Marquesas Island Vision Deep in a Pacific Narrative
The piece surveys the Marquesas in the New Pacific era, describing lush basins, cascading waters, and ancient Hanavavan paepae platforms. It notes European contact from Mendana to Cook, French possession from 1842, and a history of war, slavery by Blackbirders, and devastating diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquesans
Marquesas
Cook
Admiral du Petit-Thouars
France
North
South America
Indiana tomato experiment and state tax rulings noted
An Indiana preserve company tests growing tomatoes on one acre using perforated paper mulch to control weeds. The state tax commission discusses fixed appraisements and rehearings, while infrastructure and local notices cover bridges, road plans, and civic appointments across Indiana.
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Fairmont
Hawaii
Florida
California
State Tax Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
States Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana
Wabash River
Attica
Fountain County
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Milo J. Bowman, Jr
Law School
Valparaiso University
Bowman
John Edward Roessler
G. R. Hackett
Huntington Specials
Sarah C. VanCamp
Huntington
Mentone
C. Francis Jenkins
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Huge Network Of Highways 180000 Mile System Planned
United States Department of Agriculture prepared summary explains the federal aid highway system. Officials say the 180000 mile network will transform national life by altering suburban values and rural economies as funds determine pace of completion.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Federation of Societies of Indiana
Richmond
Otto Kreuhberger
John D. Williams
Indianapolis
Indiana Retail Grocers’ Association
Muncie
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Price of Labor Favorable for Federal Road Construction
Labor costs on federal aid projects under construction this year show no drawback for road building in the coming season. Common labor averaged 25 to 30 cents per hour in most states, lower in the South and up to about 50 cents in the Pacific. Team prices often matched 1914 levels, with an expected rise when the farming season starts as teams are cheaper in winter.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific States
Roads are a Great Blessing Keep Up and Build
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports last year’s road cost at four dollars per person after auto license fee deductions. It equals about a cent and a tenth daily per person. Roads are civilization’s greatest blessing and the cheapest.
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The
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Floods Delay Roadwork in Northeastern Louisiana
Floods suspend tens of millions of dollars in roadbuilding across several parishes in northeastern Louisiana. High water halts construction, potentially delaying projects for two to three months.
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Louisiana
Lincoln Way Expenditures Reach 40 Million Dollars
Last year expenditures on the Lincoln highway brought the cumulative total since its 1913 dedication to 40 million dollars or more, amounting to more than double the earlier estimated requirement.
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Lincoln Way
Nomenclature Change Banished Wireless Terms At Conference
The government radio conference panel declares wireless terms obsolete and urges the word radio for common use. They prescribe aerial for the system of radiating conductors and specify tenna for open circuit aerial and Ogil for closed circuit aerial.
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Government Radio
Blueing ad promises clean clothes with Red Cross Ball Blue
A grocer promoted Red Cross Ball Blue as the stain free solution for spotless laundry. The copy asserts no ugly grimy streaks appear when using the product and that good bluing yields good results.
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Red Cross
Quick to Go
A brief exchange from the Boston Transcript hints at a patient joking about longevity and a doctor noting health resilience in a humorous, vintage newspaper tone.
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Boston Transcript
Can Your Husband Follow a Tune Question
A playful remark contrasts a husband’s musical sense with being behind in tempo. The line reflects light humor about partnership and timing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Geographic Society
Washington
Tropics
Hanavave
Maryquesanne
Mendana
Stevenson
Melville
Islands
Marquesanne
Solomon
Indiana News
Merchants’ Improvement Association of
Hammond
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Iodiana
Connersville
Psilota Wi
Rainbow Veterans’ Organization of Indiana
Bloomington
Robert H. Tyndall
One Hundred and Fiftieth Field Artillery
Organization of Rainbow Veterans
Austin Seward
Paul N. Fechtman
Ralph H. Phelps
Martinsville
Earl Butcher
Edgar O’harrow
W. B. Morgan
Clarence Clift
State Board ‘of
Tax Commissioners
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Highway Commission
LeRoy F. Wertz
Wertz
Williams
Commission
Lawrence Lyons
Ark
Robert W. Phillips
Charles A. Lippincott
South Bend
Lee Dinwiddie
Fowler
Albert W. Funkhouser
Evansville
Frank E. Gavin
William H. Schntz
James W. Dunbar
New Albany
James E. Roberts
Marion County
Indianapolis Foundation
Studebaker Corporation
Richmond Board of Education
Jefferson County
Kurley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Dave Stewart Wright
Recorder
Putnam County
Illinois
Kentucky
Greensburg
Hugh Flint
William Kirkendall
Lakeville
Wabash
Excello
Na-Wa Street Suspender Co
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Hudson River
New York City
Philadelphia
Atlanti City
Cosmopolitan Tours Company
521 Traction Bidg
Cincinnati
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
W. S. Hethery
Columbus
Walo
MM. J. Johnstone
Traction Terminal
Ind
Dept. of Immigrati and Colonization
Dominicn of
Cana
King Pin
Martin’s
Martin Varnish
Nanes
Martin Varnish CO
Purse Varnishes
Chicago
Minos
Bellans
Reese
Cheralste
Memphes
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