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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
10
A nostalgic poem from 1925 humorously recalls an aging car that clatters and cusses yet keeps chugging along. The speaker laughs at others who mock its har har har antics while noting the vehicle remains reliable when newer cars fail. The piece captures early motor era humor and resilience.
A collection of witty maxims on weather prediction, deception, marriage, money, language, and luck. The humor reflects early 20th century American style, with sharp aphorisms about human folly, social norms, and the absurdities of daily life.
A hotel clerk accepts a counterfeit fifty and folds it into two tens for Mr Barry who buys two tickets from a broker for zero dollars. The broker cannot make change and ends up with a genuine fifty later returned by the clerk, while a new fifty is substituted. The broker loses the difference due to the counterfeit transaction and the fictitious zero sale.
Chicago's P W Chavers, founder of the citys first bank for Negroes, announces a bid for Congress to challenge Martin B Madden. His platform calls for a law forcing national banks to file surety bonds with the treasury. Maddens district includes part of Chicago's Negro area.
The opening of the Repertory theater of Boston with Sterdan's The Rivals marks official recognition of a theater as an educational institution. The workers will pursue art, educate the public, and offer high school outreach while professional actors train student performers through rehearsal and instruction.
J R Wilt, a Westernport farmer, is believed to own the longest wearing suit in the United States. He bought it 23 years ago and wore it into the store where the merchant replaced it with a new coat and vest. The piece notes Monroe as the last president to wear knee breeches.
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