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Newspaper

Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1916

Page

4

Anaconda Standard Advertising and Circulation Details

The notice lists standard publishing offices in Anaconda with a Butte branch, telephones for business and editorial, and Miriam J. Morton Co as salaried representative. Subscription rates are shown for daily, Sunday editions, with monthly and yearly terms. A nationwide network of newsstands and agents distributing the Standard is detailed. All correspondence to be addressed to the Standard Publishing Company.

Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Bell Phones Raitoriat Standard Building Mont Butte East Broadway Miriam J. Morton Co New York Fifth Avenue Chicago—Tribune North America Montana Broadway Chicago Congress St. Paul St. Marie Fifth Wiacoma Trego News Co Beattie Whitney Seattle Acme News Co Occidental Wester Way Spokane H. Stubeck Wall and Riverside AIL

Forest Fire Prosecutions Rise Over Carelessness

The Pennsylvania state case against over forty individuals for negligence in forest fire use signals wider concern beyond Pennsylvania. Ontario Montana Idaho and Northwest states report devastating fires with deaths and vast property loss. Pennsylvania laws aim to punish careless matches and cigarette stubs as forests burn.

Pennsylvania Ontario Montana Idaho Northwest Forestry Commissioner Attorney Penal of

Marconi Sees War Not Spark Major Inventions

In war’s wake science thrives yet grand new inventions are scarce. Marconi credits advances in practical wireless and aircraft aided artillery direction, while noting Europe’s organizational gains and U.S. rail and industrial capabilities. He praises U.S. protection strength and foresees improved submarine signaling. He adds Marconi blends science with business insight.

William Marconi Europe United States Marconi Italy America England Germany Army Navy

New Yorkers Adapt To Heat With Science And Leisure

The New York Sun notes the city’s progress in coping with extreme heat through better transportation to the seaside, parks, and safer living habits. It praises rational living, half holidays, and recreation while highlighting how science has reduced heat-related deaths and reshaped urban life.

East Middle West Tropics New York City New York Sun Five Boroughs New York London Philadelphia Sun

The Old Progressives Rally Behind Wilson

The Republican press notes Raymond Robbins joining the party but this benefits the Democrats. Massachusetts Progressive chairman Matthew Has backs Wilson, arguing he will aid the Progressive cause more than Hughes. The New York Evening Post mocks Hale's reasons as simple-hearted.

Raymond Robbins Matthew Massachusetts Progressive State Committee Wilson Hughes Hale New York Evening Post

Progressive measures and bargaining in political theater

A fragment mocks the Progressive party and its so called measures. The speaker jokes that measures are mere bargaining material for experts, noting Perkins and the colonel laugh at the notion and hinting Hale should write to the youngest kindergarten member.

Progressive Party Perkins Hale Kindgarten

Rubber story traces rise of a world essential material

The bulletin from the National Geographic Society chronicles rubber from its ancient resiliency in ball games to its pivotal role in modern warfare and industry. It notes vulcanization by Goodyear in 1839 and traces rubber’s rise through Columbus era observations, early US adoption, and its global production and trade on the eve of World War I, highlighting Brazil as a leading producer and the US import costs compared to Britain.

National Geographic Soiety Tropics di Mcutt Charles Goodyear Connecticut Columbus New World Haiti Goodyear United States Boston Brazil Madrid Charles Mackintosh Great Britain

Help-Help in Creek Sparks Rescue Doubtful Pact

A distressed man cries Help You must go down twice more before a rescue is attempted In disjointed dialogue by newcomers on the scene the speaker insists on following strict rules before aiding the drowning man The exchange hints at hesitation and deliberate procedure during an attempted rescue

Race riot disruption and scattered vignettes in London humor

A fragmentary 19th century newspaper page recalls a near race riot in a southern town with white and Black crowds dispersing as shots ring out. It blends odd anecdotes, jokes, and brief dialogues on propriety, discipline, and practical chemistry, ending with a risqué street vignette from Edinburgh.

Vanderbilt's Aurora wins Astor Cup in yacht race

Cur Cornelius Vanderbilt's Aurora won the sloop division cup during the New York Yacht Club's Astor Cup cruise. The sloop again credited to Chris Christiansen after previously winning in 1910 aboard Aurora. The Fiena took the schooner cup as Elena extended its schooner record with the skipper earning ten Astor Cup wins across Elmina and Elmina II and two large schooner campaigns.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Aurora New York Yacht Club Chris” Christiansen Elena Stiiker

Cousin Marriage Debate in Early 20th Century Thought

Dr W A Evane in Chicago argues that cousin marriage can strengthen traits in healthy stock but worsen outcomes with defects. He cites animal breeding and a Bahama report linking consanguinity to idiocy and feeble vitality, urging stronger laws to prohibit such unions in bad stock regions.

Journal of Meredity Ike Journal of Heredity Bahama Islands Cape Cod Stamachusetts Vor Smiths Maryland Bats France Chi Tribune

Uniforms for School Kids Offer Simple Wardrobe Solution

A 1916 Meclure Syndicate piece argues for simple school uniforms to ease daily dressing. It favors middy blouses and Peter Tom suits for girls and plain khaki or blue serge outfits for boys, stressing practicality, cost, and avoiding flashy trends. It cautions against jewelry for girls and elaborate outfits for boys.

Eaton Meclure

Filament Lamps Lose Favor in Swiss City Street Lighting Test

A Swiss city tested relative efficiency of ore and metallic filament lamps for street lighting and favored the latter for eyestrain. Martin Reits, 87, of North Point, Pa., still plows on his farm with a 30 year old horse team habitually in service.

Martin Reits North Point

Lois Weber a Pioneering Screen Artist and Educator

A veteran observer recalls Lois Weber, famed author director and artist, detailing her influential works including Hypocrites and Where Are My Children. The piece highlights Weber's belief that cinema should educate and elevate the soul through serious themes, and notes her collaboration with husband Phillips Smalley in Hollywood.

Lois Weber Moving Pictures California The Foundling Miss Weber America Fim Phillie Bmailey Moving Picture Mi. Smakey Hollywood Weber Purple Mountains

Humor Bits From The Day On Ball Game Talk And Debt

A garbled collage of jokes and quips from various papers notes a ball game conference between pitcher and catcher about what to throw next and a debtor who avoids payment. The humor touches on hunting purses and a boastful man whose pride shadows his own happiness.

Birmingham Age-Herald Willis Baltimore Americ

Press humor and political quips from early 20th century papers

A compact roundup of satirical remarks about Colonel Roosevelt, Hughes, and Kaiser era figures from Detroit Free Press, Memphis Commercial Appeal, New York Journal of Commerce, Houston Post, Washington Post, Philadelphia Record, and New York Herald. It notes the tone of press commentary on political figures and travel misdirections.

Roosevelt Detroit Free Press Cooks Memphis Hughes New York Journal of Commerce The Post Houston Post Solid South John M. Parker Washington Post

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