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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
4
The broadcast text calls on Montanans to elect representatives who support the government and war effort. It condemns vacillation and idle living, insisting every able man must work and contribute to national prosecution of the war, regardless of political affiliation or background.
Government and researchers warn of a broader coal shortage next winter. Montana faced fewer problems last winter, but nationwide labor shortages and railway demand may limit supply and transport. Authorities urge people to stockpile coal now to avoid hardship later.
The report notes coal consumption in war industries has risen to extraordinary levels with plants running three shifts daily. It projects 760 million tons will barely cover this year’s needs and urges the public to stockpile coal during summer for next winter.
War correspondent Philip Gibbe and others expect a renewed German attack on the western front within days. Germany has massed divisions, but analysts believe the allied line will hold and no major objective can be reached. American reinforcements bolster Allied confidence as German prospects dim.
The Pan American Union statistician William G Wells argues that German claims of Latin American dominance were inflated by propaganda. He cites 1913 trade data showing US outselling Germany in fourteen of twelve Latin American markets, with Germany's cheap, low quality goods undermining its reputation and profits.
A collage of wartime comments references Germany Austria and Russia with harsh satirical takes on Kaiser Wilhelm and Kerensky. It notes Montana residents bracing for Jeannette Tonkin’s offensive and mentions Jeannette Rankin as a potential U.S. Senate candidate. The piece mixes political satire with cultural snippets and poetry excerpts, reflecting a chaotic newspaper page from 1919.
Poem critiquing the Prussian Emperor's birth and rise to power. It laments the unintended global terror and war he unleashed, noting how nations now curse his existence and recall his brutal actions from Belgium to France and the seas. The piece treats the infant as a symbol of greed and aggression.
Fragmentary verse laments a royal birth in Berlin and links it to widespread crime and AI upheaval. The speaker vows regret and shame as the child grows, foreseeing public scrutiny and remorse. The text reads as a dramatic monologue about unintended consequences and societal judgment.
Wartime guidance from Prances Marshall on patriotic sandwiches using cottage cheese and alternatives to butter. Advises bread choices, mayo, and toast for luncheon or supper. Presents several cottage cheese sandwich ideas and emphasizes fat reduction and practical, non butter methods.
Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeannette Hankin of Montana announces candidacy for the Republican Senate nomination. She asserts no other Republican candidates exist and predicts an easy walkover, while questioning whether she can defeat Senator Walsh. Hankin notes her and a few others opposed the war, contrasting party unity in the current world struggle.
A Pittsburg Chronicle tale portrays a husband praised as a provider, his wife Malindy asking about his reliability, and the man claiming he will work to earn money for new furniture if the job suits him. The dialogue centers on provision and labor, highlighting the narrator’s approval of a hardworking provider.
A collage of comic lines and quips from periodicals includes Edna asking her mother to wear a dress for Indies and gentlemen dinner, a heredity joke about a coo teacher, a plumber's son, a Punch caption about paint and ripe fruit, and wartime lines about gas masks and waiting for a husband.
A fragmented collection of wartime clippings and comments from multiple papers. The items mock or critique public figures and events, referencing Hindenburg, Walter Wellman, Henry Ford, Kaiser, and George V, with notes on American attitudes toward Germans and the war effort.
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