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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1924
Page
4
Reporters describe a hall speech interrupted by a hostile orator who fled to a better spot as loudspeakers from opposing sides drowned the proceedings. A writer imagines three party lorries with loud horns could flood streets, speculating on the electorate's reaction to a noisy campaign.
At Lincoln Nebraska Governor Bryan praised the Democratic platform as the most progressive yet, lauding John W. Davis as an able statesman and stressing the party’s focus on agriculture. He attacked Republican law enforcement while favoring government action against private monopolies and urged adherence to party principles. Radio politics spark debate on censorship versus free speech.
The piece argues that Leopold and Loeb suffer from schizophroenicism rooted in glandular and endocrine disorders. It contrasts modern psychology with crude, past crude “woodshed” treatments and lampoons political and social figures while noting vagaries in public virtue and international leaders.
Buster Bear in Burgess bedtime tale succumbs to appetite, overfilling on high bush blueberries as the Green Forest winds tease and warn. Despite wary friends the Merry Little Breezes leave him to learn a hard hunger lesson. Copyright 1924 T W Burgess. Next story Isuster Preserves its Self Respect.
The astrology notes Neptune and the sun align benevolently while Uranus and Saturn oppose, advising planning over action. It predicts journeys and ocean voyages for many, potential employment revival, and unusual experiences for those born under this sign, with some caution for those in work or with restless plans.
Florence Davies argues for balanced nutrition and introduces a second chapter on mindset. She notes shifts from heavy starches to whole grains and salads, then ties meals to mental steadiness and need for varied daily routine. A separate item reports profiteers punished as water rates intrigue the town, with fines and implied public interest.
The Ladies Aid of Welch Presbyterian Church plans a Friday picnic at Gregson Springs on Aug 22 with buses at 9 and 11 40 am. Members and friends are invited. Several local residents returned from travels including Mrs E J Schubert 3114 Evans St and Mrs D A Hatehoff and son Boris from Tacoma after three months away. Mrs E Lt Craig 3207 State Town visited by Mines of a relative, and Mrs Fred Warde 2615 with son Fred Jr. Gertrude and Miss Dorothy Davis returned from a week at Potosi springs. Sam Lawrence family returned from Deer Lodge. John Harris of Locust Street and the Frank family left for Idaho and a northern state tour. Parishioners of St John the Evangelist meet this afternoon for reports on the picnic. Marion Davis returned home from a week with the Phillips sisters at their Flathead summer home. Mrs J C Drew returns to Butte after seven months in California seeking health improvement. Miss Alice Spalding returned from Dillon after a summer course.
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