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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
4
Excavators at the site of a former French hospital used in Yorktown during the Revolution dig below the water line to the original bottom seeking relics from Colonial and Revolutionary days. Reported finds echo Williamsburg efforts where wells hid broken utensils and served as storage or refrigerators.
President Roosevelt at Yale lauded the need for brains over politics and pledged to call on trained men for government service. The piece traces the brain trust origins, notes radical tendencies in some members, and warns against abandoning constitutional principles while pursuing reforms.
The article surveys the enduring significance of wells from ancient times to modern eras, noting how households, communities, and economies depended on groundwater access and the pivotal role wells played in development and daily life.
Treasury data show gold stock at $7.694 billion and silver at $841 million as of March 1934, a 10 percent ratio. If silver were to reach 16 percent, it would require a $525 million increase to $1.366 billion while gold stays at $35. Earlier, 1873 to 1893 saw silver rise to 51 percent before 1900 and then decline, with prewar needs implying a $1.548 billion increase to $2.39 billion for a 16 percent target under current gold prices.
Washington insiders see drought relief bolstering farm programs with a possible rise in acreage limits for cotton and a near normal major crop carryover next year. They expect less certainty on corn hog, but foresee policy tools like the Bankhead bill acting as a restraint. The political impact hinges on 1936 production relaxations and voter reactions as Roosevelt faces the next election cycle.
Sioux Rapids Iowa residents celebrated the 100th birthday of Mrs Henry Baker the last survivor of Iowa territorial pioneers who came from New York in 1840. As a girl of six she traveled in a wagon built by a New York wheelwright camping with farmers along the route and recalling Chicago as a swampy place. Now widowed with two children deceased she lives with her granddaughter and has witnessed Iowa grow from its settlement to a great state.
The Soviet Union launches a spring crackdown on hooliganism with regionally set price lists of fines for acts from digging holes in parks to stretching logs across roads. Other cited offenses include shooting on streets chasing pedestrians and distributing pornographic pictures, with fines varying by locale.
On June 22 1924 Jack Quint American Legion commander visits Butte meeting with former France captain buddies. Mrs T A Grigg of Butte elected head of Montana war mothers at Helena organization meeting. Carl J Bolander Worcester MA supreme master of Order of Vasa visits Anaconda and Butte lodges.
Richard Oglesby Marsh journeys into the Darien region between Panama and Colombia in pursuit of rubber land and white Indians. He revamps maps, endures perilous trials, befriends San Blas chiefs, and brings back Indians to the United States while supporting Panamanian independence before facing later proscription.
The Montana Federation of Women's Clubs opens its convention in Lewis with attending members as the longest day of the year is marked by a 50 degree above zero high. Big Butte and Robin Hood homesteads unite in memorials for departed members at Knights of Pythias hall. Friends attend funeral services for Mr and Mrs W A Ralston pioneers who perished when their car fell into a creek several days earlier.
Saint Paul officials consider plans for a new depot in Butte while Daly Bank Trust directors meet. Deputy Sheriff Quinn arrests six men at Silver Bow for breaking into a freight car and stealing two cases of beer. F H Cooney travels to Helena on business as John B Waite is named to the Republican National Committee by the Chicago convention.
A parenting piece argues for clear prohibitions to keep children safe. It lists things to avoid touching such as animals flowers fire and medicines and urges parents and teachers to enforce simple "Dont touch" rules before children reason. The tone stresses early habit formation and safety over lengthy explanations.
William Smith of Coltness estate Wishaw is awarded a gold medal by the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland in recognition of 54 years of service.
Friday June 22 1934 horoscope warns of adverse health Mars Neptune afflictions but Uranus favors organized workers and the president. Fire and crime rise, easing to better farming times. Germany and Italy face potential financial trouble. international relations may worsen. propaganda against the government hinted. Unemployment and beverage sales issues loom as national anxiety grows.
Communications for Dr. McCoy should be addressed to the McCoy Publications Inc at 1151 West Sixth Street Los Angeles.
Dr McCoy outlines a week of meals starting Sunday June 24 with Breakfasts featuring French omelets coddled eggs and poached eggs. Lunches include beets cucumbers and salads while Dinners offer roast pork mutton chops and minced fish with vegetables and Jell o desserts. A recipe for Potato Fluff explains boiling mashing and baking Irish potatoes with cream and Melba toast crumbs.
Green beans and macaroni pair well together. Apoplexy can be caused by hardening of arteries high blood pressure or brain lesions. Early diagnosis helps reduce risk. Peritonitis results from inflammation spreading from diseased abdominal organs. a diagnosis pinpoints the cause. Beef uric acid content is higher in soup. limit meat portions and include vegetables.
In Athol Kansas citizens from farmers to transients joined to create a lake 150 feet long 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep. The project relied on voluntary labor and had nominal cost with all work donated.
The day brings opportunities for romance and travel with many suitors likely and journeys bringing good fortune. Those born today may be imaginative yet practical and will have varied talents. Sir Henry Rider Haggard, novelist, born this day in 1856, is noted among birthday celebrants.
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