Ushered My Right Into Life at the Naval Academy Hop
Ed Cranston on leave from Annapolis attends a theater and meets Babs Tremain a Quaker gray usher who serves water and shares a budding romance. He learns her cousin is Bob Tremain and asks to trust her for a future partnership while waiting for the proper moment to pursue. He leaves the theater hopeful, declaring You ushered my right into life.
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Ed Cratston
Annapolis
Paston
Anstant
Iso
Jem
Cranston
Fark
Pye
Tie
Sul
Leo
Naval Academy
Bob Tremain
Babs Tremain
Bob
Ed Cranston
Tve
Babs
Treasure Waits for Finder Across Three War Bury Sites
The article outlines three historic treasure areas linked to war. It cites Sherman’s march to the sea burying valuables, Revolutionary era royalists fleeing to safer Canada and Cape Breton, and Tory families evacuating through Maine New York New Hampshire and Vermont with belongings buried to avoid seizure.
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United States
Sherman
Washington
New Jersey
Maine
New York
New Alampshire
Vermont
Jower Canada
Cape Breton
Reskins
St. Lawrence
Apparent Use Versus Evident Or Obvious Distinctions
A careful study of definitions shows that apparently carries less assurance than evidently or obviously. The writer argues that using apparently for the other terms requires change in meaning and clarity.
Difficult Song Forms in Korean Music Styles
The Koreanse describe the Si-jo as the most difficult long form with drum cues guiding vocal length and quavering. Ha Ch'i or popular music centers on the A-ra-rung verses, while a middle style lies between classical and popular. Love songs are popular.
Feared the Results
Feared the results reveal tension between a father and daughter over a planned outing. The daughter insists the chosen companion is untrustworthy, and the father expresses concern, suggesting he would have acted sooner if not for the daughter’s attachment to him.
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Getaver
Improved Roads Through Smoother Concrete Surfaces
E B House of Colorado Agricultural College argues for smooth concrete road surfaces to reduce pavement impact from truck wheels. He cites US Bureau of Roads data showing severe blows from a one inch wheel drop at 16 mph, eight thousand pound loads, and notes defective wheels or obstructions cause additional stress. Proper surfacing and inspection are urged.
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United States Bureau of Roads
E. B. House
Colorado Agricultural College
Jacks Protect Highways From Overloaded Trucks
Maryland road police use four aluminum screwjack weighing jacks to lift suspected trucks and read weight on oil cylinder gauges. If the truck exceeds ten tons, excess load is dumped roadside. Officials say this method reduced overloading by 75 percent in 30 days. California lawmakers consider stricter axle weight limits.
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Maryland
California
Popular Science Monthly
Iron Ore Improves Louisiana Road Building Costs
In northwestern Louisiana iron ore used as a binder has cut road construction costs by $2,000 to $3,000 per mile. Highway engineers report it superior to sand clay in many cases. In 1922 the state highway department completed 850 miles of new roads, mostly gravel, with some shell, sheet asphalt, and bitulithic. The 1928 plan calls for more asphaltic construction.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State Highway Department
Building a Great Highway System for the Future
The piece argues that rising car use necessitates expanding roads now, noting European highways show long development. It emphasizes starting immediately to establish a vast, enduring highway system rather than rapid short-term fixes.
National Motor Vehicle Totals Include 12 Million Cars
Figures from the bureau of public roads in Washington show 12,288,475 motor vehicles in the United States. Private passenger cars number 10,890,112 with 69,459 taxicabs and hire vehicles, 182,714 motorcycles and 29,228 trailers.
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Bureau of Publi Roads
Washington
United States
Winds highway commission road completion effort
The Winds highway commission advances work toward finishing about 1.0 miles of state paved road, a length viewed as sufficient to attract an ardent tourist.
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Illinois
the Winds Highway Commission
Mona
Dairy Steers Prove Profitable For Feeders At Right Price
Ohio experiment station fed six Holstein bull calves 11.5 months old alongside Angus calves to compare costs and gains. Dairy steers gained efficiently with a feed mix of ground corn off meal hay and stover, yielding a profit of 10.93 per head, while Angus calves earned 6.62 per head.
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Ohio
Purebred Ram Shown to Be Best Mutton Producer
Breeding and feeding trials at the Alissouri experiment station compared two ram-sired lamb groups. Lambs from the purebred ram grew faster, fattened better, and sold at higher prices per hundred pounds than those from a scrub ram. The better group showed greater total gains, higher daily gains, and more efficient feed use, with selling prices of $7.35 versus $4.00 per hundred pounds.
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Alissouri
Feeding Fish Meal or Tankage for Hogs at Beltsville Farm
Experiments at the United States Department of Agriculture experimental farm in Beltsville Maryland show fish meal as effective as tankage for hog protein. Additional studies reveal shrimp bran, once nearly valueless, is now nearly as valuable per ton as tankage for hog feed.
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United States
Beltsville
Department
Exercise for pigs at feeding place distance from farrowing house
The article advises locating the feeding place some distance from the farrowing house to force young pigs to walk to their feed and water. This method is presented as a good way to ensure the pigs get exercise and remain healthy.
Vigorous litter of pigs promise strong offspring
A brood sow fed one pound of skim milk for each pound of corn she eats is described as ensuring she remains healthy and vigorous. With proper care, this feeding rule is said to yield a strong, robust litter of pigs.
Tanlac Proclaimed to Cure Rheumatism by Digestive Cure
A Midland hotel bridge constructor from Omaha Nebraska credits Tanlac with curing his indigestion and by easing stomach disorders his rheumatism disappeared. He says his appetite and digestion improved and he can work hard again. Advertisement notes Tanlac sold by druggists with over seven million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills marketed for constipation. Sold everywhere.
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Clayton Willis
Bridge Constructor
Midland Hotel
Omaha
Neb
Tanlac
Tanlae
Kansas
Master Malaprop Learns Ten Conundrums at Sunday School
Little Jamie described Sunday school learning as the ten conundrums, sparking a humorous exchange cited by the Boston Transcript about a child misnaming lessons.
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Malaprop
Jamie
Boston Transcript
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
A druggist’s reports highlight Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney problems. An insurance physician notes many applicants are declined due to undiagnosed kidney trouble. The ad promotes two bottle sizes and offers a 10 cent sample from Kilmer Co.
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Kilmer
Partridge Sighting Prompts Quip at Golf Round
A playful exchange unfolds as a husband claims slicing into rough yielded a partridge flush while the wife admits golf confusion. The judge remains unnamed, adding a humorous courtroom tone to the vignette.
Freshen a Heavy Skin With the Antiseptic Cuticura Talcum Powder
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile, economical antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims to render other perfumes superfluous and notes it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
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Parker
Miidera
Gita Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchosta
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Hinola Americas
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