Anaconda Standard declares publication details and offices
The Anaconda Standard lists publication terms daily and Sunday rates, offices in Anaconda and branches in Missoula Great Falls and other cities, plus foreign advertising offices in New York Chicago and Washington. It notes subscription prices and delivery options and provides multiple street addresses for newsstands and business inquiries.
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W. S. Morton
Foreign Advat
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New York
Offce
Chicago
Nassau Street
Astington Street
New York City
Brentano's
Walton Square
Vanderslice's
Stred
Spokane
Howard Street
Seattle
Wanbury’s
First Avenue
Enugh
Portland
Portland Hotel
Kansas City
Ridsickers
Ninth
Walnut Streets
the Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
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Cheerful holiday greeting and yacht race debate
A festive note from Blanchard wishes readers a Merry Christmas as communities in Montana anticipate a holiday of rest amid recent gloom. The column discusses Sir Thomas Lipton's America’s Cup ambitions, previous refusals, and the idea of a renewed challenge with improved yachts from Derreshoff. It also cites Whitelaw Reid’s views on expansion and Republican media influence, noting Reid’s role with the New York Tribune and his recent remarks to the New England Academy about naval expansion and statehood questions.
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Stancend
Aiurtier
Montana
Blanchard
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Aime
Derreshoff
Whitelaw Reid
Mr. Reid
Gracie
Fast Indies
West Iadies
South Ameries
The
New York! ‘Tribune
Horace Grerleys
Reid
Percona
Tribune
New England Acciery
Pela
United States of America
Philippines
Porto Aico
Cuba
Lhlé Iilk
Waly
New
Atrre
Lin
Uiin
Whitelaw
Christmas Superstitions and City Notes From 1904
A diverse column surveys Christmas customs from England to Lancashire and Basque regions, noting kissing traditions and penalties in past times. It also covers political jabs, counterfeit typewriting schemes in Congress, and urban questions about New York skyscraper heights and postholiday investigations.
Tallest Building on Earth Planned in New York
New York announces plans for a tower on Broadway described as the tallest building on earth. It will rise 615 feet, with five stories below street level and forty above ground, including a sixty foot crown atop the roof.
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New York
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Tower Broadway
In stalled rector Victor M Waughton at Exeter church
Victor M Waughton was installed as rector of Christ Episcopal church in Exeter Illinois last Sunday, succeeding his father who held the post since 1885 before retirement for health. Florence Graham Offull of Lexington Kentucky, director of physical culture in a girls academy, ends an engagement to a grood family member after pressure she resigns marriage. Death of Mrs Seth Howard at Phillips Maine creates a vacant pew in Union church, first since 1835. Mrs James Brown Potter expands stage work with new parlor duties and recitations in Provincial music halls for Imperial protection pledge.
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Victor M. Waughton
Christ Episcopal Church
Exeter
N. IL
Florence
Graham Offull
Lexington
Elrs
Wad A Foun Mn
Grood
Seth Howard
Phillips
Union Church
Howard
James Brown Potter
Parlties
Murdo Macaskill
Scotland
Free Church Assembly
Dads
Bruch
Henry Drummond
Jilghlands
Free Church
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Free and United Presbyterian Churches
Onion
Highlands
Notable Figures and Oddities From the Era's News
Rumors of political intrigue surround Ferar ta Aly and Chamberlain with a chorus of a hundred workmen in support. A Sanity case follows, while Mayoral crowds in New York endure lunchtime barber jokes. William Henry Robertson cites church growth, Cushman recounts epic travel, and a forgery trial sees Mabel Parker mock the system. Senator McCreary and Secretary Hay share dining room praise as Kentucky lineage is linked to success.
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Ferar
Mabel Parker
New York
Junge
Barvard-Yate Game Draws Curious Crowd
An aged spectator at the Barvard-Yate game lingered among the stands, watching plays with a deep interest until he turned to notice an attractive young woman nearby, his expression bright with delight as he scanned the scene.
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Boston Traveller
Boston Travelar
Incoherent dialogue fragment from unknown source
Fragmentary dialogue presents characters named Ike and a fatherly figure, with garbled speech about saying names and war while implying they are working in reverse. No clear event, place, or organization is identifiable.
Quaint or Curious McCreary on Mexican War Tales
The Kentucky senator cites Jefferson Davis during the Mexican War era and recounts a tale of Davis, Taylor, and early Texan border actions. The piece references Davis’s interactions with Taylor, battles at Palo Alto and Monterrey, and a dramatic moment after a victory.
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McCreary
Kentucky
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Taylor
White House
Cabre
Manila
Horder
Wang
Palo Alto
Manteres
Drage
Grane
Alt
Davis
Untl
Tay
The Army Antimobile Trials Near Washington
Rava of the ordnance department tested a new army portable automobile battery wagon along Washington suburbs hills and rough roads. The machine proved satisfactory with winch backup for steep grades, and a Fort Myer cavalry post demonstration showed its field artillery mobility. A broker from the global vertex sought action at prairie gates amid rounds of Wallstreet.
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Ordnance Department
Washington
Army
Fort Myer
Mysterious Borough Tales At A Brooklyn Cattle Show
An ex governor of Massachusetts recounts his knack for knowing voters at a cattle show while a weathered farmer recalls a white horse. The exchange hints at candid politics and small town recognition, as a con man and residents share sharp words and odd recollections.
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Massachusats
Manis
Jack
Execution by self choice in Utah rumor and tribal superstitions
A seven year rumor claims Utah held a strange public trial where a convicted murderer chose method of execution, preferring shooting over hanging. Testimony alleged to be guided by revelations from heaven. The piece notes Jewish nasal types among Hebrews studied by Dr. Fishberg.
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Utah
Farmland Oddities and Local Patter Reported in Usual Manner
A fragment recounts a quizzical scene near Yorks where a farmer and a waiter exchange odd bets and phrases over ale. The text mixes rustic dialect with misread words and unclear details, offering a snapshot of local color rather than a full event.
Miscellany of comic quips and wry remarks from old papers
A collage of humorous lines and misheard phrases from newspapers and conversations. Bits include a surgeon’s grim joke about ear removal, a cookie school quip, a father explaining his son’s pride, desert island poetry, a city hall marriage line, and jokes about temperance and work mood. The tone mirrors early 20th century humor columns.
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