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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1928
Page
4
The article notes increased use of Pullman travel with brighter day coaches and affordable luncheon facilities on some routes. Steamship travel remains stable, water transport is cheaper and advantageous, and air travel is anticipated to grow as a summer option, with railroads possibly adopting it as an auxiliary following Pennsylvania's lead.
Advertising snippet lists delivery areas Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Dillon Bozeman Philipsburg and rates 1.00 3.00 5.75 11.00 for subscriptions or service.
Kansas City and Houston battles show Reed Pomerene George Woollen Hull backing to block Alfred E. Smith. The Utah or New York governor leads with broad popular support while other candidates struggle. Montana Democrats see a scorched front to save faces as Smith holds 700 votes at start.
The article surveys the vacation season highlighting forest streams mountains and beaches as ideal travel destinations. It notes heavy advertising by railroads and steamships with low excursion rates and compares motorcar travel as a growing competitor to passenger traffic.
English chemists in Northumberland work on producing milk directly from grass, potentially replacing dairy cows. The article notes Henry Ford twice doubted cows and suggests synthetic milk could outpace traditional dairy, while cautioning that meadows and grasses remain needed as raw material.
The old roadside district school is replaced by a larger modern building with updated facilities. The new school serves as a community boon and cultural center. A U S Department of the Interior survey notes country school use for community purposes rose 55 percent in four years, signaling rural social progress.
The piece portrays competing political forces from Washington to Peking yielding to Houston as the center of attention. It notes Mr. Lowden's calm acceptance of defeat and the notion that some pursue presidential noms while others endure VP speculation. A Fisherman’s gear reference punctuates the satire.
Radio schedule notes musical minutes and theater fare through the day with listings for WEAF KSD WOC WHO WDAP KOA and other stations. It highlights Old Favorites at noon and Capitol Theater Family at 4 30 with soprano Louise Bave and a 5 45 feature on Anglo Persian classical music across several networks. A 6 45 Biblical drama about Bible days appears across WEAF WHO KVOO WFAA KSD.
A compiled roster of radio station call letters and frequencies with listed programs for multiple cities. Entries include church services organ music orchestras bands and dramatic or Biblical programs and concert lineups for stations in Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Denver Los Angeles Oakland Portland San Francisco Seattle and Spokane.
A brief devotional excerpt cites Psalms 16 3 urging trust in God. The text contrasts personal devotion with delight in the saints on earth and the excellent among them.
Debate at the Wilhelmplatz over Frederick William III statue delays plans to improve the square. Socialists condemn the historic figure for broken royal promises while monarchists defend him. Council votes to proceed with the improvement without moving the statue, leaving it potentially available for sale.
Fort Riley Kan The Second Cavalry once the most war tested U S regiment now reaches a decade of uninterrupted peace the longest in its history. Formed in 1836 as the Second Dragoons it fought in Mexico Civil War Spanish American War World War I and campaigns against Indians and Philippine insurgents. Col L W Oliver commands.
A look at Herbert Hoover arriving at Encina Hall as Stanford opens. The piece recounts campus life, the rough beginnings of football and theater, Hoover’s student work including a newspaper route and laundry service, and his early mentorship under Branner which shaped his intellect and work ethic.
Special Expert from Hamilton Montana explains how timber clearing and farming raise rodent and tick populations in Bitter Root valley. They outline transmission cycles among woodticks rabbits and game birds, noting prairie dogs and pinesquirrels influence tick levels and human infection risk. Different Montana regions show varied hosts and ecology driving spread.
In Sandy Springs Maryland Sophia Pierce the last surviving active member of the Mutual Improvement Club celebrates her 103rd birthday. The Sandy Springs club founded in 1857 is among the nation’s oldest women’s clubs. London plans a new picture theater costing 1250 dollars.
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