Leavitt Under Fire Over Land Office Moves In Montana
Protest swells from Havre Miles City and others over Scott Leavitt s push to move two land offices Billings and Great Falls both shown as low in district lands. Critics claim the changes hurt eastern Montana business while Helena and Miles City push back citing volumes of land dealings and a consolidated district history.
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Scott Leavitt
Great Falls
Billings
Montana
Havre
Miles City
Leavitt
Walsh
Helena
Bozeman
Lewistown
Miles City Star
Miles City Land Office
the Star
Billings Land District
Bozematt
Glasgow
Shalispell
Missoula
Divorces By Fee In Mexico Face Legal Challenge
The article discusses informal divorces in Yucatan and a New York test case challenging their validity. It notes that divorces obtained by simply appearing before a recorder and paying a fee are seen as worthless by reputable courts and may undermine other divorces of the same brand. The Mexican government has also attacked this practice in a recent ruling.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Reno
New York State
State Department
Mexico City
Mexico Ends Yucatan Decree on Quick Divorces
The piece argues that Yucatan’s decree allowing rapid divorces was invalid under Mexican law requiring notice to the other party and full judicial process. It praises the Mexican government for intervening to halt the policy and questions how the Anti-Saloon League will explain rising aspirin demand if liquor demand falls.
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Yucatan
Mexico
Anti-Saloon League
Advertising Pays for Itself Says Shredded Wheat VP
The Shredded Wheat Company plans spending a half million dollars on newspaper ads in 1925. Vice President De Weese argues that advertising reduces total distribution costs, citing price and output gains over two decades. He compares earlier dollars to present values, noting a 90 percent drop in relative ad cost per case, and cites Campbell Soup as another example of advertising boosting production and cutting retail prices.
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de Weese
Shredded Wheat Company
Campbell Soup Company
American Plains
Town Talks on Federal Buildin g Move and Party Power
The piece argues Coolidge era politics spark a push for a Republican national committeeman on speaking terms with Washington officials to prevent moving the federal building from Helena. It critiques economy talk in The Independent and notes local readers’ reliance on Helene morning papers or the literate Digest for updates.
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Coolidge
U.S. Land Office
Helena
Independent
Washington
Federal
Scott Leavitt
The Power of Printer s Ink as National Flower Choice
The Minneapolis Journal editorial laments royal printing authority deciding national floral symbols. It traces historic claims of York versus Lancaster roses, and compares old chivalry bloodshed to modern ink on King George s stationery. The piece notes Wales Scotland and Wales leek versus daffodil debates, concluding the king s printers favor the daffodil, illustrating ink s power.
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Wales
England
Scotland
York
Lancaster
America
Rome
St. David
St. Patrick
Ireland
End of Congress Brings Nine Months of Business Calm
The Haskin Letter notes the adjournment of Congress on March 4 ending a session with no new regulatory measures. A single committee, Couzens on the Internal Revenue Service, may stay active, while other panels wind down. Business groups welcome relief from investigations and expect tax reform and tariff work to proceed by December. The piece predicts a busy, constructive next session with focus on tax, tariff, and economic stability.
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Washington, D. GC
Congress
Senate
Sears
Internal Revenue Bureau
Couzens
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Tax Bureau
St. Lawrence Waterway
Fioth
McNary- Haugen
Sinclair-Norris
Frazier
Department of Agriculture
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Monroe
Neighborliness as a test of Christian faith in a global era
The meditation cites Luke 10:25-37 on the good neighbor and urges Christians to show universal neighborliness beyond race or ties. It argues that modern travel and communication bring the world to our door and calls prayer for deeper kinship among all people, aiming at a universal brotherhood.
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Jesus
God
NEA Service, Inc
The Prince of Washington Square sample scene
Vera is seized by kidnappers in a taxi and held in a dim tenement ballroom near the waterfront. A white haired, slyly dressed hag watches over exits as Vera pleads for escape, while Terry recalls his boot black overtime and a hidden hope of rescue. Harry Liscomb is highlighted as New York's new writer of melodrama.
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Terry
Vera
Tony Rage
Black Hand
Fifth Ave
Harry Liscomb
New York
Prince of Washington Square
Frederick A. Stokes
The Romance Behind Wedgwood Pottery
The feature recounts Josiah Wedgwood founding Etruria works in 1759 and his pioneering potting career. It notes his status as both artist and man, and highlights Harry Barnard's new book Chats on Wedgwood War (Stokes) describing Wedgwood's story.
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Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood
Etruria
England
Ime
Harry Barnard
Stokes
N.Y
Faith of Our Fathers and Soundings reviewed in 1920s critique
The piece reviews Dorothy Walworth Carman’s The Faith of Our Fathers and A Hamilton Gibbs Soundings, praising their human depth and moral seriousness. It notes biblical themes, generic wonder, and the authors’ sympathy, with comparisons to other works and attention to character arcs and prose style. It also covers Millin’s Gods Step-Children and Green’s Fought for Annapolis, highlighting race, ambition, and naval academy life.
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Harpers
Dorothy Walworth - Carmen
New Jersey
Main Street
Country Lane
Boulevard
Daniel Bloom
Sarah G. Millin
Africa
Andrew Flood
Silla
Deborah
Isaac
Kleinhans
Lindsell
Barry
Oxford
Nora
Elmira
England
Fifa Tha
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the Prince OF
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Bani and Leveright
SL West 48Th Street
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Cornelia
Nancy
Hamilton Gibbs
A. Hamilton Gibbs
Filip Gibbs
Cosmo Hamilton
Mr. Gibbs
Arthur Symons
Soundings
Boston
Little Brown & Co
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Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
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Eur Ueae
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Tom Armstrong
Fearn
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Naval Academy
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