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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
4
Anaconda Standard notes the U S now has 22,342,457 passenger and commercial cars in use, a gain of 2,231,000 from 1925 or 11.2 percent. Despite the rise, the year shows 2.7 percent less growth than 1925 over 1924 due to many cars retired from service.
University of Chicago sociologists report an unusually young gang presence in Chicago crime. Burglars under 18 and car thieves aged 13 to 16 are common, with some shot by police. A separate New York case shows a 23 year old killed a boarding house mate and was sentenced to death, signaling a brutal pace of crime.
The piece extols a flood of statistics as never seen before, praising the year 1926 as the biggest in the Christian era for the United States. It jokes about the public being dazzled by figures and recalls Senator Reed of Missouri discussing mud and the Missouri River carrying enough silt to form a one mile cube each year.
South planters blame Nature for a bumper cotton crop that shattered prices. The crop reporting board puts yield at 187 pounds per acre, above the 10-year average of 153.7, yielding 18,615,000 bales versus an estimated 15,000,000. Diversified crops are urged as protection against such calamities while science seeks precision in forecasting.
A new unofficial census-like estimate places New York City's population at 6,322,554, up about 12.5 percent from 1920. The figure relies on school registrations births minus deaths and utilities data rather than a headcount, with 1925 state figures nudging the federal count by 153,308.
Maj. Gen. Frank McIntyre argues that outside capital and an adequate labor supply are the two essential needs for balanced Philippine development. He urges land and immigration law reforms under Philippine control, with federal safeguards, to attract capital and reduce outflow of Filipino labor. He notes congressional authorization exists but progress has stalled due to external political pressures. He concludes these topics should soon receive proper consideration.
A compact critical note on Matthew Arnold and his poems Morality The Scholar Gipsy and a briefer verse. The author admires Arnold as a profound but initially challenging poet whose imaginative range unfolds after entry to his enchanted portals. The excerpt contemplates elegiac tone and ends with a quoted passage about the weary heart and quiet farewell.
The sun and Neptune align for a favorable day with luck for those seeking employment. A sharp contrast period follows as wealth rises and unemployment grows in coming months. One-man rule in business and government grows, monopoly seeks power, and democracy shows odd tendencies. Birthdays bring success, elderly may marry, and children born that day show common sense and potential prosperity.
Ezra Meeker aged 92 receives civic honor as a bronze statue by Alonzo Lewis is unveiled in Puyallup public square. He known for guiding Oregon trail pioneers and now directs hops industry revival, West history project, a film venture, and preservation efforts along the old route. United States mints issued six million half-dollar coins to support trail preservation. He says keep busy to live past a hundred.
Practical advice on keeping feet healthy for athletes and daily walkers. Emphasizes washing with warm water and Epsom salts, drying, talcum powder, proper shoe fit, and gradual long distance walking to strengthen arches. Warns against sweaty, cracked feet and ingrown nails, urging hygiene and weight management to prevent injuries and improve performance. continuous daily routine and caution against excess baggage.
A reflective meditation on happiness, despair, and the limits of life. The piece argues that happiness is a spiritual quality rather than tied to wealth or external conditions, noting the illusion of easy success and the misperception of life’s fairness. It ends by posing the central question: how to be happy.
Brig Gen Herbert M Lord director of the United States Bureau of the Budget will address candidates at the American Homes National Congress in Des Moines Iowa early in the year 102. He has led budget cuts and debt reduction and earned praise for tax policy work under President Coolidge. Born December 6, 1859 in Rockland Maine, his career spans Army finance and newspaper work, with education at Colby College.
Radio program guide lists Central Time stations WCCO Minneapolis and WEAF schedules from 6:45 p m to 12 00 a m with concerts organ recitals and broadcasts including Mari gold ballroom orchestra Drake concert ensemble Arabian Nights entertainment and Sam n Henry. Mountain Time stations KOA KFI KFWB KGO KGW KHJ KJR show schedules from 6 p m to 10 p m with orchestras programs and news highlights.
Charlotte Mills stars in the melodrama Who Is Guilty at Hoboken's stage. She declines a minor part and now delivers a curtain speech about her mother, calling her a food woman and asking the audience to think kindly of her.
A magazine article quotes Rose Wilder Lane arguing happiness comes from within not from money love or status. She says happiness starts with simply being alive and content with what one has, noting that striving for external goals often fails to satisfy.
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