Pat Smith Wears Knickers Draws City Debate
Pat Smith, a blacksmith in Golden Glow, wears knickers claiming comfort and up-to-date style, provoking a spoofed debate on male fashion and civilization. The piece humorously contrasts knickers with long trousers, noting historical shifts and social impressions amid local life and a closing line about Tennessee’s proposed anti-gossip law and anti-evolution stance.
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Pat Smith
Pat
Park Avenue
Independent
Montana
Cupid and the Courts in Montana Marriages Rise
A preliminary report from the Department of Commerce shows Montana had 6,141 marriages in 1924, up from 5,300 in 1923, while divorces fell to 1,084 in 1924 from 1,273 in 1923. The report notes Cupid’s rate edged down slightly, but still leans toward more marriages than divorces.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Montana
Cupid
Divorce trends shift in Montana counties last year
Montana clerks report 18 of 55 counties posted higher divorces in the prior year, with increases ranging from one to seven cases. Lewis and Clark led with seven more, Park followed with six. Golden Valley recorded zero divorces in both 1924 and 1928, while overall marriages rose and divorces fell by small percentages as the data awaits final revision.
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Lewis and Clark County
Park County
Big Horn
Carter
Garfield
Jefferson
Lincoln
McCone
Meagher
Phillips
Pondera
Powder River
Roosevelt
Rosebud
Sheridan
Teton
Valley
Yellowstone
Golden Valley
Ohio candidate Donahey eyed for 1926 renomination
Ohio reports mix picnic politics in agricultural areas as Governor Donahey tops Democratic hopes for renomination in 1926 and possibly a 1928 presidential bid. Booster says voters want less partisanship and more responsible leadership, character and strong ideas from Columbus. Mexico reportedly holds ten million in cash reserves while Calles mulls a Paris trip.
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Ohio
Dixon
Montana
Donahey
Buckeye
Costs of Poverty and Publicity Schemes Discussed
A reflection on the high cost of being poor and the luxury foregone, noting effects on family life and social standing. Mention of Mr Schepp and Eddie Phillips plans, plus a Hoosier quip about yesterday’s girls. The piece weaves economics, public life, and humor in a dated editorial voice.
Editorial on Coolidge tariff vexation and Yankee tariff faith
A Swampscent correspondent laments a 10 percent wage cut for New England textile workers as vexing to President Coolidge. The piece notes New England prosperity tied to the Fordney McCumber tariff and depicts growing Midwestern unrest over the Yankee tariff, with calls to cut tariffs or aid agriculture. The tone blends protectionist zeal with political maneuvering in Congress and Governor Lowden ambitions.
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New England
Coolidge
Butler
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
President Coolidge
Iava
Illinois
Lowden
Congress
Evolution in boxing from ancient clashes to modern science
The piece traces boxing history from ancient bouts with caestus through Roman and medieval eras to early English bare knuckle days and the rise of gloves. It notes Dempsey vs Firpo as a modern pivotal moment where brute force eclipsed technique, then follows boxing’s evolution into a science with Sullivan and Ridiag landmark matches.
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Washington, D. C
Lmelight
Dempser Firne
Solo Grounds
New York
Dempsey
Firpo
Marquis of Queensbury
Patmeleus
Ium
Troy
England
Ivanhoe
Scott
Richard Coeur de Leon
James Figg
Jack Broughton
Figg
Broughton
United Kingdom
Science
Paddy Ryan
Joe Goss
John L. Sullivan
John L
Ryan
Jake Ridaig
Mississippi
Sullivan
Jim Capt
Jim
Ag J Starling
Evolution of boxing and vanity in old headlines
The article traces boxing’s shift from brutal caestus to glove science with fighters like Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries Johnson Dempsey and Firpo. It notes Dempsey’s recent slugging shift and praises strategic craft then pivots to a Plain Talk on Vanity decrying expensive dress and social pretensions as ruinous to ordinary life. It laments societal vanity and predicts a future reform or slogan to restore balance.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Bob
Jim Jeffries
Science
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Ward
Dempsey
Bren-nan
Firpo
Gibbons
Shelby
St. Paul
Greece
Rowe
Son
Earth
Tess
Laurel Outlook
Queen's Handicap Threatened by Tunisian Protest
The "Queen of Queens" from Tunis, crowned as the city’s most beautiful girl, abdicated after Mohamadan residents protested her revealing her face before crowds, deeming it a breach of religious norms. The incident, reported by Youth's Companion, reflects tensions over public display and cultural expectations.
