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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard notes strong opposition from women voters to Senator Wadsworth's renomination. Mrs. Wadsworth chairs the League of Women Voters and leads anti Wadsworth activity over suffrage, prohibition votes, and women welfare legislation in a tense primary landscape.
As spring arrives, urban residents eye tents on vacant lots to curb rent costs. Tent cities, common in the West, gain traction in the East as a practical housing solution. Officials could supply thousands of affordable tents to ease high living expenses.
The article describes Jews establishing communities in Palestine with 30,000 residents living in happiness and prosperity. It notes the potential for European Jews to emigrate and find better lives in the promised land, where funds are raised to develop land, water, housing, and infrastructure.
The era sees widespread interest in irrigation across Montana with many districts surveying and bonding for water projects. An irrigation congress drafts a bill to back large ventures while smaller districts proceed, aiming to begin work soon.
Ottawa eyes converting vast Canadian territory into reindeer range to boost supply and reduce costs. A promoter says reindeer steaks could one day sell for five cents per pound, with a 50 000 square mile area developed over ten years to grow the herd.
A shortage of celluloid buttons arises as Japan refuses to export camphor, a key material in making celluloid. The restricted supply affects button production and availability.
Mr and Mrs Charles Dana Gibson photographed aboard the Mauretania as Mrs Gibson sails to visit her sister Lady Astor in England. Gibson bids farewell, notes his sister in law’s beauty and her Langhorne sisters fame. Gibson has gained control of Life magazine, its first sketch sale paid $4.
A collection of jokes and witty lines from various papers. Highlights include Roscoe discussing Bible knowledge with Estop and Ralph noting Salome on screen. A landlord and lodger pun, a senator's remark on popularity, and a Detroit News sugar gag finish the brief humor set.
Muskogee Oklahoma Sarah Rector the richest negro girl in the United States signed a deed of trust turning her $1 500 000 estate over to her guardians. She gained wealth at her eighteenth birthday after oil was found on a tract of land near Muskogee that had been allotted to her. She is part Indian.
Mrs Grace Meadows escaped a Pueblo Colorado home fire by climbing down a tall cherry tree that reached a second story window after flames trapped her inside. The tree, growing in her yard, served as a vital exit as fire blocked the interior stairs.
John Beauchey of North Attleboro Massachusetts seeks a new wife to replace his current spouse. He posted an ad offering for a lady aged 25 to 30 to care for two children and stay willing to marry after his divorce. He said race or creed do not matter and invited calls at the listed address.
Fifty years earlier during the Franco Prussian conflict Krupps built early anti aircraft guns to shoot down balloons leaving Paris. The note reflects on technology developed for air warfare in that era.
A collage of brief quotes from U.S. newspapers notes praise for a timely postal delivery, Debs as a socialist candidate, calls to ban generals from uniforms, and witty takes on German irreverence and American politics. It surveys public sentiment and media tone across several papers.
Astrological reading warns of a difficult day with malefic angles among Uranus Saturn and Mars. Deception may surface among leaders, the elderly fear for the nation, and postwar changes hint at a new era with many famous figures likely to pass away in coming months. Crimes at the post office are forecast, heat drives seaside crowds, and living costs stay high into winter.
Sweden has smelted iron for over 20 centuries and many ancient furnaces still survive. The long history reflects early metallurgical skill and enduring industrial legacy across the region.
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