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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
The article extols motherhood as a pivotal life epoch and urges preparation for childbirth. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to strengthen the female system, enabling healthier pregnancies and fewer complications. It invites readers to write for confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
The Magpie dredge at Canyon Ferry near Helena moves 70 000 cubic yards of gravel monthly and operates year round. Costing about 100 000 dollars, it has operated three years and is owned mainly by San Francisco and eastern interests. Nearby copper strikes in Flathead county may be among Montana's largest mineral finds, with wide veins, high copper and silver content, and potential to support rail access for ore shipping.
Butte's Columbia Gardens adds two mountain sheep to its zoo, the only specimens in captivity. Rangers N H Pearl and W J Cavanaugh, aided by Supt James Galen, tracked and captured two young rams over three days, twenty miles from Glacier National Park to Midvale, amid a three week pursuit.
Edward J. Palmer testified before Judge Donlan that Blanche C Palmer married in Butte on January 16 1912 and after fifteen days began associating with dissolute characters and frequenting their places leading to a habit of intemperance. He pleaded for cessation but she refused and Judge Donlan granted a divorce. If verified, the item notes a swift marital collapse and court outcome with named individuals and dates.
Reported crop conditions across Montana divisions show general strength with ample moisture and favorable weather. Growth is strong in Havre, Conrad, Cascade, and Butte areas, while some regions report slow progress but improving conditions as warm weather returns. Rail traffic may face demand for freight cars during harvest.
Rural Inspector C W Tenney outlines how Montana rural schools will be rated. Conditions of buildings, lighting, equipment, playgrounds, district participation in fairs and debates, and teacher quality determine the classification score.
Helena Montana The attorney general ruled that county commissioners now in office may not receive the proposed $2 increase for road and bridge inspections. The thirteenth legislature had raised pay to $8 for board meetings and inspections, but the ruling says such an increase would violate the constitutional ban on raising an official’s salary while in office.
Rexford reports the steel bridge across the Kootenai River collapsed due to flood water undermining a mid stream pier. The two span structure, erected last year at nearly $20,000, is ruined as the river rises higher than in fifteen years.
Patrick Gogarty claims Frank Diamond admitted years earlier he knew who killed General Meagher and could reveal details. Diamond is jailed in Missoula after confessing to causing Meagher's death in 1867.
A committee led by Joseph H. Choate seeks to raise 100000 for a John Bigelow Memorial Hall and a John Bigelow professorship of political science at Union College Schenectady N Y. The plan honors the Civil War era diplomat and Union alumnus who died aged 94 at New York. funds to be sent to Oswald Garrison Villard.
Walter William trudges to Sunday school with two bright pennies one for offerings and one for sweets. He loses the coin and, pressed by his mother, admits he lost the penny destined for the Sunday school. The moment reveals a child’s guilty resolve in a simple domestic vignette.
Miss Pansy Hutchins of Sioux Falls says a two year facial rash spread to her scalp but cleared in four weeks after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She bathed with hot water and applied the ointment, reporting complete recovery and no remaining spots. Ad. Cuticura products sold worldwide with free samples upon request.
Alexander Graham Bell spoke at a Washington dinner about learning from unlikely places. He recalled a Persian poet who learned wisdom from the blind who never move without testing the ground first.
Edmund Candler recalls the Dalai Lama reacting to a phonograph shown in Lhasa during the Younghusband expedition. A Nepalese resident reported the Maharaja of Nepal sent the device to the priest king. The lama walked around the machine, then said he could not live with the voice without a soul and it was passed on.
British chemists report converting a ton of sawdust into about a quarter ton of sugar. The process uses a closed retort, digestion with a weak sulfuric acid solution at 90 to 100 psi, yielding 80 percent fermentable sugar.
London report says a Russian engineer proposed a button activated apparatus to prevent deputies from rising, aiming to curb demonstrations in the Duma. President Rodsialnke submitted the offer, but the presidential board decided the Duma could proceed without it.
Joseph Harriman of Newport Rhode Island paid a fifty dollar duty on two golf salts bought in England. They are described as the last word in fashionable attire.
An old medical remedy ad references a bottle of ASTORIA for infants and children and urges buyers to see the product bears the Signature of wine. It claims use for over 30 years and highlights that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A brief courtroom exchange centers on a judge advising a holiday plan. The dialogue pivots to suggest Shoreville as a destination and notes the need to “take it with you” for a good time. The playful exchange ends with a concise nod to the location.
Quick relief for poison oak or ivy applies a solution of Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder to the affected areas. Dissolve two teaspoonfuls in a pint of water and bathe the skin. Available at druggists or sample free from J. 3. Tyree, Washington, D. C. Doge quote about dogs adds a light aside.
A brief feature on Dr J H Rindlaub a Fargo specialist in eye ear nose and throat care framed with a saying about the average man fearing storms and his wife reflecting contemporary column style.
A Canadian finance minister address highlights record revenue for the last fiscal year ending March 31, with total revenue expected at 168,250,000, up 32,000,000 from 1911 12. It notes steady monthly gains across customs excise post office and railways, and a substantial debt reduction of 23,000,000, indicating high credit and no need for new bills or securities.
Dr. H. Luca Wentworth, a noted eugenics expert, spoke in Cleveland advocating a rational approach to marriage for young people. He framed the rational view with a dialogue asking Will you always love me and Will you always be lovable as illustration.
A new London plant with a 40,000 quart daily capacity is producing milk from vegetables, mainly soybeans. The product is claimed to closely resemble dairy milk, lasts longer, and is free from disease germs. It is sold at six cents per quart.
Humorous exchange about improvements at home focuses on a wife and husband. The remark contrasts a man improving his work with a quip about his wife, reflecting light social humor.
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