Funds for 46000 miles of good roads urged
The federal aid of 350 million dollars, plus state funds, would finance about 46000 miles of road nationwide. As of April 20, 16575 miles were fully finished, 13950 under construction, with 7511 miles allocated for future work and 60148000 available for new projects to build roughly 8200 more miles.
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Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
San Francisco
Iceless refrigerator aids Wyoming florist in preserving flowers
Extension workers developed the iceless refrigerator for hot dry climates. A USDA report shows a Wyoming woman florist successfully using the principle to keep cut flowers in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
Hunter slays noted wolf terrorizing Missouri and Arkansas
A wolf described as highly destructive by the Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture was killed by a hunter. The animal reportedly ranged through Taney and Ozark counties Missouri and Boone and Marion counties Arkansas, destroying livestock worth thousands over at least six years.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Custer
Bartlett
West
Taney and
Ozark
Missouri
Boone and
Marion
Arkansas
Wanamaker Compares Advertising to Clerks in Trade Thrift
John Wanamaker argues that stopping advertising is like removing clerks from a store. He says business requires visibility for customers and that advertising is essential to commerce.
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John Wanamaker
Market Value of Men Without Convictions
An African proverb-like line notes that men without convictions are worthless until gathered in tens, likening their value to radishes. The quote suggests social judgment based on morality and communal standards.
Sports schedule and stray verse fragment from June to October
A dated list shows intercity matches among Lexington Mt Sterling Paris Winchester Cynthiana Maysville and related dates from June through October including Independence Day. The text closes with a stray poem and quotes reflecting musings on intelligence and youth liberty.
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Lexington
Cynthiana
Winchester
Mt. Sterling
Paris
Maysville
Mt Sterling
Mr. Sterling
Empty pews spur churches to embrace advertising
J L Waite of the Hawk Eye argues the costly emptiness of pews motivates churches to use secular press ads to reach non churchgoing readers. He echoes a Minneapolis minister that advertising is essential as churches once relied on personal solicitation though few papers promote church ads as they do commercial notices. A stray limerick about a Cork family closes the piece.
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J. L. Waite
Burlington, Iowa
Hawk-Eye
Minneapolis
RAT SNAP Rodent Destroyer for Pantries and Buildings
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Maysville Street
Ragan-Gan Motor Co
S. P. Greenwade Commission & Coal Company
MT. Sterling, KY
Kentucky Sunday School Association
Berea
M. A. Honline
Department of Education
International Sunday School Association
Kentucky
Mary E. Abernethy
Gary
Ind
N. K. McGowan
Christian Bible School Association
James F. Price
George A. Joplin
Mary Virginia Howard
Constructive Bible Studies
Louisville Trust Building
Louisville, Ky
The
Walsh Co
Conol
Land
Woodstock
Woodstock Typewriter Ce
Blue Grass League
Tire Service Statione
Lancaster Tire and Rubber Company
Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster Cord and Fabric
Day
Cork
Chenalt & Orear
Hoffman’s Insurance
Kentucky Joint Stock Land Bank
Security Trust Building
C. H. Manning
F. H. Engelken
J. D. van Hooser
S. A. Wallace
Robt. W. Bingham
C. N. Manning
L. G. Cox
Louis Des Cognets
George K. Graves
James C. Stone
J. D. VanHooser
John G. Stoll
George R. Hunt
Samuel H. Halley
R. T. Anderson
Edward Hilliard
Morgan O. Hughes
A. Wallace
J. Robt. Smith
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