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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1938
Page
6
The passage argues that continued study of the day’s tasks leads to success. It notes that personal advancement follows effective career planning, but warns against idle daydreaming. Concentrating on present problems yields developing rewards and cumulative satisfaction even if the initial goal evolves.
The piece critiques poverty theories tracing causes to ownership and wealth, arguing charitable approaches and state intervention perpetuate poverty. It contrasts libertarian ideas with liberalism, explores Mill’s stance on endowments and taxation, and questions sociological efforts to “present” poverty.
A historical column recalls a proposed 11 nation monetary alliance for pooling gold and backing a uniform currency tied to productive wealth. It contrasts this with the U S credit money system and the need to anchor dollars to stable value indexes. It also notes a light quip about Independence Day publication plans.
Congress adjourned leaves a rail crisis to be solved within six months. Railroads confront ruinous truck competition, overcapitalization, rising fuel and wage costs, and taxes, with bankruptcy looming yet service and securities to be protected. Government ownership must not occur. The piece closes with a sports aside noting 7.828.423 possible baseball plays and urging persistence.
Dr Harold W Dodds Princeton University president urged Nassau graduating class to concentrate on present work rather than future careers. He warned that preoccupation with advancement can steal joy from accomplishments and rob work of lasting peace of mind, urging young entrants to use their powers now.
An article argues that public ignorance threatens democracy and highlights summer camps teaching U S government to teens. Programs run by officials and judges aim to build understanding of government structures, with Rhode Island and Vermont joining pioneers Tufts in 1935, plus New York Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Utah. A London note ends with a quip about a fox hunt and a golf game.
The young skipper Captain Bob Bartlett leaves New York harbor for the Arctic, aiming to follow the ice as far as it will permit and return around September. He began exploratory sailing in 1897 with Peary, and this marks his fifteenth polar voyage aboard his small schooner. He seeks strength to continue, valuing life’s treasures beyond wealth.
Editorial notes that fears about fireworks are largely eroded as Americans celebrate the Fourth with vacations and country trips. Police rules curb dangerous devices and public sentiment limits fireworks use, while the ongoing daily threat is reckless driving, symbolized by the giant tiretracker.
From Columbus Indiana editors discuss Mollie the bay mule that bore a foal and a question of fertility. They compare Mollie with Old Beck of Texas A&M noted for producing both a mule and a horse. Beck’s offspring include Kit and Pat, prompting speculation about ancestry and future genetics of hybrids. The piece ends with a stray note about Japanese ships on the Yangtze River.
The piece traces American labor unrest from colonial times to 1876, noting strikes in New York printers in 1776, Philadelphia carpenters in 1791, shoemakers in 1805 and 1809, and women on a rise in 1824. It highlights evolving tactics, absence of permanent unions, early court actions, boycotts, and the shift toward 10 hour days and hours.
Excerpts quote Lew Hahn on retail impact of a 98 cent collar and Dr Harry Woodburn Chase on readership maturity. Additional remark from Dr Lemnard T Carmichael contrasts the value of a single brain surgeon with many clever speakers. Opinions reflect era views on industry progress and intellectual merit.
The article discusses heredity in lifespan, noting studies by Dr. Raymond Pearl. It explains a formula adding the ages of parents and grandparents, and cites figures from a Seattle study. Environmental factors, such as premature parental death, also influence child outcomes and longevity.
Reader questions cover desert whirlwinds simoom to the Sahara and Atacoplan, Tawi fim my musicians eight generations, congressional salaries rising to 10000 a year by 1928 then restored, Reed’s billion dollar country remark, 1852 fee for Tannacotater Conception, first medical congress in 1683, meaning of Walla Walla as many waters, and a cup plate as a tea holder. Maxine Sullivan credited as early swing singer of Loch Lomond.
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