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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1925
Page
6
The article argues Florida’s current boom signals broader southern growth drawing northern and European migrants into the region. It predicts a desegregation of American life as the south gains new populations while the north absorbs more Black migrants, foreseeing a generation before outcomes resolve. It notes spring arrival tastily via a calendar quip.
Accountants at the State Hospital for the Insane at Warm Springs uncovered a scheme under Dr. R J Hathaway to feed patients Tru Blue biscuit candy bought from Spokane bakers for 25 cents a pound. Patients were charged 45 cents per pound and profits used to fund a tennis court and other items. The scheme involved deposits from patient accounts and a special fund. Over 300 dollars in profits were refunded after scrutiny, with taxpayers awaiting further revelations from the investigation.
A reflective remark argues that the problems linked to other people’s children stem from the adults around them, who are portrayed as more problematic than the youths. The observation highlights social dynamics and generational influence in community settings.
The Idge administration reshuffles its cabinet, breaking the admired geographic symmetry. Two members, Sargent and Weeks, hail from New England, while Mellon and others bring different regional backgrounds, signaling a shift in regional balance and political implications.
The passage notes a cabinet mix from Pennsylvania California and the Midwest while New York Illinois Ohio and the south lack reps. It cites Warren of Michigan as attorney general, saying geography was ignored in his selection. It also highlights the Flathead country producing state officers and a Montanan who has written governors' messages for 24 years.
Walter Camp died at 66 after keeping fit and teaching others to stay active Chauncey Depew at 90 remains vigorous Uncle Joe Cannon nearing 90 still cigars poker and stories all show no fixed rule on vitality The piece notes fitness life pleasures and a license tax on oleomargarine would shift costs to 750 people per pound for bread spread or push them to creameries
The piece argues the Bible version eliminates wine references aside from condemnation, calling this lack of historical perspective. It notes the eighteenth amendment and current moral attitudes as modern, while citing an astronomer who claims Mars contact for $10 million and jokes about lovers named Venus working in a department store.
Shelby, the oil town linked to the Dempsey Gibbons fight, issues a forty page Achievement Edition. The issue features abundant advertisements from local firms and articles on oil industry progress, all produced entirely in the Promoter office and printed as a testament to the town’s comeback.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press argues Volstead Act scrutiny follows volatile wheat prices. It cites Secretary Jardine ordering an immediate probe, notes U S markets mirror Liverpool and Winnipeg, and says rumors drive prices more than fundamentals as a world supply tightens.
A reflective piece praising a town for prioritizing education over theater, valuing youth, skilled tradesmen, respectful landlords, modest hospitality workers, cautious drivers, and residents who honor their mothers’ faith. It extols individuals who act with integrity across professions and social roles.
The Haskin Letter notes Washington must be planned as a national capital, not just by local interests. A proposed federal city planning commission, backed by the American Civic association and professional societies, would coordinate zoning, parks, traffic, and architecture for a unified capital plan.
Texts urge slowing the mind and planning with care as life grows complex. It contrasts Martha and Mary, urging reliance on divine guidance, quiet focus, and the best part of life. The meditation invites yielding to spiritual life amid daily tasks.
Five Brent and Ned families from Crookston Minnesota arrived in St Paul claiming they were swindled out of nearly all their property by a man posing as a railroad colonization agent. He promised factory jobs. Two more Brent families remain in Crookston and will travel to St Paul next Tuesday.
The week shows continued mixed signals in trade expansion with stock averages hitting year lows amid wheat price collapse. Causes noted include Chicago Milwaukee St Paul receivership, discord between branches in Washington, and speculative oil markets. Rail car loadings set records while oil prices fell and mergers drew investment interest.
Naval Base San Pedro Cal March 22 The pride of America's sea power 11 dreadnoughts tonight groomed here for the greatest gunnery practice ever held in the Pacific It will be staged about 70 miles off shore next Wednesday The gunnery force practice simulates a great naval battle with battleships destroyers scout cruisers and aircraft participating in peace time training
The Roundup Tribune notes Kansas lawmakers repealed the 1877 compulsory grasshopper relief law and contrasts it with Montana where Lester Loble failed to push a daily repeal bill. It suggests many statutes are obsolete in both states and cites public sentiment as a driver for future reform.
A reader column presents Q and A on varied topics. Questions cover soil creation, lunar shadow size, school-building surveys, enamel kettle enamel removal, Brittany’s name origin, Michigan islands, mezzotint, Quaker slavery, public office laws, sugar consumption, Charles Sumner, taming goldfish, polecats, electricity for curlers, corn flakes, and the cost of crime.
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