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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
6
Helena Salvation Army staff with visiting officers launches a fund drive aimed at 2500 dollars to sustain local work and send about 800 dollars to Spokane Rescue Home. The piece chronicles local relief values, church ties, and calls for broad community participation to avoid overburdening a few donors.
The piece recalls past national pride during July Fourth celebrations and notes Helena’s plan to celebrate locally this year. It contrasts childhood thrills of speeches and marches with modern crowds seeking simple gatherings at home.
The article describes a festive Fourth Helena celebration with sports from footracing to chasing the greased pig, plus a bowery dance lemonade stands and fireworks. It promotes local festivities over long travels and notes pharmacy graduates can attend summer school to retain 36 sandwich varieties.
Automotive statisticians peg the average life of vehicles at seven to eight years, but neglect by owners speeds deterioration. Modern cars can last longer with routine service. Dealers provide check ups and repairs, and ongoing attention can extend a car’s useful life beyond common expectations.
New York Trust Company figures show 1928 US output of 105.9 billion cigarets, up from 97 billion the prior year and far above 1914. Cigar production drops to 6.46 billion, pipe tobacco near that level, while snuff climbs to 40.66 million pounds, the highest since 1912. Why this snuff surge remains unexplained.
The piece quotes Senator Reed Smoot denouncing insidious cigarette campaigns by tobacco interests while noting counter blasts from a sugar state senator. It argues a moral contest harms Americans, warns against prohibition, and suggests anti cigarette drives won’t strip personal liberties, though they may amuse some.
Noted physician William Brady discusses water itch or bath pruritus, its causes and remedies. He suggests brief soaks, bran in bath, and drying then applying bland ointment, lanolin, or cold cream, plus advocating air and sun baths for relief. He answers reader questions on riding, worms, anesthesia choices, birthmarks, syphilis stages, and various trivia.
An American tourist rides an Edinburgh cab through the capital’s famed sights with a boastful driver. After stopping at John Knox's house the driver quips that the tourist should read his Bible, underscoring the clash of cultures and local pride.
A lightly organized institution in Washington D C claims to answer numerous legitimate questions. Under Frederic J Kaskin it maintains contact with federal bureaus and educational enterprises to provide authoritative information. Send questions to the staff of experts with two cents postage to The Helena.
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