Editorial critique of Wall Street Journal on Montana travel appeal
The piece mocks a WSJ claim that rents in certain Montana cities are cheaper than 1914 and questions why affluent New Yorkers would hunt, vacation, or relocate to Montana. It speculates on wealthy individuals, teachers, and reporters seeking Montana escapes while noting Helena is likely not among the cheaper towns. The writer ends by asserting money as root of ambition for many.
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Missouri
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Guggenheims
Coreys
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Heaven
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Symbolis
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Inez G. Monard
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Appletons
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Ite
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van Suttart
Putnam's
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Stratton-Porter
Doubleday, Page & Icompany
Papua
New Guinea
Baxter Alley
J. B. Lippitcott Company
Are We All Babbitts in a Keck Protest Piece
Sinclair Lewis rises to fame with Main Street Babbitt and Arrowsmith satirical novels that anger small town and city readers alike. Charles B Keck of New York Rotary objects to hiring Lewis to write about New York and mocks the idea that New York businessmen differ from Babbitts, while the article defends shared human foibles across cities.
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Bride Promise to Obey Debate in Episcopal Church
Clergy and lay leaders push to keep the vow brides make to obey their husbands in Episcopal marriage rites. The stalled reform prospects renew debate as church figures argue the promise should remain part of the ceremony and what it signals about gender roles.
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Episcopal Church
Obedience and the Definition of Obey in Marriage
A satirical reflection on the word obey in marriage, arguing it should mean something and be defined in the ceremony. It contrasts brides claiming obedience with the reality of husbands seeking authority and children needing guidance, concluding such terms may be seen as 1925 culture by future archaeologists.
Why Do Children Hate School in Wartime Editorial
The piece argues children hate school not for learning but for confinement and adult meddling. It suggests making school child friendly by tapping natural curiosity, integrating learning into daily child life, and avoiding a rigid adult agenda. It references officials and reformers as examples of ongoing tensions.
Best Editorial of the Day From The Baltimore Sun
The piece argues people create saints from admired figures and defend idolization by ignoring flaws. It cites Gladstone Roosevelt and Willian Fennings Aryan as examples, noting myth making and worshipful zeal. It ends by noting humans elevate idols beyond human faults and resist admittance of imperfection.
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Baltimore Sun
Shipping Board plans for 400 ships amid demobilization
Washington reports the Shipping Board faced postwar wreckage from wartime buildup. It found 1,200 steel ships, 400 usable, 800 too flawed for peace trade. Ford bought 200, towing them toward scrap while 400 more stay to bolster mobilization. A second 400 will form a privately owned, government-surveilled merchant fleet to project US flag protection on the seas.
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Erie Canal
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United States
America
High Seas
Farmers Pulling Out Weathered U S Agriculture Gains Pace
Washington reports the farming industry is recovering from the 1921 downturn at about one billion dollars annually. Secretary of Agriculture Jardine notes continued growth as farmers reduce burdens and markets stabilize nationwide.
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Jaredine
United States
State fair relies on popular support after funding cut
The Thelena state fair faces no state appropriation this year and must lean on public backing and backers’ resolve. Despite funding gaps, organizers promise a strong program with superior exhibits from Montana industries. Indications point to support from Butte and Anaconda, plus a notable horse racing lineup drawing large crowds and historic regional enthusiasm.
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Thelena
Montana
Butte
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Seibert of the Island and Other 1920s Book Notices
A compact review roundup notes Seibert of the Island a rugged South Seas tale with a German plantation owner on Bismarck and a tangle of lovers. It also covers MacDonald Wanderings and Excursions, The Peal of Bells, Sister Madeleva’s Book Mischief and other titles from Appleton's Doubleday and Putnam's.
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McGuire
Friday
Tom Combe
Oreena Combe
Paulten
Oreena
Nada
McGuire Mr. Young
George J. Doran Company
Madison, New York
Boxing match amazes Cleveland students as Otto falls
A local boxing bout drew schoolchildren to Cleveland. King’s Day and Longo 12 faced off against Otto in a lively sparring event. In the fifth round an uppercut felled Otto, counting out as the crowd gasped. The tale notes Otto’s unusual training of a pet to box alongside him.
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Obion
Otto Longo
Boston
Ning
Otto
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