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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
6
Advertisement style copy shows subscription details for Standard Publishing Company with rates for monthly and annual plans, office locations in Anaconda, and multiple telephones. It includes post office status and publication positioning as second class mail matter.
Advertisement fragment lists Butte branch as No 2 fast Broadway with Belphone and independent phone numbers. J Morton is the manager for foreign advertising. Mentions New York office at Fifth Avenue and Tribune building as an office location reference.
A listing of assorted news agencies and offices across major cities. Includes New York Park Row agents, Detroit Woodward Michigan office, Chicago Congress hotel, San Francisco Eddy Street agents, Los Angeles Kemp agency, Seattle Eckhart, Portland Bowman, Rochester Minn J D Kelly, and other regional outlets. All correspondence directed to The Standard Publishing Company, Anaconda, Montana.
The piece argues that New York uses a panel of Court of Appeals judges with the state senate to hear impeachment charges, a practice praised for fairness. It notes most states rely on the senate alone and suggests other states consider this approach to curb political influence.
Jim Hill operates five acre demonstration farms along the Great Northern rail line in Minnesota and North Dakota. The railroad supplies experts seed and fertilizer and pays farmers a five dollar bonus per five acre tract. Crops are raised using modern scientific methods to compare with traditional practices, yielding full crops and inspiring farmers to adopt improved techniques.
Mr Hill’s experts enforce strict methods on demonstration farms in Minnesota and North Dakota. Wheat yields rose from eighteen to over thirty bushels per acre, barley from thirty to forty seven, and oats from fifty two to seventy four, signaling a sixty to fifty percent gain. He argues gains are achievable nationwide and Europe’s output per acre serves as a benchmark.
The Washington correspondent notes a habit where senators advertise their states products in the capital. Oregon apples and pears, Washington Yakima apples, Georgia peaches, and Pacific salmon have been showcased to officials and the press. The practice boosts business and regional distinction, though it falls outside normal senatorial duties.
George H. Maxwell, now in New Orleans, pushes flood control from source rather than dikes. Senator Newlands introduces a broad bill to fund extensive work, claiming long term savings exceed flood losses. Both say completion may take years but focus on strategic, costly prevention over recurring damages.
The reclamation service faces a major challenge in hiring and retaining enough labor for distant desert projects. Remote work sites miles from civilization deter men from taking months long assignments, complicating timely completion of large government schemes.
Officials report success in keeping laborers in remote reclamation camps by installing amenities. Arrow Rock Idaho Elephant Butte New Mexico Keechelus Washington camps feature clubhouses baths reading rooms pool billiards and moving picture shows run weekly with a small admission fee. Y M C A cooperates and films sustain the program, drawing families to camp and reducing worker turnover.
The text notes fatalities in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma amid busy automotive days. It implies Diggs and Caminetti face trials, with Caminetti's smile fading alongside his court process. August dents Montana's cool reputation as heat persists.
A reflective essay argues that humans struggle to accept terrible events and war. It contrasts stoic fatalism with a stubborn inner rebel that insists wrong and cruelty are not right, despite appeals to resignation. The piece frames denial of reality as a persistent, universal impulse.
A Cincinnati Enquirer column of humorous jabs and social commentary features a string of quips about fear of kidnapping, frugality, fashion, generosity, politeness, unemployment, romance, and gender roles. The jokes touch on old fashion values and modern codes with sharp punchlines.
A Tokio report says President Yuan Shikai has hired one hundred assassins to kill Dr Sun Yat sen and other Chinese revolutionary fugitives who have fled to Japan.
A collage of brief quips from various papers notes figures like Daniel Webster at six thousand dollars, jokes about poker, a bone shaped dog biscuit patent, and comments on public ownership, parcel post, piracy, taxicabs, and express rates in a breezy, era tone.
Verse about misfortune and stubborn cheer in old fashion newspaper style. The speaker notes how he counsels others to stay sunny yet admits failing when fate bites and pain strikes. A playful jab at philosophical glee contrasts with blunt humor about daily mishaps and resilience.
A collection of brief gags and quotes from various papers poking fun at patriotism, media literacy, jail life, fashion mishaps, and social missteps. Jokes cover press agents, hookless gowns, short weights, restless readers, and combative conversations.
The piece argues that the longest unscientific boundary divides British America from the United States, cutting across mountain chains to force neighborliness. It highlights thriving trade and shared prosperity along the line, noting no fort confrontations or naval standoffs on the lakes and referencing disarmament examples as a model.
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