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Tunis
Polar explorers behind time in Melville Bay entrapment
Washington reports MacMillan Arctic expedition delayed by thick ice in Melville Bay. Commander MacMillan warns time is precious as Byrd, aboard the Bowdoin, hopes to exit the ice soon. The party planned to reach Etah, Greenland by August and begin major Arctic exploration mid August.
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Washington
Associated Press
MacMillan Arctic Expedition
Melville Bay
MacMillan
National Geographic Society
Byrd
Navy Department
Cape York
Schur
M. A. Schur
Sorensen
Nels P. Sorensen
Aviation
Etah
Greenland
Arctic
Burial of William J. Bryan at Arlington Cemetery
National capital news notes the interment of William J. Bryan in Arlington Cemetery. A sale of 200 Shipping Board vessels to Henry Ford was conducted, and President Barnet of the Nickel Plate was cross examined before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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William J. Bryan
Arlington Cemetery
Shipping Board
Henry Ford
Barnet
Nickle Plate
Inerstate Commerce
Doheny Case Appeals On File In Frisco
Appeals from Judge McCormick’s ruling in the Doheny group’s fraud case against government storage and oil leases were filed in the circuit courts of appeals in San Francisco. The hearing is set for October 5 to review the government’s bid to annul the Pearl Harbor storage contract and related facilities while the Pan American companies contest the assessed sums and the lease cancellations.
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San Francisco
Calif
Associated Press
United States District
Paul McCormick
Los Angeles
Anilon
Doheny
Circuit Courts of Appeals
McCormick
Pearl Marbor
Ilomululi
Way
PansAmerican Petroleum Co
Pan-Amerisan Petroleum and Transport Company
Crass
Sizing Up Her Capacity at the University Nutrition Study
The Missoulian reports a university using a respiration gavage to measure basal metabolism in female students. By tracking oxygen use after 12 to 18 hours without food, researchers estimate daily caloric needs, suggesting about 2200 calories for proper nourishment.
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Tir
Gothenburg Opens New Post Office to Speed Mail
The newly completed Gothenburg post office will expedite American mail to Sweden and northern Europe. A five story building, praised for its design and efficiency, cost 2,274,000 dollars.
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Gothenburg
Associated Presa
Sweden
Europe
Barber’s Late Arrival Sparks Cartoonish Exchange
A barber arrives two hours late and, in a humorous exchange, explains he talked himself into a shampoo, haircut, and massage while shaving. The boss questions the timing as the barber offers an apologetic excuse.
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T A
Answers to Questions From The Washington Information Bureau
The Helena Independent Information Bureau answers reader inquiries on religion education railroads smoking tuberculosis animal human resistance and other topics. Questions cover non-Christian children religious instruction railroad economy cigarette taste tuberculosis resistance fahrenheit currants gooseberries building loans shoe pegs New World usage and whiskey John Barleycorn origins.
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Washington
Dreau
Department of the Independent
Helena
United States
Department of Commerce
Burea of
Europe
W. WS. A
Joseph Walker
Hopkinton
Massachusetts
Sir John Barleycorn
Timothy Tosspot
John Burns
Warning to reckless drivers on city streets
In a Lewistown Democrat-News item a Denver youth speeding with one hand on the wheel and the other around a girl is fined and loses his license for six months. The piece argues cars threaten more harm than horses and urges strict restraint to protect others and property.
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Denver
Lewistown
Camping out gets one in the open.
A short note reports outdoor camping activities and a related nuisance as insects become a notable factor. The item highlights outdoor living and bug presence influencing the experience for participants.
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Nui
Schepp
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Spokane
Cnttre
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New York Times
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Hoy L. Smith
Parlor Simpson
M. E. Churen
Minneapolis
Hat College
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