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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows subscription prices and distribution notes. Mentions annual and monthly rates, mail copies, and newsstand sales in Montana and Anaconda with references to Park Row offices and delivery terms. Newsstand and street sales details appear amid errors and unclear names.
Montana Democrats celebrate November wins by hosting a banquet in Helena on Saturday January 2. The event honors Democratic lawmakers for the Fourteenth legislative session and will invite active party workers from across the state. The gathering could shape upcoming party policy as state leaders tout strong records and a popular national administration.
The piece argues that strict wartime censorship in Britain, while aimed at preventing enemy advantage, leads to garbled reports and slow enlistment. It contrasts British suppression with American news and contends censorship keeps Britons ignorant of the war’s scale and urgency, delaying national mobilization.
Correspondents in Washington report President Wilson faces a tough fight to pass the ship purchase bill this session. Senate commerce committee favors the measure by six to one, with funding from Panama bonds to buy sites for a U S shipping line. The plan requires majority private subscription and sets ten million dollars for working capital, shaping a broader public debate on war and peace.
The account alleges Mr Snyder profited from strike activity with daily wages and takeoffs, claiming $100 daily for promoting strikes and paying assistants. It describes hiring costs and a later murder tied to a gang dispute in the offense area, with Snyder and his chief linked to furriers amidst ongoing labor unrest.
A 1914 guide explaining practical potato cooking to stretch scarce food funds. It covers washing skins, baking mealy potatoes with steam vents, mashing and creaming methods, scalloped and creamed varieties, using leftovers for potato patties, and finishing touches with butter, milk, and parsley. It emphasizes quality produce and simple, economical preparations suitable for housewives during wartime.
A Raleigh era bulletin reports Governor Blease plans to pardon the remaining 163 convicts in the state, with whispers of private circles backing clemency. The piece notes political maneuvering and concerns over public safety amid the proposed mercy wave.
A fragmentary reader’s note recounts stories told by Miss Maria Thompson of Daviess in a rural humor vein. Vignettes feature soldiers, court scenes, parade antics, and social mischief with a cast of named locals and quirky regional dialogue, illustrating late 19th or early 20th century comic storytelling about race, courtship, and everyday folly.
A collage of notes reports strong spider webs in Java require knife cuts, ostrich lifespans, large walnut shipments to the United States, and a new drafting device. Mentions of incandescent lamps, tungsten filaments, nitrogen filling, and a new aluminum alloy Ormiston hint at tech and materials progress, with scattered figures and vague estimates throughout.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and witticisms from various papers. Lines joke about doctors bills escalators and punch etiquette, with quips from Baltimore American Washington Star Boston Transcript Chicago and Punch. The fragments hint at lighthearted social observations and playful banter about everyday life and letters.
A wry column critiques marital finance norms, women’s fashion, and wage debates. It lampoons old customs, notes rising dress trends and basement underwear ads, and mocks attitudes toward women workers and social campaigns. The piece closes with a satirical jab about a woman wearing a feathered headpiece to a civilizing meeting.
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