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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
4
A festive admonition urges families to seal hidden gifts in bottom drawers and other hiding places until Christmas morning. Do not pry or probe packages or contents, act as though unseen, to preserve surprise and joy in giving.
An editorial note in the Standard explains women may vote once registered. Some readers asked how to register in Silver Bow County where courthouse access was attempted. New registry books are ordered and expected by year’s start, ensuring time to register for the spring election.
The Cincinnati Enquirer remains steadfast in favor of bimetalism and free silver coinage. It condemns the demonetization of silver and the gold standard as causing global moratoriums, mass unemployment in New York, and widespread financial collapse blamed on Wall Street.
The article argues that stringent money conditions prevail everywhere and that the single gold standard, tested in a world crisis, has proven a failure. It emphasizes widespread financial strain and scrutinizes monetary policy amid economic turmoil.
Irish born miner turned Montana pioneer Thomas Cruse built a fortune through the Drum Summon mine and his Thomas Cruse Savings Bank. A devoted Catholic donor, he supported Helena’s cathedral and left a lasting legacy of enterprise prudence and generosity in the state’s early growth. His life remains a model of ambition and public spirit in Montana’s history.
Congress plans a brief Christmas recess and aims for night sessions to pass necessary legislation by March. Pacing will focus on appropriation bills for the army, navy, and rivers and harbors, with conservation, Philippine independence, merchant marine, prohibition, and woman suffrage on the agenda. The president urges conservation and Philippine action, while progress on these measures remains uncertain.
The piece argues that New York and other eastern newspapers oppose William Jennings Bryan regardless of his stance on prohibition. It contends editors plant sharp criticisms and that Bryan hedged on prohibition, aligning his position with the president on the issue.
The article notes Bryan’s evolving stance on prohibition and woman suffrage, shifting from national amendment advocacy to state by state settlement, while aligning with Wilson on state decisions. It highlights Bryan’s long influence in Democratic conventions since 1896 and predicts a partisan battle at the upcoming national convention over these issues.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues Congress should refrain from approving Hobson prohibition or a constitutional women suffrage amendment. It urges leaving voting rights and liquor regulation to states, noting color and former servitude as the sole federal constraints, and praising a House rules committee vote before Christmas recess to clear these issues for Congress.
Ultraviolet rays are used to sterilize Niagara Falls water. Water flows 30 seconds through concrete channels exposed to seven UV lamps per channel in five waterways. The system, a mercury-vapor lamp modification, aims to sterilize 16 to 20 million gallons daily.
In a trimmed dialogue set in a wartime home a weary husband Pa admits moodiness over money worries and bad days at the office. Ma counsels optimism while recalling happier times and a forthcoming hat purchase. The pair contrast optimistic lines with grim economic pressures and a looming war.
The column reflects on social mores and hypocrisy in small town life. It critiques married women seeking protection and daughters challenging norms, notes abrupt homecomings from travel, questions safety slogans amid excessive drinking, and lampoons local pride in industry and romance with outsiders.
Vanderbilt hotel hosts socialites assembling wartime kits with woolen gloves socks underwear mufflers handkerchiefs belts and soap for French troops in trenches. Each kit costs two dollars and includes the donor’s name. The Lafayette fund supports this aid effort for France.
A collection of humorous observations on domestic life and gender roles. It notes changing times, courtship behavior, wives opinions, barber shop gossip, and the idea of women pursuing personal interests, with quips about appearances and aging. The tone mimics a late 19th or early 20th century humor piece focusing on social norms and stereotypes.
A collage of light jokes and witty lines from various papers. The Philadelphia Ledger quips about marriage as a lottery and chance acquaintance, the Kansas City Journal jokes about baldheaded women and glue, and the Washington Star muses on art and time with a touch of irony.
King George V travels widely as the monarch. Dreadnought gray debuts in fashion. China plans 10 million dollars for high power wireless stations. A fern tea claim, Arkansas leads bauxite output, Foolscap watermark origin, US navy searchlight reach, spectroscope use, color matching machine, French knapsacks lighter than 1870, chewing gum for troops, Paris newspaper circulation totals 6 million with major papers listed.
A guide to making a white brocaded silk gift bag with embroidered initials. It details stamping initials on silk, embroidery in silk satin stitch, outlining flowers with gold accents, assembling bag pieces, tops, linings, and pockets. Also suggests embroidered initial motifs for linen and handkerchiefs as Christmas gifts.
A collection of editorial quips and comments from several papers reacting to rising tensions and potential war. Observers mock diplomatic attempts, note public sentiment, and joke about fortifications, ex diplomacy costs, and looming conflict with rulers named King George Albert Kaiser and czar.
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