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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1926
Page
4
In the wake of the Philadelphia English Language congress a speaker warns against split infinitives double negatives and other abuses. He argues the English laws are fixed like Magna Charta and defenders who distort them commit treason to good taste, branding such rhetoric as garish and ineffective.
Postmaster General reports the farm to table plan by Agriculture and Post Office on 48 rural routes is a failure and will be abandoned. Farmers and market conditions blamed, as city prices and curbside delivery dynamics limited demand for the new parcel post service.
Dr. Godfrey Dewey of Harvard advocates shortening words and using signs to cut paper and ink use, claiming potential savings of a billion dollars annually. He cites past reform efforts led by Theodore Roosevelt and a failed 1906 board initiative, noting public resistance and the persistence of old orthography.
The South faces a shift from cotton to diverse crops as cheaper cotton goods boost consumer demand and industry employment. The National City Bank notes a smaller cotton role in state budgets with fruit, truck crops, peanuts, pecans, poultry, pigs, tobacco, and dairy growing in importance in Georgia and North Carolina.
A Connecticut representative proposes repealing the interstate ban on prize fight film transport. The piece ridicules Congress for irrational laws, cites racial tensions and Jack Johnson era fears, and notes other political musings from Ma Ferguson to Ogden Mills amid the Mexico-American crisis.
Hugh Seymour, noted novelist now in the United States, reflects on American pace and character. The article traces his education at King's School Canterbury and Emmanuel College Cambridge, wartime service with the Red Cross, and honors including the Georgian Medal and Order of the Commander. It lists his works from 1910 to 1938 and notes his recreations and club memberships.
A listing of radio stations by time zone detailing programs and hosts. WCCO Minneapolis St Paul WEAF Kansas City WEAR Nebraska Nighthawk program Joe Bauer Garden showcase Nash Finch scheme. KOA Denver KFI Los Angeles KGWH Hollywood GW Portland KPO San Francisco study and restaurant orchestra.
A poem titled The Spires of Oxford by W. M. Miss Letts reflects on Oxford men going to war. It recalls gray spires, river, and lawn scenes fading as soldiers leave for battle. The piece honors those who traded study for khaki and gun, asking God to bring them to a fairer place.
Exclusive dispatch from The Anaconda Standard reports Washington society events begin as Congress convenes, mixing ardor, etiquette, and politics. The social scene centers on discreet invitations, inner circles, and elite gatherings, with White House receptions and secretaries compiling guest lists amid a bustling season. Vice President Dawes is noted as a participant in forthcoming social and political rounds.
The article surveys a growing shift toward scientific dietetics amid social tea parties and public interest. It cites Mrs Loeffler of Los Angeles and Mrs Voettier for pioneering the custom of measured meals and moderation. It warns against overeating and calls for temperance with food and drink, linking it to temperance laws and the eighteenth amendment debates.
The column warns Venus is favorable but Mercury Saturn and Uranus pose adversity. Weddings may be lucky yet romance outweighs money. Women should push interests but face scandals tied to conquest and entertainment. Birthdates suggest stable prosperity but courtship may falter. children born may crave material pleasures yet control them.
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