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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard shows publisher details, postal mark, and office addresses. It lists route branch, North Main street location, and telephones for the business and editorial departments.
The article notes that coal resources along the Pacific coast may surge as coal measures are opened and sold. A government railway to the Matanuska coal fields has reached 152 miles. Some believe these could be the greatest coal mines on earth. The government also surveyed Alaska forests, revealing 59 600 acres for wood pulp.
The piece notes widespread German suffering from WWI while declaring that the six sons of the Kaiser remain unharmed. It claims heavy casualties for others, contrasts German losses with the royal family, and suggests mourning across German households despite the Kaisers’ sons’ safety.
The notice outlines daily and Sunday subscription rates in advance, pricing for four and eight month terms, and a one year mail rate. It lists New York and Chicago offices and a network of newsstand outlets across multiple cities. It directs all business correspondence to Standard Publishing Company.
The piece argues for Secretary Baker to resign due to delays and wasteful red tape in the War Department. It contrasts calls for removal with defense of his competence and predicts President Wilson will decide with wisdom and justice in national interest.
Governor Strong's annual Alaska report notes a 69 percent rise in mineral output from the prior year, led by copper stone and other minerals while gold and silver stayed flat. Total mineral production neared $51 million, with fishing valued at about $27 million and farming expanding to potatoes, wheat, oats, barley, vegetables, and strawberries.
The New York Evening Post lauds President Wilson's war terms as a world changing Magna Charta. It calls for open diplomacy, free seas, abolition of trade barriers, protection of small national rights, disarmament, and a league of nations to enforce public law, with Lloyd George and Wilson leading a high diplomacy. It notes Germany's miscalculations and the shift toward a broader international framework.
The article discusses possible government issued mileage tickets valid on any U S railroad. Travelers could buy books of miles and use them on different lines with seamless transfers between towns. Government would pool payments and reimburse railroads, avoiding losses and easing public travel.
The article argues the German government lost control of its initiative as the world calls for peace rooted in justice. It asserts Germany bears responsibility for ongoing bloodshed and faces a future judged by posterity for crimes against humanity and disregard of right.
A quip urges shoppers to buy thrift stamps and seize savings when funds are available, highlighting prudent money management and timing as key to building savings.
In Chicago a play titled A Winter's Tale draws ire for its blunt realism and audiences fear a sequel. Washington winter routines resemble a string of investigations prompting public attention and political friction.
The text condemns the Kaiser’s assertion of divine guidance as a moral outrage beyond the horrors of war, asserting it assaults human intellect and rouses strong public indignation.
The remark notes that besides munition plants the German propaganda characteristic suggests several pipe factories are operating at full capacity. It implies a broader industrial mobilization beyond weapons production.
In a candid remark, Mr. Bryan acknowledges that universal peace in theory differs from universal peace in practice, highlighting the practical challenges behind idealism.
Despite severe weather, Huns in Northern Italy report unfavorable conditions for ice cutting. The harsh climate hampers operations and delays routine work.
Reporters doubt participants can claim a pleasant time at Brest-Litovsk talks. Camp Lewis photographs show soldiers not engaging in wild revelry nor hunger strikes, suggesting calm conditions despite rumors and tension surrounding the event.
Amid mounting skepticism, critics doubt Nicholas Lenine can embody a peaceful leadership role. The debate centers on his actions and temperament, challenging perceptions of his suitability for a diplomatic path ahead.
Readers note a blunt view of war profits and congressional tolerance for presidential visits. The piece also jabs at Turkish emigration patterns toward Mecca versus New York and the phrase about glass houses criticizing opposition to the prohibition amendment.
A 74 year old Brooklyn man marries a Brooklyn widow in a quiet ceremony described as a family gathering. The couple's wedding follows a series of small social events within the borough.
The text references the age of consent act, a large donation of 5.95 million dollars to the Rockefeller Foundation, and broad war impact on the country. It notes shifting crop interests from Delaware peaches to Washington plums and laments the fool killer neglecting his duties, while suggesting the Kaiser might be awakened by the war.
The piece argues meatless and wheatless meals were praised as patriotic for aiding the war, saving resources for allies and the army. It questions whether housewives recognize their own gains, notes meat reserves and spared wheat, and warns of price rises if economies falter, all amid wartime shortages.
The New York Sun notes cotton stalks, once burned as waste, can be pulped into paper and guncotton fiber. Greenwood Mississippi builds a plant to process stalks into pulp, cutting disposal costs while enabling nitration tolerant fibers and products like artificial silk and acetone.
Exclusive photo from the New York Herald Service reports the Squad Sisters group will support the Seventh regiment now the 107th infantry at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg South Carolina. Each sister will oversee a squad of eight men and mail tobacco cigarettes and candy to the soldiers. The plan envisions expansion across the United States attracting hundreds of volunteers and thousands of beneficiaries.
A collage of newspaper quotes critiques wartime policy thrift stamps and political figures. Terse opinions touch on Kaiser worship German defeats Roosevelt draft law celebration of war bonds and Jeannette Rankin’s stance amid calls to support Ireland.
Two members discuss finishing Borum's book last night. One claims he stayed in his chair until four in the morning, not because of the book but because he merely woke at that hour. The other comments on the oddity of the timing.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges. A couple share a mistletoe kiss while a soldier boasts height limits, and two friends recall early religious training. One man bets another he cannot recite the Lord’s Prayer straight through, then pays after misquoting a different prayer.
A compilation of humor snippets from multiple papers including Washington Star Boston Transcript London Opinion and Exchang. The jokes cover daily life topics from horses and feeding to marriage cooking schools and conversations with witty punchlines. The pieces reflect light social satire and sharp one liners of the era.
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