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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1915
Page
4
The document lists postage, subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, and distribution outlets for the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana. It includes mail and carrier pricing, foreign advertising by Furnam J Morton Co, and various newsstand and news agency locations across multiple cities.
Montana legislature, two weeks old, has introduced several constitutional amendments to be submitted to voters in 1916. Prohibition amendments aim to take effect July 1, 1917, with debate over earlier dates. Other proposals cover city indebtedness, personal property tax exemption, four-year county terms, and state county boards of equalization. Some amendments may be combined or withdrawn to advance passage.
Republicans move to investigate all state offices and commissions to determine where payrolls can be trimmed. The push follows criticism of lavish legislative hiring and a call to discontinue unnecessary commissions and temporary staff. The governor urges economy in appropriations and staffing as the session proceeds.
Montana officials toured the Montana Power company hydroelectric facilities at Great Falls to gauge water power development. The piece argues public investment and fair treatment of capital will unlock the state’s resources, while railing at Republican opposition to a revived merchant marine and noting party platforms favoring ships and foreign trade.
The article notes a surge in automobile demand in 1912 with widespread uptake, production by early spring, and a projected investment of billions. It highlights increased use for commercial transport, rising consumer interest for pleasure cars, and calls for U S manufacturing expansion to support wartime needs and postwar opportunity.
The legislature across parties calls for economy without sacrificing efficiency. A suffrage committee works to extend rights to women beyond voting, potentially enabling women to hold offices and fulfill duties like paying road and poll taxes and serving on juries. Support cites a coming Helena women’s convention to accelerate these changes.
A playful list of American town names gathered from disparate war news sources. The piece notes places like Oshkosh Tuskeegee Kalamazoo Swannanoa Philadelphia Indianapolis and Cincinnati as recognizable yet presented in a humorous, Dutch-tinged phrasing.
A collage of humorous quotes from various papers features witticisms on antiquities sales militarism marriage and politics. Jests range from a buyer selling commencements to a definition of an escalator and a gag about a candidate relying on brains rather than brawn.
An article describes a automated free lunch system where cheese and crackers are assembled under a glass cylinder by machinery. It contrasts the lifelike service of a human bartender with the impersonal efficiency of machines, noting imagined revolutions in food service and the loss of personal interaction.
A 1915 McClure News Service piece describes a clever housewife who stops giving generic gifts to relatives. Money saved buys practical improvements for the home while family members donate room specific presents. Each birthday or occasion spurs targeted upgrades and a garden hedge planted for grandfather.
In a lively chat between the Manicure Lady and the Head Barber the two discuss stomach troubles and family history. The barber laments his ongoing stomach issues while the woman teases him with jokes and mentions a humorous poem about a father and his stomach.
A fragmented local note mocks loud singing and old fashioned women, contrasting a mother sending a girl to singing lessons with paying for fire insurance, while humorously commenting on love and appearances amid garbled phrases and stray reflections.
A garbled collage of clippings notes varied reactions in several papers. References include Medilla McCormick, Governor Willis of Ohio, Colonel Roosevelt, Governor Hiram Johnson, and General Villa. Describes calls for clergy relief and mounting political commentary.
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