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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
8
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY publishes from Anaconda Montana with a Butte branch at 119 North Main and a telephone department line 422. The item lists Easter as a heading or note amid address details.
On August 4 1917 editors recount the enlistment of leading businessmen into defense and administration roles. They praise Robert Morris for finance acumen and urge continued industrial leadership in postwar reconstruction while warning against evading duty. The piece urges the public spirit of patriotism and front line duty.
The secretary of the state market commission reports improving prospects for growers of spuds and onions. Prices remain high for meats, with consumers facing tight supplies and elevated costs. Wartime coverage notes political and military turmoil, while day-to-day life under strain continues amid scarcity fears.
A bygone editorial urges young men to seek stable Christian marriages and not evade military service. It argues real men shoulder duty, marry for home and country, and support a future presidency through responsible housekeeping. It frames wartime service as character building and warns against marrying to escape the draft.
The Western press reports Bishop Luther B. Wilson condemning conscientious objectors as constitutional objectors who evade duty. He argues war demands unity, while praising sects opposed to war for their relief work and genuine sacrifice. He urges exposing insincere objectors and supporting true patriotic service.
A proposal in Canada for two meatless days a week and a U S statesman hinting at four meatless Tuesdays sparks speculation on meat shortages and middleman profits. The discussion hints at broader food supply concerns and price considerations.
The passage contrasts the dollar’s weakness and Russia’s offensive talk with Kerensky’s view of the Russian push. It notes the astonishment at a billion-dollar expenditure and mentions President Wilson as a frequent toast topic amid global tension and financial strain.
Practical tips urge saving soot and wood ashes for garden use to boost parsley and rose soil. Coffee grounds improve rose beds while coal ashes lighten clay soil and deter pests. Germans control potash sources, urging thrift and patriotic gardening. Copyright 1817 McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
Harry Lauder recounts a Glasgow funeral where a well dressed stranger sits in a mourning coach. Curious occupants question him about kin or friend status. He finally explains his doctor ordered carrias exercise and this was the cheapest way to take it.
Photograph N. X service notes that Mrs. Laurence Lewis, niece of the late Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, is set to inherit most of Henry M. Flagler’s 6 million. Mrs. Bingham died July 27 in Louisville. Judge Bingham may receive 3 million from his wife. the heiress is the daughter of J. K. Wise of Wilmington, who married Laurence Lewis on May 3 in Wilmington.
An article compiles old and new pest remedies including soap, butter, vaseline, kerosene, bensine, and bengoin solutions for treating bites. It cites tincture of pyrethum, insect powders, mentholated petrolatum, and alcohol for parasite kill and irritation relief. Mosquito repellents mix cedar oil, citronella, and camphor spirits. Larvacide recipes from rosin, soda, and carbolic acid are suggested, plus room fumigation and ant bite relief.
A collection of light snippets from papers including jokes about hay fever soldiers and dancers. The chatter references living in wartime society with lines about army chivalry missteps and social misgivings. It captures period wit and wordplay across multiple publications.
A fragmented text cites Roosevelt calling those who give but do not fight patriots and condemns those who neither give nor fight. It notes Louis' Republic of the Haver Thompson as a repeated patriot, with Milwaukee News and Pittsburgh Dispatch voices critiquing wartime speech and public opinion.
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