Year of prosperity outlook for 1926 business growth
The year closing shows high profits across industries with Leon A Ayres predicting continued prosperity into early 1926 before a possible but non alarming slump. Farmers, stock markets, and industry are broadly healthy, suggesting a new era of rising prosperity after any downturn. The article notes Connecticut’s barber shop law and hints at canal rights battles in New England.
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America
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
New York Stock Exchange
Connecticut
Neamey State
Glands Warned as New Medical Menace for Mankind
A satirical piece mocks medical fad of gland dangers linking various ailments to glands. It traces past panics from appendix to tonsils and teeth, then warns readers about overemphasis on glands and urges prudent study before accepting new health scares. It ends with a quip about lawmakers enforcing such states on people.
A Literary Husband by Mrs Bennett Aadmiration for Arnold Bennett
A Mrs Arnold Bennett discusses her husband Arnold Bennett praising his genius while noting his choice to marry late. The book reveals his habit of following his own path and avoiding a conventional honeymoon to preserve the wife’s working life. The couple’s dynamics are described with tender regard and humorous insight.
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Arnold Bennett
Bennett
The Genius of Mr Bennett Rules the Household
A portrait of a domineering husband who controls every detail of home life from meals to decor. Mrs Bennett suppresses her own desires to placate him, leading to a nervous breakdown in early marriage. The passage contrasts his self view with reader frustration at his controlling, preachy stance and the broader social reaction.
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Mrs. Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Civilizing the Sioux Indians and the tax cost
A historical reflection argues that the Sioux were long seen as fierce, with Western expansion feeding wars until 1877 and after Sitting Bull's death a move toward peace. It notes a treaty fixed budgetary obligations for Sioux civilization at 185,000 dollars, funded by taxpayers, and ends with a remark on peace and crankiness in Europe and here depending on locality.
LaFollette Principles Echoed by Young Bob Jaalette
A Baltimore Sun editorial praises the LaFollette lineage and notes Bob Jaalette defending his father’s ideals. It lists tenets like Direct Election of Senators, Woman Suffrage, Labor Department, and Tariff Commission, arguing they expand government work for jobholders while honoring father and son.
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Washington
Bob Jaallette
Bob
Destal
Department of Labor
Tas Children’s Bureau
Tariff Commission
Revenus Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Army to adopt roll collar for officers uniforms
The War Department plans a national contest to select a new coat collar for Army officers after spending years debating whether to keep the choker or switch to a roll collar. Pershing backed the choker, but most soldiers favor the roll collar for practicality, comfort in heat, and ease of tailoring across the service.
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Washington, D.C
Army
War Department
Quartermaster General
United State
Bint
Bond Street
Rue de la Paix
Fifth Avenue
Reil
Militia Bureau
National Guard
General Pershing
United States
George Washington
General Grant
Jackson
New Orleans
Military Uniforms Through American Conflicts
A concise history notes how U S Army dress evolved from bold, varied Civil War fashions to utilitarian World War I and a colorless postwar look. It contrasts Continental blue regalia with militia mixups, Roosevelt era reforms, and khaki staples, ending with soldiers dressing for public events in battle attire.
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Republic
Bull Run
West Indies
Philippines
Roosevelt
Grapes crushed as you wait in San Francisco surge
The article describes a frenzy of grape crushing in San Francisco with 37 663 tons shipped into the city and 56 000 tons shipped out of California. It notes presses hauled from dark corners and a mobile Italian seller renting presses and barrels to extract juice near Front Street between railway tracks. A dehydrated grape brick is sold as a future option, with directions to reconstitute. The piece mentions theft risks for juice and guards on Russian Hill protecting barrels from brigands.
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California
San Francisco
Front Street
The Christmas Ideal by the Conservative Spirit
A reflective piece extols the Christmas Ideal as a growing movement toward peace and brotherhood. It centers on Jesus as Prince of Peace, promotes Golden Rule ethics, and urges virtue, freedom of thought, and universal kindness to bridge social divides across races and classes.
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Natio
Jesus of Nazareth
Prince of
Darkness
Hut
God
Light
Jesus
Jon
Tired Guards Hover As They Prepare Their Supply
Fragmentary lines describe weary guards and a late-night scene with a San Francisco Examiner fermentation bubble sound, implying quiet fatigue and preparation for an upcoming year’s supply.
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Dave
Oly
San Franciso Examiner
Slattery's Fine Record as Valley County DA
Rankin succeeds John L. Slattery of Glasgow as United States district attorney for northern Montana. Slattery, four and a half years in the post, built a strong record for faithful service and fearless prosecution of evildoers. He faced national importance cases without wavering, upholding his oath and duties under public scrutiny.
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Rankin
John L. Slattery
Glasgow
Montana
Valley County
Slattery
United States
Hatre Daily
New Gold Creeks Found in Interior Alaska
Anchorage Alaska December 3 Several new pay creeks have been discovered in interior Alaska as the season closes Money values range from 50 cents to 1 60 per pan on the Fairview district ground near the Alaska railroad West of Anchorage Pay runs up to 180 per yard were reported on Pass and Cottonwood creeks in Valdez creek region Smiling Ole discovered pay on Valdez last summer a mild stampede followed Experts predict several new districts will come into production next summer placer mining to regain primacy as interior Alaska industry.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Dawson
Fairview
Alaska Railroad
Matt Hugger
Pass Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Valdez Creek
Smiling Ole
Interior Alaska
RAIL INCOME RISES FOR SIINIS CENTRAL IN 1925
Chicago December 23 net operating income of the SiNuis Central railroad for the first eleven months of 1925 rose by 1 678 366 over the same period in 1924. November net income surpassed November 1924 by 791 684. For the eleven months total income reached 27 904 895 and November alone 3 026 840.
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Chicago
Sinois Central Railroad
Questions Answers to. Questions in The Indrpredent Bureau
Answers to questions from The Independent Information Bureau explain Christmas origins Saint Nicholas Santa Claus Christmas Eve and Kris Kringle. The piece notes December 25 as a possible festival date and discusses solstice ties and Germanic Roman influences in a Q and A format.
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Indrpredent
Td Formation Bureau
The
Inquirer
Lilliena Independent Information — Bureau
Telesphorus
Ariéne
Wnous Pius
Christ
Palestine
Santa Claus
N. O
Nicholas
Myra
Asia Minor
Kris Kenigle
Christ Child
Christkindel
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Will A. Campbell
Independent Publishing Company, Inc
Keleon
James Russell Lowell
Associated Press
Cartier O
Muverce
Guntay
Mall
Daily Independent
Phiye
Besa
Europe
Aish
Tates OF
Morris
Minnesota
Sitting Bull
Wounded Knee
William P. Helm, Jr
Baltimore Sun
Lucky Bob
Roy L Smith D. de Pastor Simpson
Churen
Minnexports
George Matthew Adams
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