Center in Small Towns The America of the future
Prof. Walter B. Pitkin of Columbia University envisions a future America built around 50 small towns and county seats with 160 000 to 300 000 people per unit. Towns stretch over 2000 to 3000 square miles, each family home, village playgrounds, theaters, and parks. Factories modernized, electrically operated, surrounded by lawns. Roads and autos improve, farmers near towns can reside there while managing acres remotely. Travel to the farthest town would require no more than 206 minutes outside the Rockies and Southwest.
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America
Walter B. Pitkin
Columbia- University
the Household Magazine
Doctor Pitkin
United States
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
Building Laws of Vital Interest to Community Discussed
Dr James Ford of Better Homes in America argues that the lifespan of a house is one third to half a century and asks how old homes can be improved. He calls for well drafted building health and housing laws and for citizen enforcement and moral support to raise standards.
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James Ford
Better Homes In America
Value of Trees Enhances New House Setting
The article notes the enduring value of old trees in landscape design. An oak, pines, cedars, or an old apple tree can impart age and settled character to the site, linking house and grounds. Architects and owners wisely use existing trees to achieve natural charm that perfect nursery specimens cannot match.
Tree lined highways attract tourists in rural districts
A growing movement to plant trees along Dominion highways gains support from multiple bodies and rural municipalities. Advocates say tree lined routes improve beauty and serve as magnets for visitors, with provinces already taking steps toward enhancement.
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Domainion
Montreal Family Herald
Highway Beautification Efforts Along Federal Route 40
Missouri College of Agriculture conducted a soil survey from Kansas City to St. Louis to identify grasses best suited to each highway section. State highway officials moved to remove unsightly stands and billboards along the right of way.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Kansas City
St. Louis
Civic Leadership Shapes Towns With Good Roads
Good roads make towns accessible to outsiders and travelers, inviting visitors and boosting local pride. A town thrives when it has leaders with vision and persuasive organizational power to unite efforts and rally the community.
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Fortupale
Air Transport in Dominion Expands Across Canada
Dispatches from Edmonton describe a new Fort McMurray to Aklavik air route as Canada builds ocean to ocean links and north south networks. Airlines profit from high rates as mining and lumber sectors rely on speed, with planes equipped for water in summer and ice in winter. Routes reach Magdalen Island to Montreal Toronto Detroit and far northern points like Churchill Fort Rae and Fort Reliance, aided by fuel caches and insulated pilot cabins in subzero conditions.
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Chicago
Edmonton
Alta
Fort McMurray
Aklavil
Arctic Ocean
Dominion
Canada
United States
Minerk
London
New York
Wilds
Magdalen Island
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Winnibeg
Wright Memorial Anchors Kill Devil Hill for Aviation Site
Government engineers chain down Kill Devil Hill to permit a Wright memorial and a 300 acre airport reservation. The dune, 97 feet high and 26 acres, has moved 500 feet in 25 years driven by NW winds. A memorial 55 to 85 feet tall is planned at an estimated cost of $238,600 with 300 acres designated as the government airport.
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Kill Devil Hill
Wright Norfolk
Wright Brothers
Wrights
Kittihawk Bay
John A. Gilman
United States Quartermaster
New York Debates State Aviation Department Plan
New York is not ready for a state department of aviation says the New York aviation commission in its annual report to Governor Roosevelt. The commission favors continuing the commission for now and notes 89 landing fields in the state, up from 39 last year. It urges licensing flying schools, equipping police with airplanes, and banning flights of aircraft lacking approved type certificates.
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New York
Department of Aviation
Albany
N. Y
Aviaton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Department of Education
Lawrence Predicts Fool Proof Plane For Cars
St Louis reports aviation visionary Charles L. Lawrence, Collier trophy recipient, predicts a foolproof plane steered like a car with a wheel and no pedals. He says the stick will be removed, flight control simplified, and safer fuels reduce fire hazards, yet bad pilot judgment will still cause accidents.
