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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1902
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates and postal details. It lists daily and Sunday delivery options including one year six months and three months plans with prices.
Rates listed for 10 to 16 page editions at one cent, 2 to 32 page editions at two cents, 26 to 48 page editions at three cents. Papers to Europe double domestic rates. other foreign countries inquire at the office.
Fragmentary phone and department lines show office numbers and editorial sections in a Main Office Standard Block in Anaconda. The readable portions include Business Office and Editorial RO lines with partial labels and digits.
The Standard has branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
Washington Bureau listing locations for the Standard publication sales and distribution. Addresses in Chicago Minneapolis Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and the Anaconda Montana office noted. Publication date August 31, 1929.
A new movement called the Soldiers and Sailors Political League aims to mobilize millions of voters including veterans, their sons and grandsons. It criticizes both parties for mere Memorial day talk and calls for substantial reforms in appointments and liberal pension laws to benefit veterans.
A column contrasts Theodore Roosevelt with J Pierpont Morgan, noting Roosevelt as the nation’s leading citizen but not its biggest man. It highlights Morgan’s silence in Europe, editorial praise and press quips about his threat to settle the coal strike, and mixed commentary from major papers.
The Rev Sam Small, famed Georgia evangelist, headlines Vermont politics as Percival Clement's campaign showman. His Brattleboro appearance ends with a fall on stage, prompting medical care, amid a spectacle tied to Vermont prohibition reform rhetoric. The piece notes Clement’s brass-band, minstrel, and evangelist campaign style and references related social events and figures.
The column riffs on a naval mock battle defending New England shores as Commander Pillsbury and Admiral Higginson stage a theatrical surrender. It mocks public obsession with naval maneuvers, notes local reactions in Butte Seattle and Helena, and wryly comments on labor strife and politics while preserving a comic seashore exchange at the end.
The dialogue discusses J P Morgan and his influence, noting European views of him as a almost supernatural figure. It mentions Chauncey Depew and Senator Depew comparing Morgan to powerful forces and Roosevelt’s contrasting public presence. The tone reflects alarm at Morgan's reach and the ongoing speculation about his plans.
The John Brown birthplace in Torrington Connecticut is offered rent free to a respectful family to occupy and protect the building and relics. The New Haven Register says an avalanche of applications has arrived, with many applicants claiming war service or sentimental ties. Concerns rise that vandals or tramps could destroy the site if not properly cared for.
A brisk critique contrasts the Fete Champetre with Newport’s summer displays of American millionairesses. It mocks the opulent lifestyle by comparing legendary gardens to common gooseberry patches, suggesting Newport’s spectacle outshines ancient splendor.
In a humorous exchange, Meandering Mike jokes about going to Europe where he claims ladies smoke often, contrasting with American etiquette where he dislikes finishing a set without being offered a cigar by the hostess with coffee. Pete questions the motive behind the plan.
A Gum-Chewer named Tessie attends a Ladies Auxiliary Picnic aboard a boat. Chauncey, a clerk from a clothing store, courts her while a rough Hick disrupts, and Tessie ultimately leaves with the strong suggestion of a social risk. The moral notes League Rules do not go at a Picnic.
Chicago Journal reports on Prof Leopold Schenck of Vienna, an embryology authority, claiming to determine offspring sex through female treatment and nourishment. He cites experiments in families and animals, notes male births in many cases, and says the embryo is sexless at stages. In 1900 he was ousted from his chair by the university council after controversy over his theories.
Bert Reese of Chicago, famed for second sight, demonstrated uncanny mind reading at the American Roller Makers' convention in Atlantic City. He divided slips of paper with personal data, then accurately revealed the maiden name, a teacher's name, and three posed questions without seeing them, claiming the power comes from inner sight since youth.
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