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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
4
A summary of global political moves and U S reactions including President Coolidge and cabinet actions. Reports on France debt talks, Mexico religion restrictions, Poland tensions, and world disasters. Also notes on rail labor mediation, car ownership stats, and Chicago boxing sports updates.
United States Department of Agriculture bureau reports nearly 150 million dollars collected from gasoline taxes in 1925. Total receipts after refunds and tax rules show 146,028,940 dollars from 6.457 billion gallons, averaging 2.96 cents per gallon with the operator paying an average 9.22 dollars per vehicle. States vary in allocations to state highways and local roads, with several states not taxing gasoline.
In Williams County NY and Dakota Farmer reflections, good roads cut hauling costs, raise land values, and boost farm profits. A ten mile distance example shows a farmer with good roads hauling twice as much wheat as a neighbor with poor roads, yielding higher earnings before prices change.
The 1916 federal aid act marked Uncle Sam re entering highway building and urging states to maintain central highway departments. Cooperative economic surveys between the U S bureau of public roads and state departments have grown, with road taxpayers contributing millions annually.
The Abydos surveys reveal Egypt’s ancient necropolises for Osiris worship and sacred ibises, with exquisite mummy wraps and clay sarcophagi. Excavations uncover the Catacomb of Jackals and vast bird burials, suggesting rites linking Osiris myth to animal reverence and the afterlife journey through the desert.
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