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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
6
The notice outlines daily and Sunday newspaper rates for a full year six months three months and one month with pricing payable in advance. It confirms publication by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY and post office receipt as second class mail matter.
Rates for 10 to 18 page editions are .0665 per page for one cent editions. .065 for two cent editions. .03 for three cent editions. Foreign mail to Europe doubles. Main office in Anaconda with branches in Butte Missoula Great Falls. Eastern offices listed in New York Chicago and Washington. Newsstands in Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland. All correspondence to Jaconda Mont. Friday August 29 12.
Morrow expects members of the Montana Press Association to travel to Hamilton for the annual meeting set in the Bitter Root valley. The association officers promise a lively program and note Hamilton offers churches for editors who might stay Saturday night. A large migration to the Bitter Root region is anticipated.
Delhi hosts a grand pageant for King Edward VII's Delhi event next January. Fifty Indian princes attend with elephants, gem encrusted trappings, and gold palanquins as 40 000 soldiers encamp nearby. An American widow, Lady Curzon, will preside over the ceremonies.
The Lawson History of the Americas Cup is praised as superb book making a royal quarto with deckle edged paper and illuminated colors. It recounts the author’s clash with the New York Yacht Club over the defense of the Cup and Lawson’s Independence, which was barred from the club races.
The article describes the private edition of Mr. Lawson's book on the yacht controversy. Three thousand copies have been produced at considerable cost, with the pages used to present Lawson's side of the dispute, alongside references to bronze plates and souvenir mugs.
Word from the region says the Gridiron club of Washington newspaper correspondents shelved plans to tour Montana cities after earlier intentions to visit Yellowstone. The change scuttles their potential winter work and broader American experiences through a Grand Canyon or Rocky Mountain view.
General Miles has sailed for the Philippines reportedly for a general review of the military situation. The trip has drawn curiosity as to whether it is authorized and what it seeks to prove amid disputes over his role in Manila affairs.
New York millionaire William Ziegler funds a Franz Josef Land expedition awaiting his advice before proceeding. He says he likes to have two strings to his bow, but it remains uncertain if he can hit the bull's-eye.
The Chrysanthemum Trust organized in Chicago as the American Chrysanthemum Association seeks to educate growers for broader usefulness and ensure fair compensation. The plan envisions a nationwide collaboration including New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago with eastern florists invited to join before the monopoly tightens.
The text notes that people of small means can avoid buying mums or grow their own. It also states there is no current state law making chrysanthemum cultivation illegal or punishable by death or imprisonment, leaving enforcement to courtroom discretion.
A bolt at the Macomb Illinois fair struck near a black oak where Ray Clupper stood. He fainted then recovered, reporting stomach pain and a burned photograph of the tree embedded on his body. He refused an exhibitor’s offer to display him at the fair.
Sydney shorthand reporters, criticized for ape like reporting in parliament, present the speech verbatim to show how parts are omitted in summary. The member argues that reporters cannot judge importance and that brief statements may omit key points, prompting debate over reporting standards.
A native Indian ruler educated in England issues a decree allowing widows to remarry. With over 20 million widows in India and many child widows, the move is seen as a crucial step toward ending child widowhood and easing a form of social slavery.
Professor Sellin addressed the academy of science about his Palestine excavations. He described the first discovery, the walls of Taanak, an ancient Canaanitish city, and continued with the walls and gate of another site.
The Butte store declares Friday as the lucky day for shoppers and emphasizes honest advertising. It pledges no misrepresentation and exceeding promises, inviting customers to rely on their simple, straightforward sales message.
Advertises a vast array of discounted ladies wear and accessories plus menswear. Includes baby bibs, stockings, lace, embroidery, hats, hosiery, and coats. Highlights All-Wool suits for boys, walking suits, skirts, and fall outfits from Stein-Bloch and Hart Schaffner Marx.
Bought at a Trade Sale in Bedspreads in New York in July. Crochet bedspreads for % size beds, hemmed ready for use, only 2c, value Ade, Crochet bedspreads, full regular size, with heavy honeycomb patterns, pearl hemmed, ready for use: this spread is recommended for its splendid wearing qualities, only 95e, good value for $1.25 each. Fringed bedspreads, extra large size, for iron beds, with handsome Marseilles patterns: this quality will always retain its original pure white appearance in washing, value $1.50 each, today $1,190.
Knit underwear in Swiss ribbed and balbriggan fabrics offered for women and children. Low neck and sleeveless children's vests priced at Se each. Women’s jersey ribbed vests and pants available in ankle and knee lengths with or without sleeves priced at 35c each today only, value up to 6dc or Shc.
Solomon’s castles feature a burial altar carved in rock from a site linked to Israelite kings. The discovery promises insight into primitive civilization, while Dr. Sellin’s excavations uncover rich pre Israelite remains and a rare burial for Teraelitish children.
The postmaster general issues a regulation banning unbe ca e expressions in telephone messages to prevent breaches of the peace. He notes assault by telephone as a new offense and recalls reports of smashed instruments by irate subscribers. He also allows live bees to be transmitted within the Commonwealth and to and from the United Kingdom.
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