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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
12
School pupils react with fear whenever Lionel Fierce appears in class scenes. The article notes tense moments and a climate of anxiety as his presence unsettles students and prompts whispered conversations.
A humorous note tells how a clever bird shames a passenger who makes another sit in the back seat. The bird prompts the snubbed man to check his comfort level, turning the social mismatch into a small comic moment.
The Railroad Commission recommends wage increases scaled on present pay, directing adjustments to workers in Madoc. The proposal aims to align earnings with current salaries and improve compensation across impacted roles.
Wage advances proposed for railroad workers draw early dissent from union officials. The commission, basing its 1815 payroll comparison on living costs, suggests rises from 4.6 to 43 percent with a 15 percent average, but excludes time and a half for overtime and shifts hours. The report argues wage policy should reflect earned pay rather than double benefit for prior increases, while noting inequalities across same service grades.
The Montana National Barber College offers training for men and women to enter the barber trade with positions and earnings from 12 to 40 dollars weekly. The program promises rapid employment prospects and government assistance, inviting inquiries at 2238 Arizona.
Washington May 10 the food administration urged farmers not to hold wheat for seed except where harvesting overlaps planting in a few states. It said seed needs for next year will be met as the outlook for this year's crop assures all seed requirements. The move aims to keep bushels moving to aid the war program.
Ensign Arthur Laverents and CC Cotton, naval aviator and observer, were rescued by the steamship Smiles after drifting 18 hours on a damaged hydroplane near Atlantic Port. They had no food or water and faced a rising squall and sharks before rescue. The plane weighed 2200 pounds and was towed aboard for transfer ashore.
Classified column from a Montana newspaper shows multiple ads for employment and real estate. Listings include a steady man to work with telegraph training, salesmen for Singer Sewing Machine Co, type operator and printer roles, and various brick yard, dairy, and office helper postings. Also numerous real estate and rental notices across Butte and Anaconda with prices, locations, and terms.
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