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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text from The Anaconda Standard includes garbled lines about printing offices, addresses, and date stamps. It references standard Montana locations, publishing terms, and misread names, suggesting a historical newspaper page with scattered typography and misaligned categories.
Martin J. Glynn, former New York governor, chosen as temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention with President Wilson’s approval. As keynote speaker, Glynn is expected to deliver a strong, Wilson-aligned outline of the campaign issues and administration policies.
A call to settle all capital and labor disputes through arbitration cites recent settlements and warned against strikes in New York and Pittsburgh. The piece notes a prosperous year but warns strikes could derail gains, urging prompt arbitration for labor issues and reporting Redfield’s figures showing foreign trade gains amid war. It contrasts wartime ammunition exports with total nonwar exports, stressing that war goods are a minority of shipments.
In Oregon the name of Justice Hughes is on the ballot for presidential primaries despite his protests. He has stated he is not a candidate and asked withdrawal, but the request has often been refused. The matter was brought before the state supreme court.
The Oregon court rules Justice Hughes must appear on the ballot and cannot withdraw his candidacy. The piece notes tensions over U.S. and German submarine actions, calls for U.S. preparedness, and discusses 1916 political maneuvering for suffrage and party candidates led by Root and Roosevelt.
Report from Butte shows broad Montana support for women voting. Delegates of the Congressional union hear strong local backing for suffrage, with many former opponents now reconciled and pleased Montana joined the suffrage states. Democratic Women back President Wilson. Montana's suffrage campaign is viewed as won and no further campaigning needed.
A fragment-rough retelling recalls Bruchard, a fierce Paris Apache, boasting of returning from war. The sergeant insists on trench discipline as Bruchard swears he will be back by a precise time, testing orders and loyalty amid the front line.
A collage of quips and sketches from a wartime era features a sergeant recalling mass in trenches, a teacher debating Atlas with a child, and light gossip on soldiers aged to 45 and a trench front delivery. Other vignettes include weather bureau humor, a stormy Jersey tale, and a bride’s seventeen gowns, all rendered in period newspaper tone.
United States Department of Agriculture bulletin No 717 summarizes guidance for feeding children. It covers milk quality and safety, skim versus whole milk, iron from greens and yolks, meat and milk balance, energy needs, bread and cereals, and fruit and juice feeding. It notes that ripe fruits and limited candies may be acceptable in moderation.
A 1916 McClure Syndicate guide shows inventive uses for leftover chicken. It details bone soup with tomato and parsley, okra additions, dumplings, jumbalaya with ham and rice, chicken croquettes with lemon and parsley, jellied chicken, and methods to mold leftovers. it emphasizes practical, varied dishes and strong step instructions.
The tuatera or watera, a nearly extinct lizardlike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum), now survives only on rain-swept islets in northern New Zealand. It is a living fossil, sole survivor of Prosauria. Five specimens from the New Zealand exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition were reported, two sent to the American Museum of Natural History. no living specimens had been seen in the United States before the exposition.
A cautionary fairy tale about Molly Jane, shunned for her looks, who endures harsh beauty routines from age 12 to adulthood. She hides in an attic, endures taunts from a handsome cousin, and transforms into a lovely woman. The tale ends with a pointed moral that children should be beautiful in the eyes of the world.
A string of newspaper quips and quotes discusses Hughes on the bench and at bat, party maneuvers, and public figures. It cites lines from Houston Post and Chicago Post about speeches and leadership, plus notes on Carranza and T. R. politics and a Philadelphia Ledger line on old guard.
A collage of quips and skits from papers like Buffalo Express London Opinion Richmond Times and Washington Sta features dialogue on marriage speed politics and soldiers socks. Light editorial chatter and humorous exchanges reflect early 20th century newspaper humor styles across multiple papers.
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