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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1925
Page
4
A fishing narrative describes working a launch with barracudas trailing and amberjacks circling as anglers test bait after catching a monster. The tale contrasts big game fishing with serene lake fishing and notes a Florida anecdote about alcohol preserved frogs as bait, prompting debate over fish intelligence.
Readable fragment notes Butte office location on West Park Street with street numbers 33 and 423.
The Salvation Army excels at Christmas outreach by thoroughly evaluating each family's needs and delivering baskets with food clothing and essentials to the door by car. It avoids utilitarian gifts for children offering toys that bring a sense of freedom from hardship while preserving recipients dignity and self respect.
A Brooklyn Eagle correspondent reports abundant Floridan waters yielding vast fishing riches with 24 large catches including a six foot barracuda. The piece extols ocean fishing as daring and compares interior lakes to the sea in prolific beauty and value.
Relatives contest Dr. I. W. Hewitt will leaving 150000 to Lily Dale Assembly of Spiritualism claiming undue influence by mediums. Assembly says Hewitt a savvy scientist and businessman funded scientific progress. Both sides call numerous witnesses and debate persists about spiritualism’s truth.
Statistics show more than one third of Florida residents are employed but do not identify the individuals employed. The report highlights the extent of labor participation without naming workers or sectors involved.
The Sixty-ninth congress began without members calling each other liars during its first week. The piece notes the imperfect constitution and suggests mental testing of congressional candidates as a remedy. It adds a quotation about a philosopher calmly accepting a late Christmas gift.
John Q Tilson a Republican congressman from Connecticut rises in prominence as floor leader. Born 1866 in Tennessee, he pursued law in New Haven after Yale and entered politics, becoming speaker of the Connecticut legislature. He joined Congress in 1909, aided by reforms and pensions, and may shape the current session alongside Nicholas Longworth.
Florence Davies argues families are bound by duty and sorrow but gain joy from shared good times. She notes adults neglect play, families rely on neighbors for fun, and mothers often act as overseers. The piece imagines a society gifting time for families to enjoy together and to ease duty’s weight.
Peter Rabbit comments on Buster Bear’s greed as the bear feasts on beechnuts. The bear defends his appetite as a means to gain fat beneath his black skin while Peter taunts him and voices concern about greed and fear.
In a dialogue between Buster the bear and Peter Rabbit, they debate winter hunger and the idea of fat as protection. Buster argues fat ensures sleep through winter and prevents hunger, while Peter questions the link between sleep and hunger and the bear’s need to accumulate fat before winter.
Astrologers predict a doubtful day overall with clashes between ambition and prudence. There will be notable attention to military matters in Washington and a trend toward land speculation in the new year. Celebrities may pass, earthquakes loom for 1929 1930, and caution in business is advised for birth dates in Sagittarius.
Wayne Wheeler head of the Anti Saloon League argues restraint in enforcing prohibition. He predicts a long campaign to end John Barleycorn, notes beer consumption down about 90 percent, and warns that lawbreaking by otherwise law abiding citizens weakens respect for all laws.
In a humorous exchange, TODDIE FEMINA scolds Ted Bill for lampooning lonely readers while recounting her own experiences making friends. She argues meeting people in a new city is hard, warns against cruel judgments, and hints at printing Ted Bill’s next letter when space allows.
A collection of light anecdotes about church life and a photographer's clever attempt to calm a restless child. Jokes involve an impatient coachman, a long sermon with a witty reply, a student’s frustrated letter to a professor, a child’s claim about God, and a photographer’s promise to the mother about quieting a wiggle.
A columnist offers prudent holiday gift ideas for young couples. For women suggestions include a book, diary, boudoir lamp, silk pillow, and perfume bottle. for men options are book ends, engagement book, military brushes, scarf, cigarette case, and handmade linen handkerchiefs.
Poem lines express devotion amid cold winds and hardship. The speaker imagines shelter and shared fate with a beloved, weighing wild desolation against companionship and even royal reward if united. Rhythmic Scots language echoes romantic longing.
Clifford K. Berryman cartoonist of the Washington Evening Star was chosen president for the coming year. Ashman N. Brown of the Providence Journal was elected vice president, J. Harry Cunningham secretary, and Harry J. Brown of the Salt Lake Tribune treasurer.
Dr. Cheng Ting Wang, Yale graduate and former premier, leads China’s bid to regain control of customs at an international conference in Peking. The customs service has been under foreign influence for 86 years with duties on Chinese products admitted duty free, and resistance to ending the arrangement continues.
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