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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1920
Page
4
A notice marks the Anaconda post office as a Second-Class Mail Matter entry. The statement indicates mail processing status for the local distribution and compliance with postal regulations. It frames the town's mail handling as part of standard service operations.
The Forty-eighters push a July 10 Chicago gathering to form a new party with La Follette as candidate, aiming to split the vote. Roosevelt’s rise is weighed against a La Follette breakaway, while Harding and the Old Guard seek to placate progressives to avoid a Democratic disaster.
A critical look at Mencken's The American Language argues the book celebrates free speech and rule bending in English. It notes acceptance of double negatives and forms like hisn and I done, while praising the author’s audacious challenge to strict grammar norms. The piece acknowledges Mencken’s affection for English despite faulted rhetoric.
The article notes a shift in higher education with Stanford adopting a broad liberal arts approach for incoming freshmen. For two years students will be general university members rather than in any single department, focusing on broad culture over specialization.
Mencken notes English now dominates global journalism with over half of newspapers printed in English. He traces the rise from 1801 when English was fifth most spoken to 1911 with 150 million speakers, outpacing German and Russian, driven by the United States and British colonies. Watch its spread.
The International Society of Personal Identification, meeting in New York, urges universal fingerprinting for all people. They argue fingerprints would identify the deceased, prevent fraud, and prove identity in finance. The idea echoes historic use by artist Thomas Bewick and suggests state laws to require registering prints. The note shifts to Lipton’s Cup prospects, Governor Edwards, and looming decline in the American dollar.
A collection of brief editorial quips praises critiques and opinions from newspapers in Washington Buffalo Troy Chicago Albany Ithaca and other outlets. Items touch on weather warnings price cuts political figures whiskey prescriptions and the harmony hawkish stance of leaders.
Montana newspapers discuss Harding’s rise and Butler’s critique, Wood’s rebuttal, and the electorate’s integrity. They note party splits, possible third party efforts, and McAdoo’s stance, with Oregon signatures backing Hiram Johnson and calls for independent lines amid a season of political unrest.
A collage of joke lines and quips from various papers features ventriloquists, cat concerts, and witty banter. Snappy lines poke fun at manners, heredity, law, and cultural foibles with period voice and playful mishearings.
Winifred Black reflects on a found infant in the bay, a natural death, and asks what life means for the mother. She contrasts urban anonymity with country neighbors who would cradle and honor the child, offering pity and a chance for the mother to heal.
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