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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing details and subscription rates with daily and Sunday options, annual commitments, and office contact information. It notes a main office in Standard Block Anaconda and business office contacts, though parts are garbled.
The Standard Publishing Company lists branch offices and newspaper stands in cities across the country. It provides contact details for offices in Butte Missoula and Anaconda with managers and address lines in New York Chicago San Francisco Seattle Portland and other locations.
The passage discusses uncertainty about the Ballinger Pinchot dispute. It notes gossip that Pinchot favors forestry while Ballinger emphasizes legal standards and suggests President Taft may need to decide who to support once full information is available. Details remain unrevealed.
The city grapples with draft exposures and corruption in municipal affairs as newspapers demand cleaner governance. Montreal’s 359000 population and tripled wealth over twenty years accompany a rising push for new administration models already successful in other Canadian cities.
The piece notes that Bler iot’s recent Channel flight is not unique and cites a 1785 Dover to Calais balloon voyage by Blanchard and Jeffries as an early record. It argues airship interest surges now, with England’s mood amplifying the trend and older tests long predating today’s enthusiasm.
The piece warns that governments are funding air ship research for military use. It cautions the public's appetite for a fast transport mode that could cause greater loss of life than automobiles, marking a grim shift in transportation and warfare perception.
Reporters at Hunter's Hot Springs recount a serious, practical turn in Montana's oldest press group. Officers who served last week laid groundwork for closer cooperation and a stronger policy path, with next year’s Bozeman meeting expected to be the largest in the annals.
The piece notes aggressive electric interurban plans in Oregon Washington and Missouri with Walla Walla Seattle Tacoma Spokane and Coeur d Alene as focal points. It highlights capital from London and new lines promoted by Harriman and Hill as Western states push toward electrified networks.
A satirical roundup comments on the 1900 Montana census doubts, comic affidavits about Butte’s true population, and quips on Orville Wright, Glen Curtiss, and Marconi. It weaves politics, industry, and disaster fears with jests about publishers, locksmiths, and red paint in a broad late 19th to early 20th century American tone.
A dated astrology piece warns against devious acts and urges caution in requests to superiors and in changing jobs. It advises avoiding legal entanglements, recommends charity, and notes propitious activity for cabbage and fishing. It highlights personal advancement for those with courage and steady deals, and predicts strong, principled children born today.
Chicago claims 2 457 600 for Montana using 768 000 names and a 3.2 multiplier. Butte Helena Anaconda Missoula Bozeman show varied 2 to 4.4 percent multipliers. The piece suggests Montana adopt Chicago compilers to boost census figures and notes Representative Pray cited six hundred thousand.
The article extols the U S Army in the Philippines as the basis of American rule and reform, noting extensive training value for officers and troops. Fort William McKinley near Manila serves as a major brigade post with varied terrain for field work and comprehensive garrison schooling.
London Aug 30 Lord Rosebery accepted an invitation to speak at an anti budget meeting in Glasgow on Sept 10. His stance could split from his party and isolate him further impacting the budget fight and independent voter support.
Mr Kwillkumby notes that one fly disrupts early lighted summer dawns. The buzzing intruder shatters sleep as light streaks glow around shades and the household wakes at 5. He agrees one fly can make it very hot for us, even if one swallow cannot make a summer.
Senators Carter Chamberlain Warren and Payne of the senate irrigation committee spent the day at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition listening to Hawaiians urging reclamation legislation. The group has reviewed projects in Montana North Dakota Wyoming and Washington and will move on to Oregon Idaho Nebraska Nevada and South Dakota.
Harry K. Thaw, recently recommitted to the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, has been appointed to the post of librarian by the institution’s authorities as they seek a regular occupation for him.
The article notes ants have at least six ears located on their legs and extremely sensitive feet that detect solid vibrations like birdshot drops. It cites Miss Adele Fielde on antennae built from many noses arranged in a line, each scent specialized for a different cue, with the tip nose first in line.
The article explains a multi nose system among ants where each nose detects different scents including home odor and relatives, with others finding eggs and immature ants. It notes ants’ tidiness and uses inedible items like combs and brushes as toilet aids, and even saliva as soap.
Poetic critique contrasts Kipling era folly with 1909 women’s empowerment and material culture. The piece laments vanity and gendered risk, noting women navigate cash and social scrutiny while fools chase wealth. The verse uses ironic tone and year references to comment on moral economy.
The State School of Mines at Butte opened its new term with 39 students, plans for full attendance, and an added milling plant. President C H Bowman expects a successful year as veterans return to complete curricula and gain practical mining experience at local mines and smelters. The new facilities include cyanide plant and stamp mill, with faculty headed by Bowman and experts in mining, chemistry, surveying, and geology.
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