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Campaign to curb billboards across the nation
A sweeping plea for regulating billboards argues such signs spoil landscapes from Grant's Tomb to bridges, urging legal limits, permits, and municipal codes. It cites precedents, practical steps, and civic action, noting battles in Philadelphia and broader nationwide concerns about beauty, health, and public spaces.
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Grant
America
The
Ladies' Home Journal
J. Horace McFarland
American Civic Association
Philadelphia
Ladies' Tome Journal
Scribner’s Magazine
Gorce
Niagara
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Uacco
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co
Mrs. Winslow
Lydia Pinkham
Great Britain
House of Commons
Dfil
Chilren
Beautiful America Crusade
Salvation Army
Chleago
United States Navy
Germany
Civic Association
Gsing
Inspector of
Virginia
Wilkeebarre