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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1915
Page
4
Fragmented OCR shows subscription pricing and distribution notes. Mentions Sunday Standard and mail options, with varying yearly and half year terms. Lists several newspapers and newsstand sources in New York and Montana. content appears as a period advertisement or catalog of outlets.
State Senator Annin urges Montana committees to kill bad or doubtful bills and avoid new laws. He warns that many laws were passed due to reluctance to oppose a fellow member and calls for strict scrutiny this session. The piece also notes wartime conditions and a push for confidence and optimism to bolster the economy.
The article extols President Wilson and the Democratic administration for achievements over two years. It highlights tariff revision, a new currency system praised by bankers and financial experts, and argues for continued party control into 1916, noting Wilson did not confirm a candidacy but presented strong reasons to extend his party’s governance.
A historic pattern shows nations calling days of prayer for victory rather than peace. In the United States a president’s proclamation framed a national day of prayer for peace to return, while Britain and other powers prayed for victory. The piece argues that once warring peoples beg for peace amid devastation, peace will come swiftly.
Both parties in Congress and President Wilson agree there is no need for an extra session in spring as appropriation bills will be resolved by March 4. War conditions could trigger a special session earlier if urgent issues arise, but otherwise Congress will meet as scheduled in December.
The London Outlook weighs possibilities of a war era shift, noting Britain’s sacrifices and imperial unity for a free Europe. It argues that among grand visions, only the Jewish nation can claim Palestine as its historic home, dating back nearly two thousand years.
The piece argues that after centuries the Jewish longing for Palestine could be fulfilled by Britain, France, and Russia aligning on a neutral zone, while emphasizing American efforts to deepen ties with South America. It notes Argentina’s $15 million loan bid, won by New York, signaling stronger U S influence and hoped trade gains with Argentina and wider American business access.
The text argues wartime wheat and flour supplies will raise bread prices, harming US households. It notes commissions have failed to curb high prices and urges a more effective solution beyond appointing investigations. It laments the waste of time and funds on reports without price relief.
In Brussels a halfpenny per meal for five people is levied by ministers of Spain and the United States who distribute bread and soup daily to hundreds of poor families. The tax aims to avoid the appearance of pauperism while providing aid.
A family discusses forming a Meeders Club to meet weekly and discuss the works and fame of poet James Russell Lowell. Ma explains the plan to meet at a home, inviting neighbors and noting a public interest in Lowell, though Pa questions attendance and the purpose.
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece explores old fashioned views on love, marriage, and gender roles. It criticizes ongoing efforts to enforce duties while noting friction between mothers and fathers over domestic authority and social expectations amid fashionable trends and workplace shifts.
German Americans and German army reservists face conspiracy charges for manipulating passports as part of a worldwide Department of Justice probe following the execution of German spy Carl Hans Lody. Maurice Deiches, a New York lawyer, was detained in Philadelphia. Snowden Marshall aids the investigation as the Port of New York surveyor, Thomas B. Rush, led the exposé under presidential direction.
A 1915 Frances Marshal guide shows preparing tongue by simmering, peeling, and slicing for cold service or serving with white sauce. It covers boiling, skimming, making gravy, and seasoning with lemon juice Worcestershire and catsup, plus a potato border for presentation.
In a World of Words entry a reader flags the phrase to run the gauntlet as a misprint suggesting gantione or gauntelone. The article explains the punishment involves a naked runner passing through a line of soldiers receiving strikes, tracing origin to Ghent and a Dutch word lope meaning run.
A garbled editorial note railings at political figures and unions across the nation appears to praise or challenge policies. References to Johnson, Roosevelt, Marconi, and Filipino affairs hint at a broader discussion of public conscience, media influence, and national figures in a tense postwar context.
A jumble of clipped quotes and snippets from reader letters appears, noting humor, architecture talk, and political sentiment. It references Boston streets, readers wanting lectures, and a Washington Star remark about voter participation. The piece captures lively, colloquial glimpses of public wit and opinion.
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