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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
4
Anaconda Montana listing shows post office entry as second class mail matter and provides contact details for Butte office at 119 North Main Street and Anaconda office numbers 422 and 423.
The piece notes Republican papers complain about Secretary Baker’s ruling that army officers must avoid politics during the campaign. It calls out General Leonard Wood as a target for supporters of Harding, while Baker denies referencing Wood. It suggests Wood’s influence may not win over many old Wood followers who split with the Chicago convention.
Military critics on both sides discuss scientists views that deadly bacteria could win next wars. Major General Swinton predicts germ warfare as the final form of combat, arguing tanks offer little protection without prior inoculation. Despite warnings, nations push for peace while advancing lethal germ methods.
Automobile accidents rise nationwide with more pleasure cars on the roads. Roads and fast driving multiply collisions and theft of salvaged parts. After wrecks occupants leave the scene, aiding thieves who strip vehicles, a trend threatening owners. An Ohio society forms to curb this vandalism and urges extra precautions.
Members urged to strip wrecked machines of removable parts and stay by the road to signal for a wrecker, carrying parts to the city for secure storage. The instruction emphasizes immediate action when disasters occur on the road.
The slogan Own your home spreads nationwide with mortgage backed homes rising despite high deficits. 1917 to 1919 building deficits drop from 69 to 25 percent as 1919 total spending reaches 1 281 000 000. Forest service notes 450 000 houses needed nationwide signaling a shift toward owner occupancy and fewer rent ads.
Georgia legislators consider classifying burglary with murder to deter break ins. Despite claims of rising crime, officials note few burglaries recently. critics argue the danger to occupants and intent to hang burglars to reduce killings. The bill seeks harsher penalties with capital punishment as a deterrent.
An aging torch light division loses steam as political banners linger above streets. Municipalities cite street obstruction and risk from falling poles, while supporters argue tradition compels their stay. Roosevelt visits Butte this month amid recalls of past campaigns and August’s idle reveries.
A Montana Press overview surveys wage raises favoring white collar workers in railroads, arguing clerks and agents deserve higher pay to maintain efficiency. It also comments on political races with Joe Bailey of Texas facing a tough Texas primary, critiques Chaplin and divorce publicity, exposes improper war risk bureau practices, notes a congressional irrigation study praising Western projects, and jokes about Austrian depopulation and a Kentucky distillery sale.
A collection of quips and cartoon captions from London Opinion Pearson's Weekly Philadelphia Bulletin and others. Jests touch on money credit acting salesmanship and fashion with sharp wry lines. The humor captures era voices and social jabs in brief dialog and one liners.
Ernest Theodore, 35, Premier of Queensland and among the empire’s youngest leaders, travels to London to raise a 15 million dollar loan to fund steel mills in his dominion. He is one of about twenty premiers accredited to the British crown.
A short poem counsels staying indoors during cold spells and wandering imagination through winter scenes. The verse imagines snowy passes arctic blues bergs and white bears while urging readers to let the fancy roam rather than seek new pastures. Copyright 1920 by r A Daly.
E Simon a Baltimore tailor vanished leaving shop doors open. Police barred entry to the establishment and the building owner cannot access the shop. Sixty five anxious customers await their cleaned and pressed garments as authorities investigate his disappearance.
A collage of brief political quips from newspapers including remarks by Wayne B. Wheeler on national belonging, references to President Wilson and campaign oratory, public attitudes toward talking politics with women, and noted jokes about postmasters in campaign humor.
Signor Angelini Giustiniani traveled from Rome to Bayreuth for Parsifal’s first performance on July 26 1882. He reported in Rassegna Contemporanea that Wagner arrived in a carriage carrying a large barrel of beer on the box seat beside the driver. The barrel was taken into the theater, presumably to slake thirst among Wagner and his companions during the performance.
The article notes no European river matches the Rhine for its regular flow, highlighting its unique hydrological stability across the continent. It emphasizes the Rhine’s steady discharge as a distinguishing feature in European水 systems and trade.
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