Reclamation Plans Open Vast West Lands for Settlement
Congress moves to fund irrigation of 200 million acres in arid states. Projects aim to create homes for hundreds of thousands, with Salt River valley cited among successful examples showing rapid population and property value growth. Proposed plan funds reclamation with 250 million dollars repaid via district bonds over up to 25 years.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
United Kingdom
Arthur P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Maricopa County
Phoenix
United States
Frank W. Robinson
Idaho
Latah
Twin Falls County
Twin Falls
Mindako
W. D. B. Dodson
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Reclamation Fund
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
United States Treasury
Honda
Ornery Mule Sale Offered After Tax Cut Down
Grenada Mississippi tax supervisors cut W. W. Whitaker's mule assessment from 50 to 20. Whitaker says the $20 figure is generous and jokes he would pay that to get rid of the animal. He quips the mule is wicked and lazy, making the devil look good by comparison.
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Grenada, Misk
Grenada County
W. W. Whitaker
Whitaker
The Country Editor as Local Powerhouse
A survey of early American journalism traces influence from ministers to leading families to country editors who guided politics through counsel and vernacular speech. Horace Greeley embodies the peak, reflecting how editors shaped Americanism and community leadership.
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New England
New York
Franklin Press
Horace Greeley
The Cat Eye Pupil Shape and Light Response
A discussion on how a cat pupil normally appears as a narrow oval or vertical line but can widen to an oval in semi dark. It notes that under bright light cats’ pupils constrict to small circles while remaining oval in other conditions and compares with human pupils.
Cathedral War Memorial to Rise at Wellington New Zealand
The Anglican fund plans a grand Gothic cathedral on the St. Mark's site in Wellington to memorialize the great war. English architect Frank Peck leads the project, with a 20 year timeline and a memorial chapel plus two smaller chapels for the Maori and South African wars. War trophies from Foch Haig and Pershing are promised. Canada may contribute a trophy via Gen. Sir Arthur Currie.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Frank Peck
St. Mark’s Church
Marshal Foch
Lord Haig
General Pershing
Arthur Currie
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
Bowman Statue At Westminster Bridge Stirs Comment
Travelers near Westminster bridge notice a new London county hall statue of a bowman. The figure has no bowstring and is left handed, drawn with the forefinger while kneeling to shoot. An architect says sculpture follows the artist's inspiration and aims for beauty rather than rational aims, making a hit to the target nearly impossible.
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Westminster Bridge
New
London County Hall
Muskrats Turned Profit in Czechoslovakia
The American consul in Prague reports Czechoslovakia exported 60,000 muskrats last year as curiosities. Muskrat fur now supports a growing local industry with low capital and steady profits. Demand from London and other buyers remains active.
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Czechoslovakia
Prague
Hoover
London
Auto Industry Gigantic in U S Capital Tied Up
Railway Age estimates U S automobile capital exceeds 6 billion dollars, calculated from depreciation on 7,623,551 cars at 20 percent, plus average 1200 dollar car cost, interest on invested funds, gasoline, licenses, insurance, garage and repair costs. It excludes highway construction, maintenance and auto accident costs.
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United States
Railway Age
Difference Between a Beauty Parlor Lady and Her Customer
A humorous exchange questions the difference between a saleslady and a customer in a beauty parlor. The interlocutor jokes that one knows powders and the other powders her nose. The scene ends with Mister Jones about to sing two little girls in blue.
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Tambo
That Rich Feller Fixes Up His Farm With City Comforts
The exchange notes a landowner improving a rural property to resemble urban conveniences. It hints at growing disparities between rustic and city life, with a wry tone about comfort versus hardship and the cost of lessons learned.
Little Helen's Plausible Ruse to Bring Louise Home
A short Indianapolis News item recalls young Helen in Scipio devising a deception to coax her sister Louise home. Helen suggests claiming a new baby at their house, then shifts to a doll, reasoning lies are not right yet seeking reunion.
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Helen
Scipio Society
Louise
Sister Hone
Indianapolis News
The Only Way Out of High Prices Seen
A fragment notes a warehouse floor collapse in a wholesale food hub as a suggested path to reduce soaring food costs. The remark implies price relief hinges on cheaper supply coming through such outlets.
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Louvain
Louvain University
Murray Butler
Leas
Wrigleys
Wrigley’s
Feu
Mae
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