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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1924
Page
4
The item humorously references New Jersey skeeters blamed for a fire department alarm. A passerby thought a blaze, but firefighters found only mosquitoes. Montana’s gophers and cutworms are mentioned, contrasting with bobcats.
President Coolidge's war department advisers back a National Defense day but protests from John W. Davis and others say the plan disrupts harvest, rail and business. Republicans and Democrats alike oppose mobilizing National Guard and civilians for a political demonstration during peak farm season.
New Jersey endures an annual battle against mosquitoes described as growing in size and ferocity in 1924. The article notes attempts to drain swamps and remove breeding grounds, yet mosquitoes attack with skill and discipline, including mass swarms that strike even bare heads, leaving casualties among human forces.
The Minneapolis Journal notes wheat prices rising and corn and other grains gaining, predicting Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana farmers will earn significantly more than in 1923. It says crop conditions are favorable for small grains, with prices climbing since June, and contemplates renewed farm prosperity outweighing past price-fixing proposals.
A New York police magistrate ruled that music ceases to be music after 11 PM and disturbs residents, voiding late night serenades by the Russian Music Lovers' association. The decision, reflecting local sentiment, contrasts with European norms and hints at broader social tensions in postwar America. The piece also touches on European travel, Adlai-like European insights, and political commentary on the Republican party and inter allied conferences.
In a flooded valley the narrator and his brother in law salvage food and wine from a ruined wine shop. They reach a raft where Eber and a girl lie near death. Wine revived Eber, who recognizes the narrator, while Telinda and T tend to the girl. The trio contemplates their strange new world where sea creatures rule. Tomorrow's story: The Rainbow.
In a 1924 Burgess tale, the Happy Jacks fear Redtail the hawk while learning danger from the sky. Foolish Little Jack ignores warnings, courts risky jumps, and narrowly escapes a fatal fall before discovering the perils of bravado above the Green Forest.
Opinion piece urges expressing gratitude to parents before death. It cites Rupert Hughes on fathers and mothers, laments obituaries as empty praise, and advocates sharing love openly. Ends with a tangent about the Eiffel Tower struck by lightning and lightning’s ground path.
Kalispell Democrat candidate Montana's Fine Come Back Amazing tells Judge Erickson Montana is rapidly advancing toward prosperity as the campaign touts a path to economic growth and national opportunity.
Judge Erickson tours Montana delivering a blunt critique of state spending. He cites a $61 439 automo biles bill between 1921 and 1924 and urges cuts in state owned cars and trips to match real needs. He pledges to curb waste, lower taxes, and demand honest, economical governance from any candidate.
A middle aged man named Tiarney Gagnon was severely beaten near 308 South Ohio Street and taken to St James hospital after suffering torn lips, a broken nose, and blackened eyes. Two men carried out the assault before fleeing as locals screamed. Dr Jeile involved.
Z Lawlor of Butte received two Park county trail highway contracts from the Montana state highway commission and the U S Bureau of Public Roads for about three miles of road at a cost of 472,098. Twelve firms bid. The work includes 1.95 miles of highway 30 miles south of Livingston and 0.8 miles of heavy rock road in Yankee Jim area under a federal project.
British aviator Stuart Mace Laren and his companions, part of the around the world flight, are weatherbound near Petre chovak Kamchatka. No details have been received, but the delay is attributed to the weather conditions.
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