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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1903
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one year at ten dollars and ninety cents, six months at five dollars, three months at eight dollars, one month at one dollar, and Sunday only at two dollars.
Fragment shows contact lines for Main Office Standard Block Anaconda and business office telephone numbers for editorial rooms and other lines. Indicates a newspaper's internal phone listing and room numbers.
Branch offices and newsstand locations for The Standard Publishing Company in multiple cities. Contact details include Missoula and Great Falls addresses, New York and Chicago offices, and various distribution points across San Francisco Seattle and more.
The article recalls the 1789 storming of the Bastille as a pivotal liberty symbol and explains debates about its significance. It cites that the Bastille represented feudal tyranny and that its fall intensified Europe’s democratic currents, with France marking July 14 as a day of civilization and gratitude.
An obituary style notice recounts the late life of Cassius Marcellus Clay of Kentucky who neared 98. Once an opponent of slavery before the Civil War and a Russian minister, his later years were troubled by family matters including a marriage to a much younger woman and his children seeking guardianship of his affairs.
General Clay faced an insanity inquiry regarding Cassius M Clay who resisted the proceedings threatening to stay in Whitehall. The case could bar any disposition of his property to keep relatives cared for, leaving a sad, unfortunate end to a life marked by usefulness.
The piece contrasts extreme heat in the East with Montana’s milder climate noting Secretary of War action in light attire and the Department of Commerce inauguration delayed by heat. It cites Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary Hay, and other cabinet figures absent from ceremony due to scorch heat in Washington.
The piece notes a murder tied to a failed lynching attempt in Evansville, urges legal delays, and discusses racial tensions, military protection, and the broader national climate from Montana to Rome with references to lynching, politics, and summer weather.
A humorous column contrasts Butte mayor Mullins troubled by a fractious council with Chicago mayor Harrison who suffers insomnia. It suggests swapping roles to see if the change of scene finally tires him into sleep, noting Mullins’ open city governance as a possible remedy.
A fragment notes that back East the old summer time is always served piping hot, implying a preference for hot meals or weather described in vivid terms.
The British Inventor discusses self lighting cigarettes and cigars, noting repeated patents and persistent approaches. It cites phosphorus blobs on cigars and side attachments on cigarettes, arguing such devices spoil tobacco and pose choking risks.
The Evansville court urged trying the Lee Brown murder at the scene with military protection. Governor Durbin vetoed the plan arguing it would signal law cannot be enforced in Evansville without troops. The piece notes a counterpoint about public mood and troop deployment.
The article notes that painting a large trans Atlantic liner covers about an acre on the hull and similar area for the upper works plus over half an acre for smokestacks. German liners with four stacks total near three quarters of an acre. For 80 to 100 ships, annual painting spans about 2 230 acres at a cost between 250 000 and 500 000 dollars.
The late Dr. Boardman, famed Philadelphia clergyman, once prolonged a funeral sermon unknowingly. The nervous undertaker feared an excessively late service and whispered to a member.
A preacher extends his sermon on the resurrection while a funeral director quips that if the sermon lasts longer he cannot bury the body in time for the resurrection. The exchange highlights humor around church services and funeral customs.
The Italian composer Mascagni, known for a nervous temperament, berated a male singer during a Metropolitan Opera rehearsal in New York. He urged the performer to sing in the proper key after a tense love scene caused a discordant outburst.
A Ram's Horn student reports that most religious conversions begin at age 12 and peak between 16 and 18, with only 1 percent starting after that. The London Church Quarterly agrees the conversion window spans roughly 10 to 25, driven mainly by social ties, with other motives including conviction of sin fear of death and hope of heaven.
Living in Matamoras Pennsylvania two daughters of a Washingtons army member who fought at Monmouth civic pride among original daughters of the revolution. Mrs Phebe Strumford aged ninety five and Mrs Lucinda J Valentine aged eighty seven are daughters of Jacob Teckwell who served in the seventh Connecticut regiment of the Continental Army and are likely the only living children of a revolutionary soldier who endured Valley Forge.
Reports say paper finds new life in Boston where firms weigh making paper hats. The novelty envisions artificial teeth and boots with paper materials, and eventually high hats, dress suits, and patent leather style shoes all crafted from paper.
President Loubet will resume his astronomy study after he finishes laying down state duties. An observatory is being built on the grounds of the chateau he recently purchased.
A collage of 19th century curiosities notes Paul Laurence Dunbar's path to Oak and Ivy, a planned meeting of King Oscar of Norway and Emperor William in Finmarken, Elsie Ward’s St. Louis fountain commission, and biographical sketches of Peter the Great era monarchs. It mentions Tom Corey’s rise to lead the steel combine and two veterans of the Valley Forge era becoming top generals.
A long tale from the Iola Register recounts George Clark's bid to buy the Winfield Courier from E. P. Greer, who ultimately withdrew. The piece argues that a newspaper owner’s attachment to his paper mirrors a parent's bond with a child, making sale almost impossible.
Six generals in chief of the United States Army were West Pointers from Grant to Schofield. Each reached command in the wake of the Civil War.
A collage of jokes and quips from papers like Detroit Free Press Puck Kansas City Journal and Life. Topics range from moral courage and aging grandparents to burglars and culture with a mix of witty one liners and quips attributed to familiar characters and everyday conversations.
Edward Greer becomes owner of the Winfield Courier and is widely respected for his stewardship, with local readers appreciating his decision not to sell the paper.
The Baltimore American observes that average people prefer fashion dictates to defying them and notes a new decree banning bric-a-brac from homes. It argues reduced ornaments ease household burdens, lessen clutter, and spare hosts from the risk of breaking fragile pieces during dusting.
The fragment voices a dissatisfied speaker who rejects a suitor as plain and distressing, claiming a past preference for other men. Time presses as the speaker notes lingering sighs for former choices and a current favorable option she now dismisses.
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