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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1913
Page
6
Anaconda second class mail matter notices appear in a clipped issue list. A brief item notes local business names and post office handling with archival wording, reflecting period communications and publication practices.
Butte branch of Bresviway issues advertising notice listing telephone numbers 1422 and the manager J Morton. It notes foreign advertising and the New York office located at Fifth Avenue building.
A listing shows multiple city news agencies with addresses across the nation including New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles and Seattle. It directs all business correspondence to the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
The piece notes that even highly reputed financiers like J Pierpont Morgan and John Jacob Astor held worthless stock in their estates. It reflects on common investment misjudgments among wealthy, emphasizing that even the shrewd suffer losses and erred in similar ways.
Dr L D Fricks of the U S Public Health Service discusses Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the urgent need to determine infection areas. He details its origins, misidentifications with other diseases, and urges clinicians in the Northwest to assess local districts for existence of the fever.
Public health officials urge local physicians to report suspected cases to health officers to map disease spread. Tick eradication has been proven effective in Bitter Root valley. accurate data on infected individuals is essential. Two Rocky Mountain spotted fever types are noted: Bitter Root valley with 76 to 80 percent mortality and Idaho type under 4 percent.
The opposition in the senate to the tariff bill weakens as Republican and Progressive leaders struggle to hold their line. Speeches fail to move colleagues or the public, while some Republicans and Progressives vote with Democrats on Underwood bill schedules. The public recognizes tariff burdens on workers and farmers, and the Underwood bill promises major reductions. Senators are urged to allow final passage soon as talks have exhausted their impact.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels hinted the first ship may traverse the Panama Canal around October 1 with no rush anticipated. Rumors favor a U.S. warship, possibly the Oregon or Dragon, over Fram, as the canal opens after the new year for general use.
Secretary Lane, new in office five months, has overturned technical rulings from his predecessors and ordered hearings to address complaints about government reclamation work. He issued rulings designed to ease burdens on western settlers and improve access to land.
Secretary Lane says projects to meet government requirements depend on Congress amending laws. He stands ready to outline needed changes when Congress acts. Radical legislation may come in the next session if eastern lists do not block action, with western lawmakers in sympathy.
Commentary links diplomat Ambassador Wilson to Huerta defense with a nod to the Poker Flats saloon sign Please don't shoot the piano player hes doing the best he can. The quip underscores tensions and the era's casual deflection of political peril.
A remark notes credulity about a special session of Congress adjourning in time to let members attend the regular session, highlighting public skepticism about meeting schedules and crossover timing.
The passage surveys Ambassador Wilson’s view on recognizing Huerta as choosing among evils. It quips about Luke McLuke’s vacation and the girls’ exposure, then hints McLuke aiding sun tanning. It muses on Huerta’s innocence, Madero’s grave, and notes Missouri’s stance on Kansas heat stories as constitutional skepticism.
Colonel Roosevelts Arizona hunting expedition attracts little attention as the famed hunter risks his old reliable image. Local spectators and press ponder the waning appeal of the adventurous figure.
A provocative statement argues that if Americans and foreign residents departed, unrestricted arms to Mexicans would be politically favorable. The remark suggests drastic policy shifts and reflects tensions over immigration and national sovereignty.
The report notes President Elliott succeeding President Mellen on the New Haven system while Mellen does not take Elliott's place at Northern Pacific. Middle West residents reportedly self harm or ingest bichloride or mercury tablets. Others drink quarts of ice water when overheated. Various methods are described.
A collection of satirical vignettes on international affairs and U S politics. References to China awakening, Senator Sisson of Mississippi, and Secretary Daniels visit to Butte. Noted are Los Angeles Christian Endeavor sentiment and London police frictions with suffragists. Imaginations whirl about Roosevelt as ambassador to Mexico.
A critical reflection on gender stereotypes arguing that many so called feminine traits are human traits shared by men. The author contends that custom and environment shape perceptions and notes male philosophers often project weaker traits onto women. A Lafontaine quote is cited to illustrate the idea that many men resemble women in certain ways.
A poem by Walt Mason argues age is a mood not a measure. It contrasts a cheerful graybeard who stays youthful in spirit with a young man worn by worry and sorrow, concluding that a man’s age equals how old he feels.
Luke M Luke comments on changing social norms from cave dwelling days to modern courting. He notes both genders seek divorce when routines change and jokes about radium and pork in cans. The piece reflects satirical reflections on marriage roles and urban life.
A mix of satirical quips and regional sparring headlines. Contained items include Chicago debates over a rooster crowing ordinance before 7 am and a London court ruling on women practicing law, with era-typical wry observations on manners and society.
A woman races to catch a 1:25 train to New York with her crying youngster at her heels. She reaches the platform as the conductor halts the train and asks who the boy is. She replies he is her son and explains she couldn’t kiss him goodbye in time. The conductor urges her to kiss him now, saying they can wait longer than he can.
An anecdote from Herbert Quick recalls a banquet moment showing that reversal of judgment can be justified. A Western city girl Jessie sits on a chair after disobeying etiquette, insisting she sits until called, revealing a lighthearted mischief in a stern moment. A separate Harper's Magazine vignette contrasts a mercenary businessman’s late reflection on a poor old friend who never borrowed a cent.
A mosaic of light humor from papers like the Detroit Free Press, Louisville Courier Journal, Boston Transcript, Judge, and Houston Post features quips on doctors, vacations, devils, lovers, urchins, and fashion. Witty exchanges and cartoonish one liners reflect early 20th century newspaper style and social variety.
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