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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
3
A wartime plea urges every American to conserve resources and support the government. It stresses that home front thrift plus lending dollars through savings helps fund the next Liberty Loan and win the war. It calls on men women and children to prepare by saving in this institution.
Major Stivers reports from the front describing harsh conditions and relentless fighting as he serves with American troops. A group including George Davis and James Lyd is set to join the engineer corps after local recruitment efforts yield several enlistees. Private Lee Jamison is reassigned to Great Falls for temporary duty, with others awaiting passage.
A sparse Thurson court session yielded a single conviction. John Donohue, owner of a Front Street saloon, was fined for selling intoxicants to minors after a lecture from officials. Other cases, including Amos Elderkin for reckless driving, were dismissed as court records were largely incomplete.
Julius Steinhorn sues F Walsh in Lamb County court claiming Walsh built two houses on a joint lot in 1910 and allowed roof edges to shed water onto Steinhorn’s land. He says surface water caused damage and notes a retaining wall was erected to stop it. Seeks 2180 dollars in relief.
A discharged receiver is not authorized to prosecute actions in his former trust. W Grant To, receiver of Stromberg Mullins, sued Hen Anderson for a several hundred dollar balance. Judge Lamb dismissed the case after ruling the former receiver lacked standing post discharge. Amsterdam notes Hungary's lower house rejecting a women’s suffrage measure.
The column presents fragmented Q A exchanges about engagements business moves and travel plans. Answers advise staying or leaving Montana and Seattle career options romance outcomes and a note on a union advocating government action. The text shows relationship worries career prospects and a request for guidance on personal decisions.
The new federal labor service commenced with busy offices at 115 Hamilton Street. About 80 men and over 25 women applied for jobs in the first day. Most women sought day work, chambermaid and waitress positions while men asked for harvest hands, section workers, or office help.
City hall rooms are described as cramped and in demand by the health department and police court. Officials note plans for reallocation are not yet decided while telephones ring and the employment bureau shifts, with emphasis on the women’s department and labor bureaus.
A fragmented horoscope notes Venus's influence favoring soldiers and public speakers, with love and entertainment bolstered by a lucky trend. It predicts heightened social and political activity, women gaining new responsibilities, and a dawning era where perceived misfortune is a passing test toward humanity’s blessings.
A fragmented notice speculates on a looming national event in Washington, warning to safeguard public buildings and noting potential rioting, disorder, and continued political tension. It mentions erratic births and unusual subjects while referencing a 1918 era source as context for the scattered, unclear forecast.
Richard Harry of 1850 Harrison suffered a bad arm and a concussion when his truck rolled over at Gardens hill yesterday. Frank Pules Tos Carpenter and others from the Hutte Grill lifted the truck, freeing the prostrate man and taking him to the city emergency hospital. Witnesses say the truck skidded and overturned but was not badly damaged.
War era boards in city and county finalize plans for the 1918 class examination and the 1917 men reclassification. Health changes and new guidance may extend the process. General service induction proceeded with Custer county and Camp Lewis transfers noted. The Scandinavian Bank of Astoria joins Federal Reserve System with assets around 1.19 million dollars.
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