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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
11
A collage of early 20th century small ads and notices from The Crescent highlights shopping for diamonds from 25 to 1000 dollars, job wish ads for housework and waitresses, travel to California, coal sales, household needs, and local events. It notes influenza illness, skating rink mud, and multiple residents' travels and illnesses, with local business promotions for pianos and phonographs at Orton Bros and Schlapps.
City board of health passed a December 5 1918 resolution banning dances in dance halls limiting saloon capacity to six patrons prohibiting minors from pool and billiards forbidding public influenza or pneumonia funeral services at residences or undertakers and restricting funeral attendance and procession size. It also imposes antiseptic wrapping and requires limited attendance. A separate routine measure sets county patient care at 2.25 per day at isolation hospital facilities.
The hospital fills to capacity with plans to add extra cots and beds if needed. Physicians deem it a model sanitarium with care under matron Mrs Harry Edwards. Mayor Hasley oversees floating plant, to be placed under courthouse fire department jurisdiction. Board members included Dr J M Bligh Aldermen Grimshaw Mar chion and Fred Davidson. The hospital bears the founder and designer’s tribute name Dre Sligh hospital.
Mrs L J Oullette died last night at her parents home 908 East Park avenue after influenza led to pneumonia. Born in Melbourne Australia 25 years ago she came to the city in 1910 with her parents. She was wife of L J Oullette an employee in the Standard composing room. She leaves three children Treasa Imelda 6 Liver Joseph 3 and Warren Francis 15 months along with four brothers and two sisters.
A fragmented list of individuals and places appears, including F. McDonaldButte J C Johnstone Georgetown W E Ketcham Seattle Defend Minneapolis and Mrs JC Tor kelson Salt Lake C A Martin Falls R Abraham Denver rvin Great Falls Karl A May Fred W Gillis Great Falls Peter Rowan Hele.
In Minneapolis and St Paul, hundreds of Tri State Telephone and Telegraph workers and Northwestern Bell operators and electricians voted to resume work tomorrow after a strike for higher wages. The group settled for a temporary 28 percent increase after demanding 40 percent while the railroad commission weighs rate increases that could trigger further raises.
At the Princess Theatr e in New York the new hit Oh, My Dear! drew a crowd and a warm reception. Miss Sawyer starred as Betty, delivering a capital performance that won audience affection despite a quiet entry.
At a board of education meeting the city superintendent was tasked with devising a plan to recover pupil work missed during school closures. The board also voted to stay open through Christmas, closing only on Christmas and New Year’s days, and to use the Smith-Hughes law to offer night courses for trades workers. Payroll and routine business were handled.
Camp Lewis Washington reports nine soldiers from the western United States, veterans of battle, are en route from Camp Rory Va to Camp Lewis. Discharge plans for Guards are noted, with many expected to be released for hospital and convalescent care. The group may have been wounded in action and will be discharged next week, with a special review by Major General Itten(?) scheduled.
“For All Humanity” and other Red Cross pictures will be shown at the Margaret theater Saturday afternoon and evening. T. P. Stewart will discuss Red Cross work. Miss Mabel Lewis will provide music and ushers with Red Cross trimmings. Children admitted free if accompanied by parents at the matinee.
King Ferdinand of Romania awarded the Military Order of Michael the Brave to General John J. Pershing. The king praised the United States troops for their gallant part in the victory of right and justice and expressed admiration and friendship.
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