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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard Publishing Company lists offices, circulation, and advertising contacts. Includes publishers and proprietors, post office entry, subscription rates, Sunday edition pricing, and newsstand locations across multiple cities with named agents.
May 21 1919 report from Butte Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties highlights strong Red Cross response and wartime fundraising success. Silver Bow earned banner honors for doubling its Liberty Loan quota. Anaconda and Butte show substantial contributions with a combined war chest near $500,000. Committees will allocate funds to Liberty and war relief without further drives.
The text asserts able bodied men should work or serve, noting millions in uniform and ongoing labor demand. It condemns idle protestors, highlights farm labor needs, and argues laws require work, urging all capable men to fill essential positions despite war conditions.
Director General McAdoo announces almost one billion dollars will be spent in the coming year to improve railroads under government control. Three Montana transcontinentals the Milwaukee St Paul Northern Pacific and Great Northern will receive about 52 million for extensions and equipment.
Frances Marshall explains how a dormitory kitchen plans ten days ahead to balance nutrition with weather. She notes that ice cream or desserts vary by temperature and that warm versus cool days demand different menu choices to please young women and maintain energy.
Fragmented report notes Antarctic field studies on ice extent and climate succession. Researchers compare Antarctic and other latitudes, indicating slow ice cover changes and potential parallels in geological sequences.
The article urges a revival of the milkmaid role to avert dairy shortages as farmers face insufficient help. Connecticut appeals to the Woman Land Army of America to place women in dairies, with officials and experts stressing the vital patriotic need.
The passage argues that warming temperatures and solar exposure are driving a retreat of ice from land and sea, with ice lines not matching deposition lines. It cites Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton, noting tundras may become grain fields as glacial lake beds transform. The piece also includes wartime verses and a hymn poll snippet.
A collage of comic lines from the Passing Show and Life magazine gags includes quips about a chicken, a welfare murder joke, a theater bet, and a rude clerk. Other jokes touch on romance, engagement, a misdelivered change, and a home arts scene.
A collage of 1917 era clips shows editors and columnists debating Huns, Kaiser, and U S leaders. Mentions Kaiser deterring victory, Roosevelt challenges, Asquith quiet, and Roosevelts louder stance amid wartime chatter.
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