Not a Fair Judge on Federal Reserve Credit Rules
William C. Durant criticizes the federal reserve board for restricting credits while noting how auto firms like General Motors show inflated valuations. The Independent argues watering, speculation, and Wall Street concentration harm public credit, urging restraint to avert a market crash and restore decency in trust circles.
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Helena dealer markets Evinrude motors for boats
A Helena dealer advertises Evinrude boat motors and proposes a commodore’s commission to buyers who also acquire a propeller. The pitch emphasizes incentives to boost sales and attract customers.
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Helena
Flappers give way to the siren in fashion shift
From Paris comes word that the flapper era ends as the siren rises. Fashion designers promise a brighter variety for women, relaxing the ultra slim look, aging the ideal from 17 to about 25 to 30, and urging a more graceful, worldly style.
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Paris
Fashion shift signals end of flapper era in Paris styles
A siren of popular conception notes a fashion pivot away from flapper silhouettes as dressmakers and milliners in Paris urge softer ruffles and a normal waist. They reject hoopskirts for now, hinting at future changes driven by style designers seeking wealth.
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Treasury condemns Voltaire works as common sense fails
A historical note reflects Voltaire’s reputation and hints at government action against his writings. The treasury department’s stance is linked to debates over literary works and perceived usefulness. The remark underscores tensions between Enlightenment ideas and state authority in previous centuries.
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Gold From the Dead Sea Dreamed by Dr Georges Claude
Dr Georges Claude argues that extracting gold from the Dead Sea in Palestine could yield vast wealth. He notes salt water contains gold, with the Dead Sea's content far higher than the ocean, and suggests Britain’s mandate over Palestine complicates French action. He warns of economic upheaval if such a mine existed, while noting other valuable chemicals could be drawn.
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Chicago Chamber of Commerce
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Yellowstone Park Hosts Seven Hundred Flower Varieties
The article notes seven hundred and ty kinds of flowering plants identified in Yellowstone National Park and suggests more species could thrive if visitors refrain from picking them. It contrasts with a lighter joke about a Lingbergh honeymoon ending when paparazzi find his hiding place, reflecting tabloid tone.
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New York
Clarence Chamberlain Seeks Stenographer For Air Dictation
Transocean aviator Clarence Chamberlain advertises for a stenographer to take dictation in the air. He notes a dictaphone would be a poor companion, joking about its usefulness on long flights. Henry Ford signs a petition to extend the Volstead act to aid farmers with alcohol restrictions and comments on the car industry.
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Edison lamp jubilee marks fifty years of electric light
Editorial notes Atlantic City celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Thomas A Edison’s incandescent lamp while tracing the light’s progress from kerosene and gas to electric illumination. It recalls early lighting in cities and homes, the shift to tungsten filaments, and the spread of farm lighting with yearly growth in electric systems. About a million lamps lit the Atlantic City event, far more than in Edison’s era.
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Some Women, Men, and Towns in Time of Trouble
A compact devotional excerpt by REV. ROY L. SMITH notes that happiness often hinges on others’ misery and attention follows intoxication or illness. It observes cities honoring their own sons only after trouble and men valuing fathers only amid crisis, urging reflection on when people seek God.
Chicago Loop gunmen map by geologic survey
A new United States Geological Survey map of Chicago's Loop district details every building and alley, rail lines, yards, and waterfront features with exact ground coverage and topographic marks. Air force aerial photos and city surveys aided accuracy, with the loop map priced at 10 cents as part of a larger city-wide mapping project.
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Tammas and the elder versus Satan at the bar
In a local tale a visiting elder urges Tammas to resist drink by saying Get thee behind me Satan each time he feels drawn to a public house. Tammas agrees but soon admits the plan failed as Satan supposedly pushed him into the bar despite the vow.
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Hoover to visit Cincinnati for river celebration
President Hoover will not take a long vacation, but will travel to Cincinnati to attend a three day event opening the Ohio River lock system from Pittsburgh to Cairo. He may also visit Louisville and Memphis, with a possible October Midwest trip.
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Personal Health Service by Dr William Brady
A health column by Dr William Brady discusses Native American health, tuberculosis prevalence among Indians in the United States and Canada, and critiques on immunity and living conditions under white governance. It includes Q&A with readers on roach extermination, damp living areas, and constipation remedies, inviting letters to Dr Brady.
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William Brady
United States
British Columbia
Department of Indian Affairs
Dominion of Canada
Brody Ifmatampod
Wiliam Drady
Washington Information Bureau answers readers questions
The Helena Independent Information Bureau offers factual answers on diverse topics. Readers send questions on toys, building codes, ice salinity, banking counts in the Federal Reserve system, engine compression, presidential diplomacy, derby pronunciation, Rosa Ponselle, idioms, Rough Riders, and self winding watches, with concise responses from multiple experts.
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