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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
9
An old advertisement promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood tonic that cleanses impurities causing catarrh. It claims relief from throat drip, hawking, and bad breath, and offers free expert medical advice from the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
Butte plans a patriotic dance at $1 per ticket to fund war thrift stamps each worth 25 cents. Campaign led by Ben KE Calkins and Charles Henderson with Mrs I H Bradlee in charge. Booths open at multiple locations in town. Three week effort seeks to exceed quota and offers a Helena state fair trip as prize for top sellers.
The Butte chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for 10 knitters and asks all to speed up. Yarn is available at headquarters to meet a goal of 1 000 pairs of socks for August, with refugee garments due by August 27. Sewing rooms operate 10 am to 4 pm under capable supervisors.
The report describes English traveling community kitchens aboard electric tram cars serving cheap meals to workers, with central kitchens and depots in Halifax. Meals priced at a few cents, serving up to 6,000 portions weekly, and the concept inspiring American canning efforts to teach preservation. Also noted is a federal fine on Jay Davidson for liquor conspiracy and Portland as a destination in illicit shipments.
Citizens report confusion as men in service abroad face unclear processes to vote. County Clerk: guidance and forms are being prepared, with a potential plan to allow use of absentee ballots. About 150 Butte voters in training camps reportedly have not received ballots yet.
The well known Butte woman Valencia Ezekiels died suddenly at the family home 655 West Granite Street. Her body will be sent to Salt Lake for burial accompanied by Mark Ezekiels and three daughters Jeannette Ezekiels, John L. Marshall of Highland Park, Til, and Mrs. Charles Clark of Montgomery. Also births announced include a son to L V Moran, Aug 10. a son to A W Dry. a son to James J Gleason. a son to William Taylor. a daughter to Henry Murphy. a daughter to V Schousberg. and a son to William Rosenfeld. General news from Wash Aug 18 notes no important developments from the American Expeditionary Forces sectors. Theodore Roosevelt II was received by Premier Clemenceau in Paris amid recovery from wounds.
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