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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
6
Advertising copy promises Cascarets will cure biliousness constipation and stomach distress. It touts a 10 cent box as a cure for head ache dizziness nervousness and backache and urges regular cleansing for all ages with a nationwide store availability.
A nurse urged Alfred Lord Tennyson to write a hymn during his illness. The next morning he handed her a scrap that became Crossing the Bar, the poem sung at his Westminster Abbey funeral and beloved by many.
Mrs Otto F Heckly of Burns Wyoming describes a red itchy scalp on her four month old daughter that bled from scratching. She says Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the sore in a week with no scar after applying the products following an advertisement. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide and offers a free sample with a skin book.
In a satirical exchange from Puck, Mr. Scadds claims wealth is not equitably distributed and notes he has about 250000 while knowing a dozen men who possess over a million each. The scowling Socialist counters, highlighting the disparity in wealth.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy with swelling fatigue and dizziness. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he felt renewed. He endorses the remedy and notes continued faith months later. Contact Rev Heslop at Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY for free household hints anthem and recipes.
A note suggests Ridhleigh avoids suites due to a doctor’s instruction while staying at a hotel. The piece hints Gibbs’s perspective on the discipline guiding lodging preferences and restraint in accommodation choices.
An item notes plans for several New York businesses to employ women as conductors. Also mentions Winslow's Boothing Syrup for Children claiming gum teething relief and wind colic cures at 25 cents a bottle, and Bisbee, Arizona, refusing municipal work to non citizens.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co seeks a temporary injunction to stop Pilot-Butte from mining ore it says lies in the Emily vein adjacent to Anaconda claims. The suit aims to quiet title to adjoining claims. Pilot-Butte would lose its principal ore body if granted, but may continue other veins. Directors include T Murray and St Paul ties. Twin City and Duluth stockholders are named. Pilot-Butte recently entered shipping class after sinking to 2000 feet and discovering high grade copper ore.
Arthur F. Hughes of Forsyth Montana pleaded guilty in New York to conspiracy to defraud an insurance company and grave robbery. He admitted robbing John T. Kiernen’s grave, burying the body on his ranch, burning the building, and later facing arrest. His wife and her subsequent husband Thomas Elliott remain jailed on bigamy charges.
An Eastern sister of Red Lodge pioneer John Keenan is sought to establish identity to inherit his estate. Keenan, en route from Red Lodge to San Diego, fell ill on a train and died in Spokane. He planned burial in Hamilton, Montana beside his wife and son. He left $6,000 cash in Red Lodge banks and property in Dewarcreek and Red Lodge. No name for the sister is known to Keenan’s close friends.
In Butte a mother Grace Becker and her eight year old child died after both drank bichloride of mercury. A passerby saw the woman convulsing, police were called, and Mrs Becker died at the emergency hospital after expressing she wanted to die.
Bozeman merchants will vote on which telephone company to patronize. A ballot, conducted by a committee of the Retail Merchants' Association, will determine the preferred carrier among users of both firms.
Erastus L. Crowl, a veteran linotype operator famed from Chicago to Montana, shot himself in the Miner office in Butte after a period of bad luck. He had secured a pistol from a policeman earlier for protection from burglars and died instantly.
The coroner ruled death by own action for Mrs. Atha Atherton of Bozeman after carbolic acid poisoning. Investigators disclosed no other cause for the death by own action.
Glendive resident Mrs. M W Alderson of Marysville elected president of Montana WCTU at the convention. The society indorses woman suffrage and will join in the fight for full political rights.
The Prince of Monaco, returning from a forty day hunt in the Rockies, praised the western country as beautiful and magnificent. He credited host A. A. Anderson of Cody, Wyoming and New York for the memorable trip. Mountain sheep and deer heads were among the trophies, and he said the bear pursuit made the hunt a success.
Carbon county coal mines at Red Lodge and Bear Creek beat a rate cut from the interstate commerce commission sought by Sheridan Wyoming miners. The commission had proposed a 60 cent per ton saving for Sheridan coal to Montana Idaho and Washington points, despite longer hauls. After protest and a rehearing, the commission restored the previous higher rates for Carbon county mines.
Burglars hit the Livingston Lumber office prying open the iron money box and taking it to a blacksmith shop where it was cracked for $20. This marks the fifth burglary in the month with losses from $20 to $1,500, all thought to be by local men.
Fort Benton scene of a freight attack as brakeman Joseph Watts aboard freight No. 675 Havre to Great Falls is shot during a confrontation with four Finlander hoboes who had been dropped off near Liscom and caught the train at a yard switching halt. Watts, lantern in hand, was fired upon as the men approached.
In Congress Finley Gray of Indiana delivers a rapid perorational speech that halts the chamber and draws heavy applause. He rails against the tariff bill noting a springtime to winter transition and pledges to vote for the previous question after vivid seasonal imagery.
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, famed sacred history authority, at Moody church in Chicago, extols the gospel of John as the greatest book in the Bible and far surpassing Paul’s writings. He notes Revelation’s canonical delay and praises John’s gospel for love and victory, while critiquing its timing and imperial tone.
A portrait of Anthony Comstock as a tireless moral crusader who battled vice for decades. The article recalls his New York work, wartime beginnings in Connecticut, and poverty before rising to prominence while facing widespread criticism and enduring hostility.
Dr Henry Van Dyke newly named minister to the Netherlands argues that old notions of diplomacy as “a game of skill between accomplished liars” are worn out He says business and diplomacy require delivering goods and speaking truth politely diplomats must keep the people calm and maintain regular intercourse between friendly governments.
A brief notice touts Dean's Men Tholated Cough Drops as a remedy for bronchial troubles and potential pneumonia follow on. It mentions an economy theme with a quoted speaker stressing time saving and prudent use. Ohio's coal production is stated as a record high surpassing 34.6 million short tons last year.
The quotation portrays Dobbs as a man of action, though criticized for relying on gestures over practical sense in arguments. It highlights a clash between boldness and prudent reasoning in his character.
A fond mother claims John will grow up to be a great help, while Farmer Corntessel quips he has not done regular work yet. She notes he is the only person at the place who can teach summer boarders to tango and the turkey trot.
tremors were felt in Bridge of Allan and Dunblane district with no damage. windows rattled and china broken in some homes. pheasants on surrounding hills appeared panicked as the near half minute shock scared wildlife and woke sleepers.
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