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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
15
The text lists Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Mont and its subscription rates and offices. It also enumerates multiple news agencies and extension offices in major cities, plus contact details and distribution notes for the Standard.
The chamber of commerce designates May 24 as clean-up day in Butte asking residents to spend a few hours improving yards gardens and premises. The piece applauds local efforts and notes ongoing work in beautifying the city while urging greater athletic interest in grammar schools and improved Butte participation in Missoula interscholastic events.
A Pittsburg alderman proposes an ordinance mirroring Ohio reforms to curb immodest dress. The resolution condemns tight skirts and revealing attire as harmful to public morality and to the lessons of manliness and womanliness taught at home. A council committee is to be appointed to study the measure.
Colonial observers warn Morocco requires large scale French troop increases as tribes use guerrilla tactics. The $32 million war budget strains resources while Hay France notes social reforms and widow housing pilots. Cavalry swords shift to thrusting weapons, reflecting newer tactics in field use.
Three city officials plan to consult with reformists in Pittsburgh to draft an ordinance defining modest dress for women. The proposal would specify acceptable gowns for streets and public places and levy penalties for violations. A mass meeting is planned to discuss the measure.
The Republican National Committee weighs a possible convention this year in Washington to settle party rifts with Progressives and Southern representation reforms. Some Republicans push delaying to 1914 for broader reunion while others seek an early gathering to discuss and resolve differences before the next presidential campaign.
In a Washington club chat Congressman Lincoln Dixon recalls a small town incident in Indiana about sacred concerts on Sundays and a misguided elopement plan with a chauffeur. A North England college prank and a Virginia town pie episode end the fragile moral in this scattered humor piece.
Mrs Ava Willing Astor rejects a marriage proposal from young Count George after the Titanic disaster. She plans no future marriage, stating she will return to New York in July for a long stay with her son William Vincent Astor and daughter.
A pie disappearance misdirection leads to cat blame and a mother’s denial. A Kansas City railroad director joins a Pacific coast junket and a later funeral visit sparks a witty exchange. An old Staten Island ferryboat near capsize prompts a calm stranger’s misguided reassurance and a rescue.
An excerpt extols inner depths surpassing all writing and art. It claims poets and musicians cannot express the full passions within, likening human treasures to philosophies beyond Plato and loves beyond Sappho. The passage concludes with a grand meditation on true wonder.
A mosaic of satirical musings on marriage, advertising, and social foibles. The piece riffs on gender roles, money, and public image with fragmented vignettes about honesty, temptation, and modern life, hinting at a newspaper column voice from a bygone era.
A collage of quotes from Baltimore Sun New York Mail Philadelphia Record Philadelphia Ledger Philadelphia Inquirer New York World Detroit Free Press reflects prewar political talk. Mentions Hiram Johnson Roosevelt suffrage debates and public figures in terse opinion fragments.
Poem recalling the brave mothers who endure long, unseen battles within families. It honors women who bear hardships from infancy to old age, fighting with quiet strength rather than weapons. The verse portrays a lifelong, inner combat waged by resilient mothers.
A humorous column notes fashion favoring small alcoves for the summer and jokes about elbow knuckles. It imagines men camping with sleeping porches, motorists starting double headers, and a woman finding joy in a ten cent rose bush. It ends with a tired housewife wishing a door that lies open and hits intruders.
A collage of humorous lines and quips from various newspapers and magazines. Bits about fashion, misheard conversations, smart children, and political notes appear through cited jokes and jokes about public figures. The piece mirrors a late 19th century humor column with rapid, lightly satirical snippets.
The item features a small black straw hat worn by a sailor, trimmed with folded blue satin ribbon and a plume. The description notes the nautical setting and the use of old fabric in the trim.
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