Good Roads Plan Ties Education To Southern Alabama Schools
Southern Alabama counties formed a good roads association in Mobile to push legislation for better public highways. State Superintendent Abercrombie warned that school enrollment and attendance lag without accessible roads, noting white attendance at 64 percent and colored at 48 percent, with daily attendance lower due to travel costs. He urged more than free tuition and qualified teachers, stressing roads as essential to education and medical access.
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Alabama
Mobile
Good Roads Association
Fon
J. W. Abercrombie
John T. Morgan
L. Gilbert
Montgomery Commercial and Industrial Association
D. P. Bester
Board of Trustees
The
Medical College of Alabama
Calhoun
King
Need of Good Roads Will Cost But Save in Long Run
The piece argues for a strong road program, saying good roads cost money but are cheaper than bad ones. It stresses understanding road law, collective taxpayer support, and that rural mail delivery depends on road quality. Even high per mile costs justify the expense if users benefit and value the investment.
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Texas Farm and Ranch
Telford
Texas
Miss Blakes Turkeys and the Red Coats Tale
Miss Blake of Calvert County Maryland fed whisky soaked grapes to turkeys. The birds got drunk and lay about, were mistaken for dead, and later recovered wearing makeshift red flannel coats to keep warm. The episode became a notable local oddity reported by the Baltimore Sun.
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Miss Blake
Sallie Blake
Calvert County
Misa Blake
Baltimore Sun
Plant Trees by the Roadside for Beautified Roads
A call for farmers to contribute time to plant trees and shrubbery along highways leading to major cities. The proposed program estimates modest costs and emphasizes roadside beautification through community effort and rural labor.
Riddling Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh
A riddle maps ordinal clues to objects: Fourth in past but not in Mabe. Fifth jo in state but not in frost. Sixth is in bones and in flesh. Seventh in pitchers and in bowls. The final hint asks where an engineer holds something, pointing to a common item tied to engineering.
Metagrama and Allied Words Clue List
A definitional list from a glossary or puzzle index presenting multiple senses of terms. Entries include meanings such as to be in a fury to bet or stake to pledge or challenge a wise unit a plant or herb and an inclosure for birds. Additional numbers appear with other senses like portion carriage and other items.
Central Acrostic and Charade Puzzles From Old Pages
Puzzling item set includes No 7 Charade about an old yellowed fear and a Dracular sage, with references to winter taste and the printer. No 78 Central Acrostic promises a sovereign name from central letters. Crossword clues list hats, animals, insects, swiftness, curves, streams, horns, gathers, timepiece, shut, missile weapon, value, and a vital organ.
Dickens Character Initials Puzzle
A compact cryptic note lists initials and dates in a Dickens themed sequence. It reads LL D and other acronyms followed by multiple numbers and letters, suggesting a puzzle mapping initials to character names and a chronology or coding scheme.
Framing Puzzles of Fish and Plant Names Acrossshore
A cryptic word puzzle maps from position one through thirteen to identify coastal flora and fauna. Clues include a sandy shore, wetland grasses, stony waterfall masses, and an aquatic plant with long leaves. Horizontal links name whiting, a creature like an alligator, lake dwelling fish, an arctic seabird, a two-fin slender marine fish, a bottom letter, and a balibut-related initial.
No. 62 password in class grid at school clues
A fragment notes Firat in a class grid at school involving cotton and two spools but not aligned straight in a column. The text remains unclear and may reflect a puzzle or misread ledger with undefined actions or outcomes.
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Firat
Puzzle of Phrases and Words from a Fragmented List
A sequence of clue fragments presents varied meanings. Items include money or thought, becoming liquid, corrode, tree type, steeple, freshwater fish plural, build, box collections, a horizontal surface, exile, a wealthy residence, a feminine name, and rested upon.
Mysterious Riddles From A Vanished Page
A fragment from a damaged newspaper page presents five riddles. The clues describe a thirsty article, a device fixing the leveler, a snippy disposition, a tiny refined scoop, and a persistent attribute. The text reads like a puzzle section, offering wordplay rather than a news item.
The Difference What’s the difference between a biped and a quadruped
A light joke noting a biped uses two feet while a quadruped uses four. The punchline: the difference is about two feet, a playful measured misdirection.
Puzzle list and wordplay items from a 19th century page
The page catalogues No 60 through 75 of word puzzles and games. It lists Number Puzzle items like Ninety-nine and nine-ninths and Money denominations such as Eagle and Cent, plus Riddle about Fawn faun, Phonetic Additions examples, a Diamond set of clue words, Word Building sequences, and Beheadments with terms Bowed Ran Faint.
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Fawn
Faun
Durability of Roads and Material Selection
The durability of roads depends on the chosen surface materials to resist frost water wind and wear. Gravel or stone fragments grind under tires and animal feet while weather and chemical processes decompose the surface. Careful selection of less destructible stove materials is essential to longevity.
Restoring El Camino Real Road A California effort
A California association seeks to restore El Camino Real the royal road used by Franciscan friars before the Mexican era. It was the direct link between pueblos and missions across numerous counties. County supervisors have been asked to aid the movement and many have consented.
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California
el Camino Real
Interest in roads drives demand for thoroughfares
In recent years interest in good roads has grown into a public agitation. Leaders with close ties to their constituents face pressure to back thoroughfares and highways, as those they represent insist on improved road infrastructure.
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