Anaconda Standard Publishing Co. notices and ads
A catalog of publishing details for The Anaconda Standard, including offices at 119 North Main, subscription rates, foreign advertising contacts, and Montana newsstand distribution listings in New York Chicago St. Paul Detroit San Diego Portland and Seattle partners. It lists postal and business addresses and staff representation for advertising.
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Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda
Ofice
Standard Building
J. Morton Co
New York
Fifth Avenue
Chicago—Tribune
North America
Montana
Hotaling’s
Thirty-eignth
Broadway
Chicago Congress Hotel
St. Paul
St. Marie Cigar and News Co
East Fifth Street
Detroit
Metropolitan News Cos
Woodware
Michigan
Joe—Kemp
San Diego-Child's News Agency
Portland
Bowman
Postoffice Corner
O'Mara
Fifth and Wash
Tacoma
I. W. W. Condemned for Disloyal Activities in 1917
In July 1917 editorials declare the I. W. W. uncooperative as the nation labors for war effort. They allege the group spoils fruit packing in Seattle and threatens to disrupt wheat fields and copper production, calling for severe punishment and loyalty.
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Seattle
United States
Quiet Fourth in Butte Marks a Change in Tradition
Ten years after Butte’s loud Fourth of July celebrations the city now enjoys a safe and sane holiday. The night of the third was peaceful, the Fourth calm and nearly a Sunday pace. Families cut costs using potatoes, rice and onions as cheaper staples as potato prices ease and affordability returns for autumn meals. The shift reflects a broader economic relief and a calmer celebration culture in Butte.
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Butte
Shortage Fears Stoke Winter Food Supply Talk
Fragmented lines discuss possible starchy vegetable access next winter amid doubts on rail fuel supply and train adequacy. The text hints at American tastes for shad and shifting expectations for Araina and tropa divisions, reflecting uncertainty over shortages and transport.
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Araina
War’s Stern Reality Revealed in Butte Mine Tragedy
A Butte mining disaster sparks a sobering reflection on World War I fatalities. The piece compares local sorrow from suffocation deaths to the vast, impersonal war toll abroad, noting that every casualty had a life, a home, and people who mourn. It warns that as battles continue, the loss will hit closer to home and more Americans may die, with many young men marching to the depot never to return.
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Butte
Europe
Can tomatoes top the list of American vegetables
A National Geographic society bulletin cites tomato as the most popular vegetable after potatoes, with annual tomato value at 14 million dollars. The onion, corn, watermelons, cantaloupes, and beans follow, and total non-potato vegetable consumption reaches about 216 million dollars yearly. The piece notes widespread canning growth and traces canning history to Appert, aided by Napolean's funding.
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America
National Geographic Society
Nicholas Appert
Napoleon
Appert
Fourth of July Reflections and World War Odds
Fragmented column notes wartime sentiments and progress from canning origins to modern industry. It references Appert canning pioneers, Dagheart and Underwood, and Teach Winslow. It passes jumbled remarks on Paris girls, Russia, German forces, and Pershing with a mix of humor and critique.
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Sparlanss
Appert
Napoleon Bonaparte
England
Ezra Daghart
United States
William Underwood
Winslow
Portland
Paris
Russia
Strange wartime banter on drinks and diplomacy
The passage parodies military motion and politics as it notes wine and coffee retention, a colonel’s view of Congress, and a quip about the Bear Who Walks Like a Man. It comments on fewer echoes of the Fourth, praise for the Kaiser’s boost to Americanization, and Russia’s prison surge with no plan to hand over taken goods to Austria.
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Congress
United
Russia
Austria
Dishcloth Versus Dishmop Debate Among Households
A housewife argues for dishcloths over dishmops, citing hygiene, cost, and ease of drying. She notes a critic questioning mop cleanliness and favors soap and warm water rinses to sanitize dishes, warning disks of germ breeding in mops. Copyright 1917 McClure Syndicate.
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Ana
Mente
Aoman
Ruth
McClure
Typhoid Lessons From California Water Camp
The California board of health describes a typhoid outbreak at a Contra Costa dam construction camp in fall 1916. Dual water sources, polluted creek water versus mains, caused 52 cases before chlorination on December 12 halted new infections. Lessons emphasize unsafe separate supplies, infection risk from brushing teeth with polluted water, varied incubation periods, chlorine as a fix, and employer responsibility for industrial health safety.
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California Board of Health
Contra Coat
San Panto
Peter
W. A. Evans
Spirit of the Press and Political Quips Across Papers
A collage of clipped quotes comments and headlines from multiple newspapers humorous and pithy. Mentions include Nick Romano Teddy Roosevelt Root with Russians and Congress resisting presidential power plus windproof shirts for sailors and Alfonso seeking the Spain presidency.
Humor of the Day Snippets from jokes and quips across papers
A collage of short humorous exchanges and quips from various papers including Puck, Houston Post, Baltimore American, Lite, Boston Transcript, and Washington Star. Jests touch on writing, ads, love, manners, surgery fees, and prohibition era humor, with each item presented as a brief humorous snippet.
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Judith
Harold
Janice
Puck
Kiseine
Houston Post
Baltimore
Millyans
Sin
Boston ‘Transcript
Crimson Gulch
Roncho Hob
Washington Star
Tye
Detroit Free Press
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Serps
Aeniteetin
Oacquenn
Germany
Old Goard
Peeeeenieten
Bacchus
Mars
M. Fahrenheit
Pershing
Iy Frances
Underwood & Underwood
General Pershing
Pitcairn Campbell
Wee- Evand
Uhiease
New York Sun
Spirit of the Press
Nick Romano
Spain
Pitteburg
Wilson
Boston Transcript
Teddy Roosevelt
Mr. Root
Charleston News and Courier
York Sun
Sam
St. Louis I
Alfonso
Birmingham Axe- Herald
Ripp
A. C. M. Hardware
Quarts
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