Anaconda Standard Publishing Company Notice
Black lettered masthead announces publishers and offices for The Anaconda Standard with address lines in Anaconda Montana and a Butte branch at North Main Street. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, and notes foreign advertising representative William J. Morton Co. with mailing and sales locations across North America and major cities.
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Americans learn mechanical skill but resist discipline in France
An August 30 1917 Brooklyn Eagle report from a staff correspondent describes American troops in France excelling at manual dexterity and mechanical tasks while struggling with military discipline. French and British officers note Americans adapt quickly to complex warfare but resist the rigid obedience central to soldiering, a trait contrasted with colonial and Australian forces known for tougher discipline. The piece highlights the challenge for American officers to balance democratic tendencies with required regimen as the new army develops.
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France
Brooklyn Eagle
Hoover urges restraint in meat consumption for health
Mr Hoover’s qualification for food inspector stresses common sense. He advises hotel and restaurant men to avoid promoting meat intake. Educating consumers on cheaper substitutes promotes eating less meat. He cites French and Italian habits of using vegetables and fruits, praising variety. The New York Sun notes the New York Rotary Club called out Mr Hoover.
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Mr. Hoover
New York Sun
New York Rotary Club
Hoover
Hoover official reply cautions against reducing meat items to three
The official representative advises against a fixed three item limit in meals, arguing menu choices should reflect market state and nutritional needs. He notes England found a three course meal increases staple consumption and emphasizes promoting vegetables and fruits, with a special vegetable course as a French dining advantage.
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Hoover
England
Wartime rhetoric and sedition fears in city debates
Mayor Mitchel pushes enforcement against sedition amid war as a corrective to alleged Prussian propaganda, while critics warn against curb on free speech. The column links patriotism, sedition laws, and public order with comments on recruitment, allies, and government crackdown.
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Mayor Mitchel
Jeremiah O'Lesry
Mitchel
New York Herald
United States
Mr. Bryan
Uproar Over Minneapolis Convention Sparks Governor Clash
The Minnesota governor denounces anti draft protests and warns sheriffs to prevent meetings. The People’s Council plans a Minneapolis convention, drawing pacifist critics and displeased city leaders who oppose hosting a gathering seen as unpatriotic and disruptive.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
People's Council of America
United States
Burnquist
State Public Safety Commission
People's Council
Arizona's Find Shows Farmers Seek Agricultural Advice
The article notes a shift in farmers from favoring hard work to consulting Arizona's department of agriculture and scientists. It mentions how experts predicted large crops of good quality a few years ago and how farmers now eagerly seek expert guidance.
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Department of Agriculture and
Hstena
Arizona
Leftover Coffee Recipes From a 1917 Cookbook
Handy uses for stale coffee are shared, with recipes for Coffee Blanc Mange Coffee Custard and coffee flavored frosting. The notes caution on metal taste from storage and suggest pouring from the pot and keeping coffee covered until ready to use.
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McClure
Russian heroine Mme Skrydlova amid Bat talion of Death
The article portrays MME SKRYDLOVA as a lieutenant under Mme Kotcharev in the Bat talion of Death, a leading figure in Russian society. She was seriously wounded by a Prussian bullet while aiding in the retreat to steady Russian lines, with a photo publicizing her prominence.
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Mme. Skrydlova
Mme. Kotcharev
Battalion of Death
How to Keep Wet A Hot Weather Diet and Tips
Practical advice on hot weather living from old text. Emphasizes cooling through light meals high in watery fruits and vegetables, lots of water, avoiding alcohol and sweet drinks, and minimal fats. Warns beer as a major cause of heat illness. Recommends light clothing and air exchange, plus a palm leaf fan. Includes unrelated humorous quotes and vignettes.
Mixed Humour and Notes From Various Papers
Humorous clippings mention tobacco spending and fashion, with a Pittsburg Press joke about a bootblack and a lighthearted exchange on change. A Houghton Transcript snippet questions attitudes toward Mr Lasserby, while a Birmingham Age-Herald fragment humorously notes misperceptions about wealth. Uncle Eben remarks on mule driving worldviews.
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Pittsburg Press
Bootblack
Everybody's
Vansy
Horton Transcript
Lasserby
Birmingham
Herata
Uncle Eben
Speeding Driver Cleared as Innocent in New York Case
A New York Herald snippet describes a motorist praised for not being culpable after speeding to high end of legality. Arthur Valent of West One Hundred Twenty-eighth Street claimed the car’s nature caused the quick run. Court fined him, but he argued the blame lay with the vehicle.
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China
Germany
Argentina
Washington Star
Birmingham ‘Age-Herald
Exe
Wye
Boston Transcript
Helen
Mise Giddle
Boston Globerks
New Fork
Huggins
Bixby
Mr. Steerem
New York Herald
Arthur Valent
Twenty-eighth Street
Press Style Spells Out Political Jousting and War Talk
A collage of 1917 era headlines and quips spans political jokes about President, Congressmen, and tax dodges. It cites reactions to public figures including Senator James Hamilton Lewis and reactions to Bernstorff’s diplomacy, plus wartime attitudes on conscription, unified by editorials and cartoonish lines.
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Joe
White House
Joe Tumutty
Boston Transcript
Pope
James Hamilton Lewis
China
America
New York
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Turkey
Springfield Republican
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Boston
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Warleston News and Courier
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