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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
4
A former navy man claims visitors may drink outside the three mile limit without breaking U S law and cites financing a big boat as a simple path to revenue He notes boats anchored off the limit with Bacchus antics jazz bands and high balls as seacoast revelry continues in winter months
The piece argues over President Wilsons stance in Europe amid postwar realignments and notes Britain France and Russia on shifting sides with the US stance amid Wrangel Ukraine. It then shifts to Butte Montana sports revival praising baseball and boxing as signs of American vigor and youth morale.
An ex-ensign urges the United States shipping board to form a syndicate to buy the Leviathan, convert her to an oil burner, sail to Bermuda or Havana for wine and liquor, and anchor off New Jersey or South Carolina coasts with a skeleton crew in summer.
The article describes ongoing efforts to reorganize Knights of the Ku Klux Klan branches across Florida. It argues the plan promotes chivalry, home protection, female chastity, pure patriotism, and white supremacy as in Reconstruction. It compares Florida to Vigilantes era Montana and notes widespread state factions seeking to curb violators of law through such movements.
A concise line notes a slogan about frugal living with potatoes stored in the cellar and coal kept in the bin reflecting common people's thrift. The statement captures a practical, self reliant mindset without additional context.
The Press of Montana compiles editorials on Bolshevism fears post Poland and Western Europe, urging American resistance, plus commentary from Great Falls Leader and Lewiston Democrat on Taft and League of Nations. It notes impending railroad rate hikes by the Interstate Commerce Commission and Railway Labor Board, with Missoula Sentinel and Helena Independent observing higher costs for consumers.
Henry Shiloff, who had intended to marry Helen Smolinka in March 1919, asked for a refund after tearing the license in two. He declared his love life over and vowed never to seek another license, muttering that he will "never take out another in my whole life."
A collage of quotes and notes touches on politics and suffrage, referencing figures like Kramer and Harding and noting reactions to prohibition, the League of Nations, and a reader letter about gifts and family obligations. The items mix editorials, letters, and snippety headlines.
Eriotio bucumley, noted English jurist, rose to prominence for sharp criticisms of Lady Astor. He faced the camera in a charged mood during a public appearance, prompting headlines about his arch commentary and public persona.
A fragmented humor column riffs on fashion in magazines and a wife’s vanity while noting a patient mother with a husband who indolently stuffs downtown. An aside about Percy Noodles and a capitalist daughter hints at marriage expectations and a housing shortage remark.
A fragmented verse piece blends faux dialect and stray phrases about a man and a baby. It weaves mock language lines and scattered names while hinting at cultural motifs and a nostalgic tone from a dated publication.
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