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Rural Maryland roads seen costly and unnecessary
A Calvert Journal observation argues against ten to twelve thousand dollar per mile road bids for rural Maryland districts. It urges simpler, cheaper roads using local materials at roughly one quarter of the proposed cost, while praising permanent road building elsewhere. The note contrasts urban road scope with country needs and hints at broader diary topics including wheat futures, annuities, and cultural shifts such as simplified government language and motion pictures. It also reports on Flag Day, local marriages in Centreville, and clergy involved in ceremonies.
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