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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
The author argues that English law deters murder because the killer risks execution within weeks, while in the United States the odds of arrest conviction and death penalty are far lower. He claims this explains far higher US homicide totals.
Sally Sly the cowbird is shunned by other birds who call her Lazybird. She abandons her eggs and sneaks to other nests to spy, aiming to raise her own brood while avoiding notice.
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In a Bozeman convention Montana veterans praise the early settlers who tamed the land and established order, churches, schools, and statehood. They recall the pioneers’ rugged efforts to develop mines, infrastructure, and communities, noting Montana’s remoteness and wilderness dangers. The speech laments their passing and lauds their enduring legacy.
A historical commentary notes Governor Ferguson granting over 700 clemencies in six months including about 50 pardons. It discusses pardons for “lost, friendless and penniless” convicts, the revived board of pardons, and questions reform versus public safety amid rising crime and extensive federal and state legislation.
Dr. James F. Norris warns at a Los Angeles Chemical Society meeting that synthetic rubber from corn and wheat derivatives is possible though commercial feasibility remains uncertain. He notes past promises and wartime price distortions, while optimism about corn tires persists amid British rubber domination.
The city of Dillon greets Montana American Legion members in gala attire as hostesses. Montana is praised for swift WWI mobilization and patriotic duty. The piece lauds the Legion and notes ongoing postwar restoration work and national pride.
In a 1926 Burgess tale, Sally Sly outsmarts others by laying eggs in their nests. She targets smaller hosts to ensure her chick becomes the strongest and hogs food, but leaves behind upset and harm in three homes. The story ends with a moral about selfishness.
Dr W E Gye is shown rising from a railway porter to medical student and researcher. He earned an MD in 1912, did World War I lab work, and later joined the British Medical Research Council studying cancer with a movable army lab in France and cancer germ photography via a microscope.
A column praising the theme of losing and fairness in life. It discusses winners and losers, the emotional impact of defeat, and calls for kindness to those who do not win. The piece quotes W. J. Locke and centers on the idea that a good loser remains dignified.
A western town meets Paderewski as Miss Jones charges 25 cents for lessons, he visits, plays a nocturne, and later returns to find her sign now lists a dollar hourly rate with the note pupil of Paderewski. A separate tale follows a boy frightened by a bedtime tale about a green eyed mouse awaiting him.
A poem fragment by Walter de la Mare titled Poems That Live SILVER. It features repeated silver imagery of moonlight and nature. The speaker describes the moon walking the night and objects glowing with silver, including trees doves a dog a harvest mouse and fish in a stream.
The reading foresees weak morning influence from the stars with Saturn and Mars later improving, Venus adverse. It warns of poor early theater profits and many new-play failures, strained love and weddings, potential divorces, possible libel cases, and family skeletons exposed. Fashion shifts face losses to designers, thrift rises in autumn, and general business steadies with a flood of printing demand.
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President Coolidge urges stronger local government and states to fulfill duties, arguing federal overreach and state prerogatives in law enforcement. Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York criticizes the speech as denying states rights, framing Jeffersonian doctrine as state liberty to pass statutes.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson of Texas praises President Coolidge in a Memorial Day address. She endorses his call for stronger local government and warns that excess central federal control threatens the nation and local governance.
Governor Gifford Pinchot says Pennsylvania must enforce the law while blaming the federal government for failing to curb liquor. He asserts proper control could halt importation manufacture storage and transport of alcohol and praises action against Rum Row as signaling intent to target denatured alcohol.
The Associated Press notes a brief earthquake in Pau France felt last night with furniture upset and a miniature cyclone. Damage occurred along boulevard P and Place La Nation as authorities assess the incident.
Maine Governor Ralph O. Brewster warns of three thousand miles of unsettled federal boundary that is wet and requires federal help to deter smugglers. He says the president agrees, and that while citizens prefer no outside aid, the community may need assistance to maintain order and keep intruders out.
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