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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1920
Page
4
Cross totals 22 550 000 dollars and most will be spent before the census ends. Proponents of the five year plan argue costs can be cut by using wartime selective draft methods for registration, though objections over expense are anticipated.
Butte office at 119 North Main Street lists business and editorial department phone numbers. Anaconda office mentioned as a regional contact point for the publication.
With three weeks to election, parties claim solid blocs. Democrats cite 142 southern plus Arizona Nevada Oklahoma. Republicans assert 228 from listed states. A pool of 17 doubtful states exists, with 108 votes in ten key states bringing Dem total to 250, still short of 266.
A proposal in the Sixty sixth congress seeks federal censuses every five years replacing the decade cycle. States like Montana have allowed local decennial censuses with five year gaps, but such enumerations are seen as costly luxuries. Proponents say frequent censuses aid government planning, taxation methods, and tracking national progress, noting current costs near eighteen million dollars for the present census.
The national conference of Camp Fire Girls and guardians, representing 125000 members, discussed health, summer camps, and outdoor activities. About 90000 girls went camping last summer with work in basketry, dressmaking, beadwork, bookbinding, stencil work, and crafts. The article notes strong Boy Scout presence in Montana and calls for support of the Camp Fire Girls.
The piece notes New York state population 10,384,144 with 1,270,000 decade growth and 14 percent growth, New York City housing over half the state population but not voting aliens, New Jersey growth led by Newark and Jersey City, and mocks political rhetoric while referencing Taft Borah and international affairs.
Collects witty political quips from 1920s editorials across multiple papers. Jests target Democrats and Republicans, financial policies, leadership behavior, and public figures like Coolidge and Wilson with period voice and sharp contrasts.
Letters from The Press of Montana and The Missoulian reflect on safety device testing and fuel cost concerns. They note a fatal auto accident during a demonstration and urge fuel saving following last winter’s coal strike, while local chatter condemns lavish waste in public fundraisers amid hopes for responsible spending.
A Columbia Record quote argues that except enforcing prohibition all things are possible for prohibition statisticians a provocative line reflecting temperance era viewpoints.
The article recounts how British naval officers lacked a standard uniform until 1746 and cites portraits at the National Gallery showing varied dress. It highlights Captain Philip Saumarez's blue and white design as the eventual choice and notes a royal decision influenced by the Duke of Bedford and the king's taste for blue and white.
The London Daily Mail assigns reporters by wireless telephony and a Hampstead Heath incident shows a voice from the upper air guiding a fire report. The piece argues wireless voices bind society and alter personal behavior across Africa and beyond.
A Minneapolis landscape artist quietly crafted a grand cascade that fools observers into thinking it is natural. The 40 foot high, 100 plus foot long structure pours about 500000 gallons daily and uses a concrete wall, iron rails, and a skeleton frame of rods to support wire mesh rock and mortar coverings forming overhangs and a large pool.
The text notes that Chinese barbers do not expect tips and charge modest prices for a full service including haircut, head shave, face shave, and shoulder and back massage for under 5 cents. It describes a triangular straight razor with a folding handle and blades made from old rail steel or similar crude material.
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