Good roads boost farm values and profits across states
An advocate argues that investing in durable highways is not a cost but a solid return. He cites Kentucky, Texas, Indiana, and New York examples where each dollar in road improvements lifted farm values, attracted residents, boosted schools and markets, and fostered community growth.
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Owe
Kentucky
Texas
Indiana
Rai
Sheboygan
Wayne County
Detroit
Ming
Selfish Viewpoint Quips at Washington Banquet
Democratic leader Champ Clark criticized a measure at a Washington banquet calling it narrow and selfish. He referenced a joke about a student asked why George Washington was a great man, replying that it was because there is no more school on the big birthday.
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Champ Clark
Washington
George Washington
Suited Coiffure to Hat for Midsummer Styles
The article explains how American women conceal hair deficiency using switches and transformations to match large and small hats. It describes a puffed chignon woven in a long strip and arranged to vent and vary styles, with chignons high on the head, puffs pinned over coils, and usage of hair bands to maximize variety under the brim.
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Cleopatra
Julia
Bottomley
Headgear for the Motor
Bere presents a chic motoring bonnet in vieux rose straw wrapped with an olive silk scarf ending in a doll at the side. A rose silk frill frames the face and a chiffon veil in matching color gathers on the crown for optional back-dramatic effect. No pins required except to fix the bonnet.
Ribbon Holder Craft Steps From Old Pattern
Instructions describe cutting four 3 1/2 inch circles from cardboard, attaching Dresden Bilk and white silk, trimming edges, sewing circles, adding a valencien neglige, repeating with remaining circles, inserting a baby ribbon bolt, piercing holes with a stiletto, threading ribbon, and tying a bow to create a decorative bow ribbon threader.
TUS DRESSES FOR A DOLLAR
The article urges budget summer dresses using inexpensive lawns and ginghams. It stresses choosing versatile patterns, minimal trimming for laundering ease, and low cost materials like ginghams and lawn, with patterns and small trims to create multiple styles for office wear.
Emergency coat hanger from a rolled newspaper
A quick out of home hack shows how to fashion an emergency coat hanger from a tightly rolled newspaper tied in the middle with cord. Attach the loop to a book or nail and keep the item ready to prevent creasing when traveling.
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Thair
Patch Quilt as Pleasant Spring Pastime for Homemakers
A housewife stored quilts in a trunk may find it rewarding to fetch a 1 cent piece and spread it on guests’ beds this spring. If a real antique quilt is unavailable, making a new quilt by piecing fabric scraps is a pleasant pastime.
Cutcura Soap and Ointment Promise Skin Care Aid
An advertisement urges using Cutcura Soap and Cutcura Ointment for poor complexions rough hands and thinning hair. It notes neglect harms skin and offers warm baths and gentle anointings as remedies. Free Cutcura book on skin health is mailed by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
New Fishing Industry Gains Interest in Nova Scotia Waters
Albicore fishing in Nova Scotian waters grows due to financial factors. Early catches exceed 500 pounds and are called barge mackerel. Several were shipped to Boston last season with an average price of three and one half cents per pound. Previously viewed as a nuisance by fishermen.
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Nova Scotian
Boston
Undefined Laundry Tips and a Silly Joke
The article extols white goods and wash fabrics laundered with proper starch to enhance appearance and stiffness without thickening. It recommends Defiance Starch for better results. A stray quip about a bald headed man pretending not to know there are such things as fog follows.
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Howard H. Gross
New York
Michican
Jackson
Tenn
Cotton Belt
Dee Mand
Tus
Alls
Malemet
Mwadd
King
Kiltner
Fras
Dr. Kilmar & Co
Binghamton
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