Standard Publishing Company notices and subscription rates
The page lists subscription prices for Standard Publishing Company and Proprietors, details postal matters, office locations in Butte and Anaconda, and outside Montana newsstand distributors. It notes foreign and domestic advertising offices in New York Chicago and other cities, with manager Morton in Anaconda and general correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Standard
New York
Hotating’s
Park
Rex
Detroit
Metropolitan News Co
Woodward
Michigan
United News
Rady Street
Angeles
Kemn
Sea Diego
E. MM
Child's News
Tpenver
Western Wave Agency
Fair Lake
Medivis & Ludwie
Medivis & Ludwie Whitehouse Corner. Onden—Lowe Brow, 114 Twenty-fifth Street
Apokane
John W. Graham Co
Sprains Avenue
Tacoma
Trego News Co
S. Roattie—Eckhart Tews
Fifth Avenue
Washington Street
Portland
Rowman News Company
Rochester, Minn
J. D. Kelly
Main and
Zumbro Street
West Virginia First district to hold Oct 14 special election
The article notes a pending First district race in West Virginia after John W. Davis resigned. Oct 14 is set for the election to choose his successor. It discusses district dynamics, party nominations, and the broader national mood influencing local contests. It also contrasts Philadelphia reform gains with lingering Tammany associations and civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agressman
West Virginia
John W. Davis
Maine
Republcan
Tax facts spark Montana mining tax debate in Great Falls
Figures published in the Great Falls Tribune and echoed in the Standard argue mining interests like the Anaconda Copper Mining Company pay more than their fair share of Montana taxes. The piece details assessments, noting mining property valued higher relative to state totals, while other sectors are underassessed. It also notes public sentiment for tax reform to raise mining burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls Tribune
Standard
Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Copper Company
Anaconda
United States Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia civic lessons from upheaval and party shifts
The piece argues the Pennsylvania Republican machine is weak but Philadelphia’s city administration was chosen before the bull moose event. It highlights leaders who would align with the colonel’s followers for power and warns against federal interference dimming civic integrity. The lesson should apply locally without blaming others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Tammany
Pennsylvania
Civic Lub
Rosenthal
Fee
Doss Bill Flinn
Pittsburg
New York City
Debate Over Caucus System Frames Kansas Rep Murdock
Kansas insurgent Representative Victor Murdock attacks the caucus system used by the Democratic majority. The piece notes Republican and cross party bias, claims the system betrayed party pledges, and cites limited gag rule friction as the Congress settled the issue with majority consensus in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Washington
England
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Commonwealth
Congress
Sulzer Warns Albany On Tax Policy Amid Faction Tensions
In a terse note aimed at reform factions in New York, Governor Sulzer signals resilience against Boss Croker led pressure while facing political headwinds over fiscal policy and legislative delays. The remarks underscore ongoing standoff as winter coal demand looms and public utilities feel the pinch.
Walt Mason’s Song on Ailing Veteran Soldier of Time
A humorous lament on aging and war’s toll, portraying a mortar man’s aging pains and illnesses. The poem reflects on how time, fate, and past folly exact a heavy price as veterans bear lifelong consequences. It touches on influenza, rheumatism, and lingering aches as a broader critique of merriment turning costly with age.
Old-fashioned man and divorce talk in verse excerpt
An OCR fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer presents a satirical, disjointed monologue about old-fashioned gender roles, marriage, alimony, and social norms. The piece jokes about wives, husbands, and household expectations, noting shifting family dynamics and humorous barbs on manners and attire.
The Lame Duck Dance Origin and Description
Newport origin story describes the Lame Duck dance arising from casual steps during a dip or trip. It is danced to waltz time with a gilding motion and a notable drop where the left leg stiffens and the right bends. The movement gives the dance its name and marks a summer phase in dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Alarming Discovers In A Short Story Mix
A collection of comic vignettes told by Con gressman James A Hughes and others, featuring Uncle Josh and Hex debating crops and health in humorous misstatements, a labor leader disputing eight hour days, a math lesson misread as fathom, a minister and a candy tale, and a traveling salesman narrator joking about insurance and avoidance of injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hughes
West Virginia
Josh
Hezmet
Carher
San Jose
Uncle Josh
Hex
Philadelphia
Oldest tailor claims Milton longevity in 62 years of service
Milton Pa observer Gauger, claiming to be the world’s oldest tailor, notes 62 years at his stand since 1861. The piece also touches on eclectic topics from English medical debates on petrol haze to the dream inspirations behind famous works by Stevenson, Dante, Voltaire, and Hilprecht.
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Huerta
Felix Diaz
Europe
Inlm
Mexico
Diaz
Wilson
Washington
United States
Diax
Jacob F. Gauger
Milton
John George
England
America
Lancet
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dante
Cor
Voltaire
Melton Prior
Junction
Augustine
Cicero
Herr Hilprecht
University of Pennsylvania
Agate
Babylon
Intellectual Cocktails and the Case for Positive Goodness
A critique of praise for mere abstention from vice. Real goodness is active and outwardly beneficial, not passive. The piece argues kindness, self sacrifice, and energy in work define virtue, sometimes alongside human flaws, and questions styles that emphasize silence over action.
Humor of the Day snippets from varied papers
A collage of light jokes and quips from Boston Transcript Philadelphia Hygiene notes and New York Glob humor columns. Snippets include a diplomat joke about a Tommy Pop, a girl asking why homes must stay neat, kitchen missteps at a restaurant, a familiar engine remark, a dog trick sequence, a judge and prisoner exchange, a banker recalling a music hall era, and stray mentions from Sacred Heart Review and Puck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Boston Transcript
Tommy
Pop
Phila
Jude
New York
Houston
Ethel
Puck
Sacred Heart Review
Ronby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tandard Publishing Company
Am! Geners
Cde
Standard Publishing Company
Mont
Mowranal
Mie
THE
Jones
Republican Party
Harry Thaw
London
Pam
Prince of
Monaco
Sam
Alps
Sulzer
Wall Street
William Sulzer
Stepmesae
Walt Mason
Baer Masons
Cincinnati Enquirer
Willie
Hutter
Wall
Ddin Mitchell
Mark Hanna
Organized Labor
Mitchell
John Rich
Dhe
Mary
Boston
Tam
Cael
John
Weinberg
Pan
Butte Montana
Sintasia
Owsley Block
Rice
Fulton & May
Ay DR
Frank Crane
Broadway
Henry W. Savage
Thomann Dramatic Service
DR. Lamb
West Galena St
Butte, Mont
Nfot
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