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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
6
The piece notes Mr Sunday shifting his fundraising approach in campaigns. It cites the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph criticizing earlier practices as showy, then highlights supporters who applaud the change for focusing more on spiritual results than financial gain.
The article argues that congratulations should not be given to new office holders but to those who retire or fail to obtain posts. It contends political jobs are temporary and risky, urging individuals to start independent practices for lasting success. It also references wartime sentiment and German leadership with a satirical tone.
The report notes the Hindenburg line is a tough target but solvable with full western front effort. Russia’s inactivity limits eastern support, allowing German and Russian fatigue rumors and potential calls for U S aid. Allied progress appears satisfactory yet the campaign remains hard and protracted.
The adard argues that a vast majority of Americans would back Colonel Roosevelt leading a division to France at the earliest moment. Critics say it clashes with the option act, but support to let him go is strong with many willing to enlist.
The Billy Sunday movement announces a policy change in New York and Chicago. Free will offerings from services will be diverted to the building fund and aid groups such as the Young Men's Christian Association, shifting support from auxiliary work to fund construction.
The piece argues Congress delays in finalizing the conscription bill during wartime. It criticizes Congress for lingering over minor differences after five weeks of war, and questions President Wilson’s unilateral actions without full congressional input, urging timely action to raise an army.
Former Ambassador Gerard told a New York audience that the United States is at war with the greatest military power ever seen and warned against lax preparations. He urged full use of all U S resources and forces to ensure a decisive victory and warned neutrality would have allowed German aggression.
A historical column compares German leadership to a fed zoo and predicts Colonel Roosevelt will pursue Hindenburg with relentless drive once action begins, portraying a tense European turn and aggressive pursuit.
A 1917 McClure Syndicate piece argues against extreme anti meat dieting in hot weather. Gen Woodruff notes a diet with a reasonable amount of meat helps endure heat better, countering the idea that frugality wards off summer strain. It warns nitrogen starvation among tropical natives and praises northern meat fed visitors for aiding locals.
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls an assault case where provocation mattered. The magistrate tells the man he can do nothing, while an onlookers lament a lengthy peacekeeping effort. A parallel note shows Mrs. Brown’s husband recovering from six months laid up.
The article advises bed rest in a warm ventilated room with controlled temperature for acute Brights disease. It prescribes a Karell milk diet, mild laxatives, and gradual reintroduction of foods, noting Karell is used for dropsy and other conditions but not in uraemic coma or very low urine output, and suggests an exclusive milk diet if urine is scanty.
A collage of newspaper quips and commentary from sources like the Macon Telegraph Detroit Free Press Los Angeles Times Minneapolis Tribune Ohio State Journal Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Milwaukee Sentinel Chicago Herald and Pittsburgh Dispatch reflecting satire on politics war and society. The clippings mix jokes about women dieting dry laws submarines and political figures like Lodge Thompson La Follette and Champ Clark.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes ongoing battles on the waistline across summer streets, while Macon Telegraph and Ohio papers debate behavior and guard roles. A Cleveland observer quips about American health habits, and a Georgia line references penitentiary guard limits for female inmates.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers notes censorship teasingly in jokes about editors cooks and lawyers. It mocks newsroom chatter and social quirks with lines about teas a barking dog and letters in the Russian alphabet.
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