Noted Engineer Outlines National Prosperity Factors
Dr Henry Mace Payne consulting engineer for the American Mining Congress argues in National Resources and National Problems that national wealth and living standards rise with power per wage earner. He cites Japan 8-10 hp, Britain 12-3 hp, US 4 hp per worker, and credits labor-saving inventions and electricity for broader comforts and higher production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mace Payne
American Mining Congress
Japan
United States
Payne
Tess Lacber
Fragmented 1920s column mix with political jests and car notes
A garbled 1920s era column mixes social chatter about Ford cars with political humor and local anecdotes. It mentions General Motors style changes, a taxicab experience in London, Al Smith as a wet, and a judge quip about prison terms, all in a collage of opinions and gossip.
This Community Built on Good Will and Honest Dealing
A local statement extols communities built on good will toward all and honest dealing. It urges every member to contribute daily effort to growth, confidence in home institutions and neighbors, and pride in private and public developments as the path to lasting progress and shared achievement.
Foreign aristocrats prepare farming venture near Brooks Alberta
The Duke of Sutherland Lord Desborough Lael Castelnauth and the Marquis of Stafford plan a large scale farming project near Brooks Alberta. Their house was ready on arrival, with Pete the hired man staying on for odd jobs. Pete went to Brooks for supplies and returned late, prompting Desborough to declare him intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Sutherland
Lord Desborough
Lael Castelnauth
Marquis of Stafford
Brooks
Alberta
Canada
Pete
Lille
Lor Desborough
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THE
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Tohn J. Sullivan
Postoffita
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Ambulat
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Svckers
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Westor
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Peli
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Hand’s Park Pavilion
Made Darling
Patsy Chapman
Miss Darling
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