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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
6
Publisher information for The Anaconda Standard lists the STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors. It notes daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates for various terms and advance payment terms.
Rates for 16 page editions cost .45 for domestic, with increases for larger editions. European editions pay double, others require inquiry at the Main Office Anaconda. The Standard lists branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls for advertising rates and a Washington Bureau in New York Chicago.
The message outlines President Theodore Roosevelt's three or four day visit to Charleston, praising his speech and the gift of a sword to Major Jenkins. It notes cordial reception and views the Charleston exhibition as a compliment to the city and South Carolina. London reports hint at possible peace terms ending the Boer War, with talks between British and Boer leaders suggesting a negotiated settlement may be reached.
The New York Herald exposes a beef trust formed by five big packing houses, controlling seventy local branches and enforcing strict rules to crush small retailers. It reports retailers coerced into buy from trust, prices raised, and rivals shut out. Legal action is anticipated to challenge the monopoly.
NCLE Sam's recruitment effort in Montana yields many young men seeking naval service. Officers report high moral and physical standards among applicants after weeks of traveling the state, indicating promising engagement and readiness for naval duty.
In this Rocky Mountain state youths and young men are drawn to the navy by adventure and opportunity. The navy offers higher wages than the army, valuable training for civilian life, and a clear path from petty rank to commissioned status. Inland enlistments, once uncommon, now rise as recruiting officers report strong numbers.
Reports from the Amen Corner banquet in New York describe the gathering as a worthy rival to Philadelphia’s Clover Club and Washington’s Gridiron Club for its joking and roasting. Senator Thomas Platt attended as guest of honor while Senator Depew delivered the best speech amid musical interruptions and humorous interruptions from the crowd. Mayor Low’s quips, Secretary Root’s arrival, and Platt’s concluding sob characterized the lively evening.
The piece argues that Congress will adjourn soon and leave two major matters unresolved the ship subsidy and the isthmus canal. It contends the subsidy is inequitable and driven by campaign finance, while canal legislation may be rushed or dodged due to complex Panama route issues.
Distinguished Germans who accompanied Prince Henry on his U S visit share impressions in German journals. General von Trotha hails American banquets and exquisite cuisine while rejecting canvasback duck prepared in the American style. The overall tone is favorable to the United States and its people.
The piece notes that distinguished Germans send lavish verbal bouquets, the recipients accepting honors with modesty given the current conditions. It describes the broad display of praise and the delicate social dynamics as cross‑sea flattery unfolds.
To day Friday sale offers 1 000 ruled pencil tablets at 1c each with 250 leaves per tablet. Box paper sells at 5c per sheet, worth 35c. All stationery must go.
The notice promotes store bargains drawn from regular stock not job lots or seconds. It claims every article is up to standard and available in abundance with many items to choose from.
A storefront sale advertises silk petticoats in black and colors with accordion plaited hems and ruching at $6.35, down from $14.00. It promises corsets at 19c, 37c, and 23c, plus muslin drawers, gowns, skirts, and underwear for children and adults at deep discounts.
The advertisement touts genuine French kid gloves at 1.50 and extensive hosiery and fabric bargains. It highlights silk and lisle hose 29 8 a pair, children’s ribbed hose 2 pair for 25, and a range of wash goods, trimmings, embroideries, and handkerchiefs with low sale prices to draw customers.
The article details raffn gowns made of rib bons and lace with broad frills and ribbon woven through the lace. It also describes Irish lace gowns with blue silk flowers, mull skirts with embroidery, Empire jackets, suede stays, and corset trends. Culinary notes include rabbit recipes with sardines or oysters and cheese pal bit with beans.
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