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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1930
Page
5
The passage contrasts regional speech patterns with Kansas and Iowa, noting Ohio observers find the Kansas speech harsh and crude while Kansans mock the Dubuque twang. It suggests only slight differences among Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle dialects, highlighting broad regional language variation.
Helena merchants plan to close stores at 5 PM during hot August weather to protect workers from fatigue. The measure, aimed at improving efficiency, reduces heat exposure and tiredness, which otherwise lowers output and increases errors. The article argues shorter hours benefit clerks, owners, and customers alike.
A Seattle project exemplifies the feat of moving a mountain as Denny Hill, an obstacle covering 90 acres, is torn down by steam shovels, belts, and scows. The soon to be level ground will host shops, offices, stations, and apartments, signaling a shift in nature’s permanence and urban growth.
George Bernard Shaw estimates forty two million seven hundred sixty seven thousand five hundred dialects in English. He notes Americans differ from Londoners and Oxford speakers and cites New York as a city of distinct dialects. The piece observes regional speech marking and the challenge of unifying English.
The piece condemns repeated upbeat statements from Washington about business conditions as unhelpful. It notes stock and commodity declines after tariff announcements and criticizes officials like Hoover Melion and Lamont for delaying real measures. It argues the US has strong assets and can return to prosperity with concrete readjustments rather than more optimistic rhetoric.
Aviation leaders say the day when ordinary citizens own and fly planes like cars is distant. William Stout argues the industry must simplify designs so a person can learn in a few lessons and fly home the same weekend.
A writer in World's Work notes that California fruit growers faced an overstock problem and did not wait for relief. They sent trade scouts to South America, found an advantageous market window, and a trade conference is planned for August to expand export opportunities.
A Portland Oregonian feature recalls The Lady of the Woods carving on a Crater Lake rock. Anne Shannon Stonroe photographed the figure during a Crater Lake visit, linking it to Dr Earl Bush and a 1917 carving effort. The mystery of the sculpture’s origin persists amid local lore and forest symbolism.
The passage notes how anger arises from others challenging your claims and how success by competitors implies deservedness. It argues that blaming external factors or discrediting opinions worsens situations and that slander is a weak reply. It concludes that resisting control undermines trust and that a guilty conscience signals a losing fight.
Frederic J. Haskis notes the 1920s push by the U S Bureau of Public Roads to finish numbering all major routes in the national highway system. The article argues that fixed numbers will guide motorists, replacing named roads with a standardized grid, and weighs cultural impacts on memory and travel lore.
The important task of directing construction of the large Houlier Dam project falls to B. Young. He was appointed construction engineer with headquarters at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Washington June 27 The tent of the biennial Supply Treasury was passed today by the house with approval of the second deficiency appropriation bill carrying more than 80 million dollars for various federal projects including 19 880 000 to start construction of Boulder dam on the Colorado river Before the measure can go to the White House it must be returned to the house for approval of amendments totaling more than 12 009 000 added by the senate
Dr Lydia J Roberts reviews dietary needs for a 70 kilogram adult requiring about 3000 calories daily with specific protein calcium phosphorus iron and vitamin needs. She argues no single food meets all requirements and warns against extreme diets such as pure butter cabbage eggs or meat, stressing varied intake of diverse foods for health.
A reader asks fact questions on fortune tellers college workers and Randolph Field and more. Answers cover New York fortune teller earnings, 1027-28 women in college, cautions on poison ing, Randolph Field as the West Point of the West, asphalt inroads, Dutch naval actions, Maine's length, irrigation in Minnesota, Canadian highway spending, Mantua commemorations for Virgil, Pennsylvania governors, pipe music, Niagara Falls flow, Christ figure permutations, and current silver price.
Crowds greet Admiral Byrd at Boston station as he arrives from private car journey. Thousands throng Brimmer Street home and line streets for the celebration. Mayor Curley presides at tonight's official banquet with Governor Allen among speakers.
Cheyenne June 27 federal prohibition officer Paterson testified in federal court about visits to 26 of 46 Rock Springs drink parlors found offering whiskey. He flagged Havor as a principal source and described enforcement dates, with testimony detailing conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws.
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