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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
6
The revenue bill passed by the senate before the holidays is likely to become law soon. A conference committee will harmonize differences, with six billion dollars to be raised this year through income taxes and more. Taxes will be high this year but lighter next year and gradually reduced toward pre war levels. The war costs demand ongoing taxation.
The Lincoln statue controversy in London ends with the decision to accept a replica of the Barnard piece for Westminster. Critics call Barnard's sculpture unflattering while Ida Tarbell and May Fanton Roberts defend the work and Lincoln's character.
The Springfield Republican argues Roosevelt is the only candidate likely to restore Republican power in 1920 though Roosevelt's own campaign record shows repeated defeats and shifting loyalties. Supporters urge burying old feuds to back him, while critics note his past reversals and lack of winning side status since Taft.
The report notes England may have ghost ships capable of three day Atlantic crossings and expects air records to soon outpace ocean ones. It also discusses war era highway ideas linking national parks via the park-to-park road, highlighting the Glacier Yellowstone route and limits on detours to preserve scenic value with possible federal assistance for linking segments.
The piece surveys the push by a new Jugo Slavic state for Trieste and parts of Gorizia, Italy’s claims, and Dalmatia disputes with Istria. It notes shifts in population, port significance, and asserts Italy’s wartime gains. It digresses to Prince of Wales US visit amid Vanity Fair revival and other offbeat observations.
A critique of hereditary titles in Britain and Europe. The piece argues feudal symbols fade as wealth and brains determine status, noting primogeniture law and the lure of money among peers. It cites Duke of Marlborough remarks and mocks the reverence for nobility in democratic Britain.
The Indianapolis News notes that readers trust ads when products are accurately represented. Merchants once claimed better stock, yet now honest ads create confidence between business and public. Even with stockouts, shoppers expect exact article representation and fair pricing.
A domestic column discusses how wives balance entertainment duties with family needs, urging practical home activities and personal record keeping. It includes guidance on clipping and pasting ideas into a scrapbook, planning for year-round events, and collecting suggestions across magazines and newspapers. Targeting homemakers, the piece cites ideas for Christmas, summer picnics, and birthdays within a broader social context.
A fragment from 1919 text presents a narrative about propaganda by an ex-empire figure and its public reception. It references a scene in a city with crowds, a performer, and a plea to a childless land. The language is fragmented, with archaic spellings and a hint of wartime context.
Fragments from multiple papers include jokes about parrots, unpatriotic Florida, card games with a colonel, and a chorus quip about a ribbon clerk. A fat donkey engine provokes laugh, while a judge notes am educated minds.
A collage of quotes and comments from multiple papers on postwar punishment power of speech military discharge and public attitudes. Items reference freedom of the seas impressions of Verdun and Kaiser era figures, plus a note on religious ornaments stolen in the Rheims diocese.
The article lists terms for Roma groups in different countries: uzani in Poland, Zingari in Italy, Gitanos in Spain, Bohemians in France, Zisgeuner in Germany, and notes Persians mislabeling them as "Black Indians." It also mentions Sinte as a possible ancient name linked to Sind, the native term for the Indus region.
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