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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
6
Anaconda Montana listing of publishing house offices and branches with contact lines for the Standard Publishing Company. Includes addresses in Butte and other cities, advertising agents, and general business inquiry notes.
A December 4 1915 commentary notes Congress will generate extensive debate after a long adjournment and that peak stock payouts could total at least 45000000. The piece warns prosperity may be unparalleled but not endless and urges prudent practice amid optimism.
A survey of about twenty prominent Republicans finds only Hughes Root Roosevelt and Taft as presidential timber. Hughes would unite the party if he consented. Root is capable but not popular with progressives. Roosevelt and Taft are strong yet personal enmity blocks a nomination, likely leaving no clear successor and widening conservative progressive rifts.
Across the country total bank reserves and deposits rose to 4.998 billion dollars marking the largest weekly total in U.S. history. The surge comes amid strong business activity and low money rates, with the public spending and saving portions of income, placing banks in a firmer position than a year ago at the war’s outset.
The excerpt discusses shifting views on large monetary figures, noting a past remark by Thomas B Reed and current chatter about billions. It mentions anticipated half-year dividend and interest distributions in duary and compares earnings to a loan jointly made by England and the United States, with speculative figures ahead of January.
Chairman Hilles notes that three fifths of next year’s national convention delegates will be selected by presidential primaries. About 600 of 1,000 delegates come from direct primaries, with several states already adopting such laws and Montana among them. Variability in methods across states suggests most delegates may be chosen by primaries within four years.
The text notes New Yorkers backing Gov. Whitman as a potential Republican nominee if Elihu Root is not acceptable or declines a presidential bid. It acknowledges Whitman’s popularity in New York but limited national exposure and questions within his party about his governorship and overall readiness for national office.
A shopper’s new seven dollar trousers soak up paint after a sign reads Fresh Paint prompting a grocer’s blunt reminder. The dispute escalates over belief in the label and the paint’s freshness as other amusing vignettes follow.
Francis M Cockrell former United States Senator from Missouri died in Washington today at age 1 2 after ill health. A Democrat he served five terms in the Senate from 1875 to 1900. He was later an Interstate Commerce Commissioner from 1900 to 1910 and U S Commissioner to adjust the Texas New Mexico boundary beginning in 1911. A Confederate Army officer in the Civil War he rose from captain to brigadier general. His home was Warrensburg Missouri.
Housewife’s Economy by Frances Marshall offers multiple cottage pudding variations usable with any fruit sauces. A basic recipe uses butter sugar eggs flour milk and notes adding dried currants or raisins, with sauces from canned fruit orange syrup or a rich chocolate cream. The piece emphasizes adaptable toppings and a quick, creamy sauce option.
The Selby Smelting and Lead Company plant in Solano County faced long local complaints about air pollution. Court actions and a 1913 1914 expert commission found prior harm from dust, fumes, and gases, prompting improvements in 1918. The baghouse and Cottrell precipitation process reduced emissions, while roaster smoke control improved with new sintering machines. Sulphur dioxide effects on crops and animals were noted, with thresholds established for nuisance. A coal handling machine for bags was also mentioned.
The piece discusses Andrew Jackson as a radical figure in 1832 mirroring 1828, focusing on his clash with the Second Bank of the United States. It notes public rejection of Jackson’s policy, his opposition to the bank, tariff debates, internal improvements, and his drive to align government with Jeffersonian ideals. It emphasizes the bank fight as his main constitutional clash and the conservatives’ tactical missteps.
A garbled montage reports various figures and events. Mentions Ford considering Germany entry, vice president absent as Congress opens, Roosevelt's possible European role, Bryan's speeches, Bernstorff questions, suffragists in Washington, and Henry Horn's cheerful wireless remarks.
A collage of quips and cartoons from Brooklyn Life Yale Record Louisville Courier Journal Yonkers Statesman and Puck. Jests about a 16 horsepower auto a piper's aim an energetic office boy Chilean women conductors and a slender minister provoke light laughs across period newspapers.
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