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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1930

Page

5

Rockefeller Admits Setback in Coal Stabilization Plan

The article notes John D. Rockefeller Jr acknowledging a hit after two years of trying to stabilize the coal industry. Consolidated Coal, a Rockefeller concern, says its program is impractical due to over-production, causing wage cuts and unemployment. It warns that a tariff would worsen the slump and harm recovery efforts nationwide.

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Idle Hours and Prohibition Rhetoric in Early Commencement Style

A column reflecting on six weeks of uplift sermons for graduates, arguing leisure fuels boredom and citing Aristotle on happiness. The piece shifts to critique Prohibition, noting supposed exemptions and judges and sheriffs bending laws, questioning where prohibition actually stands. It references Montanana and calls for stricter enforcement amid widespread noncompliance.

Tana High School

Debunking The Potato tanna In Strong Biographical Skepticism

A harsh iconoclastic biographer and muckraking historians dismantle legends surrounding the potato tanna. They insist many prior claims about the figures are fanciful fiction or outright misstatements as they target oagons demi-gons heroes and myths one by one.

Debunking Raleigh Myths On Potatoes And Puddles

A historical review questions long held legends about Sir Walter Raleigh claiming he introduced the potato to Ireland and a cloak over a puddle feat. It traces the potato’s true spread from South America to Europe and notes early adopters in Italy Ireland Scotland and Virginia. French and German figures are cited for potato promotion and cultivation.

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Materialism in American life and its paradoxes

A reflective piece argues about materialism and its mixed reputation in society. It notes the tension between admiring practical comforts like banks, homes, and radios and condemning materialistic values. The essay suggests materialism may have positive forces and enduring relevance in democracy.

Democritus Wilson

Revival of normalcy delayed in Washington timetable

A report criticizes the Washington timetable for economic recovery as inconsistent and unreliable. Officials including Dr. Klein and Secretary Lamont push back anticipated normalcy dates from August to October or November, noting public confusion and undermined business confidence. The piece likens official notices to delayed train bulletins that mislead travelers, arguing that gradual announcements worsen expectations and harm readiness. The author urges steadier, credible timelines to restore trust and momentum in recovery efforts.

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Sentence Sermons in a Minnelioplis Church Service

The preaching pastor Roy L. Smith and Pastor Simpson deliver brief meditations at the city church in Minneapolis. They frame pain as blessing, difficulties as opportunity, and duties as reward, urging readers to embrace responsibility and overcome stubborn habits through spiritual guidance.

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Unemployment data urge better national surveys

The Haskin Letter argues for regular, standardized unemployment surveys to reveal trends and enable informed actions. It notes current methods rely on inconsistent estimates, with examples from Buffalo, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York where local officials and schools conducted partial studies, highlighting the need for coordinated federal and local effort and clearer unemployment definitions.

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Onion virtue praised in odd Commonwealth item

The Commonwealth lauds a college professor who eats onions as a public boon. It argues onions are cheap and available, offering simple sustenance without legal or scientific need, while noting broader space and ingenuity concerns behind a distant report.

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Machine Age Raises Candy Appetite Across Society

Chicago June 9. This machine age boosts candy demand says A M Kalir president of the National Confectioners Association. He notes a motorized traffic jam prompts a candy snack and the candy habit is standard equipment for the candy kid going to the movies. Outdoor sports also create a craving for carbohydrates.

Chicago A.M. Kalir New York Nationast Confectionals’ Association

Omothau Goes Back Population Figures Decline

Havre Montana June 3 district census offices report Choutaay County population 11 051 a decrease from 11 400. The county shows 1 868 farms with 3 272 in dairy production and related agricultural figures amid shifting demographics.

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Intellectual classes fail to keep up normal birth rate

An address in Vienna by Professor Muckermann of Berlin cites global trends showing 16 percent of university families had a first child by age 28, with an average of 2.8 children per family and high child mortality before marriage. The report argues education and eugenic control are needed for both uneducated peasants and intellectuals to influence population and economic outcomes.

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Answers to questions from the Helena Independent bureau

A long column of trivia questions and answers on languages science geography and history. Topics include intelligence quotient origins Bronze Age timings Natural Bridge Virginia, mapping by Riccioli, and the last Star-Spangled Banner issue in France. Joint training myths, geographers societies, and a few remarks on magnets and currency names appear throughout.

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Tragedy at Great Eait College in Cambridge

Cambridge England June 3 A first year undergraduate Doug Inn Newton Potts shot and killed Dr A Whinarten a 65 year old English professor and physician and fatally wounded Detective Sergeant Willis in a Cambridge university dorm room Police say Potts later shot himself in the head and is in critical condition in hospital Officials report Will is expected to recover and Potts had been an unusually bright student who left college unexpectedly ten years ago A London police warning had hinted Potts might be heading back to college before the tragedy

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Rains Mar Mothers Pilgrimage in France

Paris June 3 Torrential rains mar the trips of American Gold Star mothers to battlefield cemeteries. The Chateau Thierry contingent visited Nelson Wood where Marines immortalized their fighting fame. Mothers moved carefully between cemeteries awaiting drier weather and were received by officials at the Hotel de Ville.

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