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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces publishing details including address in Anaconda Montana, advertising offices, and subscription rates. It lists staff reps, distribution points, and external newsstands across multiple cities, with contact and mailing instructions for readers and advertisers.
On Tuesday May 7 1918 in Butte, residents pledge full support for servicemen. They vow to contribute funds for medicine bandages hospital care tobacco books and comfort items, with all money directed to aiding soldiers fighting for the country.
The United States and England have devised a plan to prevent aliens from gaining draft immunity by false registration. Negotiations aim to extend similar terms to allied nations, ensuring aliens in the U S face the draft as citizens. General Crowder favors placing new registrants on an even footing with those registered but not yet inducted.
An editorial urges farmers to begin building livestock herds now to secure a future meat supply. It argues livestock and grain complement each other, notes Montana settlers moving to diversify farms, and emphasizes soil fertility and higher value products like beef and pork. It also stresses the need for a hard, sustained war effort to defeat Germany and Austria.
A Butte editorial urges unity in wartime and condemns German symbols while praising American resolve. It envisions burning German flags collected by German Americans and calls for enhancing farm production, war bonds, and civilian support. It blends political rhetoric with humorous asides about sufficiency of war aid and national morale.
A collage of humorous quips and anecdotes from Boston and Baltimore papers, with jokes about manners, politics, and daily life. It includes snippets from the Boston Transcript and Baltimore American, plus notes from the New York Sun on troops and music, reflecting light gossip and wartime culture.
A wartime appeal urges every American, including farmers, to aid in the victory and reject nonpartisan agitation. The speaker emphasizes patriotism and the national focus on winning the war, stating it is the nation’s and each citizen’s primary duty. The message condemns movements seen as undermining unity in this critical period.
British soldiers crippled in war arrive at International Films Service to lead a campaign to raise 1,000,000 dollars for the American Red Cross. Includes Sergt Major Carn and others who suffered injuries at Gallipoli and Ypres. They plan a lecture tour through Honolulu and other cities.
Wartime social notes discuss hat fashions in New York as autumn approaches while linking apparel to morale. The piece contrasts velvet hats with novelty styles and hints at broader wartime concerns, including appeals for peace and reflections on conscience, tyranny, and the pope’s stance amid conflict.
A chaotic compilation of clipped quotes mocks wartime figures and mission claims. It cites Kaiser period rumors, Austrian figures, and mockery of German actions while urging thrift, reflecting early 20th century press satire and public sentiment.
A damaged OCR line speaks of priceless glory and a cathedral like Tehi Who, noting worshipers bowing in gloom during the enebrae on Good Friday in Parks. The fragmentary text preserves a somber religious scene with death implied and ceremonial imagery.
A garbled narrative sketches conversations about brands, a lawyer's brusque remark, and a dull encounter at a social gathering. Names and places drift through a collage of dialogue, revealing little coherent plot or clear modern context.
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