21 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1921
Page
1
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple, harmless preparation that relieves stomach trouble and related ailments. It claims a money back guarantee and notes Parden Drug Co. endorsements along with general druggist availability.
The Den Glow Ball plans call for patronesses and an equestrienne section. Miss Helena II is favored to be queen in a parade honoring the pageant, with the queen to be chosen at an informal Shrine Temple dance Friday evening. A Montana gold fitget and sapphire ring awaits the selecting queen.
Washington report on August 20 details rising transportation costs and falling grain prices. C B Hutchings of the Farm Bureau Federation testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission on grain and hay freight rates, arguing rail charges are excessively high compared with other commodities. He cited wheat freight at 166 to 197 percent of 1912 rates and overall freight returns of 114 percent on train traffic, highlighting distress for western farmers and adverse rate structures.
A British official, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, is depicted in a lampoon sketch as a potential disarmament delegate to the Washington conference. The piece traces Curzon’s career from Oxford to prime roles in India and the Foreign Office, noting his war leadership, political alliances with Lloyd George, and controversial stance on disarmament. It mentions his British embassy banquet cancellation, his possible Washington visit, and his marriages to American-connected spouses.
Algeria patrol and families will attend an old-fashioned barbecue hosted by Judge E C Day and Dr O Lanstrwan in a grove near the Lanstrant summer home. Ditches and spita will be placed in operation early today. Mrs Henry dies. Associated Press report from Palo Alto notes funeral services for Mrs Charles J Henry, mother of Mrs Nerhart Hoover, whose death occurred at the Hoover home at Stanford University.
The public service commission reviewed a Helena Light and Railway rate increase granted May 20 to 5 cents on regular city lines with a 40 ride commutation option. Cash fare rose from 7 to 9 cents while ticket fare shifted, and passenger counts from May 20 to August 19 showed a decline vs 1920, with streetcar revenue down by $1,321.25 compared to the prior year.
Following a letter from Senator T C Power, West Side resident and district taxpayer, Hawthorne trustees ordered sand tests for the new Hawthorne schoolhouse amid reports of inferior sand. Chairman John O Brown said tests will be made and the committee will enforce plans and specs by contractor R C James of Helena and architects Arnold and Van House of Butte Broadwater Heating. With board members away for a stem heating contract decision, trustees postponed action on bids until Monday when all members return.
In Ulster at Eglast, Ireland, on August 4, a Scotsman has been chosen to lead the Ulster educational department, a difficult appointment for Sir James Craig. Two Irishmen, highly qualified, will organize the new agricultural department as observers watch closely.
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