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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
6
In a provocative piece from Che Anaconda Standato the author questions if boxing, led by M. Carpentier, is shifting beyond traditional rules toward hypnotic tactics and psychics. The essay asks if prizefighting must adopt scientific willpower training, like college professors, signaling a potential turn away from old ring customs.
An Associated Press dispatch from Chicago reports jewelry sales this Christmas reaching record revenue levels with individual items from $3,000 to $275,000. Purchases include $275,000 pearl necklaces and other pieces, as warned thrift appeals fade, while buyers who never spent before invest heavily, signaling a lavish holiday trend.
The piece notes Washington social life amid Prohibition with references to informal stills and home brews. It mentions diplomatic gatherings in the Pan-American building where various liquors flowed, contrasting official curbs with private indulgence in Chevy Chase. The tone wryly observes resilience as American ingenuity keeps spirits alive.
Analysts debate whether Georges Carpentier won his London bout over Beckett by hypnotic influence or pure boxing skill. The article weighs old school science of champions like Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries and Dempsey against occult theories of mind powers in the sport.
The piece notes quarreling promoters of the Wood boom and calls for unity under Col Procter and King to avoid discord. It suggests General Wood consider a formal candidacy and active campaigning while other figures like Emma Goldman and Hi Johnson appear in a broad, satirical political panorama. It comments on Coolidge waiting for a rival, barkis in Washington, and a shifting public mood ahead of elections.
The Press notes growing interest in organized highway work in Montana. The Midland Highway association formed in Billings signals progress toward expeditious, efficient road construction and improvement. Helena readers are urged to stock coal for upcoming cold weather, with supply tight and demand rising. The Fifth Wisconsin may risk representation in Congress, according to editors. Ongoing national power disputes over mines and industry draw strong opinions. A column critiques the American middle class during the current crisis. Brother Van is praised for spreading the Master’s teachings. Weather notes say warm spells aid stockmen by easing feed needs, as zero temperatures and short rations threaten cattle vitality.
A collage of short quotes from various papers lampooning politics and figures. Sir Tom Lipton boasts of liquor access, Fitzpatrick mocks steel strike, Wood’s Ohio bias hinders him, Carranza favors Reds, Burleson’s New York critique, Garfield eyed by miners and operators, La Follette’s rail policy derided.
Great Falls Tribune reports substantial stock losses, with horses especially affected, occurring in the state’s range sections as investigators assess the impact on ranchers and livestock livelihoods.
A collection of light jokes and quips from the Washington Star and London Ideas. Topics include meatless days, romance with a sharp punchline about funeral expenses, comedic misunderstandings in romance, railroad car etiquette, and a farmer’s take on collective bargaining.
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