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Lawrence
Coolidge
First Woman Named Bay Region Glider Club President
Maxine Dimlap Templeman, the first US woman to qualify for a Department of Commerce glider license, is named president of the Bay Region California Glider Club by the National Glider Association, marking her as the country’s first woman club president.
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Maxine Dimlap Templeman
United States
Department of Commerce
Bay Region
California
National Glider Association
Hog Island Yard to Become Major City Terminal
Hog Island once the wartime shipyard is slated to become a premier all marine rail terminal. After talks between Philadelphia and Washington the US Shipping Board will sell the site for 3,400,000 dollars. The 46 acre area will include an airport seaplane base and a marine rail terminal to load passengers and cargo.
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Hog Island
Philadelphia
United States
Uch Dickering
Washington
United States Shipping Board
New York and California Lead in Planes and Pilots
New York State and California head the nation in planes and pilots per a Department of Commerce report. New York lists 977 licensed planes while California shows 982. California also has 903 transport pilots, 18 industrial pilots, 179 limited commercial pilots, 676 private pilots and 1401 mechanics, versus New York’s 34 percent transport pilots, 18 industrial pilots, 134 limited commercial pilots, 533 private pilots and 788 mechanics.
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New York State
California
Washington
New York
Department of Commerce
Catherine the Great and the Grand Duke Peter Murder Mystery
A historical reflection questions Catherine the Great's role in the alleged murder of Grand Duke Peter, detailing the corrupt court life of Elizabeth and Catherine, the abusive husband, and the elusive truth behind the royal intrigue and hidden records.
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Grand Duke
Peter
Catherine II of
Russia
Annas
Catherine the Great
Pilgrims Adapt to Auto Bus Travel for Hajj Routes
Persian pilgrims barred from Kerbala due to political reasons shift to Meshed or Rum. Teheranis now make the journey by bus, cutting travel time from two months to about ten days, altering traditional caravan routes and pilgrimage plans.
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Persia
Kerbela
Iraq
Meshed
Rum
Obedience Kathrine Kesksi Red agitator
A statement from domestic relations agent quotes Kathrine Kesksi addressing a young American woman about her husband and a beach trip. The bride says they did not have words. she insisted she was determined to go and her husband did not want her to come.
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Kathrine Kesksi
Red Agitator
Law-Abiding Swedes Face Prison Staff Unemployment Risk
Swedish prisons hold 1950 inmates nationwide as Barberg and Engelholm facilities report near-empty cells. Experts warn declining prisoner numbers threaten prison staff jobs and budgets amid a broader social impact.
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Barberg
Engelholm
Club Observation Lou Will I Have to Give Up My Club
Laura Onh answers that she will create a small club at home after marriage. A rural high school comparison shows one girl out of four attends high school while TL percent of city children continue education, highlighting education disparities between rural and urban areas.
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Laura
Doctor Caldwell laxative ad and emerald mining notes
An extracted page fragments advertise Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for frequent use with no habit formation, urging readers to obtain a free trial. It then notes emerald mining sources in Africa and the Americas, highlighting Colombia and Peru as major centers and the Mazos and Coscuez mines. A World Traveler piece mentions a combo fountain pen and radio receiver designed by a Manila student.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Monticello
Africa
Asia
North America
Australia
Atill
South American
Colombia
Peru
Mazo
Coscuez
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Flitis
Aegels
Black
Foleon
Oregon
Naval Academy Museum
Memphis
Mississippi
Apotlo Soneek
Dinig
Hollywood
Paris
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Manila University
Sioux City
Peirce& Newmanee City
Neon
Roofing and Repaira National Roofing Co., Inc
Omaha
Sigur Felis—Cacycil Oiitks
Jaco Motor Service
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Fifth
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SS N. Y
Lydia Orloski
Washington Ave
Scranton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minnie E Hicks
Rushville
Indiana
Minnie E. Hicks
Sue
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