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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
11
A dense fragment of Anaconda city notices lists Christmas sales at Hammersloughs and Crescent Jewelry, local appointments, coal and plumbing ads, nearby visits by residents, soldier notes, and calls for newspaper carriers. It captures trade offers, personal updates, and civilian life during the period.
Private Arthur Mayfield, a colored trooper from Camp Lewis, is the first of his group to muster out. He gained 40 pounds during service and enjoyed army life but laments missing the chance to sail on the big boat and fight Germans. An intimate friend notes Mayfield sharpened his razor and even devised a razor substitute for a bayonet, yet peace armistice arrived before he could test it.
The funeral for Mrs Genevieve Joseph wife of Clem Joseph was held from her cousin J J Rodgers home to St Peter s church for a solemn high mass at 9am Reverend Father Pirnat celebrant Father Tracy deacon and Father Byrne subdeacon Floral offerings testified to the esteem she held The interment was at Mount Carmel cemetery in the family plot Pallbearers were H M Paul F N Sladich Salem Dahood Joseph Castrin John Carleo and J Joseph
Private John Treglown, recently returned and convalescing at Fort Snelling Minnesota after gas injuries in France, arrived in the city yesterday on a 30 day furlough to visit relatives and friends.
Standard Publishing stocks Whitings writing papers for social correspondence in gift boxes. Attractive papers cost no more than ordinary kinds. Includes correspondence cards and Christmas and New Year notes in a wide range of sizes colors and styles.
The Leland hotel known as the famous boarding house will reopen December 17 1918 with a luncheon at 12 noon hosted by Mrs. Butler, the proprietress.
In a letter from France Rev. Jesse Lacklen former Methodist pastor and army chaplain describes writing from a German dugout on the St Mihiel front. He recalls villages wiped out and the doughboys’ longing to go home while praising the soldiers and the homebound spirit driving the war effort.
Joseph McAtee died yesterday afternoon of influenza at 706 West Third Street. He was a year resident, employed as a teamster, and leaves a wife and three children. Born September 13 1892 in Cedar County Missouri, he had a brother J W McAtee in Anaconda. The Rev C F Wolfe will conduct services at 3 p m today at the Tuttle parlor.
Carpenters are called to Carpenters' hall at 8 45 a m on December 17 to attend the funeral of their late brother Sam Burgoess announced by Recording Secretary Thomas Spears.
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