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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
4
The speaker urges continued charity and compassion toward the distressed, criticizing apathy and urging generosity. The passage emphasizes maintaining kindness and not withholding aid, invoking imagery of guinea pigs as a symbol of care.
Washington winter politics see a neck and neck contest for Democratic Senate leadership between Hitchcock and Underwood. The dead heat reflects a split among Democrats allied with President Wilson and those more wary of the administration. Gore Reed and Walsh of Massachusetts supported Underwood’s faction. Glass expected to tilt the balance in Underwood’s favor due to his political skill.
The Rhode Island motion to test constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment is discussed by the U S Supreme Court with Attorney General Rice arguing Rhode Island reserves police powers. The piece notes Rhode Island's 1790 ratification and alleged state rights, contrasting with other states and questioning unique status.
A 65 year old retiree describes how a 6 percent investment once covered living costs but is now inadequate due to wartime value changes. The piece notes millions rely on trust companies savings banks and mortgages for annuities and incomes while living costs have doubled. It highlights hardship of widows orphans and dependents amid rising wages and strikes.
An American readers note describes dire shortages at the Pasteur Institute in Paris as war drain leaves guinea pig stock depleted. Dr Roux appeals to global inhabitants to ship breeding stock to France to revive vital vaccine and serum research and sustain medical science.
A concise examination of the income tax filing obligation citing exemptions for single and married filers, plus dependents. It notes penalties for failure to file, and comments on political figures and opinions of the era, including Bryan, Taft, and Wilson, with a Nation-wide political backdrop.
The Press of Montana notes former Senator J. M. Dixon joining a republican national committee sub group to draft a platform. Helena Record-Herald lauds Alfred Atkinson as a trusted educator and Gallatin Valley philanthropy. Billings papers praise Jack Roche’s forward drive amid Chicago turmoil. Havre Promoter predicts liquor traffic decline benefits the nation. Great Falls Leader reports Riddick’s bid for congress and local editorials urge less campaigning, more action. Miles City Star laments outdated telegraph service. Great Falls Tribune frames Montana as moving from endless drives to decisive action.
A collection of light jokes and witticisms from various papers. A fugitive photographed in six poses eludes capture as a provincial chief jokes about six miscreants. A five year old Margery argues fashion with a punch line about the dress. A quip on Van Cleve and his wife and a pun on detours in life.
Exclusive photograph shows Gov Calvin Coolidge seated with his wife and sons Calvin Jr and John, plus his father John C Coolidge of Plymouth Vermont in the rear. Taken in the state house before his annual address to both legislative branches on January 8.
A humorous female narrator muses on old maids and the changing Turkish harems. She contrasts single women with married ones, envies independence, and foresees women gaining voting rights in Turkey while imagining a future where harems are filled with men.
The narrator complains about American laws confronting his wishes to keep wine in 1920. He consults Judge Straus who tells him the only way to retain the wine is to keep steel, highlighting Prohibition era absurdities. The piece, credited to T. A. Daly, satirizes awkward legal strictures and cultural misunderstandings.
A collection of witty quotes from multiple papers references Lloyd George on England’s military, Uncle Sam, and critiques of pricing and the Supreme Court doorway inscription. Includes quips on war, consumer prices, and gloom.
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