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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
4
The charge against Johnson claims he takes opposite stances on prohibition in different states. He hinted a liberal view in New Jersey while noting his California origins. Critics compare this to past leaders who made local issue plays to dodge policy, warning of an eventual collapse.
Tammany leaders in Albany push a Smith band wagon to mimic Cox and Edwards milking presidential talk. Governor Smith vetoes the plan, preferring to seek a second term as New York governor. He is praised for prudence and may reconsider if conditions change in 1924.
Mrs. Alvina P. Ahnert sues United States Cremation Co of New York for 10000 claiming careless urn repair mixed her two husbands ashes. She argues propriety dictates separation and proper storage, criticizing mixing as vulgar and indecorous while noting burial rites do not excuse mishandling ashes. The piece lampoons social norms surrounding death and decorum.
A court addresses a widowed plaintiff who kept ashes of Nos 1 and 2 separate, then alleges the defendant mixed them in a shared urn. The piece describes the emotional distress, disrespect, and chaos caused by the alleged mingling, urging relief if proven.
A note from the American Farm Bureau Federation secretary paints a bleak picture of American hunger. He warns of limited relief this summer and possible shortages next winter unless production rises. Seed potatoes are scarce and expensive, fertilizer is costly, farm labor is tight, and home gardens are urged as crucial.
The slump in Liberty bonds is tied to big holder selling for spring auto deliveries. Buy and hold Liberty bonds, with Victory 434s at 6 percent, Third 444s at 5.75, Fourth 414s at 5.50, as a prudent investment amid market chatter. Political satire touches on Wilson, Hohenzollern, Carranza, and Chicago nominating fights, with meteoric weather notes and overalls craze.
A collection of quips and witticisms from humor columns and editorials. The items include lines about discipline at a barracks, a speeding judge, marriage installments, an honest man with an umbrella, haircuts, government wishes, and a Yale Record joke about a high diving act. Strong names and places appear in snippets from Florida Times Union Knoxville Journal and Tribune Der Brummer Washing ton Star and Kansas City Star.
A compilation of Montanan editorials notes Wilson at Paris and European leaders warmth as idealism, Montana harvests aided by spring moisture, concerns about June July water for grain, rising costs from absent treatment to services, party politics and democratic unity, and hay and grain rail logistics for stockmen with prewar rate history.
A collage of editorial quips notes George Creel fades, health authorities doubt concern, the Dardanelles move toward internationalization, and varied newspaper taunts on Prohibition, Bolshevists, and political candidates.
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times argues that some states turn presidential primaries into a burlesque due to entry ease. It cites Oregon where a vice presidential candidate named Washington is claimed to descend from the Father of Our Country. The piece condemns the joke nature of nominating procedures and urges genuinely supported candidates, not vaudeville-like entries.
A poem recounts Giuseppe Baldi returning from war and facing unemployment. An Irishman proposes vocational training and political ambition as Baldi’s new direction. The piece ends noting its 1920 copyright and Baldi’s hopeful prospects.
London brokers quote the odds against England enforcing a liquor ban within 12 months. A 10 shilling per £100 rate serves as insurance against passage of an act prohibiting sale of alcoholic liquors.
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