New Highway Victory Credits Chronicle For San Francisco Growth
The San Francisco Chronicle earns praise for pushing and securing a second great highway from the city to the peninsula. It argues the project will ease bottlenecks, boost trade, and shape California’s future, contrasting foresighted journalism with short-sighted politics. The piece lauds public service and urges continued investment in infrastructure and institutions.
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San Francisco
Mission Street
San Mateo County
Burlingame
Redwood City
Palo Alto
San Jose
Santa Cruz
All Points
Los Angeles
San Francisco Chronicle
Golden Gate
The
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Peninsula
We Wonder Too Montana Pioneers Feature
Bill Aiken honors Montana pioneers in a Billings Gazette column noting the deaths of old timers who helped shape the state. An inside page reports a city council proposal to ban dances after 12:30 AM, expanding to private homes and risking raids by police.
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Bill Aiken
Billings Gazette
Montana
Mr. Aiken
Gazelle
Aiken
Billings
Hardiness of pioneers contrasted with modern intolerance
The passage reflects on the rugged spirit of pioneers described as sturdy and big-hearted, then laments a perversion of that quality into bigotry and harsh modern conduct. It questions whether society has grown soft and notes a provocative remark about awaiting Mussolini’s actions toward Etna.
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Mr. Aiken
Eat More Wheat Campaign Touts Farm Prosperity Across Nation
A Helena bakery owned by J. E. OConnell joins a national push with farm groups and newspapers to urge higher wheat consumption. The Eddy campaign argues prosperity hinges on a strong farm market, noting bread demand supports dairy, meat, and other farm products, with estimates citing vast ripple effects.
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United States
Wdldy Bakery
J. E. O'Connell
Helena
Butte
Great Falls
Missoula
Eddy Interests
Europe
Eddy
Daley
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR SCIENCE IN EDITORIAL NOTES
Editorial from The Missoulian discusses a New York medical college serum claimed to combat rheumatism after extensive testing. It asserts the serum targets streptococcal origins of rheumatism and notes Montana climate effects on pain. It contrasts industrial figures with Pasteur as humanity’s benefactor.
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Ie Medical College of the University of New York
Eltin
Montana
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Onon Hy Fords
Lloyd-Georges
Borahs
Noguehis
Louis Pasteur
Missoula
The Haskin Letter on Cities and Economic Shifts
Washington edition notes two key forces shaping America: rising rents and urban concentration. War and postwar building booms accelerated housing demand, pushing costs up as cities swell. Labor-saving farming tech frees workers for urban centers, forecasting a future with most people in vast cities and farms reduced to a small fraction.
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Washington
DD. C
United States
Amecant
Rise of the automobile reshapes American cities and rents
The article argues high building costs once forced high rents, notes historic limits before steel and elevators, and shows autos driving urban sprawl. It describes suburban growth, parking chaos, and parking bans in Washington, with shifts of commerce outward. It also reports Philip A. Drumin, Wichita banker, arrested on misappropriation charges with a large bank shortage.
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Lotsa
Washington
National Capital
Dirat
Sune
Java
Plains
Rio Road
Drgr
Wmovie
Wichita
Kas
Philip A. Drumin
American State Bank of
Kansas
Has Liberty Lost Its Charm by Nicholas Murray Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler questions if liberty has weakened as responsible men propose reforms. He warns democracy may fail without preserving core freedoms while addressing economic injustice and charitable distortions. He advocates removing obstacles, then rebuilding political liberty more thoughtfully.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Fragmented Quotation Mosaic From a 19th Century Paper
A garbled OCR collage quotes jokes and misheard lines from various sources, naming journalists and places such as Courier-Journal Cincinnati Bugbires and Virginia Pilot. It lampoons weather, fashion, travel, marriage, and finance with fractured phrases and misspellings across many era references.
Answers to Questions in The Helena Information Bureau
A pasted reader questions page from The Helena informs readers about how to submit questions to the Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin. It covers topics from coal depths in Pennsylvania to flag etiquette and ocean depth basics, with brief expert-style answers and dates such as April 6, 1791.
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Helena
Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Eubert
Atroplice
Inquirer
Pennsylvania
L.L. A
Mount Ararat
Ararat
Armenia
Asia
Arasyat
President Harding singing plea met with limited reach
The Lewistown Democrat News reports President Harding hopes all Americans learn to sing the Star Spangled Banner. It notes the high notes deter many and suggests his own musical talent was uncommon. The piece reflects on audience ability and historical context of singing in his era.
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Olf
Lewistown Democrat
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