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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
4
The passage argues that national defense and scientific progress hinge on industrial chemistry and related sectors. It warns that reopening traffic will expose the new industry to Germany's aggressive, unscrupulous competition, demanding special protection to ensure survival and economic stability.
The Supreme Court sustains the Volstead Act challenging prohibition, 5 to 4, aligning with Montana and other dry states on defining intoxicating liquors. If ratification requires a referendum vote, states may redo the process. otherwise January 16 marks the national shift to dry under the amendment.
The piece reviews a naval dispute echoing the Sampson-Shely affair. Admiral Sims criticizes the Knight board and Secretary Daniels over Distinguished Service Medal selections. Three distinct methods of choosing awardees exist, with each group confident the others are wrong as the senate naval affairs committee weighs the matter.
The piece argues that dye plants and related chemicals tie to national defense and industry. It notes toluol, chlorine, and ben zol connect dye production to explosive materials, stressing need for protection against foreign competition and for preparedness. Debates focus on tariff protection versus a licensing system similar to Britain.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes municipal railroads struggle to cover costs with a 5-cent fare. Politicians fear raising fares, risking traffic to cheaper lines. Fragmented ownership leaves the city exposed to losses and debates over 7 or 8 cent hikes.
Commentary explores why Spain remained neutral during the war. It argues Spain could not enter the war without civil conflict, lists internal divisions among Republicans, socialists, laborers, and agrarians, and notes the fragility of the regime and the neutrality as a barrier to chaos. It also weaves in contemporaneous political snatches about Prohibition, reform, and international events.
A montage of editorials condemns prohibition and warns of the Reds and aliens in national politics. References include Hoyne’s Chicago raid plan, antiwar and pacifist politics in Chicago, animosity toward drinking in prohibition Montana, anti foreigner sentiment, warnings about Bolshevik influence, and calls to deport or restrict likely radicals and aliens amid Lincoln’s birthday protests.
A string of quotation snippets and brief blasts from various papers notes debates on anarchists and Bolshevists, remarks by Lincoln, Emma Goldman, and Berkman, plus a Muncie court notice about intoxicated offenders and a quip on railroads.
Two million Roosevelt memorial certificates donated by E C Converse of New York are being produced by the American Banknote company under Daniel G Woodhull. Alfred Sareny Major designed the pieces, also the Columbian stamps of 1892. Subscribers will receive them. high demand at No 1 Madison Avenue may delay mailing for several months.
A scene unfolds with a pretty blonde recounting a fit of screaming in a motorcar over a costly new hat. The narrative shifts to two men recently returned from war who ridicule her temper and spoiled upbringing. They seek a deeper, self controlled partner, not a doll, and vow to search the world for such a woman while reflecting on real life and wartime experiences.
A short verse praising market men for their service despite rising living costs. The poem extols kindness, fairness, and the role of market sellers in providing goods, especially as winter and scarcity loom. It frames merchants as essential to a "good square meal" and urges buyers to judge honestly.
A collection of witty exchanges and quips from the era. Remarks range from marital advice and chaperone rules to student romances and a meat market joke. The items feature Mrs Casey Niver, a dean, a widow, a Vassar student, and a meat market manager with light social commentary.
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