Missouri Legislature Passes Highway Building Measure
The House engrossed a measure approving $200,000 for a highway office building at the State Capitol funded from the road fund. Debates centered on funding sources and related amendments, with opponents pushing general revenue instead. The session also reports tax, banking, and municipal bills, and notes Missouri's 1925 personal property valuations and upcoming adjournment around March 30.
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Caves Formed Over Millions of Years in Limestone
Kansas City Star explains how ancient seas left limestone strata and how rainwater dissolves CO2 to carve caves. It details stalactite and stalagmite growth and how they meet to form columns within caverns at Sand Cave, Kentucky.
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Peppermint Growth Drives Prices and Production Rise
Rising demand for peppermint boosts prices as acreage in Michigan towns surpasses 4000 acres. Oil of peppermint aids boiler testing by scent indication, showing safety margins. The crop is grown on marsh land once dedicated to hay, with repeated cropping and muriated potash to preserve fertility. September harvest uses a mowing machine.
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Chicago School Snow Sculptures Win Praise From Taft
Chicago playgrounds hosted a snow modeling contest judged by Lorado Taft. Children packed snow on stick frameworks and carved with pocket knives and tin bits. A standout piece showed an elephant defending against three attacking wolves.
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Sardines Exports Surge Across 75 Countries
The United States shipped more sardines abroad with a 50 percent rise in value from the prior year as demand spread to at least 75 nations. In 1921 American canneries produced 6.649 million dollars of canned sardines, with Maine contributing 3.953 million and California 2.696 million.
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Population boom warning at British meeting predicts 7.0e11 people by 3000
Professor Gregory told the British association that standing room on the earth will be full by the year 3000. He forecast a world population of 700,000,000,009.
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