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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
2
A new drying method developed at Columbia University promises to preserve meats and fish indefinitely and then restore freshness with water. The process claims removal of wasteful and connective taste, leaves meat at 100 percent food, and uses vacuum drying at low temperatures to produce cubes or steaks.
Paris reports three shipments of homebound mail from the American army totaling 8,500,000 letters left France between November 26 and December. The prior week’s mail stood at 0. The surge is linked to a Father’s Day appeal asking fathers to write to their sons. The Stars and Stripes says the letters will reach their destinations before Christmas.
New York reports the hospital ship Comfort with 400 wounded will reach port several days late after seeking Azores shelter from storms. The transport Sierra, with 4,411 troops from England, is due to dock tomorrow morning. An American destroyer Lanedale unit suffered drowning after attempting to rejoin their ship in Havre, according to reports from Tangier.
Special correspondence notes that troops will not all be recalled quickly. Officials say many American forces will remain in Europe for months or years to police defeated regions and support postwar reconstruction, with their numbers and length of stay tied to stabilizing Germany and shaping Russia's future.
Amsterdam dispatch says Berlin officials report Germans praise American troops for behavior and restraint during occupation. Civilians see the Americans as maintaining normal life while troops receive high regard for how they handle street interactions and daily routines.
The Thirty-ninth battalion of American troops moved from Treves by train toward Coblentz in a four hour run. The advance marks the first time U S forces use a railway train to move into recently German-ward territories as German withdrawals continue in orderly fashion. The main army pushed toward Ullmer and reached Geldsdorf, Mayne, Kloong and Lehwarden as villagers reportedly avoided conflict and no troops were planned for Coblenz.
A New York relief drive for the Near East was announced with a week of activity starting January 12. Alexander J. Hemphill, Guaranty Trust Company board chairman, will chair the committee and compare the Near East need to Belgium in urgency. A joint Polish and Jewish commission plans to travel to Poland to verify pogrom reports, led by John F. Shulsk of Chicago, aiming to sail within ten days.
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and bronchial ailments, claiming millions have trusted it since 1869. The copy touts relief for constipation with Ring’s New Lite Filia and promises liver digestion improvements and clearer skin.
Fragmentary OCR shows trains labeled Ky Anagonde with arrival at 9:40 and 5:00, lines mentioning Butte and Ae, plus scattered numbers. Reads as timetable notes with origins, arrivals, and platform figures, though many tokens are garbled.
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