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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1916

Page

6

Anaconda Standard Advertising Directory Page

Anaconda Standard lists publishing and advertising details with rates for daily and Sunday carriage by carrier or mail. Addresses and agent locations span New York Chicago Detroit Denver and West Coast cities, with subscription prices and mailing options for North America.

Miriam J. Morton Co New York Fifth Avenue Chicago—Tribune North America Montana Hotaline Broadway Chicago Congress Pal—N. St Marie Titte Street Detroit Metropolitan News Co Woodward and Michigan Rochester Portland O'Mara Fifth and Wash Tacome Trego News Co Eattie Whitney Beattie—Acme News Co Occidental Yesler Enth Geandard ‘Publishing Company Ont

Joy and faith amid war and greed at Christmas

A Christmas message urges readers not to lose faith in Christ amid world conflicts and economic greed. It asserts the millennium will come, peace will be restored, and joy will dwell in the world when people follow Christ's teachings. The speaker remains hopeful that Christ will win the world.

Europe America Christ

Hard on Bachelors in Virginia Prohibition Law

Virginia bachelors rush to marry as a prohibition rule limits home liquor. The law allows one quart monthly to be kept at home for friends, but officials say bachelors lack homes, effectively cutting off that allowance.

Virginia

Women Take Seats in Montana Legislature For First Time

Two women, Maggie Smith Hathaway of Ravalli County Democrat and Emma Ingalls of Flathead County Republican, are elected to Montana's upcoming legislature. Both promise to focus on state welfare and oppose each other in polls, signaling shifting representation in the region.

Congress Montana Maggie Smith Hathaway Ravalli County Emma Ingalls Flathead’ County Lander Furniture and Carpet Company Butte

Women to Lead Reforms in Legislature, Many Proposed

The speaker praises women as progressive and conscientious and уверен they will be valuable legislators. He cites long needed reforms in legislative service that have stalled but may be pushed through with women members at the helm.

Peace on earth and good will to men this Christmas

A patriotic editorial urges welcoming peace as the best outcome of global conflict. It argues peace will boost U S industry and prosperity, lessen war production, and protect the United States from ruin while urging rulers to pursue restoration of peace and goodwill.

United States Europe Wilson

Local merchants praised for patient service and steady trade

The piece extols local merchants for efficient service and steady trade amid a challenging period. It notes customers’ patience, the merchants’ persistence, and the community’s favorable reception of reliable retail service and quality goods.

Joffre Retirement After War End Discussed

The article contemplates a future explanation of General Joffre's removal as France’s commander in chief. It recalls his early hero status after the Marne and notes a sudden replacement with little public explanation, while questioning whether any popular demand or serious error prompted the shift.

Joure Joffre Entente Becavion Marne

Joffre’s Retirement Rumors Stir French Silence

The article notes no press outcry or protest in France despite Joffre’s likely retirement at sixty five after two and a half busy years. It suggests possible government fatigue with his strategy, strict censorship, and a shift toward a more vigorous offensive may explain the leadership change. It closes with holiday moral reflections urging goodwill and mutual aid.

France Joffre Oevenge

Delinquent Debtor Praised for Clever Collections

A representative visits a delinquent dealer to demand payment but is told the firm’s collection letters are so effective the debtor has copied them to use against his own debtors. He boasts of collecting old accounts and hints at more to come, while mentioning a new series. Lord Charles Beresford’s anecdote follows about a night at an Oxford-area country inn.

Antgermarufaciurim Charles Beresford Oxford Sis Sis Goin’ To Be Married? Accepted Sultor Willie Jimmie Tescar

Lord and water boy tale and copy editor woes

A humorous local piece recounts a craftsman miscue and a lordly water boy incident. It contrasts a reporter’s struggle with avoiding repetition and a cat parcel post tale ending with a grim crate scene. A shoemaker jokes that thick soles will wear away objections.

Charles Pisa

Housewife's Economy by Frances Marshall in 1916

A 1916 advice column urges women to prepare for the next year's needs by repairing winter garments and accessories, mending shoes and hats, and restocking linens. It stresses timely upkeep, thrift, and planning, noting January February as ideal times to buy bed linens and to inventory and replace worn items.

Christman McClure

How to Keep Well ay DR W A EVANS Chicago

Shoppers and sales persons face long hours in retail, with high speed work and fatigue from poor air and constant activity. Night and noon shifts, lack of sunshine, and frequent exertion drain energy. Adequate rest after fatigue is essential to recover.

A Evans Chicago Chicago Tribune

Why Fate Holds Me To Ridiculous Rhymes

An ironic verse by Rayl Hoppman laments being cursed to write verse instead of laboring as a mason or clerk. The author imagines a swap to useful work and laments the grind of turning out jingles for editors and wastebasket fodder. The piece ends by noting the writer’s wearying chain of rhymes.

Tom Mercy Rayl Hoppman

Humor Fragments and Daily Lighthearted Snippets

A collage of humorous exchanges and jokes from the era sketches ordinary life. Quick quips about dogs, engagements, telegraphs, and cafe chatter illustrate playful social banter, newspaper humor, and domestic wit across multiple brief scenes.

Prohibition, War, and 1920 Prospects in Press Snippets

A collage of 1919- era editorials and wires from New York Telegraph Philadelphia Evening Ledger Indianapolis News and others, commenting on prohibition votes, Bryan and Lloyd George war stance, Hughes as ABA president, cost of living, and political machinations ahead of 1920. It cites mixed sentiment toward prohibition and anticipates shifts in policy and leadership.

Bryan New York Telegraph New York Telegram Lloyd George Indianapolis Philadelphia Evening Ledger Memphis White House Charles E. Hughes American Bar Association Louisville Courier-Journal

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