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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
4
A veteran critique argues that Ike Roosevelt Bryan and Taft lack literary realism and that Colonel House should reveal his personality. It claims concealment harms readership and sales, urging writers to show conviction rather than hide private views.
The San Francisco convention scene is chaotic with administration and anti administration lines unsettled. Walsh and Glass vie for committee chairs as Robinson of Arkansas secures the permanent chair. Prohibition and League of Nations issues loom, while McAdoo and Cox Palmer teams push, and dark horses stir in the background.
William H. Anderson, leader of the Anti Saloon League, condemns the Republican National Convention for not including a prohibition plank. He argues Harding’s dry record cannot hold all dry Republicans if Democrats nominate either a dry or a wet candidate, and warns of political peril regardless of platform outcomes. He questions scenarios where the San Francisco platform is silent and the Democratic candidate is moderate.
The piece speculates Col House will become a special correspondent for a Philadelphia paper with syndication to other papers. It compares his potential career to Roosevelt and Taft, notes his listening skill and nose for news, and muses on objectivity versus firsthand involvement in politics.
From France comes word of the alerion, a new aircraft that rises vertically from a standstill and descends straight down. It promises private use, midair halt capability, and potential life saving or war applications, while sparking political and public commentary on aviation and figures of the day.
A Montana press roundup critiques campaign tactics in the 1920s. Quotes from Miles City American Helena Independent and Great Falls Leader weigh in on Hughes, Townley, and party conventions. The non-partisan league aims to bypass primaries, while public sentiment contrasts old party methods and a proposed flag fund at Jack's News Stand.
A collage of quotes from multiple papers lampoons political figures and conventions. The items joke about Bryan Pinchot Clark Gompers Marshall Burleson and Trotzky with satirical lines on presidential chances treaty battles and media excess.
A collage of lighthearted jokes and quips from various papers. Bits include a Sunday school pun about suffering for righteousness, a Voluntary Aid humor line about a 105 degree temperature, a farmer’s quip about land once bought for a song, and banter about flirtation and biting tramps.
A worried mother recalls her son a bright school favorite who grew moody and difficult at home. A nurse suggests sending him to the country where he thrives with simple chores, steady meals, and ordinary affection, while the mother grapples with guilt and fear.
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