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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
3
The list outlines grocery prices including laundry soap at bulk 100 bars, seven bars for veal stew per pound, lamb cheaper than mutton, fore quarter and mind quarter per pound, sugar cured corned beef at up to 25 cents per pound, No 1 beef roast per pound, rolling beef from 28 cents per pound, tripe fresh, and fresh pigs feet along with fresh liver and hearts per pound.
Chicago June 7 The convention scene is unsettled as delegates arrive without the familiar guiding bandwagon and no clear nominee emerges. Boise Penrose will not attend. John T. King reports Penrose cannot come, leaving a leadership gap and uncertainty among uninstructed delegates.
The Augustana synod session opens in Jamestown New York with Montana represented by the Rev P A Farr of Helena The executive board began meetings for the convention The synod formed from Swedish immigration to the Middle West faces language shifts from Swedish to English The First Lutheran church of Westown cited as the finest. officers include G A Brandelle D D of Rock Island president and P A Mattson D D Ph D of Cannon Falls vice president Joseph A Anderson of Boxholm Iowa secretary K Anderson of Rock Island, among other leaders.
Delegates to the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World gathering paused after a busy day to join Indianapolis in honoring its 100th anniversary. The parade showcased the city’s growth from a log cabin in 1820 to a present population of 314,194.
A report from Kansas City describes a shooting at a residence where a would-be burglar opened fire. The homeowner returned fire, killing a pet cat and prompting detectives to investigate the incident and the circumstances surrounding the motion of the burglar.
Horace Atkisson, 11, stands at center of a literary furor over his book In the Shadow of Great Peril. He explains Teddy the mascot bear helps him write, nodding and shaking in response to his pages as he describes his method and love of fairy tales.
A youth narrator recalls a transformative journey that broadened his courage and curiosity. Along the way he encounters mentors, tests of nerve, and practical lessons that shape his sense of responsibility and adventure. The tale blends memory with the wish to share grown up insights.
London reports M Descaria termed the Cockroach King of England and owner of an efficient vermin-killer system. He employs eight assistants to spray dust and exterminate roaches beetles crickets and other pests in hotels ships offices and mansions under 300 annual contracts.
Helena dispatch reports John R. Watson, an early Last Chance Gulch placer claimant from 1864, visiting the Placer hotel site now occupied by the A. M. Holter store. Once a grocer and later a successful merchant in Washington, he bears a gold nugget watch from early diggings.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention timber as a topic and six farm wood lots and state school of mental effort. Limited readable names or dates. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
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