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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
6
The 1918 Christmas editorial highlights the day as the supreme international holiday uniting Catholics and Protestants, Democrats and Republicans, the rich and the poor. It urges rejection of bitterness, embracing reverence to God and the creation of a League of Nations through universal goodwill and charity.
The article recalls Montana's early territorial legislature era from Bannack to Helena and Virginia City, noting a long history of alcohol use in sessions. It predicts the Sixteenth Legislature will mark Montana’s first dry assembly, continuing the state's evolving political traditions since statehood in 1889.
The article urges rigid enforcement of Montana's new prohibition law in Silver Bow county and Butte. It argues authorities must apply the law equally, citing public demand for enforcement and the duty of city and county officials to uphold the law without favoritism.
The Joshers' club of Butte has long carried on a holiday aid tradition. Members leave at needy homes essential staples like beef pork flour and potatoes to ease living burdens beyond Christmas Day, earning praise from many in the community.
The article notes a constitutional amendment creating a dry state and describes lawmakers debating a sixty day session. It laments old pioneers and imagines how future generations would react to a territorial assembly operating in a dry atmosphere with new laws and possible heady debates.
A Ottawa meeting led by acting premier Sir Thomas White cites five year Canadian fire losses averaging 17 million annually with last year 20 million and this year potentially 35 million. Statistical data show 50 to 75 percent of losses are preventable and Canada has the highest per capita fire loss. The talk urges action by citizens and government to reduce fire damage.
The article notes forest rangers monitor fire risks and authorities push prevention measures across industries. It states Canada will learn from past disasters and direct energy toward preventing fires.
A satirical piece notes Kaiser Wilhelmเสีย Hohenzollern’s loss of imperial titles while many honors remain. It contrasts quiet Christmas reflections with ongoing European conflict and American wartime industry. It references Bethleham’s temperature, Ebert’s stockings, and German theater of war as context.
A historical note contrasts a former emperor delivering a Christmas sermon with Satan quotes, highlighting dramatic rhetoric and a clash of infernal and sacred motifs in a period article.
A holiday note says France and Belgium will hear Christmas music without shells this year. The scene shifts to a dinner where Count von Bentinck and a guest share eggnog, tasting wormwood and gall, signaling a rare calm amid conflict.
The passage blends domestic holiday sentiment with stark commentary on foreign policy. It contrasts General Villa and Germany with a barroom joke about spirit and resolve, noting anxieties in London and in German statecraft. It also references a German newspaper’s skeptical view on a man struck on the cheek.
The poem speaks of subtle, nature based influences on the mind and heart. Small mercies and kind deeds act as ministry when the heart is overwrought, surpassing school instruction in soothing power. It honors memories words fragrances smiles tears hands and the verse of God.
Two Cockneys joke about a Dublin butcher and his window notice claiming cuts to suit all purses. They ask for a cut for an empty purse. The butcher replies with a cold shoulder, causing them to depart.
A family of Italian peasants kneels in a ruined village street praying for the safe return of loved ones. The scenes of sorrow are fading as Italy is now free from hereditary foes.
A 1918 column reflects on Christmas traditions amid wartime Britain and America. The piece argues Santa Claus should not be snubbed for Teutonic origins and notes the Christmas tree’s German-rooted customs have become Americanized. It contrasts French greetings and German origins with American practice, urging preservation of cherished customs alongside fuel and forest conservation concerns.
A collection of light jokes and quips from editorials and comic sections. The items feature playful exchanges about Santa Claus politics and public life featuring figures such as Senator Sorghum and general humor about domestic scenes and oratory.
The Charleston News notes Taft advising Teddy to join the league of nations bandwagon while Teddy insists on driving the team. The Houston Post attacks Republicans for government extravagance profiteering and influenza impacts, with the piece reflecting party critique.
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