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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
4
The readable fragment shows chaotic, emphatic protest language with garbled dashes and partial phrases. No clear event, date, or identifiable names emerge to summarize a distinct news item.
Historic speculation on how women’s suffrage will shape the 1920 United States election. Analysts note Hughes’ plurality under 5,400 in some states, while Maryland New Jersey and New York are debated. Leaders urge New York women to oppose Senator Wadsworth on suffrage. Experts caution predictions are hazardous.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a notice referencing the Post Office in Anaconda with contact numbers for business and editorial departments, listing 119 North Main Street and office phone lines. The readable portion indicates mail matter handling in Second Class status at Butte and Anaconda offices.
The piece laments a primary system that exposes party theft and calls out radical elements in Montana’s view of North Dakota governance. It urges Montanans to study North Dakota’s state affairs, warning of a possible shift toward a radical, monolithic political order and urging vigilance before November.
West Virginia factions heat up as conservatives fear Cox and Coolidge may lose the state. Governor Cox plans two Labor Day speeches in Charleston and Huntington with John W. Davis, West Virginia’s San Francisco favorite son, while Democrats cite non-partisan league factions and Samuel B. Montgomery running as an independent to split the GOP vote.
James Wilson served as Secretary of Agriculture across McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft administrations. Renowned for punctual, foresighted leadership, he elevated the department and aided farmers nationwide. He died at 85, leaving a legacy of public esteem and a strong, generous mind.
Joe Cannon argues women’s suffrage will not alter party strength. socialists won’t gain support from women. Tradition and sentiment influence voting, though women often align with husbands and brothers. In states with more women, the surplus may not split evenly, and in closely fought eastern states women could decide outcomes. Connecticut, Delaware, and Maine show tight margins and discontent with leaders over suffrage.
William H. Hutt of the Philadelphia federal reserve estimates private stashes of cash may total three billion dollars. He argues investing in Liberty bonds or placing funds in banks would boost finance and industry, though many prefer cash on hand due to a deep seated belief that money in hand is safer. Thieves, vermin, and fire pose real risks to hidden cash in attics, cellars, or barns.
The Montana press notes a miracle that saved Warsaw ten days ago and that most of Poland is clear of bolshevist danger except a single province. Polish bravery, aided by French generals, relieved a crisis alarming the world. Also mentions Montana interest in horse breeding, poultry farming, weed control, and tourism coordination among cities.
The piece mixes wartime anxieties and political quips about Lenin and Harding, noting fears of a red invasion, Ireland and Barleycorn references, and a call to prepare coal supplies for winter. It reads as a collage of opinion pieces and social commentary with dated tone.
In a spirited critique, Winifred Black mocks “scientific” proposals to choreograph mating, arguing emotions drive life. She lampoons feminists and scientists alike, cautions against replacing love with cold method, and extols the ceaseless drama of human emotion.
A collection of brief quotes from newspapers shows sharp, humorous lines on editors, editors, marriage, money, politics, and women’s suffrage. Characters include a spring poet, an editor, a militant office boy, a Boston Tran script, a Birmingham Age Herald owner, and civic officials. The remarks poke at propriety, money, and voter dynamics with a tone of metropolitan commentary.
A miscellany of brief quotations from various papers lampooning politics and social issues. Items mock tariff talks, presidential plans, third party bets, campaign costs, Bolshevism, prohibition, and wartime questions with wry, clipped humor.
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