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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1901
Page
21
Mr Dooley lampoons Britain’s war fatigue and the Boer conflict as it nears closure. He jokes about conciliatory offers, Kitchener’s force, and a non union war while noting Parliament’s shifts and the war’s apparent end with humorous satire.
A Wit, Mr Hennessy, and Mr Dooley discuss the Boer War and British conduct. The speakers mock imperial pomp, praise Anglo-Saxon traits, and claim the war’s end while English forces still act as if it continues. The piece blends Irish dialect with satirical political commentary and a call to arms against opponents.
Anaconda residents spin a wild tale of a Lost Creek oil discovery sparked by a traveling man and an overexcited oil store friend. The perceived boom evaporates as tests reveal the sheen to be mineral spring sulphur, not oil, leaving locals cautious about future fables.
Grandma arrives to a household ruled by a gloomily strict father. She exposes his faults, defends the children, and upends his harsh regime with sharp reprimand. The tale ends with a humorous moral that keeping children in the dark feeds control rather than care.
A Rounder congregation organized an outing for poorhouse residents, with carriages, a special train to Deer Lodge, Rounder lake access, fishing gear, and a large lunch. Jerry Rounder urged dignity for county charges, noting many causes of misfortune and urging generosity to the needy.
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