Motor Fuel Tax Figures Up Big
The Bureau of Public Roads released a summary of gasoline taxes by states for the first half of 1926. Total motor fuel tax earnings reached 84,900,373 with 148,009 for collection costs and allocations to highways and local roads. The average state tax was 2.30 cents per gallon on June 30, with 3.5 billion gallons taxed and used by motor vehicles nationwide.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
United States
Tlinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Flags Signs and Shacks in AAAs Highway Appeal
The American Automobile Association urges state officials to clear debris and remove unsightly shacks along highways. It cites advertising clutter confusing motorists and the blight on scenic road appeal as hazards and eyesores needing immediate action.
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American Automobile Association
Pele
Hesé
Mexico creates federal good roads system in 1925 act
Mexico passes a March 1925 act forming a federal road system funded by a gasoline tax of three centavos per liter and tobacco tax redirected to the road fund. If monthly revenue falls short, the treasury may issue notes. The program targets 1,337 miles from Laredo to Acapulco, with 25,000 automobiles concentrated in Mexico City.
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Congress of Mexico
Federal Road Fund
Treasury Department
Laredo
Mexico City
Acapulco
Republic
City
Pastors' Children Honor Parents in National Memorial Effort
Chicago hosts a drive for the Methodist Ministers' Memorial sanatorium at Colorado Springs. The effort funds a $300,000 unit for ministers' sons and daughters, aiding tuberculosis patients nationwide with nonsectarian care. Prominent church figures and presidents’ families are highlighted among donors and honorees.
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Chicago
Ths
America
Methodist Ministers’ Sons’ and Daughters’ Association
Methodist Ministers’ Memorial
Colorado Springs
Colo
National Methodist Episcopal Sanatorium
J. W. Irish
Beth-El General Hospital
Hospital
John Flancock
United States
New York City
Edwin Holt Hughes
Merle N. English
D. D
Oak Park
Til
Doctor Irish
L. O. Jones
Lincoln
Neb
Dr. C. §. Woods
Cleveland, Ohio
Victory Highway to Run Through Mountain Tube
The Moffat tunnel commission awards a two mile railroad roadbed contract linking the Moffat railroad to the tunnel west portals. The new road crosses the Fraser River and the Victory highway on a bridge and provides access for trains and automobiles once the tunnel is finished, removing two high passes from continental divide travel.
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Moffat Tunnel Commission
Colorado
Moffat Railroad
Moffat Road
Fraser River
Victory Highway
Wider highways to ease traffic and save motorists
T Henry, newly elected vice president of the American Road Builders Association, says broader roads are being adopted nationwide to safeguard motorists and reduce congestion. He notes the move will please motorists traveling on Sundays.
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United States
Chicago
T. Henry
American Road Builders’ Association
Emden World Tour Sparks Spy Rumors in Wilhelmshaven
In Wilhelmshaven German sailors aboard the cruiser Emden prepare for a world tour while British tanker crewmen photograph the ship. Rumors of English espionage circulate until the Frankfurt Zeitung states the Emden’s plans are known to the interallied military control commission and the ship's builders.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Military Control Commission
Toothpaste Duty Sparks Moscow Post Office Standstill
American journalist in Moscow faces 11 dollar duty per toothpaste tube after six tubes intended for him are held by the Soviet post for examination. The incident highlights high foreign goods costs and postal delays in Russia.
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Moscow
Russia
The Unwritten Law Trial and the Judge’s Awakening
A judge in a courtroom clamps to the letter of the law while facing a murder case tied to a past wrong. As the jury debates manslaughter versus murder, the judge falters and urges a verdict guided by conscience. The Not Guilty verdict reveals the judge's realization of a higher law.
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Symons
Enene
Demenséner
Parkins
Fishes Survive Out of Water Across Time and Place
A naturalist notes remarkable aquatic feats. Tiny crustaceans endure forty years dry then revive in moisture. Fishes such as water fleas in mud, eels in damp grass, the climbing perch, and the South African Clarias show unusual survivals and foraging behavior out of water.
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Ile
J. Arthur Thomson
Jerusalem
Gihon
Jaffa
Clarias
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement proclaims Pape's Cold Compound ends grippe misery and clears blocked noses by taking two hour intervals for three doses. It claims rapid relief from head colds, headaches, feverishness, sore throat, and sneezing, with prices noted at thirty five cents and a warning against substitutes.
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Grippe
Pape
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns Buyers to Look for Bayer Cross
A vintage advertisement urges consumers to buy Bayer brand aspirin only when the Bayer name appears on the package. It claims the drug has been proven safe by millions and prescribed for 26 years. The ad warns imitators may be dangerous and ends with a proverb about aging and learning.
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Bayer
Ady
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Illinois
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W. G. Chapman
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Bellans
Houston
Galveston
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Bristol
Pennsylvania
National Electric Mfg. Co
Saltne City
Utah
Lespedeza
Largen
Lespedega Co
Fayetteville
Tenn
Plymouth Rocks
Bird Bros
Barred Rocks
Jersey Cattle
Mia
John Beauchamp
Cleburne
Tex
Austin
W. F. Prince
Aldine
Texas
F. W. Heitmann Co
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United Industries
Bishop Street
Toledo
Ohio
Parker
Rand
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Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
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