Pittsburgh Then and Now Through a Granddaughter’s Eyes
A granddaughter recalls 19th century Pittsburgh travel by coach and the William Penn Pike, contrasting iron city nights with today’s traffic. She notes speeding cars, red-light dangers, and the costly idea of fining violators, then describes airport hills, city-unification attempts, Wilkinsburg’s limits, and the paper’s 1884 origin and publisher.
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Campbell
Pennsylvania
America
Pittsburgh
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Zeer
Coast
Penn Ave
Robert
Wilkinsburg
Florida grows beyond boom into solid agrarian industry
Reporter TODAY and FRANK PARKER TOOBRIDGE recount a Florida tour noting population around 12. million, vast undeveloped resources, and a shift from boom to sturdy agriculture and industry. Florida offers abundant fishing in inland lakes with many ten to fifteen pound bass. regulators recently passed a law protecting alligators to support bass habitats. Cattle-raising remains near the top of the state’s key industries, reflecting broad agricultural strength.
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Florida
America
New Industry Emerges Big Air Conditioning Boom
More than five hundred different concerns are now engaged in America's newest major industry air conditioning. It builds and equips homes offices factories stores and theatres to control temperature and humidity in all seasons and weathers, moving from experiment to practical reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Florida Cattle Boom and Citrus Industry Tidbits
On the Florida plains cattle graze much like the Old West. Kissimmee shows 50,000 head and crossbreeding with Brahama and Hereford stock raises beef quality. Packing houses invest in Florida abbatoirs while citrus growers organize to beat California, canning orange juice and grapefruit juice. A breakfast cereal from orange peel surprises me.
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Great Plains
Florida
Kissimmee
India
Great
Chicago
California
Orlando
Air conditioning to become as essential as autos
The text compares air conditioning to the Model T in its early stage and predicts eventual universal adoption. It argues that production scale will lower costs, making air conditioning a necessity for homes and marking the era as a major new industry driving permanent prosperity in America.
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Ford
America
Should Public Employees Pay Federal Income Tax
A public finance view argues federal and state exemptions for government salaries are unfair. It contends public servants are funded by taxpayers and should share the tax burden, noting rising government employment and the growing “tax eaters.” The piece predicts eventual narrowing of exemptions to fund government operations.
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Congress
America
Abolishing Poverty Prediction Sparks Hope
Federal Works Progress Administrator Hopkins predicted at Teachers College New York that within twenty years the government will ensure poverty has been eliminated. The remark framed a broader program aimed at federal action and social support to eradicate need.
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Hany L. Hopkins
Federal
Works Progress
Beginning of a new social program promises better living
A public figure states that one third of the population remains inadequately clothed and fed, and asserts a decent standard of living will be achieved. He cautions the plan will be costly and funded by those earning above the average income, signaling a redistribution effort.
For Sale 150 White Leghorn Chicks for Sale
Auction-style poultry listing noting 150 White Leghorn chicks about six weeks old for sale. Contact Mrs B A Kimmell for details. The notice also urges subscribing rather than borrowing.
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B. A. Kimmell
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A. B. Chapin
YE Tribune
Moulton
Iowa
R. R. Eby
Frank Parker Toobridge
John B. Stetson University
Deland
Stetson
Yankee
Eee Komen
Niles
Miles
Miles Nervine
R. Milevine
Ine
Standard Oil
Seils
Standard Oil Company
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