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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
4
Anaconda Montana publisher imprint appears with office details for ANACONDA and BUTTE offices at 119 North Main Street. Phone numbers 422 423 47 are listed for business and editorial departments.
The Ladies Win. Tennessee votes to ratify the federal suffrage amendment, giving 17,000,000 women the vote for president next November. The victory followed a close tabled motion by a tie, with opposition from the speaker and parliamentary tactics. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Kansas, Ohio, Montana, and others previously ratified.
A nationwide appeal urges all United States churches to observe the August 29 opening of the Pilgrims tercentenary. The Provincetown and Jamestown events will begin with Sunday services as clergymen nationwide are asked to reference the Pilgrims in sermons. Major church bodies across denominations back the effort.
British organized labor has declared opposing any aid to Poland in the war against Soviet Russia, calling it an intolerable crime against humanity. Leaders warned the stance risks clashing with public opinion if the British government intervenes, as Lloyd George’s patience with policy wanes.
Franklin Roosevelt stayed in Butte Anaconda and Helena long enough to win admiration with a candid, plainspoken defense of the Democratic ticket. He challenged Harding, blasted Republican reversals of progressive gains, and accused party leaders of backroom manipulation while urging support for democracy and the League of Nations. He toured Anaconda Deer Lodge and Helena, delivering hard facts that Republican papers will wrestle with until November.
The piece criticizes British labor as emboldened by radical members pressuring for more concessions and a Soviet alliance. It notes government embarrassment in wartime policy, doubts Lloyd George can be swayed, and warns the empire risks a poor fall if it yields to a minority political element.
The Montana press reports a favorable agricultural outlook with higher crop yields across staples as of August 1. Corn may exceed 3 billion bushels. winter wheat near 800 million. oats, potatoes, and cotton also show strong prospects, promising a good year and food for America.
Boston article reports Joseph Dunninger, “master of the mind,” arguing dreams interpretive therapy can cure insanity and enable telepathic reading between minds. He cites Freud’s influence via Dr J Rudolph Katz of Amsterdam and outlines a personal symbolic mental language to translate thoughts into words.
A collage of witty exchanges and jokes from several papers show off playful banter on topics from farming terms to court scenes. Quips about salesmanship divorce law and hot cars highlight the era’s lighthearted press humor with sharp one liners and zingers.
A collage of clipped headlines mocks US politics and policy. The piece notes Wilson’s health, jokes about Bryan, and critiques isolationism. It contrasts reaction to Warsaw and Fersia with gas quality and price signals. It rolls satire across papers from Kansas City Star to Detroit Free Press.
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