Franks Park a Stockbridge Kentucky travel reminiscence note
The writer travels across Kentucky along the Dixie Highway from Louisville toward Tennessee visiting Elizabeth town Hodgenville and Hardin County birthplace of Lincoln. He recalls 1909 with Theodore Roosevelt and notes today’s prosperity, cave country near Mammoth Cave and new state buildings at Western Kentucky State Teachers College Bowling Green.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Tennessee
Chicago
Florida
Abraham Lincoln
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Hodgenville
Lincoln
United States
Lincoln Memorial
Harding County
America
Mammoth Cave
Henry H. Cherry
Estern
Bowling Green
Old Glory and Washington Bicentennial Echoes
The piece links Flag Day 1931 to the 154th anniversary of the flag and previews 1932 honors for George Washington as the Bicentennial Commission plans nationwide ceremonies. It traces flag history from 1777 to key salutes, ships, and acts, noting Washington’s pivotal role in giving the flag meaning and laments Betsy Ross folklore.
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Continental Congress
United States
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Washington
Fort Stanwix
Rome
N. Y
Brandywine
Burgoyne
Saratoga
John Paul Jones
Ranger
Quiberon
France
Pacific
U. S
Francis Scott Key
Vermont
Kentucky
Admiral Perry
North Pole
Admiral Byrd
And Dont Go Near The Water Drowning Advice
Ninety nine people died in Iowa in 1930 from accidental drowning. The Iowa State Department of Health notes a 5 percent share of all accident deaths and that most drownings occur in June to August. Public reminders list six precautions including avoiding swimming after meals and not venturing far from shore.
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Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Rooms for Rent by Mrs Henderson on West 7th
Two furnished rooms available for light housekeeping. Inquire of Mrs W H Henderson at 510 West 7th Street for details and availability.
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W. H. Henderson
West 7Th St
Tribune Born. 19th Century Postmark Notice
The item appears as a historical newspaper notice declaring the Tribune-Born edition with a 91.95 annual rate outside the county and 1.50 intra-county, noting it is entered at the Moulton Iowa post office as second class matter in February 1884.
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Moulton
Iowa
Long-Run Cycles Hint at Upcoming Boom after Depression
Real estate man Rockwell Smith of Van Nuys, California, studied 19th and early 20th century newspaper records to link long depressions with subsequent booms. He cites 12 to 30 month lows historically, noting that longer downturns predict stronger recoveries, and says the current twenty month slump points to an upcoming boom.
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Rockwell Smith
van Nuys
California
Smith
Progress in Highways and Auto Costs in America
An article notes slow but steady progress on roads and driving rules. West Virginia sets a May effective traffic law limiting slow driving and raises the top speed to 45 mph. It highlights oil companies ending roadside posters and cites highway and motor vehicle values near thirty billion dollars with annual spending around eight billion for cars and gas taxes totaling about eight hundred million dollars.
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West Virginia
America
American
Road Builders’ Association
United States
Water abundance sparks quip on Bloomfield and Moulton
Stan Taylor of the Bloomfield Democrat lampoons the mayor of Bloomfield for lifting a water use ultimatum as Moulton received heavy rains. The piece notes a long city reservoir surplus and jokes about loaning water to Saturday night bathers, while questioning Stan’s absence from prior notices.
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Stan Taylor
Bloomfield Democrat
Ken
Baldridge
Jupiter Pluvius
Moulton
Bloomfield
Stan
City
Oleomargarine Tax Takes Effect July Fourth
Iowa officials report a five cent per pound oleomargarine tax to begin July 4. Dealers and manufacturers differ on impact with one maker predicting a drop in sales, another expecting owners to absorb costs. Dairy and Food Division chief R G Clark cautions results remain unclear until tax and inspection fee operate longer.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
R. G. Clark
Dairy and Food Division
Department
Clark
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