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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1920
Page
6
Dr Low predicts a science driven 2420 where travel is underground via luxurious electric cars guided by wireless power at 100 mph. Wireless phones and TV erase close physical contact, golf remains possible, visiting fades. If progress continues, humanity may leap beyond current civilization toward star travel.
The notice lists mail handling and office addresses for Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda and Butte Montana. It details post office entry as second class mail matter and provides respective street addresses and department phone numbers.
The Michigan primary results elevate Senator Johnson into a credible factor, contrasting earlier views that he would trail Wood and Lowden. A Johnson surge shifts expectations for the Chicago convention and threatens Wood's momentum as Michigan, a key Republican stronghold, reports a decisive result.
An Associated Press note marks April 6 as the anniversary of Washington’s election by Congress in New York, the Shiloh battle, Peary planting the flag at the North Pole, and the U.S. declaration of war on Germany, yet Nov. 11 remains more vivid in memory.
New Yorker Mrs. Ceevelia Rosenthal sued Henry Brill for 50000 in a breach of promise case claiming the spirit of Brill's first wife caused him to call off their engagement. The jury awarded 23000 for injury to her feelings amid spiritualist defenses.
Reporters note a shift at a New York Republican dinner with many prominent ladies present. Old timers complain of fewer cigars and smoke while Lady Nicotine remains a fixture. the crowd enjoys a better served and arranged meal without wine or risqué stories. Lucy Page Gaston and anti smoking activists may lament decadence, but the new dinner’s flavor persists.
A collection of vintage observations notes abundant gold in New York and gold coins vanishing from circulation. It cites Russia’s platinum coin idea, remarks on politics, Prohibition, and international affairs with wry commentary on 1910s figures and events.
Dr. A. M. Low, a London engineer with many inventions, argues that despite current marvels, civilization 500 years hence will seem crude and prehistoric. He says scientists face realizable discoveries held back by simple difficulties that will eventually be overcome.
A collage of quips and jokes about babies acts and actor salaries, plus remarks on Ouija boards and a court question about suicide. It includes wry lines from Judge Bryan Chaplin and a spirit communication claim suggesting Bryan’s presidency.
Collection of satirical quotes and headlines from various papers. Items reference trade union salaries, teachers, Bolshevists in Novo Nikolaiski, the 14 points and nine lives, General Wood at the front, Villa and ransom, Tesla and solar power. The tone is opinionated and fragmentary.
Montana editorials discuss money value, labor, and national security warning against luxuries. A Garden segment extols front yards and home-grown produce. Short items mention George Kemper’s Sunday mischief and Nicholas Murray Butler tied to Chicago headquarters. Hoover critique follows de Wilsonization jab.
Miss Jacqueline Van Til is a trained nurse from Liege who arrived in New York on the Lapland. She and four co workers were arrested by Germans in Brussels and held two days. Cavell and others were released except Cavell who remained imprisoned.
A St Louis man, 21 and 5 ft 6 with brown eyes and hair, writes that he will marry an 18-year-old poor girl. He earns $10 daily as a union bricklayer and asks interested candidates to write to JohnL Ritchey General Delivery. Mayor Kiel received the request.
In a House speech Congressman Caldwell denounces U S policy as murderous, arguing untrained draftees suffer and stalwart troops face needless deaths in France. He urges reformation to prevent future losses and to expose politicians and public opinion for complicity.
A 1920 poem celebrates the end of winter as a southern rain march conquers the North. It envisions spring as a triumphal procession, welcoming the invading drums of rain and the renewal of life for children eager to tread green fields.
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