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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
12
Fergus county’s gratitude reflects statewide optimism as Montana reports favorable conditions and large yields in all sections. Officials expect next year to be even better amid widespread prosperity and rising agricultural prospects.
Reports from London say Great Britain may quit Olympic participation after the Berlin 1916 meet. Poor Stockholm results and weak public support for a 90000 dollar training fund prompt leaders to consider ending involvement, unless Berlin shows a strong British performance.
President Wilson signed the Underwood-Simmons tariff into law in a brief ceremony with leaders of Congress present. The measure is expected to boost national prosperity with gradual price declines and standardize business expectations. Montana reports strong mining and record agricultural year, especially Fergus County with higher grain yields and rising grain market activity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will electrify its lines west from Broad Street to Paoli and to Chestnut Hill, a 20 mile and 12 mile stretch respectively, at a cost about 5.25 million dollars. Electric trains target fall 1914 operation, with broader city electrification following in Pittsburgh, Chicago, and other large cities. The move promises economy, cleanliness, closer schedules, and better service with more frequent, smaller trains.
A collage of remarks on tariffs, theater photos, and a proposed Peace Monument. references include President Wilson, Governor Sulzer, Judge Humphreys, and Howard Elliott. Market notes from Warren Rhode Island discuss new mills and fabric pricing as wool and cotton sectors show activity.
Luke M'Luke ponders weddings and wifely foibles with quips about dimples, poverty, and art. The piece riffs on marriage norms, finances, politeness, and social mores, noting shifts in behavior from early marriage nerves to later fears of spending and propriety.
The Standard's Sworn Statement shows ownership management and circulation details for the Anaconda Standard Montana. Editor C H Eggleston managing editor W W Walsworth business manager W A Bower publisher Standard Publishing Company Marcus Daly stock ownership bondholders and security holders 1 percent or more listed none indicated six months circulation total 9 605 subscribers prior to Oct 1 1913 sworn October 3 1913 Notary Joseph V Tesch er Montana Anaconda
A collage of quips and gags from various papers critiques speculation versus investment, letters and mail, provisional government humor, a fond mother remark, and a Windmill-armed man in an argument. Includes snippets from Louisville Course Journal Washington Star Puck and Birmingham Age.
The verse recalls avoiding hot seas and travel to seek relief from heat yet finding home comforts equal or better. It contrasts past escapes from unpleasant weather with returning to familiar surroundings, asserting no paradise elsewhere and that home brings peace and contentment despite discomforts.
A collection of brusque newspaper quotes and snappy lines from outlets including the Philadelphia Press, Wall Street Journal, Louisville Courier-Journal, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Detroit Free Press, Baltimore Sun, and Charleston News and Courier. Topics touch on President Wilson and Taft, Jacob Schiff, impeachment rhetoric, and women's rights figure Mrs. Pankhurst.
The steam yacht Columbia owned by J. Harvey Adew arrived in New York Harbor after a roughly 37000 mile voyage with minimal weather issues. The journey featured a Kobe Japan stop during California land ownership tensions with Japanese aliens and officials questioned the crew, who described their treatment as courteous. A seized yacht report arose from the Kobe visit.
A fragmented passage quotes Bagshot arguing fear of poverty and death shape health. It satirically critiques welfare ideas, noting labor as the true value of food and suggesting a world of universal sickness without work, where even doctors would be idle.
A Mrs. Casey scolds her son Mike over gymnasium rumors and financial worries while a theater audience member endures a hat obstruction. A farmer rejects a clerk's suggestion to sell shoes, insisting shoes cannot grow on trees and expressing distrust of dubious claims.
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