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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
4
The National Board of Fire Underwriters states a precise relation between incendiary fires and seasonal industrial activity. As Christmas nears fur manufacturing slows, fires rise in shops. Garment trades end in April, then underwriters anticipate a rise in fire settlements. Sporting goods and other seasonal industries show similar patterns.
Butte hosts a neutral field showdown between Montana and Gonzaga attracting large crowds, with visitors filling hotels and streets as Chamber of Commerce officials coordinate hospitality. The piece also notes 1925 lynching counts and NAACP appeals amid ongoing racial violence in the South.
A fire insurance actuary and a fire insurance statistician discuss yearly patterns, noting how arson curves closely duplicate the timing and locations of fires across the United States. The analysis highlights the aligning risk factors and predictive insights derived from historical fire data.
In Locarno Switzerland delegates from Germany France Belgium and other powers signed a treaty signifying that war’s menace is driven from Western Europe. The accord pledges mutual cooperation and lasting friendship among nations, marking a hopeful, enduring era of international fraternity.
A brisk overview of economic optimism amid rising stock activity and industry gains. It notes high industrial, commercial, and agricultural achievement across 32 eastern cities, with strong farm crops, steel, lumber, auto production, and Western railroad growth. It also references Locarno peace, European diplomacy, and political figures in a broad, opinionated snapshot.
In Thornton W. Burgess tale, Spooky the Screech Owl tries to nap while Drummer the Woodpecker drums the old orchard. The disturbance draws Jay and Sammy, then Mrs Drummer, until quiet returns and Spooky travels back to the Old Orchard, joining Mrs Spooky and their brood as other forest residents stay at peace. The piece ends noting Burgess’s 1925 copyright and foreshadowing Redwing the Blackbird’s Fuss.
Russian foreign minister Georges Tehitcherin reportedly suggests a security pact framework with Poland Roumania and Czecho Slovakia as the basis for Russia’s participation in a forthcoming meeting of allied ministers to shape an European security arrangement.
In a confidential exchange Philip Weinrich and Amoura discuss love and marriage as they navigate possible relationships with Vera Vaine of New York and Miss Eileen Reagan. Amoura worries over jealousy and the possibility of opposition as they return to the city and confront dwindling options. The chapter closes with Philip reflecting alone in the library, awaiting further developments.
A garbled narrative describes an Irishman posted to guard a road entrance and a boy Pat encountering a touring car. The exchange with a local magistrate is terse and suspicious, while a mysterious tool shed visit raises doubt about the purpose of the trip. The husky worker grows frustrated as the boy returns empty handed.
A minister arrives at the Jones home on a summer Sunday to find Willie answering the bell. The boy smoothes concerns, saying the minister would not be asked to witness anything disreputable, just a few high/low games and poker for pastime.
Florence Davies surveys recent curiosities from around the world noting tourist cottages built from wine casks near Vermillion Ohio, Paris orchids of jewels for society, 10 cent rings worn loyally by brides, concealed pockets in gowns, and Mustapha Kemal urging veils for women as civilization modernizes and old norms shift.
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