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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and provides various mailbox and mailing details. It references foreign publications, sales sections, and distribution areas including Montana towns and notable addresses, with editorial and advertising notes for a broad regional readership.
July Fourth observance highlights civilians and service members from Caney and local cities. Wounded and decorated troops are named alongside parade plans, patriotic displays, and community ceremonies. The piece reflects pride in veterans and the role of local towns in supporting national duty.
Seattle women form a movement to protect American prisoners in Germany and urge a generation long boycott of German goods. The pledge condemns cruel treatment of prisoners and cites Lusitania and Llandovery Castle as motives, praising Red Cross nurses and Catholic sisters aiding the wounded on the front.
A New York study finds women may work as street car conductors but the system limits and supervises issues. About 500 already serve with plans for 1000, under strict measures as motormen and police monitor rowdyism. Uniforms include breeches and spiral puttees, a fashion show mood curbed by discipline.
A long, fragmentary column blends anti Prussian rhetoric with wartime editorial notes. It rails at German rulers, discusses political petitions in Silver Bow, mocks public behavior, and weaves in opinions on Ford, naval warfare, aging leaders, and social roles amid war. The text shifts between denunciation and satirical observations without a single clear event.
In England a million and a half women work in munition factories. Daughters of ministers and professionals, they live side by side in factory towns, sharing dining and recreation rooms. The exchange between classes widens outlook and speech, promising social fusion amid wartime strain and reconstruction.
A 1918 column by Prances Marshall urges modernizing kitchen gear to support wartime households. It covers teakettles, corn graters, fruit knives, jelly training devices, waxed paper, and aluminum gadgets as time saving aids, noting durable equipment boosts efficiency during marriage and household tasks amid shortages. The piece cites improved tools like a cold-handie fry pan and an eggslicer as practical investments for home cooks.
A compilation of editorial excerpts mocks German rumors about Pershing and wartime policies. It notes Emperor Karl’s actions in Austria, Turkish loan failure, and humorous quips about Ford, the Kaiser, and Allied sentiment. The selections reflect wartime opinion from multiple papers including Houston Post Washington Post Indianapolis News and more.
A collection of jokes and witticisms from Washington Star Moose Heart Magazine and Boston Transcript, including quips about life in the past, the cost of living, detectives and burglars, lodge membership, a running joke about Broncho Bob, and a starched joke about senses. It also mentions a front line note about African golf and French soldiers.
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