The America of the future centers on small towns
Columbia university professor Walter B. Pitkin opines in Household Magazine that America will be a mosaic of small towns with 100000 to 200000 people each, spread over two to three thousand square miles. Villages will host homes, parks, and theaters as factories become electric, producing diverse goods. Most residents will live nearby and travel under twenty minutes to town centers.
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Walter B. Pitkin
Columbia University
Household Magazine
Doctor Pitkin
Cnieh
America
United States
Building Laws of Vital Interest to Community Discussed
Dr James Ford says good housing laws and health codes must be framed by knowledgeable citizens. He argues most families cannot live in new homes unless old houses are upgraded and urges continuous local surveys and moral support to raise housing standards.
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James Ford
Better Homes
Ays
Value of Trees Enhances Homes and Landscape
The text extols the value of trees around a house, noting how oaks pines cedars and fruit trees form a perfect setting linking grounds with the landscape. It argues trees surpass cultivated specimens in creating age and belonging, aiding architect and owner in achieving natural beauty beyond orderly plantings.
Tree Lined Highways Stir Rural Debate
A Montreal Herald report notes growing support for planting trees along Dominion highways and rural districts. Provinces actions vary and some municipalities resist the innovation. Tree lined thoroughfares would beautify districts and provide net of attraction for travelers.
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Dominion
Montreal
Pasally Herald
Highway Beautification Efforts Along Federal Route 40
Experts from the Missouri College of Agriculture joined state highway officials to study crops suited to the route from Kansas City to St. Louis. The survey aimed to identify plants that would thrive along the highway while officials move to remove unsightly billboards and other roadside advertising.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Kansas City
St. Louia
Filed Way
Town Leaders Promote Accessible Facilities for Travelers
The town showcases its leadership and vision to draw outsiders by offering facilities for the traveling public. Officials highlight exhibitions and pride in the town’s progress, asserting that a leader with organizational skill brings fortune and growth to the community.
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Est
Mins
Doctor Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Free Trial Offer
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a family laxative that is gentle, non habit forming, and effective. It claims to relieve constipation, bilious and sluggish conditions and offers a free trial bottle by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Elevator Towers Link City Levels in Brazilian Bay Split
A Brazilian city on two levels uses an elevator tower with two cabins to move residents from the plateau to the bay level. Each elevator holds 27 passengers and runs at 700 feet per minute, allowing about 4 000 passengers per hour to traverse the 195 foot gap between districts.
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Babla
Brazil
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
A historical notice advises that Dr RV Pierce practiced medicine in Benetvania and developed a blood tonic called Golden Medical Discovery. The formula aids digestion, tonifies, enriches blood, and improves complexion, available in tablet or liquid form from all druggists.
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RV. Pierce
Benet Vania
Etc
Coyotes Targeted by North Dakota Aerial Hunters
North Dakota hunters George Albrecht and William Fisher operate an aerial coyote control program. Fisher flies the plane and plans the routes while Albrecht shoots the animals, reporting notable success in their hunt.
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North Dakota
George Albrecht
William Fisher
Fisher
Albrecht
Father Gives Away Daughter by Phone in Calgary Wedding
Major Byron J. Mills of Seattle spoke the words over long distance telephone wires as his daughter Florence Mills married Albert Hawkins in Calgary Canada. Mills stayed at his Seattle home while the ceremony took place and answered I do when asked who gives this woman away.
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Florence Mills
Vascar
Byron J. Mills
Albert Hawkins
Calgary
Canada
Major Mills
Seattle
Wash
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