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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
13
The Missoula Herald notes Milwaukee health officials fumigate infected street cars each night and test daytime dust on adhesive plates to gauge germs. If germs exceed safe levels, all cars are fumigated before morning runs, a system proposed as good for any city.
The communication from Secretary Knox to the Nicaragua chargé d’affaires is praised as blunt vigorous Americanism. For years Central American petty provocations annoyed Americans and troubled the state department. Knox, seizing a critical moment, asserts US displeasure to the utmost extent of power.
The Dillon Tribune argues that prosperity in the Beaverhead valley depends on breaking up large ranches into smaller holdings for homeseekers. Dry farming reduces range for stockmen and forces big operators to seek grazing ground. The paper supports the transition as better for regional production and wealth.
Helena Record discusses hog pricing with Armour at eight dollars a hundred and pork supply tight. It cites past losses driving breeders from the market, rising consumption, and a delayed rebound in hog prices, predicting many will enter hog breeding but prices stay strained for years.
The Plainsman argues that Montana’s status as an agricultural state has been recognized this year. With farmers turning attention westward, manufacturing and mining will adjust, and all regions can expect stable, natural growth and rising property values, benefiting residents.
A Chicago minister says men and women should be forced to marry if healthy. He argues not the desire to stay single but fear that poverty will worsen under marriage. He adds yearly leap years won’t help. society must remove poverty to keep couples from marrying for fear of hardship.
The Twin Bridges Monitor notes Montana feeling the temperance wave as papers ask why saloons should stay open past midnight or on Sundays. It compares faith in Sunday closure to mercantile shops and argues many patrons could do without drink.
A Moore Inland Empire note compares a mud turtle and a hen, arguing advertising by hens creates more restaurant orders for eggs. It notes the turtle lays as many eggs but without advertising, resulting in far fewer calls. The piece hints at advertising as a key driver of sales.
From the Missoulian, former racing figures driven from California and Louisiana by anti gambling laws have moved operations to Juarez Mexico. The tale mentions Diaz Taft talks and Harry Gald meeting Sheriff Graham with a possible Jeffries Johnson bout rumored to land there.
The Great Falls Leader recounts an old Montana yarn about J. A. McConville the tailor who supposedly found gold in the craws of his chickens and mined for it in his yard. The tale, endlessly retold with diminishing detail, resurfaces in Anaconda tying a Lost Creek duck to the myth.
In Stevensville the community asks where the long promised fire department is. a recent blaze underscored the need for organization and readiness. Volunteers express willingness to help but lack clear plans or duties.
The Livingston Post argues that divorce laws are too lax and injustices in their administration harm both parties. It contends courts should tighten standards to reduce easy divorces and improve protections for marriage vows.
The Red Lodge Picket notes May and June emphasis on a sane Fourth of July with the same old crackers cannons and toy pistols repeated. It observes November and December as the season of late Christmas shopping with crowded stores and weary clerks, the same hustle and rush, as in years past.
The Great Falls Athletic Club proposed $115 000 to host the Jeffries Johnson bout in the city promising protection from authorities. New York promoters considered the fake offer and let it be published.
The Fergus County Democrat notes ongoing debate over government wins in Standard Oil cases but predicts the company will continue operations at its usual establishments for years. It recalls that Standard Oil was fined about twenty nine million dollars by Judge Landis.
The Kalispell Anticipated Great Northern and Milwaukee depot project stalls as Spokane asks President Hill to admit other lines. Hill refuses to take boarders and declines visits to other depots, ending the proposal.
Government says last week’s high federal court decision will dissolve the Standard Oil trust, while officials argue it only redistributes stock. It seems the monopoly idea has met a practical check and may be controlled going forward.
The Columbian notes Montana invites eastern farmers seeking a western home. The quote Come and bring your cows with you frames the appeal as a warm invitation to relocate for farming prospects and land.
