System of paved roads necessary for national prosperity
The article argues for a nationwide system of hard surface highways to meet rising automobile traffic. It notes 17 million cars and growing demand, urges gradual county by county paving, and describes foundations, drainage, and crack control as essential to durable, expandable roadways. It emphasizes long term maintenance savings and the potential to widen roads as funds allow.
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Thera Uriacy
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Ronda
Road Cost Estimates By Prof Conrad For State Network
Prof L H Conrad from Kansas State Agricultural College outlines an annual road budget of 10.5 million dollars with 20.5 million proposed yearly for a decade to maintain 6,500 miles of roads. He notes maintenance, new construction, and surfacing drive costs, traffic and weather affect upkeep, and gravel routes offer long term travel efficiency though dirt roads average 200 dollars per year.
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H. Conrad
Kansan State Agricultural College
Conrad
Highways Projects Reach Distances Near Earth Circle
State highway departments plan about 24,000 miles of new roads this year, enough to circle the earth, with maintenance on 217,704 miles. About 406 million dollars is reported available for construction and 815 million for maintenance, counties totaling roughly 463 million. The bureau notes construction pace will be similar to 1924.
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Bureau of Public Roadshow
Asld
Portable Highways and Sand Clouds Halt Southern California Roads
A distorted clip describes portable power engineers meeting to address road blockages from sand clouds sweeping over rained sandhills in Umperlat county California. The text notes the challenge of clearing sand after storms and hints at portable power tech as a possible solution.
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Umperlat
Californy
Alyayn
Engineera Ars
Portabia Po Erane
Bod
Livestock Hints for Sheep Horses and Pigs in Farm Care
Guidance on managing stock emphasizes gentleness with sheep and ponies, cooling horses before feeding, and noting hind leg use. It discusses lambing care, sow nutrition for suckling pigs, and piglet weights at weaning. Provides ration options using corn, tankage, and wheat middlings with alternative mixes.
Pasture for Pigs Means Best Gains
B W Fairbanks of Colorado Agricultural College Extension notes that pasture housing boosts pig growth and lowers costs. Sows and litters benefit from sun and exercise, with shade in heat. winter pasture and bluegrass aid health. Early grazing can finish spring pigs on corn fields, improving efficiency.
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Talaing
B. W. Fairbanks
Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural College
Water and Salt for Sheep Health and Care
Guidance on keeping sheep healthy emphasizes constant access to fresh water and salt, shade in heat, and a dry living area. It warns against scrub rams and stresses that purebred stock yield better results with similar inputs, advocating elimination of scrubs for industry improvement.
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Gecore
Sheep Industry Faces Lean Years Warned by Professor
B B Reed, professor of normal husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College, warned that government data show sheep per eight people fell from 10 00 to 1928 3. He said the industry faces continued stagnation and limited growth for several years as the welfare of flocks remains unlikely to improve.
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B. B. Reed
Kansas State Agricultural College
Revenge Letter Ends in Murder in Lower New York Office
A tense confrontation unfolds in an office where Stillman shoots Carson after a bluff about a life for a lie. The envelope in Stillman’s hand reveals a carbon copy warning a police commissioner of an imminent attempt on Hendry’s life, tied to a South American double world intrigue.
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Suimin
Plence
Stew
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Stillman
Elip
Stilman
Ian
New York
Hendryn
James Foster- Sti
Heven
Polot
Mumler
Grocer and Customer Argue Over Missing Item
A damaged OCR passage shows a shopper disputing an order with a stopkeeper. The customer insists the store should have the item in stock while the grocer asserts continual availability and hints at awaiting an order. The dialogue reveals frustrations over inventory and service.
Dutch Cows Are Treated With Remarkable Comforts
A historical account praises Dutch cows for exceptional care indoors most of the year. The narrative notes well supplied sheds with white tiles, face curtains, overcoats, polished horns, kept clean floors, and even electric lighting and heating to brighten long winters.
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Holland
Assembling Words and Wounds of a Quarrel at Play
Betty and Petey, after a long day of play, grow exhausted and argue over a toy sword game. Betty snaps a few sharp words that briefly break the mood, prompting Petey to demand gentleness. Betty then steps back, puts her finger to her mouth, and resumes playing by her own rules.
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Betty
Petey
Hersolf
Private Hotels Lock Doors in Singapore for Inroom Meals
English private hotels limit front doors to on demand access and serve meals in guest rooms. The text notes Blessed to be who has found his work and urges the person to seek no other blessing.
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Singland
Kent
Bum Dresser The New Yorker in the wornt dressed imno
Mid Ps Chatfield Robart, a San Francisco millionaire bibliophile, is described as spending the most on clothes yet wearing them wrong. He favors a plaid lounge suit instead of a brick morning coat and pairs Fifth Avenue bags with outfits suited for country houses or yachts.
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New Yorker
Chatfield Robart
San Francisco
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Tobart
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Remedy Ad Claims
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder medicine made from vegetable herbs. It promises purity strength and excellence in every bottle and offers a free sample bottle by sending ten cents with the paper name and the physician’s address.
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Dr. Kilmer
Onna
Tr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
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