Ring Out Wild Bells Then Ring In the New Year
A reflective column highlights Tennyson's Ring Out Wild Bells as a guide to 1926. It cites the Alabama claims, Grant's legacy, Dowie, and Dawes plan, praising American prosperity, scientific progress, and universal opportunity while urging redress for the helpless and a Christian renewal to fuel peace and better living.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Alfred Tennyson
Tennyson
Arthur Henry Hallam
Wild Bella
Daily News of London
United States
Great Britain
Alabama
New York
General Grant
John Alexander Dowle
London
Dowle
Germany
Lady ,Astor
Gan
California
Marconi
Ennyson
America
Earth
South
New England
National Parks
West
Florida
Calvin Coolidge
Congress
Mally
Pne
A Vassal to Art in Slants on Life
A dialogue between Gunnan and Thais explores aging, art, and romance as they debate whether enthusiasm for art endures with time. He boasts of becoming a better artist while she notes changes in appearance and the shift from classical to modern methods, amid humor about jealousy and a domestic meal tease.
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Thals
Comdan
Gundén
M. C. van Winkle
Washington Police Department
Gasoline Tax Seen as Fair Highway Use Charge
A discussion argues the gasoline tax functions as a use tax for highways not a sales tax. It notes taxes collected at purchase reflect highway wear from fuel use, with tourists and variable prices, and claims most states now levy pay based on actual road use to fund repair and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon
Union
Good Roads Build Up Missouri Transportation Impact
A Missouri official praised road construction saying Good Roads will soon exceed optimistic hopes. He recalled a Fredericktown trip via Highway No 9, noting it once took six and a half hours to cover 85 miles from St Louis, highlighting improvements promised by the program.
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Missouri
Fredericktown
Highaway No. 9
Highway No. 9
St. Louis
Lincoln Highway marker planned at McKinley farm site
The Minerva Community Association aims to place a permanent marker on the Lincoln highway at the tariff farm once a suitable site is chosen. The farm, linked to President McKinley, was notable during his administration for tariff speech records from his time in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Minerva Community Association
Congress
Good Roads Facts About Concrete Pavements and Costs
The Iowa state highway commission notes two horses pull twice as much on pavement as dirt. Hard surfaced roads raise construction costs but save car operating expenses. the combined gains may cover the price of improvements on busy routes. A Mexico City to Pueblo road project was under construction. The first U.S. concrete street was built at Belle Containe Osio in 1893 as a narrow strip near the courthouse. the following year the street was paved. By 1925 U.S. total concrete roads reached 31,098 miles with 1,021 miles in Wisconsin.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
United States
Belle Containe
Osio
Wisconsio
Advanced Prison Life in Thuringia Near Arnatudt
A German prison in Ivhterstiausen Arnatudt Thuringia is described as unusually pleasant with 400 inmates in a first section and cells for 620. The local court handles sentences by four judges and two representatives, while prisoners earn low wages, may buy outside goods, and keep some money. Living conditions include gymnasiums and occasional tours, with varied monthly earnings from 16 to 40 marks for capable workers.
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Ivhterstiausen
Arnatudt
Thuringia
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