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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1925
Page
4
The text warns against get rich quick schemes from smooth promoters and advises checking with the bank president or cashier before investing. It cites Better Business Bureaus as a source of safe guidance and stresses caution with investment offers from brokers, investment companies, newspapers, and merchandile concerns.
The Federal Reserve Board surveys show a nationwide building boom with July contracts in 11 districts 2.5% below June but 52.7% above July last year. Rail freight surged to a new all time high in the week ended Aug. 29 with 1,124,460 cars loaded, outpacing October 1924 and even wartime movement.
The piece reports on widespread investment frauds in 1924 and beyond, noting fake stock schemes and phony oil ventures as profitable for crooks while harming unwary investors. It cites the Better Business Bureau of New York, anti fraud measures, and the role of banks and chambers in curbing quacks through bureaus in about forty cities.
A New York state legislative panel hears arguments on repealing the Sullivan gun law as crime rises in New York City. A judge advocates arming honest citizens and restoring old pistol permits, while Whitman and several district attorneys urge restrictions on handgun manufacture and enforcement. The debate centers on public safety versus gun rights amid frequent holdups and fatalities.
A Washington description highlights the boll weevil battle in the southern states. Dusting cotton with powder poison via airplanes has boosted Louisiana crops per representative Wilson. Private firms offer to dust fields for five dollars per acre, signaling a shift toward private execution after department guidance. The note contrasts politics, journalism, and looming military concerns as seasons change.
In a Burgess bedtime tale Billy Mink plots a fishing raid near the Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook, but a sharp strike from a Kingfisher nest nearly ends his attempt as he tumbles down the sandy bank. Rattles and Mrs. Kingfisher pursue, forcing Billy back into the water hungry and defeated. Copyright 1926.
An assorted train station vignette shows a ticket agent answering a mother with a hopeful boy asking about a Des Moines train and a sleepy man lamenting the heat. Encounters include a California visitor greeting friendly youths and a brick-throwing street anecdote reflecting daily city life.
Henry Ford magnate suggested savings lead to Burbank giving his famed gardens to university scientists for perpetual maintenance. The gardens near Santa Rosa California have housed 60 years of plant experimentation, yielding thousands of new species.
The third sermon in a Life of Christ series explores Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth, the Magnificat, and the virtuous path Mary modeled. It contrasts humility and divine grace, notes Elizabeth’s recognition through the Holy Spirit, and urges readers to imitate Mary’s charity and restraint while avoiding vanity and worldliness.
Walter P. Cooke, a Buffalo lawyer, was appointed for five years to the Arbital Tribunal of Interpretation connected with the Dawes plan by the reparations commission and the German government. The American president chairs the tribunal, which settles disputes between the commissions over the plan. Cooke, born in Buffalo, held wartime work roles and led boards for several major corporations. he is married with two children.
Florence fashion debates rise as authorities measure women and judge dress in the city once famed for its strict sumptuary rules. Critics warn against overregulation while noting modern trends like zebra stripe stockings and decorative lace.
The horoscope notes a mixed day with Saturn and the sun adverse and a moon Saturn conjunction at midday harming activities. Real estate may trend unusually positive, mining profits possible for fortunate groups, and pottery brickmaking gains expected. Elders benefit. professionals stay active for a profitable winter. Asia and Europe offer surprises.
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