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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription and mailing rates for daily and Sunday editions, including carrier and mail options. It details Sunday edition pricing and notes sale locations outside Montana with several city newsstands and agencies.
The May 8 1917 opening speech to the council outlines prudent goals for fiscal relief and improved governance. The mayor seeks cooperation with aldermen and citizens to achieve stable city management and a strong start for the year. The aldermen appear aligned, and the officials named by the mayor are described as competent and faithful.
The United States should slow lending to Russia until it is clear whether Russia will stay in the war or seek a separate peace. The passage of opinions shows a peace element growing among Russians, with many favoring an end to the war and a republican form of government. Delay funding until Russia's commitment is settled.
It is reported that an American force will be sent to France to fight alongside British and French troops. Details on timing and size are withheld to avoid alerting the enemy. It is expected to be some time before sailing, while American presence grows at the front and in aviation in France.
Mayor Hasley pledged a businesslike, nonpartisan city government focused on efficiency and prudent spending. He urged eliminating politics from civil service and applying sound business methods to run Anaconda with thorough economy and progress.
An expansive voice urges Americans to repay their country for privileges by sacrificing in wartime. The piece argues citizenship entails duties beyond rights, calls for enlistment, and highlights debates on war effort, homesteads for service, and resource use. It references Senators Myers Walsh and federal measures, plus various wartime comments and rhetoric throughout the era.
Frugal fashion advice from 1917 shows housewives transforming shabby handles into stylish Jota bags using silk remnants or ribbons. Step by step, measure the bag, cut outer ribbon pieces, stitch them over the original foundation, add a tassel or fringe, hem the top, and secure a gathered frill. The method emphasizes cost efficiency and practical reuse.
The current Congress is described as exceptionally busy with significant work ahead. Montana’s representatives are highlighted as active alongside allies, backing Rankin’s bill to create federal land banks for loans on government reclamation lands and granting lien priority. A similar Senate bill is noted, aiming for swift action as emergency legislation to develop lands on government projects. A Rankin bill would let American women who marry foreigners keep citizenship unless they renounce it, with renunciation available in courts or via a consul depending on residence.
Readers report consump tive patients seek guidance on iodine therapy. Dr Ritter advocates a gradual tincture dose from one to fifty drops daily in milk under medical supervision, noting mixed opinions from physicians and the need for more evidence.
A collage of comic snippets and quips from multiple papers. Jests about war trenches romance and public figures mix with dialogue bits about honesty appearances and schemes. The slice hints at humorous panels and satirical bits reflecting wartime and daily life.
Milwaukee News notes J Ham Lewis may join Europe’s fighting scene as German troops confront his sharp facial rhetoric. The Springfield Union jokes about Scuttle Bob La Follette amid Oregon insults to Colonel Roosevelt. A brief item adds that natemala has broken off relattor with minor phrasing and unclear meaning.
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