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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
9
Butte marked Thanksgiving 1916 with brisk prosperity and a bird shortage. Prices stayed under 36 cents as stores sold out of turkeys by Wednesday. chickens and ducks filled gaps. Cooks served prison dinners and hundreds dined privately. Rail and street activity spiked while weather stayed mild. butteians enjoyed theater and church events amid a celebratory but hungry day.
John B. Ritson, a long-time Butte mining veteran, died at his homestead near Harlowton after a pneumonia attack. Survived by wife Mia, daughters Margaret and others, and two sons Fred and Joe. lived 28 years in Butte, 20 in mines, moved to homestead three years ago to prove up.
Explorer lecture outlines US South American trade relations in Butte Auditorium as part of the Young Men’s Association entertainment course. A large slide presentation will accompany the talk to illustrate the topic.
A fragmented 1918 wartime note suggests Thanksgiving arrives without Easter timing. The item mentions price increases of about 1 percent and cites C Oppenheimer of Chicago discussing hemp price controls under Japanese influence, noting hemp’s primary use in braids for data cables.
A 20 percent rise in prices for food and drink will go into effect in Los Angeles eating houses within a week. The increase follows an agreement reached last night by the Los Angeles Restaurant Men's Protective association, which represents 941 establishments.
A homemaking piece explains turning mending into pleasant, organized work. The author describes sorting repairs into small groups, packing necessities in a portable bag, and performing tasks during relaxed moments. Mending becomes an enjoyable, social, and efficient domestic routine.
A crowded First Presbyterian Church in Butte hosted a singular Thanksgiving service praising Montana's dry victory and the $200,000 YMCA campaign. Speakers cited national blessings, Lincoln era ideals, and 1920 hopes for prohibition, prosperity, and moral progress, with broad community applause at moments of praise. The event highlighted local leaders and donors, including Mrs. Daly and Eugene Carroll, among others, as it framed gratitude within a nation poised for reform and service.
A fragment warns that aging brings body wear and kidney weakness, with Bright's disease highlighted as a severe risk. The text reads like a mid century health note on aging and kidney disease.
Mrs. Michel Trevethen of 705 North Montana Street Butte Montana describes years of severe kidney trouble with back and hip pains failing strength and weight. After using Deans Kidney Pills her condition improved significantly and she regained stamina.
Federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in Chicago summoned East St. Louis Mayor Mollman Police Chief Payne and Commissioner Schein to explain failure to enforce the Sunday closing law. He warned he would act if officials do not enforce the state law and pressed them on their church membership before promising to enforce or leave.
Amsterdam via London reports the German emperor reached Vienna Saturday forenoon but left in the evening due to a cold. His physicians urged he abandon any attendance at Emperor Francis Joseph's funeral, preventing participation in the ceremony.
Martinus T. Styne, president of the Orange Free State, died suddenly today while addressing no congress. The announcement came via London dispatch reported by Soemfontine, Union of South Africa, on Nov 2.
The article praises a severely plain frock suitable for everyday wear and details a two material mix. It notes the fashion trend of combining fabrics and suggests making the design from lightweight woollens in complementary tones or patterns.
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