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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1913
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and provides multiple office addresses and newsstand locations. It notes main and Butte branches, telephones, and advertising contacts, plus a nationwide network of newsstand partners in several cities.
The tariff bill income tax sets no tax under $2000, 1 percent on $2000 to $20000, with exemptions for married men and those with children. A married man gets $1000 plus $800, plus $800 per child up to two. A single man pays tax above $3000. Rates rise to 5 percent for $100000 to $250000. The piece notes political debate, party discipline, and ongoing development of the system.
The proposal promotes one day of nationwide oyster consumption to honor oysters and cut meat demand. Backed by a government chemist chief, the plan argues that mass oyster eating could lower meat prices, improve public health, and reduce overall meat consumption, though critics warn of feasibility and price effects.
The piece argues that England's cabinet system is highly responsive to the public and relies on cabinet support for legislation, while the American system rests on a large, party dominated committee structure. It notes Britain’s stronger executive accountability, contrasts opposition power, and discusses time efficiency, representation in committees, and weaknesses including the committee of committees and a rising caucus trend.
The piece argues Republicans overstate tariff blame as the new tariff bill is not enacted. It notes the old tariff raised costs by 19 to 20 percent and that the Democrats aimed to cut it, not abolish, with the bill reducing duties on many items and removing some necessities from tariffs. It cites a Winnipeg dispatch about 650 Americans moving to Western Canada to buy farms, some carrying large cash sums, guided by the Canadian Pacific Railway’s natural resources department. It cautions against crossing the border without considering prospects in Montana and elsewhere.
The article surveys British economic anxieties over the Panama Canal opening, predicting upheaval in commerce, stronger Japanese textile competition, and a shift in old methods. It notes England's uneasy alliance with Japan, fears for cotton manufacturers, and calls for modernization to meet new global competition.
A fragmented historic note links Governor Sulzer to a speculative Thanksgiving proclamation and recalls New York politics. It mentions civic restraint amid repeated Brooklyn Bridge suicides and hints at election funding influenced by Connie Mack and his young hires before the month ends.
The verse-laden piece laments lingering heat and summer woes while welcoming September and the coming of autumn. It blends Walt Mason style reflections with snippets from the Cincinnati Enquirer and humorous quips about manners, fashion, and social foibles.
A patchwork of wire service snippets notes criticism of Colonel Roosevelt for silence and discusses how a strong president could restore order in Mexico. Diaz excludes Huerta, while a Duluth paper mocks beauty standards in a Twin City headline.
Springfield based twin doctors Edward M. Russell and Simon J. Russell, famed for a prankish scheme on transatlantic steamships, matched in appearance and speech, allegedly harassing stewards by claiming the other had already paid tips, a ruse used during their voyage home after studies.
A thinker argues that absolute freedom is impossible and that real liberty arises from obedience to established laws. He contends legislatures control work hours, education, defense, and social order, redefining freedom as justice within governance.
In a lively exchange, McCarthy argues prayer’s efficacy while Casey questions faith during war. Rep John Wesley Langley of Kentucky touts tariff protection and the market basket plan, praising the hen and its eggs as allegory, as Col. Thomas and Switzer spar over moonshine in a rural Texas-Kentucky frame. The banter turns on goat jokes, moonshine, and district pride as chatter wildens.
A collage of joke lines and quips from various papers features witty exchanges about art storms, salaries, burglars, and a motor cycle joke. The snippets mix playful banter and light satire, ending with a Newburg News mention.
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