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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1922
Page
24
A man proposes another US Constitution amendment amid doubt from Senator Sorghum as a joke. A divorce is joked as a prerequisite for eligibility. Sim and Sim meet after overseas days, exchanging blunt banter about marriage. The piece ends noting two sides to every story and four calls.
The Bates experimental road near Illinois opens for load tests as 12 light trucks begin daily runs. Sections of light design fail at the edge while researchers monitor deflection and deformation to learn耐 for future road construction. Five engineers observe soil conditions temperature and other factors as tests continue to failure across sections.
The federal aid act of 1916 spurred a boom in highway material testing. The Bureau of Public Roads reports 68 laboratories nationwide, including 20 state highway labs, 27 university labs, and 21 commercial labs. The growth aims to speed road work by testing locally available materials whenever possible, ensuring suitability and quicker construction.
New method replaces color band designations with numbers for highways across the New England states. Adoption aims for a simple, expandable plan to cover routes nationwide, with main truck routes already numbered by highway officials. The piece notes road mileage comparisons and cites Winnipeg as having wide streets. A humorous aside contrasts hitting a rock in the road with fault.
A clever thief in work clothes moved a ladder to remove the central court clock while a case was in progress at Moabft Berlin. The incident halted proceedings as the ruler, council, accused, and spectators watched. The man claimed repair work, but investigators later found the clock was taken with the court’s apparent permission.
The New York Sun quotes an authority noting fresh additions to English, with playful prompts from a teacher and family dialogue about new terms entering common use. The piece showcases evolving slang and coined phrases in contemporary speech.
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