Anaconda Standard Ad Rates and News Stands
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with monthly and annual options and lists foreign advertising representation. It details locations where the Standard is sold outside Montana and provides contact and address notes for inquiries.
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William J. Morton Co
Montana
Standard
New York
Hotaling
Otenthews Co
Fort Firth Street
Detroit
Occidental and
You
Brokane
Sinbeck, Wall and
Riverine
Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
Mont
Time to Economize Urges Fiscal Restraint Across Government
In a December 31, 1914 note, officials urge strict economy as demands for appropriations rise. Public institutions seek funds while counties and cities push for higher taxes. Citizens must cut expenses to the bone and live within income, with officials setting example by minimizing spending and limiting nonessential appropriations.
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Tes
Election Figures Show Wilson Led With Record Vote Totals
Official vote figures show Woodrow Wilson with 116,206, a figure vastly higher than prior presidential tallies. The article notes large gains in numerous states, highlighting Georgia 124,000, Texas 121,000, Ohio 60,000, and Colorado 76,000 margins for Wilson, with Hughes leading in Minnesota and Minols as a Hughes stronghold. It also tracks shifts from 1912 to 1916 across multiple states, emphasizing overall large swings toward Wilson.
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Wilson
Taft
Wile +son
Union
Hughes
Georgia
Texas
Ohio
Colorado
Minols
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Arizona
California
Idaho
Kansas
Michigan
Atbneso
Montama
Ohto
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wiland Hughes
del Minnesota
New Hampshire
Mexico
North Dakota
West
New
Wilton
Minneso
Montana in 1916 Prosperity Year in Review
Montana marks a prosperous 1916 with higher wages in copper centers and steady railroad improvements. Beets expand production in Billings, Missoula, Hamilton, and Deer Lodge while lumber, gold mining, cereals, and root vegetables all hum. Overall, the state shows rapid growth, health, and happiness with workers prospering and communities investing in infrastructure.
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Montana
Billings
Missoula
Hamilton
Deer Lodge
The Toll of Death in 1916 Among Notable Figures
A retrospective list commemorates prominent deaths by month in 1916. It names actors Tommaso Salvini and Ada Behan, jurists Joseph Rucker Lamar and Henry Clay Cook, business leaders James J. Hill and John D. Archbold, writers William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Jack London, and many others across arts, politics, science, and industry.
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Ada Behan
al Ringling
Joseph Rucker Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Grenville M. Dodge
Richard Scannell
Omaha
Victoriano Huerta
Madero
Jeannette L. Gilder
William Barton Hepburn
Henry Clay Cook
Henry James
March
February
Elizabeth
Romania
Carmen Sylva
Jean Mounet Sully
Asa Walker
United States Navy
Manila Bay
Henry Gassaway Davis
Timothy Dwight
Yale
James J. Hill
Northwest
Lord Kitchener
Yuan Shi Kai
China
John Roll McLean
Washington Post
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Glenn Ford McKinney
Jean Webster
Count Helmuth von Moltke
Staf
Edwin Chick Burleigh
Maine
Congress
Hetty Green
Elie Metschnikoff
William Ramsay
James Whitecomb Riley
James P. Clarke
United States
Arkansas
Senate
Francis P. Cooke
Brooklyn
Santiago
Bavaria
Otto
Joseph Beecham
Bart
William Chase
Charles Taze Russell
Russell
Jainal Delle Volpe
Rome
Charles N. Flagg
Henry W. Ranger
Percival Lowell
Marcie
Henry Sienkiewicz
Franz Josef
Austria
Jack London
Louise Parsons
Florence Nightingale
Johns Hopkins University
George White
England
Hiram Maxim
Inex Milholland
St. John the Divine
New
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
George C. Boldt
Waldorf
New York
Philadelphia
Bulgaria Seeks Peace as War Grinds On
A wide range of commentary declares Bulgaria should seek peace soon. Analysts note Bulgaria has avoided heavy fighting, gained territory from Serbia and Romania, and argues continued war offers little advantage. Other items lampoon Helena politics, Prohibition debates, and 1917 outlook with satirical quips about Kilkenny cats and newspapers.
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Bulgaria
Serbia
Rumania
Kilkenny
Helena
Pee
Champ Clark
Widow of the Irish Republican Distinctive Morning Photograph
Mrs. F Sheehy Skellington widow of the Irish editor and poet, shot in Dublin during the rebellion, visits the United States to plead for Irish liberty. She arrived in disguise to escape Irish authorities and plans a lecture campaign after recovery to recount her husband’s murder by Captain Bowen-Colthurst at Portobello Barracks Dublin.
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Underwood & Underwood
New York
F. Sheehy Skellington
Earle
Cautionary Verse On Kissing And Money Loss
A playful cautionary tale warns men about kissing married women and the costly consequences. It humorously notes kisses cost energy or money, yet a rash kiss can lead to arrest, fines, and payer remorse. The speaker advises restraint and prudence to avoid costly romantic escapades.
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Sonny
New York
Elisa
Passing of the Old Year in Anaconda Reflections
A reflective late 19th or early 20th century column from Anaconda blends poems by Robert W. Service with local lore. It recalls January rituals, New Year mood, and community anecdotes about hotels, newspapers, mines, and pioneer journeys. The piece weaves recollections of Anaconda’s early days, notable locals, and regional history through a stream of musings and reminiscences.
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Robert W. Service
One-Cent Postage Debate Faces Congress
Hartford Courant argues that a one-cent postage rate benefits big businesses, not the occasional writer, while suggesting the postal service already operates at a loss and delays would rise if adopted. The piece warns the public to watch the development as lawmakers push through a policy favoring the well off.
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Hartford Courant
Congress
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