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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1924
Page
4
The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican farm, finance, and governance planks. Democrats favor cooperative marketing, reduced freight rates, Muscle Shoals retention, and investigations, praising honesty and specificity. Republicans defend Esch Cummins, tout government finances, oppose scandal claims, and condemn Democrat criticisms.
At Madison Square Garden a gavel head flew off striking a New York delegate, who was rushed to a hospital then recovered. The convention saw Cox and Ralston withdraw, McAdoo and Smith gain but none reached the two thirds. Efforts to bring Smith to speak and other schemes yielded little progress as Walsh’s gavel led the way.
A compact survey notes parallels and divergences between Democratic and Republican planks on religion race and policy. It likens tolerance and calls for League of Nations positions, education, civil service, and campaign finance while contrasting ambitions for state rights and constitutional amendments.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel starts a quarrel in the Green Forest about which animals are more independent. Blacky the Crow, Sammy Jay, Happy Jack, and others pick sides as Porcupines and Skunks are argued over. The debate ends with even Dig Buster Bear avoiding the Porcupine family.
A 1924 horoscopic column warns of civic reform hurdles for women and volatile politics ahead. It notes unsettling planetary influences, potential unrest and radical actions, with advice on choosing professions and watching for deceit and double dealing. The piece cites upcoming dangerous dates and changes in weather affecting states.
A roundup of tech and daily life notes from Popul touching urban transit, cleaning gadgets, shipbuilding, gas exposure tests, Mexican mineral wealth, and rapid telegraph and wireless innovations. It highlights elevator traffic in New York, a rubber disk cleaning aid, modular ships, gas experiments on birds, and fast telegraphy systems.
A described method hides alarm bells with a flexible frame around the clock to dampen sound, whether the bell sits atop or at the rear. The text also suggests a coffee percolator cleaning technique: heat in a gas flame briefly, then tap to clear clogged holes, avoiding needle pricks.
In this excerpt from Doctor Dolittle, Dab-Dab and the Doctor return to Chief Nyam Nyam country seeking news on the pearl theft. Speedy and Cheapside guard the houseboat as a thief is caught and the pink pearls are recovered from a registered canoe.
A fragment from Florence Davies reflecting on Independence Day traditions and patriotism. It contrasts fireworks with simple, family-centered celebrations and questions the spectacle of politics, suggesting a deeper, constructive patriotism through civic service and club activities.
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