U.S. Urged to Preserve Radium Supply for Cancer Fight
Dr. R. B. Moore and fellow scientists warn that without action America's radium sources may be depleted. They cite Denver processing, World War era ore losses in Paradox valley, and German raids on Western Colorado fields. They estimate only about 100 grams remain and warn prices could double in a decade.
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America
R. B. Moore
Denver
Germany
Colorado
Eastern
Paradox Valley
Moore
United States
Holy Week Reflections Amid World War Wartime News
A Catholic timeline marks Holy Week with Spy Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday and notes on religious life in the army. The piece cites war era reflections on providence military leaders and public worship, while humor and politics color the current Central Europe scene.
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Christ
Judas Iscariot
Committee On the War
London
Spectator
Mons
Paris
Marshal Foch
Professor Escott
Political musings and editorials from Montana papers
A compilation of editorial opinions from Montana publications touching on national politics elections and social issues. The pieces critique indebted government spending, housing and rents, prohibition, labor and business power struggles, coal policies, and reflections on American boys and national leadership.
Publishers and Proprietors Anaconda Post Office Notice
Anaconda Montana publishers and proprietors listed with post office details and local office address at 119 North Main Street in Butte. Phone numbers 422 and 423 accompany the notice.
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Anaconda
Butte
North Main Street
Unfair Tax Proposal Targets Newspapers and Advertisers
A congressional bill by Republican Mr. Pson of Ohio would tax newspapers magazines and camp ads with a 10 percent levy for circulations of 5000 or more. Exemptions include help wanted and lost ads. Proponents say advertisers are revenue sources. opponents liken taxing untaxed fields to unfairly singling out business.
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Congress
Pson
Ohio
Ays and Means Committee
Ers
Outbreak of Ouija Board Fad Hits University Newsroom
The University of Michigan reports an unusually widespread outbreak of ouija board use. In Ann Arbor, students neglect studies and scholars suffer, with nervousness rising and spirits taking focus from learning. Girls especially seek trivial guidance, hoping the board fades like the flu after a hot presidential campaign.
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University of Michigan
Ann
New Jersey Women Protest Boxing Smoke Cloud
A New Jersey protest notes women complain that boxing venues are clouded by tobacco smoke. They argue the ring atmosphere should be clear and pristine, despite spectators and most female patrons also smoking, while praising a virtuous environment.
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New York Telegram
New Jersey
Fisth Arena
Jazzy weddings in San Francisco inspire wild vows and doubt
Winifred Black recalls a couple who wed atop a high rock as waves roared below, a ceremony views wild and modern for 1920. She muses on marriage’s pace, gear, and future life from bungalow fantasies to jazz filled weekends, contrasting traditional weddings with free spirited unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Sayer
Ieature Service, Inc
Morgenthau Named Ambassador to Mexico by Wilson
Henry Morgenthau former ambassador to Turkey is nominated by President Wilson to succeed Henry P. Fletcher as ambassador to Mexico. Morgenthau managed delicate wartime relations with the Ottoman Empire and allied powers from 1913 to 1916 to the state department’s satisfaction.
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Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Wilson
Mexico
Henry P. Fletcher
United States
Mr. Morgenthau
State Department
Violets Tremble At Graveyard Visitor
A robin notes violets blooming near a grave and reads an obituary for William Smith. The flowers shiver and whisper that there is a man beneath their bed, startling the bird with eerie horror in a light verse from 1920.
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William Smith
T. A. Daly
Humorous Quotations and Tiny Jokes Across Papers
A collage from multiple papers features light verse and quips. Jests cover topics from old humor about delays and phones to office life, travel, and manners. Subtle regional voices appear in snippets from Albany Detroit Spokane and Yonkers papers.
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Detroit News
Spokane
Oscar
Springfeld Union
Flashes of Lightning and Other Lighthearted Notes
A collection of witty clippings and quips from newspapers including pokes at Indiana divorce cases, Lexington doors, postwar debt, farming profits, British loans, fashion rises, and humorous takes on elections and the occult.
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Washington
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Missoula
American Institute of Meat Packers
Anti-Saloon League
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Bozeman Chronicle
Miles City Star
Havre
Standard Publishing Company
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Anaconda, Mont
Standard Publishing
Butte, Montana
Associated Press
Stern Business Office
Prudden
King & Prudden
Fth Ave
New York
Steger Bldg
Chicago
Globe Boston
Winifred Black
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Rhyme and Reason
Miner Swartz
Quaits
Detroit Free Press
Central
Toledo
Indiana
Cincinnatii Enquirer
Lexington
Temples of Freedom
Houston Post
Houston
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Zuare
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Teaier
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Havana
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Oregonian
Sun
New York Herald
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