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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1899
Page
2
Judge Goodwin veteran Salt Lake Tribune editor spoke at the opera house in Anaconda last night. His prose poem praised press influence and urged editors to study literature, stay informed on current thought, and build public character through responsible journalism.
Traveling doctors stir state towns to tighten ordinances as debates over quackery grow. The piece argues that line between honest practice and quackery blurs with educated yet itinerant practitioners who travel for money. It notes medical progress is imperfect and patient demand sustains fakirs offering new cures.
The article discusses the era’s medical quackery and the tension between traditional physicians and popular, risky remedies. It notes use of snake venom, animal-derived tonics, and exotic mixtures as competing therapies, urging higher standards and patient trust in qualified doctors.
Democratic press pushes inviting the Sultan of Sulu to visit the United States arguing Aguinaldo should come first for civil liberty ideals. Editors frame the appeal as a test of precedence while noting the Sultan’s refusal to fire on the U S flag. They imply the invitation would include his harem.
The text argues the administration aims an aggressive campaign in the Philippines to speed war end. It warns such terror tactics would destroy property and sway Filipinos to doubt humane aims, claiming Americans appear weary of the conflict and seek peace through military incapacity.
The text argues war serves its purpose by teaching natives a harsh lesson before peace. It claims abandoning the peace commission is a correct step and that emphasizing war as hell reinforces the duty in the fight for peace.
A rapid, rambling reminiscence on Bozeman newspaper figures, editors like Harbour and Yerkes, the Anaconda Standard growth, a Bozeman weekly venture, and colorful local tales. It recalls Sam Gordon, Colonel Searles, James Brown, and other figures, plus notes on the Smithsonian autograph, White Sulphur Springs pamphlet chronicle, and copper boom era events.
A sprawling retrospective traces Montana journalism from late 19th century milestones. It recalls Standard Publishing, mining dividends, presses moved to brickyards, notable editors, and the social scene at press gatherings led by figures like Captain James Mills and Senator W. A. Clark, ending with a note on waning newspaper venom across the West.
The piece notes Ammconda Standard's growth and lists politicians like Colonel Ram Gordon and Senator Eggleston, praising local papers in Montana. It questions partisan press divides, praises weekly papers, and comments on Marcus Daly and W A Clark with wry satire about their media involvement.
About eight years ago Hon. Lee Mantle attempted a three day edit of the Inter Mountain. He arrived at noon wrote a bit copied from Britannica and vowed to fill the paper while the foreman demanded substance. He later delivered a speech to a stenographer and increased the editor’s pay.
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