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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
4
Report on the steamer Alaska wreck off California with SOS rescue by the Annex and praise for wireless life-saving, plus discussion of naval hazards and an old reef. Commentary notes Captain Hobey’s sacrifice, historic wrecks, weather and fog, and a call for safer seas.
An amusing statistical tract notes Americans drink more coffee since Prohibition, averaging 484 cups per person yearly. It cites world coffee production for year ending June 30 1921 at about two and a half billion pounds and US imports of 1 352 320 135 pounds of which 70 718 589 were re exported.
The Helena Record-Herald and Glendive Dawson County Review praise Montana bankers for steadying industries and minimizing losses amid crop failures and low prices, while callers in Livingston and Bozeman laud coal buying and local bands. The Missoulian notes Europe’s brutal year, heat and war’s toll, yet partial crop hopes persist.
A jumble of cartoon captions and light jokes from various magazines features lines about a wife, a sailor, a jam incident, and a courtroom quip. It blends brief humor from Several sources, including Topics of the Day and Our Magazine, reflecting early 20th century wit and social snapshots.
A string of clipped editorial snippets surveys Chicago crime and public life. Mentions a famous policeman nicknamed the millionaire, a courtroom shooting of a lawyer, and the prevalence of violence. The prose blends political and social commentary across multiple newspapers.
Mrs Arthur Jacobus eloped with her husband’s chauffeur Filuceio Spagnolia from Catham New Jersey. They were captured after a three week trip during which they allegedly shared funds and planned reconciliation confessions. Bail set at thirteen thousand?
A short 1921 verse explores geography and oceans contrasting inland views with the vast sea. The narrator muses about tides, land and water, ending with praise for sea bathing on a summer day. The piece reflects a childlike wonder and teaches basic geography through simple questions and observations.
A 1921 McClure Syndicate horoscope foresees mixed luck with morning adversity and benefic Jupiter later. Trade and employment look hopeful in the afternoon while sanitation and epidemic risks rise. Neptune may depress mood, poisoning risks and food contamination rise, and women’s associations may gain, with a warning of a moral reversal later. Lions born that day are warned to avoid accidents next year.
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