westbound freight, but the affidavit and testimony undermined the story, leading Judge Webster to grant the motion to discharge Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
George Clifton
Ed Burns
Indiana State Penitentiary
James L. Moore
J. M. Ballard
Northern Pacific
Clifton
Webster
Moore
Portland
Butte
McCarthy
Ballard
Indiana
Canadians Buy Lots In Great Falls Real Estate Boom
In December the city saw over half a million dollars in property sold to Canadian investors. First avenue N emerged as a hotspot with front foot prices reaching $750. Major trades included James Jennison and associates selling 90,000 dollars worth of land at 281 25 per acre and 920 acres west of town at 100 an acre to Calgary and Medicine Hat buyers. Plans include an eight story building on a First avenue N lot with a department store and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
First Avenue N
James Jennison
Minneapolis
McCutcheon Brothers
Calgary
William Cousins
Medicine Hat
Jennison-McMillan
Fromberg sweet clover fiber shown by English expert
George Pearson of Nottingham, England exhibits sweet clover fiber at a Fromberg mill, claiming the tow compares in color and quality to Bombay hemp and Italian gun hemp. Mayor Thomas Dudley approves the fiber and eastern millmen endorse its use for cordage canvas and upholstery work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana
George Pearson
Nottingham
England
Fromberg
Thomas Dudley
Ties Up Victims With Wire Roundup
A hold up in Melstone a resort town near here used unusual methods. The desperado covered inmates with a revolver bound them with heavy iron wire and robbed them of all valuables before escaping, leaving six bound to prevent alerting others for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melstone
Banker Thrown From Auto in Great Falls Tragedy
J J Dimmick of Hiawatha Kansas and his brother E Q Dimmick were thrown from an automobile near Great Falls. Dimmick suffered a brain concussion and was pronounced hopeless by the attending physician. His daughter and brother were summoned to his bedside. He had recently come to the area to buy land and secured a large tract near Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls
J. J. Dimmick
Hiawatha
Kan
E. Q. Dimmick
Cascade
Father Be careful About That Arrow
The dialogue shows Harlie continuing to shoot an arrow while a speaker begs caution to avoid injuring an eye and preventing writing. The exchange centers on risk, skill, and the desire to keep writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlie
Tramp Pays Food, Claims Luck Despite Hard Times
A brief exchange in a kitchen line shows a hungry itinerant saying he was born under a lucky star while paying the woman at the door for a meal. The man repeats he is always out of work and relies on charity.
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