30 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
1
The Indianapolis News promotes neighborhood associations to cultivate pride and collective effort. Neighbors should organize loose groups to maintain premises, beautify districts, and build stronger citizenship through private initiative and shared plans. Beauty as the guiding aim could spread across communities.
Article emphasizes that true communities arise from united effort and shared town advancement. It argues dullness stems from isolated individuals and urges rural groups to meet, collaborate, and develop local talent through teamwork for collective welfare.
The Indianapolis News argues residents can improve nearby streets at low cost by organized local effort, extending beautification beyond property lines. Such efforts would attract residents, enhance desirability, and raise neighborhood and city values.
The piece notes homeowners who resist selling due to sentiment but may accept a "good offer" and highlights the social impact of rising property values. It reflects on pride in local real estate booms and the sense of wise investment in one’s home.
The piece argues homeowners neglect property upkeep while avoiding other investments. It cites repairs due to neglect costing Americans about 1.8 billion dollars annually, nearly four times the annual fire loss, highlighting a deplorable condition in home care.
Richard Merton, key witness in the Harry Daugherty and T. W. Miller bribery trial, testified he paid a large sum to the late John King for services but denied intent to bribe the defendants.
An analysis shows modern paved highways cost about 38 207 dollars per mile yearly including interest maintenance and replacement. With 500 vehicles per day the cost per vehicle per mile is about 1 73 cents, far cheaper than old turnpike tolls.
A central highway system spanning 500 miles from Pinar del Rio to Santiago is planned for Cuba. The project, costing over 880 million dollars, aims to be finished in four years and include taxes to cover future maintenance and costs. It is expected to boost car ownership to 250,000 and create one car per ten people.
The notes outline gravel versus asphalt road resistance and cost, the UMich endowment for highway transport and traffic engineering education, and London’s 75 miles of new streets with 75 more planned. It cites Florida’s 5654 miles of roads and a 1926 budget of 10 million dollars for new roads, plus a gasoline tax structure allocating funds to state and counties.
Mrs. Lawnency Weaver of Mt Pleasant Pa says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health after weeks of weakness. She reports better sleep and increased strength to care for three children and to work, and she recommends the remedy to other women with similar troubles.
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