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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1923
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists the Anaconda office business department contact details with a phone line for the baiterial department and photography inquiries.
A report notes carrier pigeons used to move heroin and other drugs from Mexico. It argues urban congestion and poor play facilities foster youth mischief, while fast autos aid holdups and murders, with Europe having fewer murders despite similar conditions.
Gen Henry T. Allen, chairman of the American relief committee, appeals for immediate funds to feed millions of hungry German children. He notes reparations loans are unlikely soon and emphasizes humanitarian aid through the American Quakers. He cites past aid to Russia, the Near East, and Japan as a call to action.
An insurance study of 28 American cities with 20 558 770 people reports 1 910 murders in 1921, a 9 3 per 100 000 rate up 52 percent since 1900. Chicago alone surpasses England in murders, and drug abuse is blamed as a Prime crime driver. experts urge tighter drug control and reform of trials.
A Schenectady associate notes Charles P. Steinmetz believed world power would come from vast centralization of electricity. He argued a United States of the World could arise as nations seek harmony, with electricity already transforming life by spreading energy miles and lifting knowledge, lighting, heating and industry.
Secretary Hoover assesses the 1923–24 business year as bright with strong consumer activity and public demand. He argues presidential year fears are unfounded, noting 25,000,000 families will eat, dress, and travel regardless. He criticizes radicals in Congress and hints at international apprehensions about 1924.
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy stage a playful rescue attempt from a four story Goblin house. Weeky uses a rope of cream puff balloons to reach the roof and plans to climb down the chimney to free the Snitznoodle, while Hookie the Goblin taunts them.
Reports on sun powered alarms using a lens and cannon touchhole to signal local noon. Notes on animal speeds comparing greyhound hare fox and wolf, bees color vision and UV perception, bee navigation learned behavior, and a midwest garage storage system with mobile shelves allowing three times more capacity and hand powered operation.
A historical drawing showcases a fairy barn where cows reach up for hay from a top manger and access grain from a larger lower manger. Hay stored on the roof can be raked into place, with a movable trap door for weather, while outside filling from a wagon or truck is featured. A chain cow tie allows freer head movement yet restricts backward shifts.
New acquisitions listed by librarian Eleanor Horgan include fiction from Aiken to Wood, religion, social science, natural science, arts, literature, poetry, drama, and biography. The lengthy catalog names authors and works across multiple categories, reflecting a broad expansion of the library’s holdings.
Astrologers deem Tuesday December 18 1925 doubtful as Uranus and Saturn in Taalefic aspect presage a depressing year end. Warns readers to keep optimistic thoughts while warning of propaganda spread and political tension. Real estate luck is poor and birthdate individuals face a strenuous year with caution urged in business. Also notes government fish tagging gloves remove protection against parasites.
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