Government survey maps aid planners and construction nationwide
The Department of Agriculture uses soil maps in experiments and rural free delivery. Large industrial distribution of government maps reaches millions each year. Planners, utilities, highways, railroads, and reclamation projects rely on these surveys to map land before projects, saving untold dollars.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Burgess Tales Teach Dodging the Jumpers Lesson
The Little Jumpers learn four key skills from Old Mother Nature. They practice freezing, maximizing speed, dodging, and watching for enemies like Hooty the Owl. Mother warns that dodging saves lives and urges the youngsters to seek safety when danger appears. After the lesson, she sends them into the Great World to fend for themselves.
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Juniper the Hare
Mother Hare
Hare
Hooty
Owl
Reddy Fox
Yowler
Bob Cat
Old Man Coyote
Mother
Hooty the Owl
Mrs. Jumper
T. W. Burgess
War cost and aftermath many lifetimes ago
A perspective on the 1914 war notes massive casualties and refugees, with enduring debt and little lasting peace. It critiques moral decline, rising crime, and the spread of destructive science, citing Edison on London's potential destruction in three hours.
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Austria
Serbia
Germany
Russia
France
John Bull
United States
Christ
Diogenes
America
Edison
London
Uncle Sam Maps Future, 100 Million Dollar Project
After 40 years with slow progress, the government plans a 20 year push to finish the topographic map program. Congress approves about 33 million dollars plus 12 million from states, totaling roughly 45 million, with total expenditure near 100 million including past costs. Maps are printed on 16 by 20 inch sheets at about one inch to four miles, and the program already holds about 3,400 maps across the United States.
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Sam
Congress
Uncle Sam
War Department
America faces Philippines fate in independence debate
Representative Bacoy argues Congress must not abandon the Philippines to foreign rule. if independence leads to financial collapse and foreign exploitation, the islands would fall under outside control. Representative Underhill reports most leaders oppose American withdrawal while Mohammedan tribes resist Tagalog domination.
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Philippines
United States
Bacoy
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Manila
Congress
Representative Underhill
Massachusetts
America
Underhill
When the current stops in Hornell New York
A blackout after five vandalized the electric plant halted streetcar service and factory operations, left hundreds in darkness, crippled newspapers and radios, and prompted state troopers and mayoral guards to patrol. The town reverted to primitive living, illustrating heavy dependence on public utilities.
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Hornell
N. Y
Heathen Chanee Sparks Doubt in Christendom
Optimists question if Heathen Chanee can overturn Christendom as his swift wooing leaves many a shining mark vulnerable to death. observers note his rapid methods and bold reach.
Eclipse of Moonshine and Borah in the White House Hopes
The piece notes the limited visibility of a nationwide eclipse of moonshine, questions Senator Borah’s chances for the White House, and mocks heated midsummer religious arguments. It also contrasts physical exercise with lawn mower activity and golf.
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Senator Borah
White House
Foreign devils and Chinese laundries quoted
A newspaper quip compares the treatment of foreign revolutionists to the handling of American collars by Chinese laundries, using a sharp, satirical tone about cross cultural tensions.
Stories from a Southern Village Scene
A Dayton Tennessee report shares two vignettes. A pair of Black sisters beg an elderly African American man to donate to a church addition, noting he owes the Lord yet he struggles with debts. A New Yorker teases a cotton picking plan, suggesting monkeys may be hired to pick cotton.
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M. E
Tom
Darkey
Laney
Dayton
Tenn
New Yorker
Georges Theunis the Belgian premier invited to the United States
Theunis, famed Belgian statesman and former premier, finance minister, is invited to the United States to head Belgium's war debt commission. Born in Liege, son of General Theunis, he trained at the Royal Military Academy Brussels, served in World War I, and helped secure war materiel and reparations talks at Versailles. He later led Belgium's government as finance minister and prime minister, rebuilding the economy.
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United States
Georges Theunis
Albert
Liege
Theunis
Namur
Ceorges Theunis
Royal Military Academy of
Brussels
Regian
Belgium
Crown
England
Flanders
Versailles
Poems That Live CARGOES by John Masefield
The poem recalls ancient and modern ships and their cargos. It contrasts Quinquiremes from Ophir with a Spanish galleon and a dirty British coaster, listing ivory apes peacocks diamonds emeralds cinnamon coal and more.
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Nineveh
Ophir
Haven
Palestine
Isthmus
Tropics
Independence in Industry and Personal Finance Demand
The piece argues that true independence requires personal financial management and industrial cooperation. It promotes an industrial savings policy, education in economics, and a shift from charity to empowerment, aiming for financial independence for workers while benefiting both labor and capital.
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America
Money as a Nuisance in China Currency Varieties
A discussion notes the 72 different Chinese money values and the varied weights of coins such as the liang and tael. It explains travel through interior provinces would devastate capital due to constant coin exchanges and differing silver purity. Coast ports use Mexican, Yuan, Dragon, Hong Kong, and Hankow dollars, while interior markets add cents and copper cash complexities hindering trade.
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China
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Puzzle Word Scramble and Thematic Clues by REGINALD C. REINHALTER
A column of puzzle clues and wordplay including hydrophobia, furnaces, energy units, and various crossword style hints. The list covers verbs, adjectives, and nouns with scattered references to poems and objects.
Horoscope for Tuesday July 28 1925 predicts mixed luck and career shifts
Mercury aspects favor business finances and publicity while sun and Saturn warn against new obligations. Avoid job searches this day and note potential storms for farmers this month. The forecast suggests a prosperous year for those born under Leo and hints at interest in occult topics and royal news.
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London
Leo
the McCluree
Native and northerner clash over slave-crowd labor
A dialogue fragment shows a native mockingly predicting freed enslaved workers while a northerner voices concern about workers sabotaging the setup as tensions rise over the monkey brigade and wage disputes.
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