Motor Fuel Tax Figures Up Big
The bureau of public reads reports half year 1026 total motor fuel taxes at 54.03 million dollars with 54.05 million allocated to state highways and 19.49 million to local roads. Other disbursements include 70.32 million for bonds and 4.14 million for miscellaneous uses. The average rate was 22 cents per gallon.
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Bureau of Public Reads
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ator
Tibbis
Magdachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Flag Signs and Shacks Urge Highway Cleanup
The American Automobile Association urges state officials to clear debris and remove unsightly shacks along major highways. The call targets advertising clutter that confuses motorists and mars scenic beauty, urging maintenance and safer, more attractive roads nationwide.
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American Automobile Association
National Motor Log Body
Mexico Creates System of Federal Good Roads
The Mexican congress enacted a federal road system in 1925 with a tax on gasoline and redirected tobacco duties to fund roads. Treasury notes cover any shortfall, aiming at a 1,887 mile network from Laredo through Mexico City to Acapulco, while most cars before roads traveled only within the capital.
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Mexico
Congress of Mexico
Ajarvh
Treasury Department
Laredo
Mexi Uo City
Acapulco
Republic
Mexico City
Fedral Road
City
Victory Highway to Run Through Mountain Tube
The Moffat Tunnel and towns commission plans a two mile railroad bed to connect the Moffat road with the tunnel portals. A bridge will span the Fraser River and Victory Highway, and the new roadbed will cross the highway and provide access for railroad traffic and other vehicles, easing the Continental Divide crossing.
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Moffat. Tunes Commission
Colorado
Moffat
Fraser River
Victory Highway
Highways Grow To Safeguard Increasing Auto Traffic
Henry, newly elected vice president of the American Road Builders Association, states wide highways will be adopted nationwide to protect motorists and reduce rattling on Sunday as discussions of the 1926 convention of road builders loom in Chicago.
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United States
Woad
Chicago
Dougesilyn
Henry
American Toad Builders
Wsxoviation
Statea
Dreamland Adventures With Brownie Brothers and Knight of the Mist
A group of children join Billie Brownie and Bennie on a dream world voyage led by Knight of the Mist aboard a huge airship. They visit His Royal Highness Sir Skyscraper in a bustling city, meet various animals, and end the night returning home with lingering images of dreamlike journeys.
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Bus Brownie
Benate
Billla
Iate
Elle Brownie
Billie
la Billie
Brownie
Brother
Bennie
Ble
Bilie Brownle
Afr
Knight of the Mist
Tonda
Sir Skyscraper
Why Amber Was Revered in Ancient and Medieval Medicine
The article traces amber's mystic and medicinal roles from ancient times through the Middle Ages and into the 19th century. It notes amber as a cure for rheumatic and other ailments, mentions Beecher and religious uses, and cites Thales noting amber's electrical properties as a precursor to electricity studies.
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Henry Ward ‘Beecher
Asiber
London
C. W. King
Natural History ‘of Precious Stones
United States
Pluto
Kongavys
Thales
McClurg
Ayudicato
First U S Patent Office pacene letters issued
The Patent Office issued initial pacene letters in Rinahinesen to Samuel Topkina on July 81, 21H0, for a prowess of mu Faetuelhg parish and peartash. The office has granted more than 1,400,0(h) Meonges, Linda tutt Hime.
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U. 5
Patent Office
United States
Phteant Office
Rinahinesen
Samuel Topkina
Mu Faetuelhg Parish
Peartash
Linda Tutt Hime
Haa
When I Was Twenty One by Joseph Kaye
A memoir fragment recounts Kaye at 21 planning law school, marrying, and touring Europe. He notes editors and critics rejected his writings swiftly, contrasts Brander Matthews's prominence with editors’ arbitrariness, and cites a McClure Syndicate remark on Matthews as a major American critic and writer.
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Joseph Kaye
Se7
Columble Law School
Hoveyiuton
Europe
Law Scholay
Gheridan
Youth
Brander Matthews
Alice
Maqbe
Matthews
Hy McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Gracious Hostess Luncheon Fashion in Tea Rooms
A New York style luncheon regarded as brunch blends breakfast and lunch served before one o'clock in tea rooms and cafés. The piece details how tables should be dressed with simple, decorative cloths, runners, and coordinated glass and basket centerpieces, warning against overdecorating a small breakfast table.
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Sola
Cdifee
Huon
Ecru
Cretonne
Dresden
Ngunat
Eastmunt Syndicate
History of Paplin and its named origins
The text traces Paplin's name origins to Avignon being papal town before 17th century, notes changes after English intercession in 1008 by Huguenot refugees, and mentions fabrics like poplin and wool blends. It references Jane Austen era memories and a Swedish royal balance anecdote, with scattered historical fragments.
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Paplin
Avignon
England
Youny
Jane Aust
Winn
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