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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
4
The club is described as unique and distinctive as it reflects the community while remaining small enough to foster acquaintance and friendship among members. It is defined as a fraternity without ritual and a business organization without personal gain, a religion of service and fellowship without creed.
The suffrage drive continues as several states approve the amendment and more ratifications loom. Despite Virginia’s anticipated rejection, Nevada New Jersey Idaho Arizona and New Mexico have ratified in quick succession. With 32 legislatures on board only four more are needed. Delaware West Virginia Connecticut Oklahoma Tennessee Vermont Washington and Virginia are seen as pivotal. Some opponents retreat while others remain firm, and the outlook for nationwide ratification by next November remains uncertain.
In New York a political stir rises as William Barnes endorses Speaker Sweet on the socialist trial. Barnes opposes Hughes and other Republicans, while Sweet pursues the governorship and backs a convention bill to restore the party convention system.
Prof G F Warren of Cornell cites a federal survey of 4 000 farms showing three men leaving the farm for every one returning. Despite high wages and housing farm life remains unattractive. Solutions discussed include better roads more autos and increased sociability and entertainments in rural communities.
The article notes Rotary's 1905 Chicago founding by four men and its expansion to about 600 clubs with 50,000 members across four continents. It outlines Rotary's aim to improve members and society through service, ethics, and professional betterment, stressing that exchanges are by friendship, not requirement. It also discusses misconceptions about the group’s goals and emphasizes its central idea of service over self.
Montana editorials react to Senator Sterling's bill criminalizing cross state transmission of Face betting odds. They warn of press censorship, arguing Washington could decide what news is proper. The era of free press hinges on protecting transmission of information.
A fragmented 1920 Daly piece blends romantic lines about scenery, winter vistas, and rural abundance with musings on health zest and a coal cellar. The text evokes Arctic views, blooming fields, and the nation’s harvest as it ponders joy, longing, and the unseen hidden “if” of life.
Boston hosts Miss Garibaldi, granddaughter of Giuseppe Garibaldi, as she arrives from Italy to raise funds for orphans of the Italian wars. She wears ribbons and decorations reflecting her renowned family and wartime service.
Winifred Black addresses a reader puzzled by rude intimate questions. She labels curiosity vulgar, notes personal inquiries reveal uncultured strangers, and urges finding new friends rather than reshaping acquaintances. The piece condemns prying and endorses conversation about life, art, and nature instead.
A collage of humorous exchanges and banter about oysters church holidays and social foibles. Cartoonish remarks reference Judge, Jill, Cholly and Blythe plus lines on wealth health and ambition in lighthearted tones from the Yonkers Statesman and Tidewater press.
A collection of satirical quotes from multiple newspapers notes distrust in surrender by former rulers and the political maneuvering of figures like Hoover. It critiques Bolshevism, campaign investigations, and Allied expectations while reflecting on monarchy and diplomacy. The tone remains wry and critical of both sides in postwar politics.
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