FOREIGN ADVERTISING AND MAIL RARS AT THE STANDARD
The Anaconda Standard outlines advertising options and mail rates with details on the publication being circulated nationwide. It lists subscription prices and service features while noting sales points in New York Chicago St. Paul Detroit Rochester Denver Salt Lake San Francisco Portland and other cities. The notice directs general correspondence to the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
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Montana
New York
Hotating
Broadway
Chicago
Conerens
St. Paul
N. St
Postoffice
Portland
O'Mara, Firth and
Wash
Tacoma
Trego News Co
Seattle
Bond sales drive in June 1917 War bonds push
On June 7 1917 calls roll for Liberty bonds drive. Boy Scouts will distribute circulars door to door in Anaconda to explain bonds and how to apply at banks. Subscriptions close June 15. aim to raise sizeable totals from all sectors of society and encourage every family member to buy a bond.
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Anaconda
Butte
Conflicting Editorials Share Official Bulletin Space
The Washington government launches an official daily paper but shows internal disagreement. One editorial by the labor secretary warns of impending starvation while another by a cabinet officer calls food shortage chatter ridiculous. Readers seek a clear authoritative statement amidst official inconsistency.
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Washington
Official Bulletin
Labor
Press Senator Walsh Defends Espionage Bill Stance
The senator backed the administration’s censorship provisions as he responded in a yet unnamed Billings Gazette piece. He mentions his son-in-law, a navy officer, has orders to report to France. The text questions why full deployment details aren’t published and notes Yellowstone County youths may soon leave for the western front.
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Walsh
Billings Gazette
France
Yellowstone County
Western Front
Publication debate on information risk and press censorship
The passage argues against publishing information that could aid enemy submarines and cites alleged Mexican wireless stations linked to Germany. It praises Senator Johnson of California for a speech while criticizing most newspapers for suppressing valuable information, urging broadened presidential control over information dissemination.
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Senate
Mexico
Germany
Johnson
California
The Abuse of Liberty and Its Limits
A defense of liberty as a precious but bounded right. It warns that freedom of speech does not permit disloyal or unpatriotic acts and urges Americans to honor government authority, avoid licentious abuse, and restrain anti country sentiments during wartime. The piece stresses gratitude for liberty denied elsewhere and loyalty to the United States.
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United States
Irony in Ag Department Summer Hints for Home Gardeners
The Montana section notes the irony of a government bulletin urging replanting space after radishes lettuce and spinach have already produced. It praises late potatoes navy beans and other crops yet laments frosts rains and uncertainties making such advice academic for local gardeners near Butte and Anaconda.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Montana
Butte
Anaconda
Department of Agriculture
College boys in west enlistments rise at Cornell
Cornell University reports strong enlistment among its seniors with more than half of the class of 582 entering government service. Overall, 1,912 alumni have joined government or military roles, reflecting a broad national mobilization among higher education graduates.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Cornell and Montana Students Rally for War Service
The article notes that many students plan to join the armed forces or support industries after school. It cites 1,012 Cornell students as over 40 percent of its enrollment and observes Montana colleges likewise contributing youth to the army and navy. College spirit drives patriotism and a vow of valiancy akin to 1861 volunteers.
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Army
Navy
Cornell
Montana
YMCA on the Ground in France Ready for Pershing Troops
The Young Men's Christian Association is already in northern France preparing to welcome General Pershing's troops and other expeditionary forces. Over 200 buildings will be erected at 32 training camps in the United States and France to house and aid soldiers, with 14 under construction. The drive for a $3,000,000 public contribution aims to fund this work, while other wartime notes touch on Russian, German, and domestic labor themes.
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Young Men's Christian Association
France
General Pershing
United States
Germany
Ananias Club
School of Experience and June News Gossip Notes
Fragmentary notes from a 19th century paper mention the Kaiser and Phi Beta Kappa in the School of Experience, divorce case reports, the School for Scandal argo, Old H. C. L. visiting readers, and rumors about German happiness. Summer predicted to arrive June 21, spring has two weeks to reform. Railroad accidents declining with better switches. Various J. W. W.s cited among habitual readers. Forecast of a severe French summer.
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Kaiser
Phi Betta Kappa Society
School For Scandal Argo
H.C. of L
Ana
France
Left Over Economy and The Wise Housewife
A 1917 McClure Syndicate piece argues there are costs to zero leftovers, noting that strict portion planning saves money but can curb hospitality. It praises using odds and ends to form economical meals, like turning extra bread into a luncheon dish and slicing roast for cold meat.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Variations of Caesar in ruler titles
The terms kaiser and czar derive from Caesar. After Julius Caesar’s death the name became a title for Roman emperors and spread to designate rulers in other nations. Etymologically the German Kaiser and Russian czar trace back to the Roman Caesar.
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Caesar
Julius Caesar
Kaiser
Young Woman Seized In Anti Draft Plot
Government forces tighten grip on anti conscription activism with arrests nationwide. In New York eight violators were seized in one night including 27 year old Mrs Jennie Diener pictured. She faced charges for circulating pamphlets urging young men to avoid registering on June 5.
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New York
Jennie Diener
How to Keep Wet Snakebite Baxaboos 1916
In 1916 about 170000 troops along the Mexican border faced abundant venomous snakes and insects. Dr James Coughlan reports New York guard experiences in Texas with rattlesnakes tarantulas scorpions and centipedes noting bites caused local reactions but no constitutional effects. He details treatment with iodine ammonia water wet dressings and limited use of whiskey which is not a cure.
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James Coughlan
Journal of the American Medical Association
New York Guard
Masic Valley
Texas
Coughlan
Sureon Coughlan
Unclear excerpt on dangers of alcohol and fears of creatures
Fragment describes death from large alcohol quantities and aims to ease morbid fear of snakes centipedes tarantulas scorpions and monsters. Copyright 1917 by Dr. W A Evans.
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W. A. Evans
Submarine Timely Tech Talk Faces Urgent Demand
In a turbulent wartime tone the editorial cites scientists and naval chiefs debating control devices for subs. It urges production of usable gear to curb sinking American shipping and warns against accepting Turkish, Bulgarian, and Austrian disintegration claims. It recalls Lorimer’s accident and notes the public mood in press commentary.
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Utica
Humor in Conversation Across Periodicals
A collage of humorous exchanges from The Kansas City Star Boston Transcript Puck and others. Jokes touch learners, politeness, contentment, and diplomacy with quips about pronunciation teaching and a diplomat’s rhetoric. Distinct quotes show light misunderstandings and social wit.
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