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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
6
Public notice from The Anaconda Standard outlines advertisement and subscription rates with daily and Sunday options. It lists prices for one year six months three months and monthly plans, noting advance payment and postal classifications.
Postage rates list a range from one to three cents for various edition sizes with Europe set at double. Inquiries for foreign rates directed to the Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. The Standard operates branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls for advertising rate information.
The text lists Eastern and regional office addresses and newsstand locations for the Standard Publishing Company across major U.S. cities including New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and Anaconda Montana along with a notice to address all general correspondence to the standard publishing company in Anaconda Montana.
Bernard Noon, early eight hour advocate at the Speculator mine, is named as the Democratic candidate for district judge in Silver Bow county. The piece contrasts Noon with other eight hour backers who politicalize the issue and notes Amalgamated and Anaconda company politics tied to Heinze. The report also covers Belle Meade stock farm’s sale near Nashville and various Montana political charges and denials, plus Seattle–Portland labor and crime statistics.
After years of service and ailing health, he has decided to retire permanently from the turf, marking the end of an era for his team and supporters.
Martin Dee was nominated as Montana labor's candidate for congress but his claim to real labor representation is questioned by the Building Trades council in Butte and the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly plans to investigate.
The passage portrays Montana’s citizens as guardians of the commonwealth with genuine welfare concerns. It credits President Scallon with addressing misrepresentation and slander, framing his stance as an earnest appeal to the public.
The piece notes Heinze uses the Minnie Healey litigation in Eastern Montana politics. It recalls the case before the supreme court, sworn accusations against Judge Harney and Mrs Brackett, and mentions attacks on attorneys. It also touches on voting laws and upcoming election events amidst political commentary.
A collage of political quips and anecdotes cites politicians, actors, and engineers. Notables mentioned include Nikola Tesla, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Donal Sullivan, and a veteran guide Nathan B Moore. The item blends humor with brief biographical notes and a wartime G. I. A. R. glimpse.
The report highlights General Stewart as a 34 year old new G A R commander in chief, Omaha’s oldest musician F M Steinhauser, Rev Dr William M Richie fined for unlicensed medical practice, John W Mackay estate value and inheritance tax, Rev David Worsley’s death in Kansas, Helen K Thompson VassarSanitation inspector, Walter Kelly democratic Missouri legislative candidate, and London's Tatler writer praise for Conan Doyle and Robert Barr alongside a Chicagoan return.
Two Troquois Indians, Thomas France and John Johns, who grew up on a government reservation, joined the US Navy separately and later met again on the Minneapolis at League Island. They are described as good sailors and maintain their lifelong friendship with a simple grunt and handshake.
The article proclaims Sarah Bernhardt as the era’s most eccentric actress. It notes her wild tales and unusual habits, including pet lions and snakes, sleeping in a burial coffin, prowling Paris streets at dawn, and collecting rare seaweed specimens.
T E Waters, manager of a Boston firm preparing to occupy a Mill Street building, discovered a valuable military relic during renovations. The item is the enlistment roll of the Old New England Guard, once among Massachusetts' top three corps. Created in Boston and dated February 1814, the roll is a letter to Governor Caleb Strong.
A Washington correspondent notes that the claim no bald headed man can be president echoes in political banter. He says the red headed man has had his day in the U S senate and likens hair to state figures Carmack of Tennessee and McLaurin of South Carolina.
Moses Leonard Frazier, described as the only African American to graduate from Columbia University's school of political science, is highlighted as a multifaceted figure. He has attended three colleges, runs a real estate business, manages a barber shop, and holds multiple academic degrees including master and bachelor of philosophy and a master of arts. Born in 1860, he earned enough money by age 35 to enter college.
S. O. McCurdy of Sandusky Pa has served twenty years in the railway mail service. In that time he has traveled about 767 084 miles equating to roughly 82 world circumnavigations. In a single wreck his life was saved when a mail sack in his hand blocked the wheels as he was thrown from his car.
Stephen Maxwell the country’s oldest railroad engineer reportedly turned 91 last Wednesday by taking a ride on a modern locomotive. He is noted for a long career with historic rail lines and remains a celebrated figure among railway enthusiasts.
A Pennsylvania man, Joseph Bauch, advertised for a wife and attracted replies from across the country. He shared letters with friends and sparked five upcoming weddings, uniting with a South Carolina woman who had a bank account. The 50 year Lehigh railroad veteran also receives a pension.
The passage notes that many Filipinos do not wear shoes, leaving soles protected from injury. It claims native feet have very thick skin, about one-eighth of an inch, enabling them to walk all day without corns.
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