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Newspaper
Gunnison Valley News
Location
Gunnison, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
5
The piece reflects on Christmas renewing the aged by delight in grandchildren and childhood memories. It notes that while the season centers on the Babe in the Manger, it also brings joy to elders through gifts and the shared reverence of Bethlehem’s inspiring event.
Rufus Rothrock of Benson Polytechnic School in Portland Oregon built a radio the size of a silver dollar that receives local stations. He is also crafting a finger tip sized electric motor as a step toward electrical engineering. The radio has kept thousands of boys out of trouble and implies that simple tools and scraps can steer many youths during Christmas time.
An editorial condemns bulldogging in Pendleton Chicago and other venues as a cruel stunt. It describes the practice as twisting a steer’s neck pinning it to the ground and biting its lower lip. The piece says bulldogging is not legitimate cowboy work but a form of commercial cruelty performed by indifferent exhibitors.
Judge Stadter of Portland Oregon fines man 500 dollars and sentences six months in jail after dragging a collie to death behind his car. The ruling emphasizes that even a dumb brute has a right to be killed without unnecessary cruelty.
The editor argues tariffs protect farmers on grain nuts sugar beets wool and other farm goods and questions opponents both for and against tariffs. The piece urges keeping tariff policy non political and balanced toward farmers.
Harold C. McGuigan, veteran Kansas attorney, told the Kansas State Bar Association that Americans are overwhelmed by law due to a flood of legislation. He noted about 15 000 sections in federal statutes and over 11 000 in state laws, increasingly complex and rarely uniformly interpreted by courts. He urged reconsidering the maxim that ignorance of law is no excuse.
A Salt Lake Telegram editorial contrasts the United States with Europe, praising freedom initiative and mass opportunity. It argues that America’s government serves the people, not the other way around, and envisions unity across landscapes from rocky plains to fertile fields. The piece notes a Kansas village’s beauty even in midseason mud and haze, urging appreciation of the worst to value the best.
A comparison of French and Kansas villages lauds the Kansas village for size modern amenities and education while noting beauty is less present. It argues Kansas villages offer better health prosperity and everyday life though lacking in French architectural beauty.
A Atlantic liner woman on one ship called her sister on another ship 150 miles away in eight minutes. The trial marks a new marvel in wireless telephony invented in Germany allowing two way conversations between ships and land. Previously voices could travel in only one direction. The development promises simultaneous two way speech.
The article notes a longstanding Easter practice of dyeing or coloring eyes with pigment and symbolism tied to Christ’s blood. It cites early traditions and mentions the use of pigments by people in religious rites during the Easter season.
The famed composer Johann Sebastian Bach had 20 children from two marriages seven with the first wife and thirteen with the second. Four of his sons became noted musicians in their own right.
A prize contest by Miyako Sumbun in Tokyo crowned Nobuko Satsuki as the most popular Japanese cinema player with 1 318 553 votes. Both sexes could enter the competition and Satsuki is known for her vamp roles.
Strictly on Time Mr and Mrs Charles Douglass Johnson of Port Townsend Washington joyfully remember their three children birthdays. Elder Ber nice Marian was born in May 1920 followed by Elizabeth Julia on the same date three years later. Olive Nona arrived on May 6 this year keeping the family birthday rhythm.
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