Mapping Water Sources Across the Southwest Desert
The U S Geological Survey maps and signs 570000 square miles of arid country from southern California to the Mexican border to guide travelers. Geologists plan guides with routes distances and water analyses, aiding auto travel and frontier defense.
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Congress
Southwest
United States Geological Survey
Bau Puus Gunes eRch
California
Arizona
Washington
Tinajas Atlas
Death Valley
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Santa Fe
Pecos River
From Mirth to Mystery in a Newsroom Exchange
A Kansas City Star excerpt mocks a dueling notion of a Ford and a mule in old slang. It recalls Edrupt pasting Dickens posters in the city and a later sighting of Benjamin Disraeli, prime minister of England, in a bookshop with a curly haired gentleman.
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Edrupt
Benjamin Disraeli
England
Dickens
Remembering a Longtime Dickens Temple Aide
Frederick Edrupt, once an office boy for Charles Dickens and a 40 year Temple staffer in London, has retired after four decades of service at the novelist’s workplace.
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Frederick Edrupt
Charles Dickens
the Temple
London
Dickens
Picturesque St Marks Church Faces Bustling Second Avenue
The church of St Mark hides amid one of New York's most colorful districts as Second Avenue, with its garden view of the church, gains bustling cafe terraces and foreign patrons. The avenue outshines Fifth in summer and rivals Broadway in city gaiety, as noted by Helen V W Henderson in A Loiterer in New York.
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St.Marksn-the-Bowery
New York
Second Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Helen V W. Henderson
Road Building Advocate Sees Concrete Plus Earth Roads
I L Stevens, inventor and road expert, urges equal attention to earth roads alongside concrete highways. He notes earth roads form over 80 percent of the system and must be maintained for bond elections and farmer accessibility. Stevens, Estes Park highway commissioner, emphasizes practical, low-cost rural road upkeep.
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I. L. Stevens
Stevens
America
Rocky Mountain News
Estes Park
Utah Plans 8 Million Road Spend Over Two Years
Utah moves to invest about 8 million dollars in road work over the next two years with roughly 2 million spent this year. Funds from state and federal sources will support the Arrowhead trail project linking southern California regions from San Diego to Fresno and San Luis Obispo.
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Utah
California
San Diego
Imperial Valley
Fresno
San Luis Obispo
Government says highways cost 300 million yearly
Road officials estimate annual U S road construction and maintenance exceed 300 million dollars. If capitalized at five percent this would equal about six billion. No nationwide traffic census exists to show direction or volume on these highways.
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United States
Roads Must Be Linked Up for Costly Highway Network
The article argues that to contain expenses highways should be connected through trunk lines with feeder routes built to them. It stresses the need for an integrated system to limit costs and improve transportation efficiency.
Road building to become major government activity
Lower hauling costs are linked to better roads as transport efficiency hinges on the road’s worst section. The article notes road construction will soon be a major government activity, reflecting a shift in national priorities.
Pergamum’s Legacy and the Throne of Satan in Berlin
A historical sketch traces Pergamum as ancient Mysia’s capital and cultural hub under Attalus I and II, noting the Library's founding and the altar moved to Berlin. It contends the central throne of Satan resides in Berlin, linking it to Germany’s military aims.
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Satan
Berlin
Pergamum
Pergamos
Pergamon
Mysia
Asia Minor
Caticus River
Aegetia’ ‘Sea
Attalus I
Asia
Attalus
Wamenes I
B. C
Egypt
Antony
Cleopatra
Attalus III
Rome
Carl Flumann
Humann
Conze
Kaiser Friedrich Museum
Constantinople
France’s Big Families In Loire Inferieure At War
A report by a society for large families lists 587 families in Loire Inferieure with more than six sons or sons-in-law in the army. The Marlot family heads the list with 22 members. four killed, four wounded, one captive, one missing, and four awarded the Croix de Guerre. Other St Nazaire area families have six to twelve front-line sons and grandsons. the 587 families supplied 4,015 soldiers.
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France
Society For the Encouragement of
Loire-Inferieure
Marlot
St. Nazaire
Lexington Herald
Treat Them Rough Garden Insect Bulletin Warns
The National War Garden commission urges aggressive steps against garden pests. If cantaloupe hills are infested with plant lice pull up, burn the plants and seal them to prevent spread. For squash bugs, spray vines with nicotine sulfate soap and water. Old bugs can be trapped under boards placed near plants for morning destruction.
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National War Garden Commission
Soldiers Swearing and Chaplain Reactions in War
Soldiers develop the habit of swearing even with chaplains present. War demands emphatic expression and the term damn or hell describes a soldier's occupation. A chaplain calls it innocent swearing, expecting it to fade after service. Swearing stops in the presence of women and in hospitals where nurses advise discipline.
Black and White Warbler Highlighted in Birdhouse Contest
The American Forestry association of Washington notes the black and white warbler known as the black and white creeper due to its upside down and right side up foraging. It features a barred head with white eye stripes and wing bars. The bird feeds on insects and grubs in tree bark, helping control pests.
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American Forestry Association of Washington
National Birdhouse
Fraudulent Aspirin Tablets Sold as Bayer Product Warned
A warning notes millions of counterfeit aspirin tablets labeled Bayer were sold by Brooklyn manufacturers. The imitations mainly contain talc and powder while the genuine American made Bayer tablets bear the Bayer Cross in the original package. Authorities urge consumers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in the authentic Bayer packaging with proper indications and dosage.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Bayer Cross
Alwys
Fragmented Yarn Tweets On A Troubled Moment
Reader notes capture a disjointed exchange with phrases like “Te went all to pieces” and “Tie was broke,” reflecting a chaotic, clipped dialogue fragment without clear context or full attribution.
Physically fit at any age warns against careless living
A health ad proclaims kidneys as overworked, warns of uric acid crystals causing Brights Disease, and urges early action. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules from Holland with a money back guarantee and authentic sealed boxes in three sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Hotel Register Confusion Over Mary and Mayme McGinnis
A hotel guest records confusion as Mrs Mary McGinnis signs the register while her daughter Mayme MacGinnies appears as a separate name. The mix prompts questions of identity and paperwork accuracy in the lodging records.
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Mary McGinnis
Mayme MacGinnies
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