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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
2
The passage argues that campaign funds come from self-interested donors and corporations. It claims large contributions aim to secure favorable legislation and that politicians expect future funding when seeking re election, implying a cycle of accountability without explicit promises.
Former Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois, speaking in Helena, counsels that watching cattle chew cud calms nerves better than political darts. He says cattle calm, reassure, and even ease wounds from unkind words, a prescription politicians should heed. The column also jests about Montana boards and a “Great Disembowler of Indians.”
The Independent critiqued Lizzie Wooster Kansas superintendent of education for denying credits to schools with tobacco using instructors. The piece mocks her strict stance on dances in schoolhouses and proclaims her a relic of witchcraft era while urging voters to retire her and noting William Allen White should return to writing What’s the Matter With Kansas.
A cheeky line notes that for as little as 293 dollars one could ride a shipping board steamboat with unlimited liquor, while at home people struggle to earn enough to feed and tax their families and cannot even obtain a bottle of the new Great Falls cereal beverage.
In a heated bid for the Pennsylvania Republican nomination, Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Pinchot spent about 124000 to fight the old party machine, while Senator Pepper and his backers used about 60000 of 72000 raised to support his reform causes. The piece notes Pennsylvania lacks campaign finance law, contrasts with Washington’s laxity, and urges enactment and enforcement of limits.
A speculative look at how news runs in waves, predicting a coming surge of major events after quiet periods. The piece links cycles of action and reaction to social mood, noting undercurrents in civilization and psychology that precede peaks in news, markets, and public interest.
Wellington D Rakin surveys the race for his successor as attorney general and fears Governor Dixon would appoint a shameless individual to the chief law officer role if he moves to the United States Senate.
Editorials in London react to William Randolph Hearst's London visit with sharp criticism. Reports say British papers show distrust and hostility, noting Hearst's past coverage and alleged fake interviews. Commentators question his influence and British tolerance amid wartime tensions.
A collage of jokes and sensational lines. The text mocks politics and morality with fragmented phrases about boys, happiness, beauty contests, a robbers school, and air travel. It references Tabasco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati in a scattershot, era newspaper style.
A reader asks about booklets from The Information Bureau and why she did not receive them. The exchange covers how to request materials, the need to provide name and address, and the role of the bureau. It also includes a set of questions and concise answers on topics from poetry to pensions, geography to inventions, and a note on the reopening of the Newberry case in political context.
Washington June 15 The Haskin Letter notes the disarmament program moving from treaty drafting to actual ship scrapping. Private yards will dismantle battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, turning armor plate and metals into other goods as the United States becomes the site of a vast new junking industry.
The Montana Record-Herald laments hypocrisy in judging Taft's fitness for the Supreme Court while noting past support for his 1912 presidential bid. The items contrast sharp editorial criticism with earlier favorable coverage, reflecting evolving views on Taft and national office.
A Helena reader endorses forming two building and loan associations the Home and the American with capital aims. The writer argues stock ownership by local citizens will keep funds at home, support city growth, and safeguard against property loss from delinquent youths. A call for civic effort and responsible parenting to protect property and investment follows. The letter urges rapid development toward a multi million dollar goal within a few years.
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