Anaconda Standard Publishing Company notices and ads
Public notices include publication details for the Anaconda Standard with publishing offices at Anaconda and Butte Branch, listing subscription rates and distribution. The page notes locations and agents in California and beyond, with various street addresses for news bureaus and advertising representatives.
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Saard Publishing Company
Postoffice
Anaconda
Ofice
Standard Building
Newspaper Tax Bill Sparks War Bond Support Debate
Amid wartime strain newspapers resist proposed congressional taxes saying they pay high paper costs and face censorship. They warn tax pressure could ruin papers and curb publicity needed for elections and bond advertising. A strong plea asks Congress for fair handling while noting press runs free patriotism in service of the public.
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Congress
United States
Ie A
Fas
Housewife’s Gas Stove Safety Rules In 1817 Text
Frances Marshall warns housewives that gas stoves require careful handling. The piece outlines ignition protocols for ovens and broilers, proper lighting of pilots, no mouth near flames, careful control of gas pressure, and safe cooling methods to prevent explosions and burns.
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Sentag
McClure
Tieonaper
End of War Hope Shifts in Browne View
Edgar Browne of Chicago returns home and says the war will not end this year. He disputes the idea that Germany will lose quickly or that the United States can enter and finish early. Browne cautions the public against expecting a rapid conclusion and notes forecasts vary from months to years of hard fighting.
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United States
Edgar Browne
Chicago
Dieccarer
Mara
Browne
Germany
Europe
Age Limits Set by Conference on Army Draft
The conference teams agree on a draft age from 21 to 30 with a compromise between House and Senate versions. The article notes younger volunteers still view as fit fighters and that most under 20 doubtless will be glad to serve. Army opinion favors younger soldiers for effectiveness and readiness to serve up to age 60 if needed.
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House Senate
Army of Liberty
Senate
Rum in the Trenches Sparks Union Debate in Canada
Delegates at a wartime veterans meeting argued over a resolution about comforts for soldiers in the trenches. A delegate admitted abstaining yet had served liquor to the convention, prompting amendment to insert the word rum in reference to what was dispensed.
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Canada
Europe
War economy study changes American leisure norms
The speaker argues the war will teach Americans thrift and conservation even if combat ends. Many summer events are canceled as funds shift to humanitarian aid, and older men find value in serving rather than spending for pleasure.
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Red Cross
Humanitarian Division of Society
Real Greeting Needed for Cummins Supporter Patrons
The passage argues that the east is only the water front of America and asserts a president should stay long enough to be welcomed properly. It also notes Cummins won Montana under the current law’s odd provisions, implying the need to prove a primary’s true value with such results.
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Mississippi
America
Cummins
Montana
Typhoid Ice Cream Scandal At Rural Picnic
A 1917 account details a typhoid outbreak linked to chocolate ice cream prepared in a cook’s kitchen. Seventeen years earlier the cook’s family had typhoid. the investigation traced infection to benched ice cream made from skimmed milk and whipped cream stored together in a freezer before serving at a country school picnic near Helen Cal. Twenty nine attendees, seventeen ate chocolate ice cream, and twenty five contracted typhoid. only those who ate vanilla or avoided chocolate remained healthy.
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Petes
Mrs. Y
Yana
W. A. Evans
Humor and Portraits in Early 20th Century Snippets
Humorous quips about drinking and wills cited from the Baltimore American mix with a note on Professor Boys of England using large color-changing bubbles as photograph background experiments. The piece mentions a soap solution, heated mixture, and large bubbles up to two and a half feet in circumference.
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Boys
England
Spirit of the Press Defends Ohio War Powers on Food Hoarding
Governor Jim Cox vows to deploy Ohio military forces to prevent food hoarding and profiteering. The piece lauds his resolve and criticizes calls for future leadership while urging support for Robert M. La Follette.
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George
Jim Cox
Ohio
Jim Fis
Houston
Houston Post
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