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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
6
Montana lawmakers prepare to sign and deploy anti extortion and conspiracy measures aimed at food price profiteering. Public demand for swift action grows as legislature travels to Helena for consensus. Prosecution waits for bills to become law while the press and public debate the best approach.
Discussion on race rioting in northern cities potentially slowing southern Black migration. Returning soldiers seek better jobs in steel and rail, while experts expect little alien labor before 1921. Dr Tyson of Pitt argues AF of L support for Black workers shows their organizing potential despite barriers.
The piece contrasts 1919 with 1914 citing Wells Galsworthy and Zangwill as critics of complacency. It argues old virtues dissolved by wartime change and urges a practical, energetic stance rather than regret, referencing Longfellow Ford and Solomon to show enduring pressures toward activity.
A collage of wry notes on speed money and politics. References to Kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern Bolshevism in Japan New York and Philadelphia lawyers Henry Ford and Henry Cabot Lodge. The column makes satirical observations on tariffs.
The Press of Montana discusses whether Attorney General Ford's opinion on postponement petitions should guide a possible delay of a special election to decide the proposed amendment to the primary election law. The Missoulian questions A C Townley's influence amid fund-raising claims for the Non-Partisan League.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers includes lines about wealthy couples matching wits and wallets, political bribes, and social observations. Pithy exchanges touch on money in elections, domestic woes, and humorous misreadings in everyday life with lively, period voice.
William G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railways Trainmen, warned in a recent interview of a coming upheaval in the United States unless living costs are reduced and wages raised. He said the union would pursue enforcement if the railroad administration does not act, noting the organization prefers lower living costs to wage hikes.
A whimsical fragment recalls a golfer chasing a stubborn ball through tall grass and beneath orchard trees. The prose shifts with holiday rhymes and Irish-esque imagery as the narrator longs for the ball’s landing in a sparkling brook and golden sands, ending with a poetic nod to Tenny.
A collage of jibes and quotes from multiple papers lampoons politicians and public figures. It cites Uncle Henry Ford and Senator Fall, critiques ambassadors and Harvard instructors, and questions Irish republic leadership while noting press opinions from Omaha Bee Philadelphia Record Indianapolis Star Washington Post and others.
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