The Stanford World notes that whoever secures title to land in the Judith basin now, via government land entry or purchase, is certain to gain a substantial return. It adds that not only farmland but cities and towns will advance alongside the country.
The Fergus County Argus notes farmers across the middle West enjoy prosperity as two more good years could bring Montana growers to carry checkbooks and invest in "buzz wagons" while seeking larger markets and better freight rates.
A brief civic note urges residents to extend hospitality to newcomers in the valley. The message emphasizes friendliness, community welcome, and making strangers feel at home in local life.
The message invites the prospective settler with a friendly greeting and bright tone. It emphasizes gladness at his arrival and encourages speaking first with a smile to convey hospitality and pride in the Bitter Root region.
The Forsyth Times Journal notes Peary still asserts his Negro cook Hanson accompanied him to the north pole. The religious weekly denounces the claim as unbelievable and racially charged, mocking the idea of hardship for a place where watermelons won’t grow.
Washington December 5. The report by Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith says both cotton producers and dealers are victims of current futures trading on U S cotton exchanges. It condemns futures speculation as gambling and harmful to legitimate trade, while praising central market value and urging regulations based on economic law. New Orleans exchange praised for reforms. New York exchange criticized for depressions caused by artificial conditions.
Yim Yeffries maintains he remains the world’s own champion. He points to no formal title or record and keeps asserting his status despite no official recognition.
J Pierpont Morgan paid 4000 dollars for three original George Meredith manuscripts. The remark that he could have saved money by seeking original manuscripts here underscores the value of authentic literary items.
Standard newspaper defines 1¢ per word insertion with a minimum ten lines per inch. Ads may receive replies addressed to care of the Standard, requiring presenting a card at the office. Light-faced display type appears on the Want Page at regular rates.
Lloyd Maxwell aged 19 son of Dawson county legislator D C Maxwell died at his Glendive home from ptomaine poisoning after eating salmon in a Billings hotel. He fell ill within an hour, recovered briefly, then worsened and died as his funeral was held. He had just graduated from Dawson county high school and awaited a West Point appointment via Congressman Pray.
A weary dime novel writer reduces labor by methods like copying campfire yarns from a mother-in-law on extra machines and padding paragraphs to fill quotas. Another author staggers text with stuttering dialogue while editors threaten punishment, and many rely on clipped magazine and police court material for comic relief amid crime and cussedness.
Multiple short ads listing employment, lodging, furniture, second hand goods, lost items, loans, and services. Items include cooks needed at 254% W Park and 9 West Park Butte, barber college in Salt Lake City, piano sales, furniture exchanges, mining machinery buys, and real estate loans. Also notices for sewing work, front housekeeping rooms, and lost collarette and jewelry.
In 1863 Mt Pleasant residents trapped a gang of horse thieves to the farm of Luzatter a French renter. He was accused tried by Judge Lynch at Kickapoo and hanged after refusing to name others. He later confessed and thieves were pursued though details remain undisclosed.
An 19th century note explains filling a decanter with two thirds water then sealing with a cork fitted with two apertures one for a short pipe and one for a longer stem into the liquid. A second cork and bent tube create a siphon which, when primed, draws air in and causes the pipe to “smoke” as water remains. Also included is a brief humorous taxicab dialogue about fare payment.
A Philadelphia physician told the Maine Medical Association that cocoanut charcoal absorbs radium emanations from a solution passed through compressed air and charcoal. The charcoal remains highly radioactive for about two weeks and can be reused. It may be given internally or applied locally.
Peking Noodle Parlors at 178 Main in Butte touts finest in the West with everything new and clean and quick service. Singer Sewing Machine Co. Conda office moved to Scanlan's at 13 Main Street, phone 14 Ind.
An advertisement offering sale of furniture for five rooms by piece if preferred. Includes address 109 W Porphyry St Butte and a separate line for Parisian Dye House French dyeing and cleaning with satisfaction guaranteed and phone 616 at 60 W Galena Butte.
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