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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
2
In Anaconda the smelter will receive daily carloads of wood chips mixed with copper ore. Manager Mathewson initiates a benevolent plan to reuse the material by placing chips on a car to the west end of the foundry yards. Gallwey of Anaconda & Pacific offers to haul the chips to the neat end of the yards at no charge.
Three prominent railroad men visited Anaconda to view the Butte Anaconda and Pacific line noted as the first to fully switch from steam to electric power. General Superintendent Apperson and Chief Engineer Stevens joined the party as the Grand theater offered a two reel feature and other entertainments.
A United States Rubber Co official cites tire performance under brutal road tests from San Diego to Phoenix. Motorists faced mud, rock, and sand as stories of stalled cars and long journeys emerge. The piece urges using Nobby Tread or Chain Tread tires to endure winter deserts and mountains.
Captain Benson and 14 crew members survived 3,000 miles at sea after a Chilean schooner Eldorado was wrecked. They drifted nine days to Easter Island then to Papeete, living on sparse rations and brief relief from natives. Only two companions joined him on the final leg to safety aboard the Moana in San Francisco.
New York reports 39 cents to distribute one dollar of food in the city. The bureau of supplies of the New York Association for Improving is conducting a cost of living inquiry and published a report. Sixty one cents covers the cost of food at terminal markets, with the remainder split between wholesaler and retailer as food moves to consumers.
Washington notes report that wives of cabinet members back an egg boycott aiming to lower food prices. A petition by clubwomen to Congress seeks support for Togis-Taulion reforms. Medical authorities describe tarantism as a nervous disorder linked to suffragettes, with studies by Dr A E Shipley and German scientists noting early-stage curability.
A gingergarten class of about eighteen to twenty pupils from an east end school visited a small farm to learn butter making. The milking process and cows drew the most attention as the children watched the operation with curiosity. One bright pupil asked the teacher if each spigot yields a different flavor.
The text emphasizes durability and reliability of United States Tires, highlighting daily proof under diverse conditions. It notes widespread use of Nobby and Chain Tread Tires on Western automobiles and claims strong backing, factory organization, vast experience, and a vast support network behind the tires.
A historical overview traces tarantism from medieval origins across Europe to modern times, noting symptoms such as rhythmic speech, loss of self control, music-induced fits, and similarities to St Vitus dance. Treatments include rest, air and diet changes, exercise, cold baths, massage, quieting medicines, and restraints in violent cases, with relapse possible after stress. The passage also reports 1909 paper mill employment data: 777 establishments in the United States, 81,478 workers, and salaries totaling 50,314,643 dollars.
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