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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
4
The article notes paper money worldwide totals about 35 billion dollars, excluding Russia, with gold reserves under two billion and silver used as a reserve in several nations. It warns that paper and silver form the actual circulating money, and silver demand has doubled in three years and may rise further.
London reports Sir Charles Parsons proposes drilling a 12 mile deep hole to tap new energy, costing 42 million dollars and taking 85 years. He cites volcanic districts in Italy and Sardello as references and notes a 7,579 foot Virginia bore failed, with 172 F at 7,000 feet and a projected boiling point near 10,000 feet.
Observers note Wood Lowden and Coolidge as the leading Republican contenders with Wood strongest in the West and a background of military leadership. Lowden gains strength from a Chicago syndicate stake affecting Washington politics and a bold coal stance. Coolidge's unorganized boom shows potential if massed and directed by a political expert.
The article notes that the US government loaned ten billion dollars to European governments to fund the war, a profitable move for the United States as cash flowed in. However, European borrowers cannot yet pay interest of about half a billion annually and funding interest could worsen exchange rates and reduce foreign purchases. Europeans propose funding interest for three to four years as a mutually beneficial solution.
The article argues for increased silver production in the United States to meet global demand. It notes the US Mexico and Canada lead output, with 1919 expected US and Mexican production around 120 million ounces and world total under 160 million. India and China consume about 120 million ounces yearly.
The article notes diminished public excitement for the Dempsey Carpentier bout amid global tensions and domestic issues. It highlights Carpentier as a popular champion with a wartime backstory and a quick victory over a British champion, while Dempsey contemplates how military service may affect a professional boxer's fate and benefits.
A critical column rails at Roosevelt Wilson and party politics, mocks congressional probes and media sharpness, contrasts clergy salaries with preaching roles, and comments on storms and social mood in Kentucky and Missouri including Marie Henry with a tin bucket.
In this 1919 poem by Walt, a Dutch barber contemplates firing a Black bootblack but chooses politeness. The speaker pretends not to see racial humiliation while maintaining a cheerful facade. The tactic infuriates the bootblack but draws others to return to the shop.
London reports a new wrinkle in men s dress as King Alfonso of Spain, famed for his gay attire, wears a purple dress suit on his visit. Local Londoners show little rush to adopt the trend despite the royal example.
The article notes the replacement of miserable London slum tenements with modern buildings, signaling urban renewal. It cites authorities pushing for improved housing and better living conditions amid ongoing redevelopment.
A collage of old time gags and exchanges from various papers. Jokes feature puns about piano wood oil hats and bequests and a mix of teases about refinement, marriage, and social foibles. Quick one liners anchor the brief humor spread.
Miss Mildred Fowler Gignoux, daughter of the late Louise Powler Gignoux, wins the Sarah Streeter cup for best physical condition at Mount Holyoke College. She is a leading athlete, starred on the senior field day hockey championship, and holds multiple college club offices.
None of the Spanish railways is fitted with block signals or any signal system. The remark underscores the absence of standardized signaling across the national network.
A compilation of quirky quotes cites political optimism, war talk, pro prose, and social humor from papers in Charleston St Louis Nashville Washington Cleveland Indianapolis and Toledo. Notable lines include Champ Clark on presidential chances and jokes about prohibition and wood alcohol.
The Omaha Bee argues for clinging to traditional order while warning against rapid embrace of new doctrines. It laments varied modern ideologies that claim old norms are gone and urges finding stable anchor amid philosophical confusion and shifting moral claims.
The Indianapolis News notes the agriculture department scientists struggle to codify planting timing as seasons vary. They distrust strict rules and admit observation guides, while field trials hint that sowing wheat between full bloom of late goldenrod and colored hickory leaves may best counter Hessian fly and rust. Old maxims are being gathered to test their usefulness.
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