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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1921
Page
4
Anaconda based publication details its postal status and offices in Butte with contact lines for business and editorial departments, indicating standard catalog information rather than a full news item. The fragment references mailing rules and location addresses, hinting at publication logistics.
A government account notes about 1 000 fires reported during the year and details aerial photographs taken from airplanes over isolated regions. Regions include Yosemite valley Mount Rainier Mount Hood national forests St Lawrence river Mexican border great deserts Gulf coast Mississippi river Great Lakes Appalachian mountains Canadian Rockies Sierras and other sections viewed from above.
President Wilson refused a syndicate offer of 150000 for a self chosen article saying no piece could be worth that much. The piece would publicize his war history as a profitable yet unprofessional move, while critics debate his ethics and legacy and foresee a valuable war history in the future.
The Manufacturers' Aircraft Association summarizes 1920 aviation gains in America, noting world records by aviators, achievements by air and navy fliers, and a growing air mail service. About 35 air mail planes operated daily, handling roughly 100 million letters at ordinary rates on routes from New York to San Francisco and beyond, aiding forestry efforts and fire prevention valued at millions.
Quakers abroad and in America provide aid to Germany's suffering people. Funds from Hoover and subscriptions feed 600000 German infants and children, with British Friends supplying cheap meals in universities and for occupied regions. AfterWar perspectives vary, but humane Quaker work earns praise.
A compact editorial sketching political tensions around President Harding and Wilson era civil service policy. It lampoons Helena statesmen, party toilers, and economy calls while noting Hughes, Clark, and others in a satirical frame.
The Montana press notes Mrs. Maggie Smith Hathaway as a potential minority leader in the house, with mention of a possible female congressional candidate from Montana's First district. It also cites Rankin’s announced candidacy and reflects on political dynamics, immigration, and state tax ideas, including gasoline taxation and education oath debates.
A compact humor montage from old papers features quips on conceit among men and women, divorce hints, country visits, complexion jokes, Bible puns, and quips about patching quarrels. It cites lines from Detroit Free Press, London Blighty, Boston Transcript, Pittsburg Press, and other sources in brisk, era style.
A collage of editorial snippets and commentary from multiple papers cites varied opinions on disarmament taxation and governance. Voices from Boston Transcript Chicago News Dayton News and others debate pressure on public boards standards for reform and social conduct with provocative quips and rhetorical stances.
United States Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan convicted under the corrupt practices act faces argument before the Supreme Court. Charles E. Hughes, former Navy lieutenant in the Spanish American War and Roosevelt era Navy Secretary, appears for the defense.
Detroit News recounts Cyrus Edwin Dallin once toiled as a Utah mine wheelbarrow boy earning under four dollars daily. A stray clay bust impressed a mine owner who funded his move to Boston art school. By 21 he had a studio, studied in Paris, and created works including The Signal of Peace and The Scout among other famed pieces.
Sandalwood, famed for perfumery and incense, is tied to Mysore and Coorg where government forestry dominates production. Oil exports rise as sandalwood wood export declines, noted by Madras consul Dawson in Daily Commerce. The wood’s ancient luxury spans Greek rituals and Asian ceremonies.
From the Kansas City Star an essay on civic duty and decency. It argues that pride in one’s hometown and its good opinion outweigh money. Harvard’s Dr. Eliot is cited praising local esteem as worth earning and keeping. Neighborly judgment, even if one view differs, shapes a fair overall estimate.
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