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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1920
Page
5
Washington, a boom town from wartime profits, faces a new surge of political booms. Every potential candidate and many unlikely ones maintain busy press headquarters in the capital, flooding newspapers with statements and press releases as the political race intensifies.
The War Department case features sharp exchanges on convoy delays and the refusal to adopt early naval cooperation. Admiral Sims and Senator Pittman clash over responsibility for failures and the momentum of American forces in Europe. General Bliss recounts British and French urging full divisions and the limits of brigading with Allied troops.
The census bureau reports 1920 populations for several cities with large gains. Madison Wisconsin rises to 38 378 up 12 847 or 50 3 percent, Richmond Indiana to 26 728 up 4 404 or 19 7 percent, Beaumont Texas to 49 422 up 19 782 or 45 8 percent, Amsterdam New York to 33 424 up 2 257 or 7 2 percent, Glen Falls New York to 16 591 up 1 348 or 8 8 percent, and Pottstown Pennsylvania to 17 431 up 1 832 or 11 percent.
Representative Nelson of Missouri says Washington is beset by luxury with $100,000 of fur coats worn by working women on F Street and a million dollars of autos on Sixteenth Street in a single hour, claiming no letup in excess.
Under Prof Edwin M Chamberlain students at the Boston University School of Business Administration tackle a series of word meaning and sentence completion tests. The puzzles mix true false, same opposite, and finishing sentences to rank mental agility and reading comprehension.
In Chicago on March 23 at the Illinois state dental society convention Dr. W H Fuqua warned that unnecessary tooth extraction has crippled many people and dental practice is swinging toward restraint. He attributed much of the problem to doctors mixing dental and medical treatment.
An old time recipe improved with Sage and Sulphur promises to restore natural hair color and vitality. The ad urges readers to apply the mixture nightly, claiming gray hair disappears by morning and hair becomes thicker and more lustrous. A ready to use Wyeth product is sold in drug stores.
The text touts a phelactine process that allegedly removes hair including roots quickly and safely. It claims odorless non irritant non poisonous action and skin becomes smooth and hairless. Instructions suggest obtaining phelactine from a druggist and following simple steps.
A vintage beauty notice touts Mercorized wax as a remedy for freckles and rough skin. It claims light facial application before bed and washing off in the morning removes disfigurement, with daily skin particle exfoliation and no temporary blemish. An ounce can be bought at any druggist.
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