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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
6
The defeat of Seattle radical forces by nearly 17 000 votes amid a total of about 85 000 is reported with broad national relief. Ole Hanson, a France veteran, is praised for quelling the rebellion and mayors leadership cited as tact, wisdom, dignity, and honor.
Democratic national scene centers on prohibition repeal and wet versus dry platforms. New York and New Jersey figures debate the issue as San Francisco looms, with Edwards gaining support while Bryan lobs critiques. A pyrotechnic show in San Francisco is billed as varied and extensive.
The author argues civilization advances despite faults and upheavals. Signs of progress include the decline of the stiff white collar, replaced by the soft shirt after wars and societal pressure. Skeptics misread discomfort and labor pains as decline, but history shows evolution toward a more rational attire and mindset.
The piece notes the difficulty others have drawing similarities between Herbert Hoover and George Dewey. Dewey contemplated a party nomination but cared which party, while Hoover rejected any nomination bid. It paints Hoover as a practical, unflattered, decisive figure, indifferent to political celebrity.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company based on its industrial department data reports milder flu this season than 1918. Pneumonia cases are down and recovery rates higher where pneumonia occurred. October and November 1918 saw 1,747 deaths per 100,000. January this year 142 deaths from influenza and pneumonia. Flu more prevalent in the East and Middle West than the West. Officials predict if it returns next year it may be milder.
A snow sweep across Montana boosts ground moisture and sparks hope for a bumper crop. Various editorials note wetness may delay a dry season, while forecasts and opinions from multiple papers discuss producers seeking greater cooperation and production boosts.
A nostalgic poem from 1920 recalls a child perched on a grandfather’s knee. The speaker describes candy treats and the grandfather’s mixed signals about sharing, ending with a plea for honesty and kindness.
The column counsels Sweet Sixteen to endure parental misjudgment and social pressure. It portrays a thoughtful, quiet girl with artsy tastes and a supportive, optimistic outlook, contrasting her restraint with her family's noisy, mocking attitudes. The piece urges understanding and patience, predicting growth into a confident, self respecting woman.
In a brief note from Chatteston News and Courier, Huht states President Wilson favors poetry and counts D Annunale among his likely favorites, highlighting literary taste in a political era.
A collage of editorial jabs and comic quips from multiple papers. It lampoons KatEm Alive Dalrymple at Chicago's prohibition board, Champ Clark for presidential ambitions, labor and farmer party talk, Bryan's forward looking stance, and American travel aboard foreign ships, reflecting early 20th century political satire.
A collage of overheard lines from papers and readers includes misquotes about blame on the middleman and first men, Shakespeare on pedestals, marriage talk, and campaign banter. The gaggle of voices spans Dallas News Boston Transcript and Kansas Journal with quick wits on polls and policy.
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