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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
6
An OCR filled note lists subscription rates and offices for the Sunday Standard, including address lines in Anaconda and New York. It mentions mail delivery, annual and monthly terms, and various agencies and press associations, though many fragments are garbled and stray names appear.
A long survey discusses humanitarian policy in Chicago showing winter employment for 6.5 thousand workers and parallels to mining towns keeping mines running. It notes population growth trends in southern cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and Dallas and previews Cleveland's conciliation court proving popular by resolving small debt disputes without lawyers. The piece critiques initiative measures and emphasizes leadership and the perils of overburdened direct democracy while reflecting on the 1914-15 era and New Year forecasts.
A proposed Montana law adapts North Dakota’s system allowing absent electors to request an absentee ballot up to 20 days before election. The ballot, returned in a stamped envelope to be counted with regular votes, would aid railroad workers and militia members like those in Butte who missed votes while in service.
Oregon residents voice frustration with recent laws and urge repeal of many new statutes. Citizens argue the legislature overstepped, planning to roll back several measures to curb what they view as excessive state controls.
Across editorials from St Louis Globe Democrat to New York World and Washington Post, leaders question national readiness for nationwide prohibition. Commentators discuss Wilsons stance, naval neutrality, and political figures shaping policy amid wartime mood.
Housewifes economy scene describes using oranges in desserts and cakes. Recipes include Orange Charlotte with gelatin and orange rind, orange cake with egg yolks or whites, and orange cream with rind pulp and eggs. Notes on using juice and zest for flavor and economical egg use.
The Manicure Lady debates learning and aging with the Head Barber and others, arguing a desire to live five centuries to gain wisdom. They discuss happiness, progress, and the value of knowledge versus simple living, with barbs about brains, customers, and a playful feud over intellectual pretensions.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note describes a man paying four dollars for a shirt to make a visible statement, illustrating a bold purchase mentality and social signaling.
A humorous survey of home life and fashion quips notes changing skirts widen appeal for women to go out without handbags and discusses corsets stockings and dresses. It lampoons husbands wives and social norms with playful barbs about domestic roles and aging, ending with a quip on strapped pants trend.
A collage of gossip and lines from early 20th century stage life. Bits about a economi cal actress negotiating a sketch, a melodrama miscue ending, a pained actor and a mule headed patient, plus a comic passenger coach exchange about window space and bridge damage in Cincinnati.
A new invention enables railroad crossing gates to adjust automatically as they are raised and lowered, promising smoother operation and improved safety at crossings.
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