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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include six months and three months options, with amounts in dollars and cents, reflecting pricing for daily and Sunday delivery.
postal rates listed by edition size with per cent charges for the 10 to 16 page editions at one cent and 2 to 32 page editions at two cents. 48 page editions at three cents. foreign mail to Europe at double the above. inquiries for other foreign countries available.
The fragment lists telephone numbers for the Main Office and Business Office in Anaconda with a brief editorial cue. No clear event or person.
The Standard notes branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls with rates available on application. Washington Bureau addressed at Post Building and eastern offices listed with J Morton in charge.
A dated newspaper scroll lists newsstands in multiple cities with shop locations and street addresses. It specifies Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana as the mail and letter address, with the issue dated Wednesday August 6, 192.
The article notes a surge of public protest against higher beef prices two months ago, followed by a quiet period. Widespread wage gains are not reported, and vegetarian movements vanished from headlines as people resume normal meat consumption despite higher costs.
The article argues that banditry yields little profit as Tracy could amass a fortune with effort but remains penniless. It notes a Helena hold up produced only a pittance, with time spent on planning and escape. It warns that Tracy methods spread, leaving imitators worse off in money.
A letter from New Jersey state entomologist Professor John FB Smith defends mosquito control work amid public jokes. He argues mosquitoes spread malaria yellow fever and other diseases and cites a prior New Jersey survey showing potential 90 percent reduction with sustained effort.
A professor warned that eighteen mosquito varieties exist and urged the New Jersey legislature to provide $10,000 for further studies. Lawmakers laughed the request off, striking the appropriation, but the professor remains undeterred while the public weighs the risk of unknown deadly species.
The piece surveys Missouri party prospects, noting Democrats lack a current policy edge and Republicans overclaim victory potential. It mentions Andrew D. White’s Berlin ambassadorship resignation, his career at Yale Cornell and in diplomacy, and shifts in leadership for Speaker, along with varied political tidbits from different states and towns.
In Cape Town General Botha, once a fierce Boer foe, appeared as a private citizen to a warm reception. The crowd’s goodwill echoes earlier wartime sentiment and London hopes for peaceful Boer reconstruction after defeat.
Current talk in political circles gives few compliments to Speaker Henderson as newspapers aligned with his party contrast him with Thomas B. Reed. Commentators note he cannot run the House as Reed did, a standard few men could meet, shaping Republican critique of his leadership.
The Philadelphia North American notes inspectors must file detailed maps of coal workings in their districts. It accuses mine owners of overpowering influence over the Bureau of Mines and claims maps required by law are not on file with the only excuse being the burden on owners. It labels this as machine government in Pennsylvania.
The San Francisco Call notes that if this year's campaign mirrors the recent congressional session it will feature no clear issues and be driven by heat and bitterness. It predicts a sharp, pugilistic contest with more fisticuffs than any session since the war.
In the Omaha World-Herald excerpt a blunt editorial argues that men who vote the Republican ticket despite alleged wrongs deserve little sympathy and must suffer to have their eyes opened. The piece frames the party as responsible for outrages and calls for accountability.
The republicans face a desperate tariff bind with no clear exit. The article predicts that campaign speakers this fall will encounter a barrage of questions that only an honest confession could resolve, acknowledging the party’s firm tariff commitments.
The Atlanta Journal notes President Roosevelt faces practical jokes as Republicans seek to carry Louisiana with discreet aid from Washington, contrasting the light jests with the serious political pressure surrounding the state.
The Tatler lauds King Edward as regal despite a short stature of five feet six and a half inches and a weight around sixteen stone. It highlights his dignified bearing, courteous tact, quick perception of character, and multilingual fluency.
The city hosts over 40 wholesale eateries selling to retailers and food booths. Eastern side locations, run by Germans, Jews, Swiss and English, offer roast beef, lamb, veal, mutton, fish, fried seafood, and prepared vegetables as a compact, ready-to-serve menu.
Enfield England class experiment forms a kennel club with a master as president and boy dog owners as members. Each pupil holds responsibility for his dog and its kennels under supervision. The headmaster says dog care teaches moral discipline and kindness to animals while teaching boys about nature and the outdoors.
A famous author submitted a novel about the sex problem to a publisher. The firm refused, citing a policy against publishing books with painful or objectionable themes. The writer then faced refusals from two other publishers on similar grounds.
Berlin theater director Loewenfeld and Leipzig publisher Dietrichs faced blasphemy charges for circulating Tolstoi's letter to the synod. They were acquitted, but Leipsic's state attorney appeals. He argued Tolstoi's writings are moral and religious, yet the letter attacked Russia'sOrthodox church and, by extension, Germany's church principles.
The Shelby district Methodist conference near Kings Mountain North Carolina passed resolutions condemning tobacco as injurious to body and mind and perhaps the soul. Members pledge to set a wholesome example and oppose licensing anyone who uses tobacco unless they promise to quit forever.
Circumstances suggest Russell Sage prefers paying rent to moving despite rising costs. Forty two years ago he rented from Elfridge T. Gerry for 700 dollars yearly. Over the years Gerry increased the rent to 3000, then to 12500 annually. Sage remains in place amid whispered next year may see 45000.
In London a campaign aims to save a historic mulberry tree from Chelsea where Sir Thomas More once lived. The house is gone, but the tree survives as the sole living landmark of More and Erasmus who penned Praise of Folly nearby.
Summer arrivals press ready to wear while stock grows. Kimonas, dressy undergarments, corsets, costumes, and gowns sell at deep discounts including gowns worth $2 to $4 now 98c to 1.49. Shoes, mother and child sizes clear out 50c to 1.95. Irish dimities and Swiss embroideries reduced. white goods and linens cut to 18e and 27e.
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