Southern lands and rails urge national growth and home building
A advocate praises the South for cheap fertile lands and strong railroad networks. He argues for irrigation, forestry, colonization, and public works to finish the republic, expand private homes, and raise economic efficiency. He notes Atlanta visit and Grady memorial inscriptions inspiring national development.
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South
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Washington
California
Illinois
Iowa
Prairie States
United States
New England
Mother Earth
Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
Friends of National Development
Jack Frost
Mason and Dixon
Carving by Machinery at Gettysburg Memorials
Historic spots of the conflict are being marked by memorials in granite marble and bronze. The articles describe how these designs save time and expense and boost the appeal of national parks for visitors, especially those touring Civil War sites like Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
Congress of
United States
Irish revival crafts in Ireland and battlefield memorials
An Irish revival project near Dublin develops three industries printing, embroidery, and tapestry to create distinctly Irish designs. Meanwhile, battlefield memorials rise across the United States funded by states and veterans groups, with sculpture increasingly done by pneumatic machinery using compressed air to carve stone faster.
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Dublin
Word Building Contest Promises Prizes From Grape-Nuts
A 1906 contest from Postum Cereal Co. offers 331 prizes totaling gold and cash for the most words formed with Y I O Grape Nuts. contestants must submit word lists alphabetically, with a letter praising Grape-Nuts. entry closes April 30 1906.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Why We Are Right Handed
An anatomist explains handedness as heredity and early combat use. The right hand’s favored use shaped brain development in the region governing its motion, while the left protected the body’s left side from wounds.
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge Crowned as Society’s Scholar
One of the National Capital’s most scholarly women, Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge, daughter of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, was reared amid culture. She attended Wellesley College and studied at other institutions, taking a keen interest in Greek research and reading proof sheets.
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National Capital
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles H. Davis
Wellesley
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