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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard critiques prohibition arguing it shifts beer drinkers to hard liquor, closes saloons but spurs home brewing, raises drunkenness arrests, spawns poisonous drinks, and swells youth alcohol use. It notes cities are wetter than rural areas and cites hospital records, urging thoughtful policy reconsideration.
The Alabama senator’s formal bid for the Democratic presidential nomination gains early momentum as party members in the South rally behind him. While his strength in the Solid South is clear, liberal support from other regions remains undecided and Bryan resists both Underwood and Smith as contenders.
Eastern visitors flood western states by car and rail seeking scenery and hospitality. Californias winter draw wanes as travelers shift to the Rockies with cooler climates and rugged canyons. National park travel records are being shattered as a full month of peak season remains.
A critical survey of France and Germany finances compares debt to prewar wealth, cites 1923 Ruhr hardship, and notes looming 1924 political dynamics. It mocks Hearst coverage and comments on Bryan and Smith, Underwood, and Tammany influence in U.S. politics.
Raggedy Ann Raggedy Andy join Grampy Groundhog and Ned Gnome to fetch roots after Percy Pig eats the garden. They plan a quick trip to deep woods for candy covered cookies and a test of a magic Wishing Pebble.
A Woodsy chase features a Witch escaping Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Grampy Groundhog defends with a broom and sends the Witch fleeing into the woods. Regedy Ann wishes for Grampy to gain a large box of candy covered cookies, prompting a brief tasting exclamation.
In a playful line the narrator longs for a whimsical soda water spring beside Grampy Groundhog’s front door as Raggedy Ann enjoys candy-covered cookies. The lighthearted image blends childhood fantasy with a quaint rural setting and a humorous wish.
Reading the heavens, astrologers warn of misfortune on this day with Saturn adverse and real estate delays. Strikes loom across trades, labor trouble, possible winter hardship for the poor, and caution for farmers on crops and disease. North and South America may see closer ties, while merchants of destruction rise in some regions.
Eugene Oregon. Australian Japanese Chinese and other national scientists join Pan Pacific Congress to be held in Sydney and Melbourne from August 13 to September 3 under Australian Research Council. Dr. Warren D Smith head of the University of Oregon geology department will attend and speak on Structure of the Philippines and Status of Geological Surveys in the Philippines. The congress aims to weld Pacific peoples and promote international peace.
Forty seven people died and thirty seven were injured in a Hamburg Munich Express collision with a standing train at Kretensen station. The engineer reportedly failed to set signals correctly as the locomotive plowed into the other train, leaving many victims badly mangled and hard to identify.
A London Evening News writer examines how European audiences form impressions of the United States from American movies. He notes sensational portrayals of crime, wealth, and romance across regions, suggesting films paint America as a land of rapid fortune, danger, and extravagant bedrooms, shaping curious but skewed stereotypes.
The Union Trust building in Cleveland stands as the city’s largest at 23 stories high near Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street. It reportedly houses the world’s largest banking room, with a five story marble main hall, two balconies, and wings for savings and commercial departments. The structure includes a cafeteria, a hospital with private rooms and wards, rest rooms for staff, and private dining rooms for conferences, with four and a half floors devoted to banking.
Washington August 1 crop bureau projects cotton production at 11 516 000 bales based on condition July 26 which stood at 67 2 percent of normal. The forecast reflects early crop assessments and regional variations across states.
A cryptic note jokes about a bridge game strategy, wondering what a partner will think. The writer hints at a possible misplay with spades and questions whether the jack has already been played, inviting speculation on the hand.
In the Medical Journal Dr Dana Hubbard of the New York department of health notes alcohol related deaths climbing from 252 in 1918 to 272 last year. He cites four wood alcohol deaths in 1918 rising to fifteen, Bellevue alcoholism cases from 728 to 4083, and hospital admissions from 5710 to 6860 as proof of growing drunkenness and outlines 14 points.
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