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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
6
The article urges looking back on 1924 with balanced judgment and embracing 1925 with ambition and positive resolutions. It stresses learning from mistakes, combining resolve to improve with actions, and choosing to increase income, knowledge, or happiness while spreading kindness to others.
The East Side Grocery of Helena demonstrates a full Montana product display with prices from sugar to ham and beans. It argues merchants must stock and advertise home products to boost sales, citing past failures where Spokane or Minneapolis goods outcompeted local Montana goods.
The article argues successful advertising requires proper distributing facilities. Goods must be on shelves and merchants must push them themselves, or publicity and club activities will be wasted.
A campaign summary notes Senator Walsh's quiet yet effective service for Montana. It reports his role securing Senate passage of a 1919 forest fire reimbursement bill totaling 26,746 dollars, returning funds to the state. The Independent's correspondent confirms Walsh's personal effort on the measure.
The 1924 season ends with Penn versus California at Berkeley and Stanford facing Notre Dame, both undefeated in regular play. Experts expect evenly matched affairs but note past upsets. Notre Dame, Missouri, and Syracuse also feature in the national chatter. The matchups illustrate cross country harmony and educational value beyond gridiron outcomes.
In Kansas, Central Seed Wheat Association members repay a $100,000 seed loan and post a strong dividend, illustrating self-help prosperity. The piece notes no federal involvement or farm bloc influence, praising Dr. William M. Jardine’s view that Kansas farmers should be left to work their way out of hardship.
The tax board, created under the 1924 revenue law, expands beyond technical tax matters into public morals. It upheld a deduction for a contractor who bribed a labor leader, ruling perjury and related expenses cannot be ordinary business deductions, emphasizing that crimes contrary to public welfare cannot be treated as legitimate business expenses.
The board of tax appeals weighs cases on deductions for illegal acts and charitable contributions tied to company property. It cites a southern cotton mill dispute over repairs to a church funded by the firm and a suburb resident’s auto deduction, framing the issues as ethical and personal expense concerns rather than mere technical tax questions.
The Philadelphia Record notes a past danger from open flames in rural areas and recalls a fatal incident near Dabbs Switch Oklahoma due to lack of modern heating and safety, contrasting it with progress from electricity and safer car heating. The piece urges caution during holiday seasons.
In Portland on New Year’s Eve the Montana Society of Oregon held its monthly social session in the Oregon building. Former Montanans gathered for fellowship, singing, instrumental music, and a large dance and lunch. A long list of attendees noted from Helena to Billings, Great Falls, Butte, and many towns, reflecting Montana’s strong statewide ties and a goal to “put Montana pep in Portland.” Another meeting is planned for early January.
The writer contrasts life thirty years ago with today, recalling cheaper eggs, milk, and labor, no public vice, and simple comforts, then laments modern trends such as automobiles, leisure, cigars, and social changes, closing with a wish for a happy new year.
Chicago reports end of year optimism as bankers and business leaders forecast 1925 gains. They foresee a sane national administration, railroads contributing to prosperity, sound credit, improved agricultural conditions, and an overall positive business tone.
A historical Q and A feature lists answers on topics from gate receipts of the last World Series to whether submerged timber decays, president salaries, surgeons attending relatives, flying cadet classes, Sargasso Sea discovery, three and two toed sloths, and uses of monogole oil. Notable facts include gate receipts totaling $1,093,304 and Washington's $25,000 salary decision.
Analysis notes La Follette's third party may fade or persist into 1928. It led in 12 states including Wisconsin, where he won by over 40,000, and polled near 700,000 nationally, though electoral impact was limited. The piece recalls 1912 and 1924 voting patterns, socialist vote, and suggests the convention will solidify control by the party’s strong wing, with La Follette remaining aloof.
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