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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1926
Page
4
A future courtroom scene features a galvanoscope and electrical stethoscope to reveal guilt. A light beam targets a prisoner as heartbeats surge or quiet in response to words like steal. Officials praise the device as an improvement over traditional coercion in this reverent yet chilling account.
A condensed schedule of radio broadcasts across several stations including WCCO Minneapolis, WEAF New York, KON Chicago, WOC Davenport and WOW Omaha. It lists times and programs such as orchestras, school of the air, light opera, Sam n Henry, and various musical segments in the evening.
An earnest Christmas reflection extols the season as a universal call to love one another. It links twelve centuries of legend to faith and to a democratic ideal where all souls are equal before God, urging acts of kindness toward the hungry, cold, sick, and needy everywhere.
In New York the New York Electrical society staged a mock theft trial before about 1000 members. Three suspects volunteered, each was sent out, then tested with an electrical stethoscope and psycho-galvanoscope as part of a staged crime involving a $10 bill from the president’s overcoat.
Rupert Hughes notes common criticisms of George Washington as a drinker and partygoer, but a formal check by Washington and Baltimore fire chiefs on Mount Vernon finds no wine cellar or wine-related hazards. The inspection suggests Washington did not indulge in the alleged alcoholic comforts of his era.
The 1926 building program totals about 6.2 billion dollars, down from 6.5 billion in 1925, with NYC alone surpassing one billion. Overall costs rise 1 to 1.4 percent, labor up 4 percent, and materials down 2 to 3 percent, amid a national recession in construction activity.
The text notes broad desire for world peace but highlights sharp splits on methods to obtain and uphold lasting harmony across nations. It frames debate among policymakers and citizens about approaches and guarantees for durable peace.
The piece notes politicians favor plum pudding at Christmas and jokes about President Coolidge, with Washington praising Mexico and remarks that appearances deceive. It cites Heflin and Blease warning the senate about vagaries of southern hurricanes, implying the body’s unpreparedness in a wary, period voice.
The passage notes the light toe pauses to mistletoe the mark as days lengthen and cold strengthens, contrasting with gas pressure behaving oppositely. It uses playful imagery to link seasonal change with physical pressure concepts.
Mountain Time Station KOA Denver presents Sceheuerman's Colorado orchestra at 10 39 p m delivering a program of contemporary and classic works in a local radio concert format for evening listeners.
Local and regional radio schedules from KFI KFWR KGW KHJ KPO outline hourly programs. Highlights include Paul Roberts tenor, Angelus string quartet, Packard Radio club, Warner Brothers from KGO, Stanisius Ben's Little Symphony Orchestra, and States Restaurant orchestra with dinner and dance music.
A column argues that marital roles have shifted from old rigid expectations to a fifty fifty partnership. It notes women’s growing freedom and insistence on self expression, and that mutual respect and understanding are the foundation for lasting union, with each partner honoring the other’s needs.
Astrological reading for Saturday December 25 1926 notes Venus Mars and Uranus in adverse aspect but favors seeking friends and home pleasures. It warns of family misunderstandings while foretelling prosperity in art invention and home building for 1927 with fewer divorces and hopeful birthdates.
An overview of rheumatic diathesis linking disease grouping to toxins and acidosis. It promotes a radical elimination diet and fasting with fruit, heavy water intake, skin and bowel cleansing, and daily sweating to purge toxins. It warns against overindulgent eating and urges systematic body cleansing for permanent cure.
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