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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
6
Streets in Helena of Jate have suffered extensive damage from prolonged rains washing away gravel and creating deep ruts. City crews plan scarification, grading, and rolling to restore smooth surfaces, with some roads requiring gravel and others dragging or scraping. Repairs aim to protect cars from wear and tear while facing significant overall costs.
A lament argues that excuses shield offenders from punishment, recounting a young man charged with auto theft and threats. Doctors suggest dental and tonsil issues as reasons for release, claiming illness will curb criminal tendencies and push him toward reform. The piece ridicules the idea, noting broader faults in society and questioning hospital versus prison solutions.
The article extols the telephone as a great invention and explains proper usage. It warns that speaking into ceilings walls floors or sleeves produces unclear sound and poor reception, while speaking directly into the receiver yields the best results. It notes even Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised by misuse.
A restless guide explains that slow clear speech into the receiver ensures understanding not noise. It notes some people shout or mumble and frustrate the listener while lauding the telephone's potential when used properly.
A health bulletin challenges belief that lipsticks attract microbes. The report notes concerns about hygiene and cosmetic use, urging proper lip care and caution in cosmetic sharing. It emphasizes public health lessons from cosmetic habits and microbe interaction.
The piece argues the US motorization of the last two decades reduced horse use in rural and urban areas, yet production of horseshoes and nails surges. It notes mixed signals of a horse comeback, with work horses steady only on midwestern farms while private and army horses still receive shoes.
The piece recalls a bygone era when presidents could take a simple fishing trip without guards or fanfare. It contrasts then and now, noting how modern chiefs of state travel with an army of aides and media, turning leisure into a public spectacle. The author laments the loss of carefree, Huck Finn like escapes for presidents.
The Haskin Letter notes Treasury plans to cut currency size to curb counterfeiters. It explains how old plates will be discarded, how criminals pass fake notes, and how advances in photolithography and secret service work combat modern counterfeiting. It discusses raised notes, foreign handling of fakes, and international cooperation after the war.
United States observer Wol Moran to attend the League of Nations led meeting in Geteva to discuss currency protection. The secret service chief may participate in talks as counterfeiting is targeted. The report notes potential cooperation among police agencies and cautions on illicit currency likenesses and counterfeit schemes.
The Montana rail road commission sought a temporary appointment for W I Pierce of Great Falls as field man in the el and gas division to fill the vacancy left by C R Mazey who is in Rochester hospital. The state board of examiners approved the appointment effective July. Pierce is the father in law of Senator Julius J Woerthner of Cascade county.
Constable J. M. Adanon arrested two Helena girls aged 15 in Lewiston on a wage-fancy charge, brought them back to their parents. The girls had run away from home and traveled to the city. A young man who stays in Lewiston provided railway fare, and they were found with him.
The article urges skepticism about costly hair removal claims and warns X-ray methods are harmful. It endorses wax resin plucking for temporary hair reduction and the electric needle with galvanic current for permanent removal, noting cost and mild pain. Dr McCoy offers health and diet questions via The Independent.
Answers to questions cover the largest airplane The Barling Bomber and largest dirigible Los Angeles, circus capacity 1 600, driver age for auto racing, and notes on wheat farming Alaska. It also lists Pacific Fleet composition and bases, Spanish settlements, sateen history, Taj Mahal details, and a consumer info bureau offer.
In a Memorial Day address at Arlington the president argues the constitution must be the supreme law and fully enforced. He notes Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments have been long unenforced in many states and predicts continued non enforcement where it would alter racial balance, a trend seen by prior administrations in Reconstruction era memory.
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