Anaconda Standard Advertising and Subscription Rates
The Anaconda Standard publishing company lists advertising rates and subscription details. It outlines domestic and North American rates, includes mail options, and notes offices and agents in New York Chicago St Paul Detroit Rochester and other cities. It also provides contact addresses in Butte and Anaconda Montana for Standard Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Publishing Company Publishers and Proprietors
Iat
Anaconas Anaconda
Mont Butte
North Main Street
Tophones
Weainens
Raitorial
J. Morton
Re. Matt
North America
Fem
Montana
THE
Portland
Rewman
O'Mars
Taroma—Treen News Co
Reattie Whitney Newpence
Ragttle
Acme News Co
Occidental
Venlo Way
Ehokane
R. Stubeck
Wall and Riverete
Atusinaas Vettore
Rtandart
Prelisiting Company
Soaconda
Mont
Christmas Shopping In Hard Times Notes Urgency
Monday December 17 1917 urges early Christmas shopping to avoid crowds later in the week. Stores are busy and streets crowded as Americans plan gifts while supporting the Red Cross and charity drives, balancing austerity with holiday giving.
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Red Cross
Shriners Raise Record Red Cross Flour Sack Gift
The Bagdal temple Shriners in Butte exceed all others by bidding the highest for the Red Cross flour sack, totaling $7,170.56, far surpassing the Algeria temple of Helena’s $4,100. Butte pride grows as the gift set a regional record, likely to stand strong as the journey travels to Eastern elites.
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Bagdal Temple
Weir
Red Cross
Butte
Vicinity
Algeria
Temdple
Helena
East
Germans unlikely to break through on western front
The article notes German reinforcements from the Russian front and recalls past advances into Belgium France Russia Serbia Romania and Italy. It argues that despite massed troops on the western front the allied line will hold, even with added Russian reinforcements.
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France
Belgium
Serbia
Rumania
Italy
German War Department
Germans plan new western front offensive amid tense air war
A fragment notes Teia’s claim Germany must outmatch Allies in artillery and air power and fears a major western front push. It mentions censorship allowing dispatches about an impending offensive, possibly to cover a retreat, with reference to Verdun and the Marne.
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Lengt
Teia
Marne
Verdun
Berlin
The Canadian Election Decisions on Conscription War Policy
Canada holds a pivotal election amid war as Premier Borden and his unionist government push conscription while Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the opposition favor voluntary enlistment. Both sides vow loyalty to Britain with a referendum demanded before any conscription plan is finally enacted.
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Canada
Dominion
Borden
Wilfrid Lorier
Laurier
United States
England
Laurier Party
Erie
Fair Price Committee Set To Fix Staples Prices
William Lutey, chair man of the merchants' division of the state food administration, appoints a fair price committee to fix weekly prices for leading articles. The panel will publish wholesale and retail quotes, enabling the public to judge profit margins. Members are J. C. Carroll, Charles Gallagher, and T. J. Bennetts, regarded as men of integrity.
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William Lutey
State Food Administration
Fair Price Committee
J. C. Carroll
Charles Gallagher
T. J. Bennetts
Loyalty and Loyalty in Next Fall Elections
The piece argues loyalty as the sole issue in the upcoming US elections. It notes Americans will vote for all House members and one third of Senate members and urges unity and continuation of wartime effort. It emphasizes bipartisan loyalty and condemns politically motivated campaigning.
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United States
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Congress
Loyalty for Congress in National Crisis Urges Coalition
An editorial calls for total loyalty to the government in a national crisis. It urges dissolving party lines, forming a coalition of loyal citizens to defeat every candidate deemed disloyal, and ensuring an American victory regardless of party. It proposes retiring or defeating disloyal incumbents at the upcoming election.
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Congress
Jews Oversubscribe 10 Million War Relief Fund
The announcement notes American Jews exceeded the 10 million dollar goal for relief and welfare in Europe, reflecting their devotion and generosity. It highlights Jewish suffering in Poland Russia Romania and Syria, with two million in urgent need, and cites prior contributions to Red Cross, Liberty Loans, and patriotic efforts.
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America
Europe
United States
Polan
Russia
Rumania
Syria
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Patriotic Associations
War Fever Rising in American Arts And War News
The New York Commercial notes two sides to prejudice that have driven musicians from stages and halted German operas. War fever grows with casualty lists, challenging claims that music is separate from war and signaling potential shifts in peace terms as bloodshed in Europe intensifies.
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New York
Wilson
Germany
Europe
Wartime Diet Guidance From Frances Marshall
Wartime housewifery advice urges readers to substitute cornmeal for white flour and honey for sugar, arguing mild dietary changes conserve scarce resources. It promotes balanced meals, fat usage, and economizing while keeping health for families and those at the front.
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McClure
War era knitting prayer poem titled The War Rosary
A wartime poem describes a woman's knitting as a rosary and her prayers as she weaves gray stitches. She hopes for safe passage for soldiers, longs for loved ones to return, and trusts God to guide them home, honoring Nellie Furst at Westminster.
Short Stories and Witty Tales From Readers
A collage of humorous snippets and anecdotes from various sources. A Florida Times-Union excerpt about a doctor announcing a mind loss, a Cleveland Plain Dealer note on moral education, a tale of a tradesman’s son and a scamper of wit, and a London Tit-Bits quip about wartime occupations.
Colonel House Close to Returning Home After Mission
The article reports Colonel House is ready to return to the United States after completing his mission. It notes he gave only a brief interview and commends his action-oriented approach as an example for allies to follow for the greater cause.
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Cleveland Plain
Isaimo
House
United States
Punchy snippets paint a restless press era
A collage of editorial quips and quotes from various papers critiques inflation notes in salt pork copper coins cabaret taxes and U S military labor. The sample shows a brisk prewar period voice mixing satire with economic and political unease across Albany Providence Louisville Brooklyn and New York outlets.
Humor of the Day from Various Papers
A collage of light snippets from newspapers including Buffalo Express and Moundridge Journal with jokes about aging piano players, marriage ideas, and remarks on the war era. The clippings mention humorous exchanges, literary lines, and witty quips attributed to noted publications.
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Associated
Dispatch
Pru
Frances Marshall
Philadelphia
Solomon
Maryland
Baltimore
State Road
Goa
Phow
Ed Nellie Furst
Jeral Enby
Jerusalem
Allenby
Stoker
Florida Times-Union
London
Spirit of the Press
Albany Journal
Russa
Providence Journal
Louieville
United States of America
Brooklyn
Fhumalo
Wil Benet
Lioyd George
New York Evening Post
Buffalo Express
Harold
Moundridge Journal
Jack
Browning
Boston ‘Transcript
Ril
Dru
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rice & May
Enders
A. C. M. Hardware House
Quartz
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