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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
6
A practical shelter design from Popular Mechanics suggests using a dead tree trunk as the central pillar to form an octagonal umbrella roof. Eight rafters and four by four posts create a sturdy frame with a moss green roof and brown finish, plus seats for comfort near the trunk.
The text argues housing policy should center on housewives and household needs. It notes improved home building and energy saving devices, profitable well kept properties, and the U S Housing Corporation recognizing workers require sanitary, well located housing near their work. Industrial housing is newer in America, older in England, with emphasis on the wife's perspective.
Walter B. Moody, Chicago plan commission managing director, argues public works and a definite city plan are crucial today. He says U S cities have grown rapidly in twenty years, creating complex problems in parks housing sanitation and housing quality that require coordinated planning and action.
Miss Sybil Fletcher daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs F Fletcher ranks among the attractive young ladies of Washington’s army and navy social set. She is the elder of two daughters and attends Vassar College this year.
A caution against rushing into tasks without clear goals and full fact gathering. The article urges deliberate planning to avoid disaster and emphasizes studying all details before acting. It stresses that hurried, general propositions lead to harmful outcomes.
A broken oil pipeline from Oklahoma and Kansas causes massive fish kills in Missouri rivers and creeks. Oil spills ruin cornfields, deprive cattle of water, and taint fish in the Missouri river as farmers burn oil to protect stock with little success.
The Bastille began in 1370 under Charles V as English protection, became a symbol in French history, and was destroyed by the people in 1789. The key was later sent by Thomas Paine to George Washington.
The term quadrille derives from a dancer’s square formation. The French quadratic term means a little square, tied to the coup position. The phrase country dance is a misrendering of a French origin describing courtly dance steps rather than rustic form.
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