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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1925
Page
6
The piece notes drivers missing signals face spikes at safety zones, risking tire damage as evidence of violations. It questions fairness for strangers while San Jose reportedly backs the system. It jokingly suggests Helena police use prickly pears to slow speeders, and ends with a line about Xmas spelling.
The Independent warns Helena could lose first class road shows if managers skip the city. It cites Abie’s Irish Rose receipts, publicity efforts, and price differences between Helena and New York, urging continued local patronage and theater preservation.
A dispatch notes Turkish traffic planners considering spiked plants to puncture tires of speeding drivers. Variations of the idea have appeared in at least one American city, San Jose, targeting drivers who intrude into pedestrian safety zones.
A satirical piece targets Marcel Cachin by calling the United States a pig and lampooning French and American leaders. It references Andrew Mellon, Louis Loucheur, Thomas Paine, Black Jack Pershing, La Fayette, and a visit by allied forces, using sharp political mockery to criticize wartime policies and national characters.
A childhood Bible illustration is reexamined as Dr. Grimme of Munich links Manasseh to Moses in inscriptions found near Sinai. He claims Moses narrates his infant Nile rescue crediting Hatshepsut for pulling him from the river, prompting debate among fundamentalists.
The Portland Oregonian argues the comic strips are an American institution enjoyed by children and adults alike. It lauds the humor as spontaneous and human, notes critics’ complaints, and suggests the strips neither corrupt nor wholly harmful, but provide a shared cultural smile.
Washington report traces the rise of Philip A. de Laszlo, Hungarian born artist, now English naturalized, as he displays portraits at the Corcoran Gallery. The feature notes his notable sitters including royalty and statesmen, his democratic manner, and his career from ground-up training in Budapest, Munich, and Paris to royal commissions and a cosmopolitan reputation.
The Great Falls Tribune critiques a tax measure pushed through Congress under party lines. It argues the designation non-partisan is misleading, noting Mellon and the president prepared it, with House leaders enforcing party discipline. It likens the process to cold storage and questions the portrayal of Senator La Follette as an administration ally.
Fragmentary verse urging humane speech to a dog, noting pain and joy of life, with archaic spellings and a plea for kindness and release. Attributed to Roger G Porter.
The readable fragments present a cryptic scene near an altar with questions of courage and faith. The dialog hints at a ceremonial moment or vow, suggesting a dramatic or historical wartime context.
New York observers note a modestly improved but cautious week with retail demand strong during holidays while wholesale and construction activity show restraint. Rail equipment orders rose, rail traffic national freight rose to near record levels, and bond markets expanded with large land bank and corporate flotations led by North Carolina, Pan-American Petroleum, and United Industrial Corporation.
Education makes a people easy to lead yet hard to enslave the government funds research and opens laboratories and libraries. the Washington bureau offers official data on request for two cents postage. Q and A cover tuberculosis vs consumption, blue fox, coal types, fuel briquettes, and labor trends with references to Army Air Service civilian employment cuts in 1924.
A home raid failed to yield liquor as officers forgot the search warrant. The court dismissed the arrestee's charges, underscoring strict legality in search and seizure and the need to protect the innocent, while business and finance notes mention tax policy and liquidity pressures amid market caution.
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