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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1917

Page

6

Anaconda Standard Publisher Contact and Subscriptions

The Anaconda Standard lists publishing details, addresses, and rates. It includes editorial and business office contacts, surcharge and mailing rates, and notes on where the Sunday edition is available.

William J. Morten Co New York Fifth Avenue Thiearo—Tritone North America Sunday Standard Montana Kctaling Thirty-eighth Chicago Congress St. Paul St. Marie Cigar and News Co Fast Fifth Street Detroit Metropolitan News Co Woodware Michigan Rochester Portland O'Mara, Fifth and Wash Tacoma Treeo News Co Beattie——Whitney Seattle Acme News Co Spokane R. Stubeck Wall and Riversie Standard Publishing Company Anaconda, Ment

The Surgery of War Reassuring Medical Outlook From Europe

Maj. J. E. Goldthwait reports that only one in five wounded die, with about 1,000 of 1,350 wounded returning to duty. He notes advances in surgical care and preventive health, praising U S surgeons in Europe and urging swift organization of the medical corps for American troops to minimize deaths.

J. E. Goldthwait United States Reserve Medical Corps Europe America United States

Pole Dazzling Lights

The article notes no current law requires dimmers on cars and describes drivers using high beams, which blind oncoming traffic. It recalls a failed legislative effort to require dimming headlights and contemplates a future standard for safer night driving.

Army Enlistments Show Patriotism and Fitness Gaps

Enlistments since April show strong patriotic response and a large pool failing to meet fitness standards. If all applicants were accepted, a potential force of 1,736,000 would exist, but about 1,100,000 were rejected. Current totals exceed 800,000 in service with 40,000 in officers training camps awaiting selection.

Army Navy National Guard

Highway traffic risks and the role of lighting

The piece argues that highway drivers face constant danger despite low collision rates due to careful driving and Providence. It notes ordinances and improvements in traffic control, lights, and regulations while urging continued enhancements to road safety and lighting as cars became common.

Lonesome Trail

Women step into wartime roles across industry

As draft pressures rise, employers recruit women and girls for work at equal pay. The Pennsylvania Railroad hires 2,360 women in two months and plans more. Women on the Pacific coast chauffeur and perform office tasks, while housewives expand canning and drying efforts to avert a food shortage. Russian women’s front line roles are discussed, contrasted with American attitudes, and a small minority of protesters are noted in Washington.

Pennsylvania Railroad Pacific Coast United States America Washington White House

Not a military nation many fail military standards

Many men rejected for service show bravery and love of country but fall short due to foot, sight, heart, lungs, weight or height. Recruiting officers note disappointed applicants often seek improvement and return, sometimes after counseling, with some finally entering the army.

Utica Observer

Humorous Bits From The Day On Witty Exchanges

A collage of joke lines and quips from various papers. One line imagines a college student overestimating the army while another mocks a commuter father awaiting sentence commutation. Other snippets joke about car sellers collectors aviation corps lambs and a pianist at a supper dance.

Puck Baltimore American Birmingham Age-Herald Buffalo Times Detroit Free Press Auto Aviation Corps Louisville Courier-Journal Yung Boston Transcript Susan Boston Globe

Lehigh Valley Rail Units Study Electric Operation

The Lehigh Valley railroad seeks feasibility of converting its Jersey City to Wilkes-Barre main line and the Mahanoy & Hazleton division to electric power. The plan includes Lehigh Coal and Navigation plants at Harwood and Hauto, new power units, and transmission lines. Estimated cost is about 11 million dollars.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Jersey City Wilkes-Barre Mahanoy & Hazleton Division Penn Haven Junction Mt. Carmel Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company Harwood Hauto

Tomato Preservation Recipes From a 1917 Household Guide

A 1917 McClure Syndicate piece urges thrifty housewives to preserve surplus tomatoes. It covers canning and multiple pickling methods including ripe tomato soy, green tomato soy, sweet tomato pickles, and India relish, with detailed ingredient lists and steps.

India McClure

Jonny's Short Stories and the Army Dream

A humorous exchange about joining the army. Jonny, a young patriot, faces rejection due to cross eyes. He proposes a comically ineffective plan to fool examiners using a double-barreled gun, while a narrator notes practical concerns about moving for work.

How to Keep Wes A Bible Quarantine Leprosy Rules

Dr. W A Evans discusses Leviticus cleansing rites for lepers and infected houses. The priest diagnoses, washes, and observes seven days before allowing return to camp. House cleansing involves removing stones, scraping plaster, and possible destruction if plague returns. The article notes ceremonial elements like blood, running water, cedar wood, and scarlet, with a future piece on their significance.

W. A. Evans

Decline to Answer on Conscientious Objectors Sparks Debate

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a clash between Roger N. Baldwin of the American Union Against Militarism and Henry A. Wise Wood over how to treat conscientious objectors. Wood refuses to answer hypotheticals about arming against invasion, while Baldwin condemns evasions and urges clear stand. The piece defends decisive action and criticizes pacifist logic amid wartime moral pressures.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Roger N. Baldwin American Union Commerce and Finance Henry A. Wise Wood Mr. Wood

Roosevelt Eats Monkeys On River of Doubt

The dispatches mock Roosevelt claiming he ate monkeys while navigating the River of Doubt and warn against friction over hunger. Commentators elsewhere joke about Oyster Bay slackers and ponder political lines as prohibition looms.

Roosevelt Oyster Bay New York Telegraph

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