Plans For Better Highways Discussed In Structure
The Washington state good roads building on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition grounds is the first of its kind in America. It houses a road materials lab and a miniature quarry model for crushed rock supply on Fidalgo island. The project received 1 300 000 in the last legislative appropriation and includes an auditorium for 300 with daily lectures and films on roads.
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Washington State
America
Fidalgo Island
Deception Pass
Puget Sound
Good Roads
United States
Fere
Congress of Good Builders
Canada
England
University of Washington
Department of Highway Engineering
Priest for Good Roads In Missouri County
In Nodaway county Jefferson township adopts dragging contracts for 56 of 78 miles of roads. Farms are to drag as needed at 50 to 77 cents per mile. Father Placid of Conception Monastery leads the project with the township board supervising road grading and improvement efforts across selected sections.
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Father Placid
Missouri
Pather Placid
Conception Monastery
Conception
Nodaway County
Jefferson Township
Father Marcia
Fiji
Prizes Offered to Encourage Five Mile Road Sections
Maryville Missouri hosts a plan by the Commercial club to award four prizes totaling 750 dollars for the four best five mile road segments connected to the city or neighboring five mile stretches. Sections must be kept in order for a year. A Hillsboro Pennsylvania official urges eight to ten inches of macadam to extend road longevity. Improved highways foster traffic, commerce, new industries, and enhanced citizenship.
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Maryville
Hillsboro County
Pla
New Road Maintenance Plan Trialed in Georgia County
County road commissioners in Georgia study a novel maintenance plan using free labor road walkers. Superintendent Winship will have an automobile to survey the county and direct repairs on short notice without inmate guards.
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Georgia
Winship
Tradt
Surprising Rabbits and a Postal Gaffe
A Boston conjurer amazes Si Perkins with hidden tricks and three rabbits from his beard, while his wife basks in victory. A New York man emails a travel tip that becomes a misread warning about stopping at a store house, reflecting a quip on knowledge and certainty.
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Si Perkins
Judge Abbott
Mrs. Perkins
Moody and the temperance tract sparks a dining room question
A Chicago revivalist Mr Moody distributes a temperance pamphlet in a drug store where an elderly man asks if he is a reformed drunkard. The exchange probes reform and trust while a New York writer recalls Myra Kellys humorous tales of teaching language.
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Mr. Moody
Chicago
Moody
An Ignorant Salesman at the Drug Store
A crude overdressed youth enters a drug store and asks for a brush. The clerk politely asks what brush he wants. The man jokes he does not need a toothbrush, claiming he has no hair on his teeth.
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Lfe
Saturday Evening Post
Judge’s formulaic sentence in ship anchor theft case
Arthur Train recalls a judge who repeating his standard sentencing form declared the crime of stealing a ship s anchor and then solemnly sentenced the thief to three years and a half in prison for the act.
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Arthur Train
That Good Old At Home Circulation Appeal
An old newspaper ad urges readers to keep purchases local and centered at home rather than ordering by mail. The notice promotes domestic suppliers and urges consumers to support local businesses and traditions.
Attorney Practice Expands to State and Federal Courts
J. C. Cross announces he will practice in both state and federal courts from Wishkah Block at the corner of Wishkah Streets Aberdeen. The prior practice of Wilson Buttner is listed as office at 118 East Heron Street and residences with phone numbers 4051 and 2681 respectively in Aberdeen Washington.
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Wishkah Block
Wishkah Streets
Wilson Buttner
East Heron St
South L St
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Will
Rf Herald
Ote Lle A. A
Pointer
New York State
Europe
Astor House
New York Sun
Myra Kelly
New York
J. C. Cross
Austin M. Wade
Aberdeen
E. J. Adams
Lumber Exchange Building
Aberdeen, Wash
Hayes
Bankers, (Incorporated
Aberdeen State Bank
Heron
General Commercial Banking
E. J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
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