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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
4
A front porch conference in Marion produced a plan for a 12 word Republican slogan to beat Cox. The talk hints at White House consults and a cautioned campaign, amid concerns over President Wilson’s fragile health and ongoing campaign chatter.
Commentaries note editors ride high in the political fray as newspapers openly back candidates. Prominent figures like Senator Glass and W J Bryan are linked to papers, while Senator New and Colonel Harvey are named as industry insiders shaping the race. The era tests the fourth estate for four years.
A Sunday school teacher asks if after centuries of service she qualifies for a paid stipend. The sermon notes the preacher earns a salary while the public school teacher receives modest pay, highlighting the unpaid labor of Sunday educators.
A political notice declares President Wilson ill during the campaign, stressing that he is afflicted and nearly collapse, with those close to the Wilson household attempting to minimize the seriousness while the public debates his health and leadership.
Eastern editors weigh a new Bureau of Internal Revenue rule that allows farmers to press fruit at a custom mill and take non intoxicating juice home. The guidance defines non intoxicating as in fact not intoxicating, not just under alcohol thresholds. The piece questions how to prevent fermentation and cites cider concerns and a farmer’s after party effects.
Examinations at several universities study tobacco effects on mental faculties physical health and morals. Wisconsin leads a study with 24 female students paid to smoke while others smoke various forms. Projects at Johns Hopkins Michigan Stanford Harvard and Cornell are cited, with Professor O Shea collecting private notes to publish scientific truth.
A fragmented line hints at a grocer rushing a return to freshness and an angler noting the absence of two foot trout after the bait lost its former vitality. The odd phrasing suggests a clipped, surreal passage rather than a straight report.
A montage of editorial notes praising Bozeman’s roundup as a booster for the city, plus Missoula’s 1920 census figures show growth despite the numeric drop. Commentary defends growth, housing strain, and a prosperous outlook for Montana towns. Also notes railroad wage raises and a stray Ohio prohibition candidate.
Winifred Black urges a man to stop writing to a flawed wife who betrayed him. She questions his “noble” patience and warns against dragging children into moral contamination. She says heartbreak can hypnotize, but urges freedom, self respect, and focus on life’s beauty and the future for the sake of children and personal happiness.
A humorous montage of quotes opens with a conductor among fiddlers and ends with notes on piano making. The piece discusses the long hair conductor, motorman questions, and witty newspaper jokes. It then shifts to piano timber and craftsmanship, noting Canadian spruce, American oak, Durand Honduras mahogany, Swiss pine sounding boards, and the need for careful seasoning in a heated chamber.
A collage of newspaper quotes and quips on 1920 politics. References include Christensen on jail breaks via presidential tickets, Harding and ratification myths, Reed versus Wilson, Newt, Villa pension notions, Roosevelt navy plans, Bryan’s nomination, prohibition party drift, and Daniels at sea.
Washington reports a heavy U S government presence in Costa Rica with state department activities and diplomatic moves outlined. No clear outcome is specified as officials coordinate policy and aid.
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