Where the Tax Dollar Goes
The Montana Independent comments on a Tariff Commission report costing $19,000 to trace fish imports. It notes aliens own vessels supplying Hawaii and other states, questions the value of the findings, and argues tax dollars are wasted chasing elusive fish origins.
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Spain
Portugal
Sardinia
Norway
Out of Darkness and the Fight to Save Sight
A blind youth regains sight after surgery and the front page spotlight underscores the ongoing national effort to preserve vision. The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness marks its sixteenth annual report, stressing collaboration with medical, educational, social welfare, and industrial agencies to help all see.
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National Society For the Prevention of
Travel by road and rail costs rise for grain shipping
Travel by agrandens the mind says a touriar agency yet travel not. Inter-State Commerce Commission ordered grain rate reductions last fall. court orders suspend them. Railroads seek a 10 percent hike, aiming for about 26 percent above the enjoined rates. Existing grain rates sit 47 percent higher than prewar levels. if approved, transport costs could near a 70 percent rise in roughly 18 years.
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Inter- State Commerce Commission
Wheat prices and freight rates threaten farming and railroads
The Helena Daily Independent notes wheat may fetch about 40 cents a bushel at harvest, far below the 1909 18 average of 85 cents. It warns higher freight rates could cripple farmers, arguing the country needs both railroads and farmers and that railways may eventually lose wheat shares to cheaper transport unless rates fall or alternative options emerge.
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Helena
Medicine Men and the Voodoo Prosperity Belief
An article contrasts Western business woes and tariff cuts with folk superstitions in the West Indies and Russia as a metaphor for economic faith. It likens Herbert Hoover to a voodoo doctor, arguing politicians rely on rhetoric over real policy amid unemployment, taxation, and sagging demand.
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West Indies
Russia
United States
Herbert Clark Hoover
Daniel
Trinidad
The Perennial Pioneer
The piece extols the pioneer spirit as a driving force in advancing life and thought. It links bold ventures, invention, enterprise, and literature to the enduring urge to seek new worlds and challenge fate, present in any person facing future frontiers.
Editorial Opinion on Reckless Driving as Serious Crime
A Best Editorial argues reckless driving cannot be a petty offense. It cites a Supreme Court view that such acts endanger life and require indictment and trial, not summary police proceedings. The piece notes auto fatalities, injuries, and costs, urging dedicated courts for speedy, just handling of these offenses.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court
Buainnsa
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SENTENCE SERMONS Daily Wisdom From Rev Roy Smith
The preacher from Simpson M M Church Minneapolis presents maxims on living well and inner peace. Each line offers a concise rule such as learning to live, living with self and world in balance, planning a life, and earning happiness through labor.
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The Haskin Letter on Farmers and Meat Prices in 1930s
Frederic Z. Haskin discusses the 1930s agricultural crisis with farm incomes far below prewar levels. Farmers face low meat prices, high costs, drought impacts, and widespread unemployment reducing purchasing power. He notes cattle and sheep price declines, stockyard trends, and potential shortages as market dynamics shift.
Sheep Slaughter Heads Ahead Amid Mixed Prospects
Slaughter of spring lambs is about 300 000 head higher than last year as favorable conditions and a large supply prompt farmers to sell. The open winter aided lambing while drought threatens feed for summer stock. Prices for beef wool mutton and lamb face pressure, with wool and hide prices remaining weak. Overall, cattle and sheep growers face a difficult season with uncertain returns.
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Washington
Lear
Wan
Corn Belt
Aince
Mormon Anniversary Will Be Celebrated in Casper
Casper, Wyo June 18 Heber J Grant president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will deliver a dedication address at Independence Rock near there Sunday to commemorate the 84th anniversary of a camp made there by Brigham Young in June 1847. Mayor John F Rowman of Salt Lake City will take part, with John K Giles of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks association arriving to confer on plans. A large caravan of Mormons will come from Utah for the program.
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Heber J. Grant
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints
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the Rock
Brigham Young
John F. Rowman
Salt Lake City
Mr. Grant
John K. Giles
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarka Association
Utah
Cure for stomach ulcers shown by gastric mucin
NEA Chicago Bureau reports Dr. Samuel J. Fogelson of Northwestern University demonstrates via experiments that sera of the stomach are relieved and heal when gastric mucin from the gastric mucous membrane is administered. It may be taken in tonic form or in ice cream, frozen foods, malted milk or fruit juices.
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NEA
Chicago Bureau
Samuel J. Fogelson
Northwestern University
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World Quackery Compared as German Folklore Cures Baffle Believers
A historical column contrasts American and German beliefs in magical cures. It cites Otto Neustatter of Germany discussing sympathetic magic and volvable remedies, noting ailments cured by strangest methods such as tying knots, straw beds, animal parts, and colorful flowers. The piece reflects on education, environment, and superstition shaping health ideas across cultures.
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Otto Neustatter
Germany
United States
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Answers to Questions Washington Information Bureau Solves Many Facts
The Washington Information Bureau offers free factual answers by mail from The Helena Independent. Queries cover boxing records, plant hardiness, presidential retirement plans, ship paint usage, historic storms, Shakespearean authorship, Stalin, cambric origins, anti freeze via honey, World War I aces, Broadway prizes, line Cavalieri film roles, pendulum invention, and absolute pitch.
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Windy City Finances Plunge Mayor Despairs in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak faced a dire financial fog as tax reform collapsed and state terms left city funds drained. He warned of cuts to civil service, a possible five day work week, and bank borrowing limits, with schools missing paydays and departments possibly shuttered.
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Anton J. Cermak
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