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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
4
The paper notes the shift in work between seasons and points out special seasonal workers in Christmas and Easter novelty trades. It advises the tired professional man to seek total rest, both physical and mental, preferring a hammock over strenuous labor for recuperation.
Delegates gather in San Francisco for the Democratic National Convention as factions clash over wet and dry issues and the Wilson League of Nations stance. Bryan arrives to lead the Bryanites against Murphy's Tammany faction amid anticipated conflicts shaping the presidential race. The San Francisco event promises more spectacle than Chicago, with Bryan at the center.
Cleveland seeks 3.67 million dollars of bonds at 5o percent interest for project funding but receives no bids while Syracuse also gets no bids on 3.4 million dollars of water bonds at 5 percent. Cleveland weighs issuing small over the counter issues to local buyers with at least 6 percent yields amid competing higher-rate safe investments.
City residents are urged to enroll with the American Land Service for farm jobs on thousands of fertile acres for 1920 harvests. Camps place workers at the farmer front gate each morning, eight hours of pay at prevailing rates, targeting teachers students garment workers and other seasonal laborers during city idle periods.
Analysts advocate uniform primaries and direct presidential vote. Senator Johnson plans to push legislation abolishing the electoral college, arguing it clashes with majority rule. The piece notes past college outcomes, debates Lodge Wilson slogans, and mocks campaign theatrics.
A string of editorial quips from major papers critiques presidential prospects. Comments touch on convention choices, party loyalties, and candidates Hughes Hoover Bryan Debs Colby. Witty takes reflect late 1920s political climate and shifting alignments.
The Washington Star rails at the Chicago convention for lacking any gem of oratory comparable to historic speeches. Heat and nerves marked the event as delegates awaited a president hopeful, while San Francisco eyes potential fiery eruptions from Bryan and rivals, predicting volcanic sensationalism.
A collage of jokes and quips from various papers. It includes lines about a doctor’s operation cost and war tax, aviation, multiplication, a rich marriage, door etiquette, a gum chewing typewriter, meat in a Pennsylvania town, and a dog with limited learning. The items showcase light, era-typical humor and social observations.
Winifred Black reflects on a dinner party stained by anger and contempt. A beautiful setting hides a toxic atmosphere as a domineering wife pins harsh disdain on her husband, leaving guests uncomfortable and yearning for kindness over luxury.
A compilation of Montana editorials notes bright sun over crops, praise for rainfall, and optimism for 1932 harvests. It also lampoons convention excesses and female political critiques while recalling national figures and local race debates in Chicago.
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