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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
4
Standard Publishing Company printed notice details the Anaconda and Butte offices with mailing and department contact information including the Butte address at 119 North Main Street and phone entries for editorial and business departments.
The Montana Livestock Commission, born from rustler hunter efforts, reports an assessment levied on livestock owners to fund its work. It notes no bounty levy exists due to commission activities, a detail highlighted in Helena and of interest to taxpayers statewide.
News from Warsaw reports Polish defenses repelling the onrush and even wiping out divisions, with prisoners taken, while rumors suggest Lest-Litovsk evacuation by Russian forces. London sources note Minsk delegates reject Soviet disarmament terms unless Russians disarm as well, signaling possible shifts in allied plans. The world hopes for a peaceful settlement without further intervention.
The Universal Negro Improvement Association claims a 3 500 000 membership with Marcus Garvey as president general. He argues that rights must be won by force, not constitutional amendments, and that prejudice cannot be legislated away. He says constitutional means failed over 20 years and that their movement is essential for the negro race’s future.
A speech argues that Black progress depends on Black self effort, not white control. It cautions against alarmist views and notes historic strides from slavery abolition to voting rights as the foundation for citizenship and opportunity. It condemns dependence on white power and stresses personal responsibility.
Reports say Pancho Villa will be paid to divvy funds among his men before he and about 50 followers retire to a ranch to raise cattle. The demobilizing band, arriving from San Pedro, acts like a carnival, riding atop freight cars, parading horses, and re-enacting Wild West scenes as lariats swing and six shooters click.
Sugar prices drop sharply in the East after a prior surge fueled by heavy buying. Speculators dealers and consumers created a large surplus of around half a million tons, easing household canning costs while undercutting paper profits for many, though costs remain above production and transport.
W H Merriman of the Northern Pacific reports three crop forecasts for Montana showing a promising outlook. He gathers evidence from farmers and station masters across sections, compiling notes into a forecast that the state’s general crops will reach about 80 percent of normal, an encouraging, authentic summary.
The Biological Survey notes a rebound in big game with 368 bison 274 elk 54 antelope and 21 deer on government controlled preserves. The counts reflect a recovering population across protected areas and underscore ongoing wildlife management efforts.
A survey of the dangers of a legislature dominated by any single profession, arguing for a representative mix of vocations to preserve common sense. Also notes thrift as essential after graduation, Japanese expansionist pressures, and wartime deserter statistics.
Winifred Black shares Miriam, a young Bohemian music student, recounting her first California earthquake experience. The letter blends vivid chaos with humor as she describes roofs, furniture, and a frightened cat, ending with a call for courage and resilience among American youth.
A compilation of satirical quotes from newspapers criticizing leaders and policies. It notes Russia’s famine claims, Bolshevism, election tactics, labor and capital relations, the South’s political stance, raisin prices, and public discontent with hunger and inflation, reflecting press sentiment of the era.
A compilation of short quips and cartoons from periodicals including Boys' Life Baltimore American Judge Boston Transcript Birmingham Age-Herald and Washington Star. The items poke fun at gloves, dressmakers, judges and the cinema with light satire.
The Daily Express notes green eyed red haired women rise in popularity, no sure explanation. It says such heroines now appear in best sellers, with jade wearing stores chasing the trend. Beauty parlors cannot change eye color, though they alter many features.
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