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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
4
An Associated Press dispatch from Cordova notes wealthier Spaniards avoid hats and wear hemp sandals to protest high prices. The column suggests barefoot youth, bare heads, and lightweight footwear as sane summer choices, joking about cabbage leaf protection for bald heads and mocking hat snobbery at restaurants.
A report discusses improving conditions in parts of Russia while noting severe issues. It cites a systematic assassination plan by the social revolutionary party against the bolshevists and recalls Kerensky's leadership and aims for a republic. The piece links allied intervention to shifting SR attitudes toward the bolshevists.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that expert assassins capable of intimidating Lenin exist, citing a czarist era trained fighting brigade that could defy Bolsheviks. It concedes assassination as a disastrous method yet notes Lenin’s creation of a new minority tyranny may revive such tactics in Russia.
The forest reserve service seeks to use airplanes to spot schools of fish with Naval aviators and professional fishermen aboard. Secretary Daniels approves experiments to observe waters of Chesapeake bay using field glasses and wireless communications to coordinate fishing boats.
American Defense society funds life size Roosevelt portraits for schools to boost Americanism. Trustees and chambers distribute pictures with frames provided. State and local officials assist, reaching nearly every state in the campaign for loyalty. Roosevelt's last message emphasizes single flag, language, and loyalty. The column blends other chatter about science, politics, and public figures with light satire.
A collection of brief barbed quips and cartoon captions from historical papers. Bits include marriage jokes about drunkenness and marshmallows, ethnic peonage jokes, mistaken identity in Western lore, lion tamer gag, and a pun about Miss Fortune and a bell.
A compilation of brief editorial snippets from Montana newspapers on figures like Gabriel d An nunzio irrigation benefits, life reflections, and political opinions. It notes Italy’s view of d An nunzio, irrigation value in Missoula region, General Wood versus Johnson stances, and Walsh’s continued leadership within Montana Democrats.
A collection of sharp editorial quips from several papers mocking candidates and issues of the day. Snappy lines reference Bryan Hoover and Johnson, Mexico and Turkey, with political nonsense and satire across newspapers. Names and places appear in brisk, opinionated bursts.
Laurette Taylor’s husband’s new play One Night in Rome at Garrick Theatre in London halted early in the second act as rowdies hurled missiles and jeered on stage. The suspension followed unprecedented disturbances puzzling English and American papers despite Taylor’s popularity.
Winifred Black counsels young women on what to place in a hope chest. She urges practical linen and fine fabrics alongside personal keepsakes, embroidery, and emotional preparation, stressing home, love, and virtue as eternal values.
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