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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1926
Page
4
A column notes that about a billion greeting cards pass through the mail in two weeks, spanning cheap printed cards to costly designer pieces. It highlights the postman's workload, the habit of recipients discarding many cards, and yet argues the industry’s growth is substantial and may be worth an estimated 16 million dollars if it adds true Christmas joy and goodwill.
Bank officials warn writing checks in pencil invites forgery and causes verification trouble as erasures can hide signatures. The warning follows a rise in pencil use in the region and calls for paying with pen to protect depositors.
The Winslow Christmas tree brought joy to many children with Old Santa visiting. The piece urges continued cooperation to improve next year's tree and ties local charter debates to Tucson’s discussions of an archaeological and moss covered charter.
A editorial note condemns writing Christmas with an X as lazy and disrespectful. It argues X is voiceless and cannot represent the sacred and beautiful term, urging proper spelling.
The Winslow Daily Mail published last Friday by Giragi Bros after taking over the plant at year start. the daily aims to match the prior weekly paper's pace. It will serve the region from the New Mexico line west to Needles and inland towns, with well wishes for the new venture.
A string of reflective quips touches truth telling and wealth. Notes on privacy and communication hint at modern life. a remark on philanthropy critiques wealth concentration. a nostalgic line recalls a Christmas moustache cup. a line on marriage hints at divorce. a final aside imagines Columbus’s reaction to today’s America.
The 1921 Japanese war scare is examined through Doheny and official records. It argues Japan could not cross the Pacific to attack a superior U S fleet and notes American remobilization readiness while criticizing naval officers for poor information from Japanese hardliners. The piece condemns sensationalism and warns against banking on fear.
Senator Couzens attacks installment sales as devaluing purchasing power and driving up costs for buyers. J H Trigoe of the National Association of Credit Men agrees incomes will shrink consumption. Other items note air disasters in England, Hindu citizenship restorations, Taft pay raises, and Mussolini’s bachelor tax.
A service station operator reports a pet monkey swallowed gum offered by a man, explaining the animal refused gum normally but accepted it when given by a higher creature. The incident highlights how trust between humans and animals can be betrayed, with the monkey’s internal health questioned.
A historical editorial argues that advertising Arizona to travelers in their home communities is essential to draw westbound auto tourists. It urges a two year state funding program directed by the 14 county chambers of commerce to promote climate scenery agriculture and industry.
The article urges every Arizona county to push legislators to approve a broad advertising appropriation. It argues that boosting the tax roll through rapid land colonization and resource development requires national advertising campaigns to foster general prosperity and lower tax rates. It emphasizes sending instructions to the capitol and coordinating statewide support next month.
Mrs Stanley Baldwin, wife of the British Prime Minister, confessed that her greatest ambition is to someday mark all her household linen with an appropriate bearing. She spoke during a social event, revealing a light personal goal in her public-facing life as a hostess.
A Detroit woman claims her husband was worth 40000 dollars yet bought her only one coat. A Chicago dispatch notes women entering smoking cars and jokes about vestibules. A New York arrest involves a thrill driver as taxicab questions arise.
Ambassador Manuel Tellez, representing the Calles government, defends Article 27 of the Mexican constitution as essential and denies imminent confiscation of American property. He says new oil laws change titles, not expropriate, and exempts lands acquired before 1917 where exploitation began or was contemplated.
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