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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
6
Standard Publishing Company lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with pricing per month and yearly options. The notice also provides business office contact details and postal information, indicating postal handling and entry at Anaconda.
Butte Montana address list for Standard Publishing Company notes foreign advertising manager W J Morton with offices in New York Chicago and Salt Lake and lists news stand partners in multiple cities including Hallie's in New York and Kemp News in Los Angeles. It directs general business correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
The annual Butte Miners Union outing will be at Luna Park, south of the city. The event is expected to draw a large crowd with parades, sports, and celebrations of the union’s founding. The miners seldom have holidays, and the picnic aims for a carefree day with pleasant weather and smooth proceedings.
The American Institute of Mining Engineers arrive in Montana to tour smelters power plants and mines. In Great Falls a preliminary meeting precedes the convention in Butte with a packed program including city tours, mine visits, geology talks, and papers. Anaconda, Georgetown, and Georgetown Springs are on the itinerary followed by a Silver Bow club banquet.
Eastern conservationists oppose sweeping calls to turn over remaining public lands including forest reserves to states. Critics claim there is no solid congressional proposal and few Western lawmakers support such a transfer, which, if authorized, could ease federal expenses and concerns.
The text argues transferring public land responsibility to states would require building land and forestry services, hiring many employees, and would strain state finances as revenues fall short. It notes loss of reclamation funds and halted irrigation if federal support ends, and that the idea is not seriously proposed yet despite conservationists seeking reasons to object.
In Butte the labor climate is praised for fairness with high wages short hours and good conditions. The sudden strike by linemen is criticized as hasty and ill considered, risking disruption to streetcar, lighting, telephone, telegraph, and mine operations. The piece urges arbitration and time for company consideration, citing long standing harmonious employer employee relations.
Chicago tries women on the police force with ten selected, eight taking oaths and at work. They pair in plain clothes and blue uniform with badge while a male officer is nearby. The aim is to protect women and girls at beaches playgrounds and parks. The trial will run 60 days before deciding on permanent spots and civil service testing if continued.
The Dutch government announces a naval program to build nine dreadnoughts and many submarines torpedo boats and other warships. The plan spans 35 years with Holland aiming to restore prominence as a naval power after a period of lesser maritime influence.
A condensed column notes shifts in naval rankings with Japan slipping to twelfth as Western powers push ahead. It jokes about Sulzer, Henry Wilson, and Henry Lane Wilson, poking fun at political gaffes, campaign finance quirks, and Balkan peace. It mentions Huerta, Lind, and Tammany with satirical quips about public life and governance.
A short story snapshot opens with a young man, a girl, and a father in a doorway as a late chat ends. Mayor Gaynor praises New York’s leisure options while a stranger jokes about city life on a train. An Atlantic City pier offers a poised Duc de Richelieu admiring a summer girl as a terrace exchange hints at past engagements.
A Cincinnati Enquirer column humorously notes that many a girl loses a friend when she marries and jokes about husbands, style, and money. It skewers male vanity and female attire with wry lines about laundry, pockets, corsets, and life insurance.
The speaker recalls scorching heat and ruined fields as a farmer stands helpless with a pitchfork. A cheerful promise follows that next year will bring cooler winds and rain, urging resilience and a cheerful response to hardship. The narrator plans to continue writing verses to lift spirits, though lessons from misfortune persist.
A compact meditation arguing work is a curse unless transformed into play. It asserts true fulfillment comes from meaningful play within tasks, noting professionals like engineers and farmers seek play in their duties. The piece urges converting the sting of exertion into pleasure rather than abolishing work.
A collage of quotes notes varied snips from papers. It lists Ellis Island migrant pies totaling 2,173,197 and jokes about chalk eating life expectancy and insurance risk. Other quips touch on Mexican policy, German scientists, and rising pearl thefts along the New England coast.
A collection of light quotes and exchanges highlights jokes about politics walking on the stump post banquet drinking and overworked vacations. The snippets include a quip on a legless candidate entering politics and a young lawyer’s relief after exams with advice about future work.
A survey notes that tears rarely accompany a baby’s cries before three months. It lists sovereigns of Europe and their linguistic prowess. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary knows German French Hungarian Czech Polish Servian Croatian Dalmatian Romanian Italian and Hebrew. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is fluent in French English German Russian and Slav dialects. King Peter of Servia shares similar linguistics. The czar speaks Russian French English and German plus several Slav dialects.
The Sunday Standard features Mr Dooley commenting on English suffragettes with rich sarcasm and sound philosophy. President Wilson's What Is Progress is highlighted as essential reading for intelligent citizens. The Rev Jerry Rounder will deliver a potent Solitude sermon, text A word to a wise man gathers no mess. Also sporting notes include Player-Scribes wrecking the Boston team Irish Boxers in the Prize Ring Larry Chappell Sox Beauty and Briggs Days of Real Sport.
A collage of historical curiosities covers Kaiser’s tree planting funds, Scarborough mouse breeding for subs, Arthur Young’s wage data, and a Spokane school claiming the West’s lone teacher limited classroom sizes. It reviews tea excess, labor impact, and evolving social concerns.
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