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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1923
Page
6
The Department of Agriculture aims to locate parasites in Europe and Japan that can combat the gypsy moth in American nursery stock. If effective, these parasites would aid horticulture before being overwhelmed by other pests, echoing Dean Swift’s quip about fleas multiplying.
The Cable act’s effect on married immigrant women causes confusion and hardship. The League of Women Voters cites cases where French and Italian wives remain citizens of their home countries until they naturalize, while British wives risk losing status for years. The immigration committee wrestles with preserving native-born women’s citizenship without imposing new burdens on foreign-born spouses.
The East faces shortages as West New York and others import main Christmas tree supplies from Canada and the West. Amid this, radium's high cost and limited supply shape industry, science, and holiday outlooks. Notable notes touch on gypsy moth spread, radium markets, and lingered 1923 baseball debates.
A playful tale features Raggedy Andy and Raggedy Ann trapped in the Goblin’s house with Hookie plotting to use a sausage grinder for Snitznoodle saunas. Andy outwits the Goblin, frees Weeky, and rescues the prisoners, ending with a resolved, squeaky clean escape. The piece shifts to a Mars-Uranus astrology section forecasting spring charity work, presidential influence, and world peace.
Monday December 24 1923 horoscope notes a cheerful Christmas Eve with hopeful tidings and bright prospects. The column suggests happiness and festive energy for readers as the holiday approaches.
The city turned to hydraulic means to level a hill for a new waterfront. Twelve high pressure water streams from three pumps were used to erode the mountain, a cheaper faster method after mule drawn carts proved costly and time consuming. Sixty new blocks will open in the business district when the transfer completes.
A 70 year old spread of lightning rods wanes as a government study cites conductor failures to protect property. Benjamin Franklin’s 1752 invention fell from favor after the 1905 Lightning Research Committee report. Bees fly 40 000 miles to yield a pound of honey, traveling up to 2.5 miles from the hive.
The article advises applying shellac over filler on floors, stairs, and worn surfaces before varnish. Do not mix shellac with varnish, and use alcohol as thinner if needed. It claims wear resistance and long life, with examples of various species surviving long life in healthy conditions.
The Montana Development association announced prize winners in a statewide summer tillage contest. Charles P. McGuire of Highwood won the sweepstakes for the largest wheat yield, over 61 bushels per acre, with central district averages leading production per acre. Winners across districts include Carl F. Noble Grass Range and Roy Wood Highwood among others, with state prizes totaling $12,000. The report credits summer tillage for higher yields and notes faith restored in Montana farming ability under proper methods.
A. W. Kozloff, a former Imperial Russian army captain born in Siberia, works as a lumberjack in Big Bay Michigan to gather data on American forestry. He has trained at Petrograd and earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington, now collaborating with Yale forestry scholars to bring insights back to Russia.
About 1000 theology students from colleges across the United States and Canada will gather this month in Indianapolis for the biennial convention of the Student Volunteer Movement.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at the United States Marine Corps football team facing closure or disruption. It references Houser and an incident of abrupt stoppage, with unclear details on dates or context.
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