Concrete highways eyed to open New Zealand hinterland
The article notes New Zealand authorities study concrete roads as cheaper long term. Existing stone roads are costly due to heavy rainfall and soft rock. A 12 foot wide concrete road four inches thick could cost about $2,000 more per mile than stone, but upkeep savings top $1,200 in five years and reach $7,000 to $8,000 by ten years.
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New Zealand
Dominion
Malin
Scientific American
Federal Aid for Highways Under 1916 Act Administration
A summary of the federal aid highway act of 1916 administration by the Agriculture Department. Ten district offices led by district engineers coordinate with the Office of Public Roads. Projects move from state highway departments to district engineers then Washington, culminating in formal certificates and project agreements. Federal funds are disbursed as work progresses or concludes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Office of
Public Roads
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Cal
Denver
State Highway Department
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Comptroller of the Treasury
Prophetic Outline of Christ's Return and Jerusalem’s Fall
Lesson centers on Mark 13 with background in Matthew 24 and Luke 21, outlining two entwined topics: the destruction of Jerusalem and the glorious return of Jesus. It covers the occasion, age characteristics, universal evangelism, the Lord's return, and applications, noting deceivers, wars, earthquakes, and the kingdom reign to follow.
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Jerusalem
God
Jesus
Temple
Mount of Olives
Christ
Had Another Guess Coming In The Hubmows
In a Denver Post cartoon style vignette Henry Hubmow asserts being autocrat of his household as his wife Mrs Hubmow pressures him about hanging Uncle George's portrait. The scene plays on domestic power dynamics with humor. A separate ad promotes Onticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for clear skin with a free sample offer.
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Hubmow
Henry
Uncle George
Hubmon
Denver Post
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Druggista
Easy Money Bond Purchase Prompted
A banker asks a subscriber how she will pay for a Liberty bond and the young woman replies Charge It please indicating her willingness to finance the purchase on credit in a witty exchange reflecting the era.
Sixth Sense Then and Now in a Quip Verse
A brief quip contrasts the idea of a sixth sense with a joking line about danger in the air for a married man. It invokes the brave old American eagle as a playful symbol, noting it sometimes gets insects under its wings then continues with a terse statement about following through.
Arbitration joke ends in midnight home call
Tipling arrived home just before 2 a m and, while fumbling with the hall clock, his wife demanded what he was doing. He replied he was arbitrating and trying to stop a disastrous strike, in a wry moment captured by the Boston Transcript.
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Tipling
Boston Transcript
Chief Object of Matrimony and a Reading Chinese Woman
A humorous dialogue notes marriage plans and alimony. A sixty year old Chinese woman learns to read the Bible to better understand it. Girls prefer dolls but not those that dodge exemption boards. playful quips reflect social topics of the era.
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Bewsle
Jessie
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Gatla
Ephesians
Matthew Ae
Theos
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Fletcher
Sie
Pampli
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. Briggs & Co
Providence
R.I
Fletcher's Castoria
Mansur Drug Co
St. Paul
Minn
Anya
Hegeman & Co
New York City
N. Y
W. H. Chapman
Montreal
Que
Chicago
Peter Fly
Alfies
Brooklyr
Kansas City
FV. Sullivan
Eatonic
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