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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1927
Page
4
A newspaper column cites a plan to turn coal into methol alcohol and eventually grain alcohol. It details chemical steps from coal to ethyl chloride and grain alcohol, noting the need for labs, money, and freedom from authorities. The piece warns of evolving bootlegging tech amid German and American chemists collaborating.
Ancestral astronomy note predicts three solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses in 1927 along with a Mercury transit. A June total solar eclipse will be visible from England and Norway, while a November transit will be nocturnal over North America. Strong sunspot activity expected with debates over climate impact.
German chemists claim to synthesize gasoline from coal using Dr Friedrich Bergius's process, showing Americans how to produce fuel from lignite and soft coal. Delivery costs remain high, limiting commercial viability, as petroleum could dwindle in decades and prices rise. Dr Fischer also announces a significant, though unspecified, breakthrough.
A Massachusetts compulsory auto insurance law takes effect, requiring drivers to carry at least $5,000 for personal injuries. The measure, aiming to reduce accidents and fund reparations, faces fierce opinion about higher costs and insurer-ditched risk. Critics fear relaxed driving behavior and inflation of ownership expenses.
Roy Arton White, 43, touted as the East's youngest active railroad head and the nation’s second youngest, began in 1900 at age 12? 16. rising through roles from train dispatcher to general superintendent. He became Baltimore & Ohio general superintendent after CH&D absorption, then NY criminal lines general manager in 1923, and senior vice president of CNJ in 1926. Born Metcalf, Tennessee in August 1888, he left school after high school and entered railroading early.
A fragmented radio programming list covers WCCO WGN WHO WEAF and others with times from 1:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. for stations in Minneapolis Saint Paul Des Moines Denver Los Angeles Seattle and Oakland. It notes musical acts dance programs concerts and lectures across multiple networks and time blocks.
In Long Island a real lord visits the Jones home and Mr Jones basks in privilege while five year old Jetle Willie speaks rarely. He breaks silence to declare God wants a pickle as guests wander about the table. Meanwhile a California banker recounts a fishing trip where two companions both avoided a bite, while another note claims over 23 million cigars were shipped from the Philippines in a single month.
Indefatigable anthologist Touls Untermyer is praised for his Heine translations and American poetry contributions. The review highlights his direct, passionate style, social awareness, and energetic verse. It notes a yearning for daring faith, stark realism, and buoyant doubt, urging perpetual striving beyond contentment amid beauty and dirt.
The January 4 1927 horoscope predicts extreme activity and strong gains for women in public work and financing. Theaters, motion pictures, banking, and new plays shine, with signs of a lucky wedding day and broad success for those born under this date amid global unrest and potential violence later in the month.
An essay explores the elusive nature of happiness as a universal quest. It cites ancient and modern views from Cleopatra to a Parisian dancer and painter, noting happiness as love, creation, forgetting time, or giving and receiving. The piece ends noting Chile’s government shifting workers from north to south for job demand.
The piece traces bathing history from Europe to America, noting gradual sanitary progress and the shift toward tub and shower baths. It cautions against overuse of baths, promotes shower baths, and suggests routines with exercises before showers to boost circulation and relaxation.
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