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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
4
The article argues that speeding accidents require harsher penalties and longer prison sentences. It frames speeders as criminals and urges treating them as unsafe to be at large to reduce crashes.
Standard Publishing Company announces offices in Anaconda and Butte with postal mailing details and contact numbers for business and editorial departments, indicating second class mail status and office locations at 119 North Main Street in Butte.
Report notes a crowded field of candidates with Wood and Johnson factions hopeful for a compromise. Managers of Wood see a favorable path while Johnson backers feel confident. Other aspirants anticipate the bitter contests will trim the field and place each on equal footing.
The text argues that lowering prices is easier than maintaining them and that price changes depend on supply and demand. It notes production limits, damaged transportation, and ineffective hope that price drops from hoarding liquidation will boost supply, while ignoring broader inflation causes. It emphasizes real constraints on recovery of agriculture, industry, and construction.
A lengthy editorial condemns rising auto accidents and urges self reform among drivers. It cites reckless behavior, such as near crossing scrapes and showy stunts, and calls for a collective effort to purge the pest from traffic, arguing a change of temper is needed within the motorist community.
Chicago landlords target Republican delegates with inflated rents ahead of the convention. Reports describe six day rates of twelve thousand five hundred dollars for a nine room house and four hundred fifty dollars for a six day apartment. Observers note some landlords seek extra profits while delegates, though wealthy, will still bargain.
A Chicago writer argues that San Francisco will attract more outsiders for the conventions while both cities will host crowded halls. He mocks Bryan Edwards and Prohibition debates, notes dry and wet planks opposing each other, predicts a lively Democratic convention and a distracted Republican one, and raffishly teases Johnson, Lodge, and Procter.
A 1920 verse by T A Daly celebrates scholars from merry schooldays to graduation. It contrasts bright morning rituals with churchyard quiet, blessing a sturdy lad and winsome lass, a stalwart youth and bride, and finally the graduate resting in serene achievement.
The Montana press rails at slush funds and money politics if Lowden Wood or Harding gain the nomination. Critics question primary systems and campaign spending. Montana figures face election inquiries and calls for fiscal accountability amid state school praise and labor shortages.
A compilation of brief jokes and gags from multiple newspapers. From morbid wit about marriage to heat and wooden legs, the items showcase punchy one liners, wedding headlines, and a theater burning misperception with light satire and local color.
Miss Clara St Porter assistant secretary of Guaranty Trust Company of New York has entered a realm traditionally led by men. Her appointment brings heavy responsibilities and is seen as a strong fit. She is an expert bond saleswoman.
Winifred Black reflects on a motoring trip with a veil of spring imagery. The Sweetest girl, the stun ningest woman, and the nicest man share a ride where beauty and fashion tempt them to keep their hats in place as winds whip their hair. The piece weighs whether appearance outweighs simple joy and memory, urging balance between style and life’s real pleasures.
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