Presidential census visions from Adams to 1930 plan
The piece traces John Adams and John Tyler predictions on U S population growth, notes 1928 census estimates at 120 million, and outlines the 1930 census plan authorized by Congress. It explains new retail and wholesale distribution data, irrigation and mining data, and the timeline for the 1936 census start and 1930 enumeration preparations nationwide. It highlights the scope across states and territories and the use of tabulating machinery.
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John’ Adams
United States
America
London
Liberty
Col
Samuel Gerdiner
Shelter Island
Ted ‘Tyler
Sherwood Forest
Tyler
Sam
Sagutn
Lehington
Ele
John Adams
Census Bureau
Stars and Stripes
Congress
House
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
William M. Steuart
First Census roll shows early U S population data
The 1790 census began on the first Monday in August 1790 and aimed to count free and slave people in American households within nine months. The two-page report notes slow returns, rural suspicion of federal agents, and the rarity of the small 56-page volume preserved by Census Bureau and Library of Congress up to a decade.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Library of Congress
Ag E&iparison
Wooden Indians fade from cigar stores in towns
The writer recalls the old wooden Indians once perched before cigar shops in cities. They wonder what became of those waxed figures now used in Westerns that thrill children. The memory of the first waxed Indian near St Louis and the uplifted tomahawk lingers as a vivid childhood fright.
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St Louis
Market Street
Union Market
Centralia
Cost of a Census Increases Over Time
The Arst census cost about $44,000. The 1910 census cost nearly $16,000,000. In 1930 it will probably cost $35,000,000 to the government to collect all the information that it will require. Reduced to per capita basis, however, this is under 30 cents a person.
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New York
Berard-Trivone
Poem fragment about nature and the summon eye
A fragmentary verse notes nature's light and a sovereign ear in common things. It speaks of an inner gaze the eye may own, tying perception to daily life, and attributes authorship to MMary Flanagen.
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Flanagen
Banana as wholesome staple and versatile fruit
The banana is presented as an ideal staple due to abundance, low cost, high value, and easy digestion. Fully ripe fruit is preferred for children and illness, with unripe fruit safe when cooked. It supports digestion similar to potatoes and cereals and can be served in cereals, salads, desserts, or cooked as a vegetable.
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Tropics
The Why of Superstitions by H Irving King
A compact essay tracing the belief in restless spirits through history. It links rocking-chair hauntings to funeral customs and savage rites, arguing spirits seek familiar company and depart in calm, not terror, choosing a kin to join them after death.
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H Irving King
Eholose
McClure
SAWS and Gander Sayings on Marriage and Pride
Viola Brothers presents SAWS! and FOR THE GOOSE- GANDER to tease marriage ideas and social pretensions. A humorous dialogue on trust, self-interest, and vanity contrasts a suitor’s kneeling proposal with a clerk’s window gaze and a real great man’s humility.
When Money Is Coal and Honey Pile Compared
An American Magazine passage argues money and raw materials alike fuel industry, urging readers to view financial capital as a material input essential to manufacturing success and national progress. The analogy frames capital, like coal and honey, as foundational resources powering production and growth.
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American Magazine
Like Elephant's Trunk hartoum name origin noted
The article explains that hartoum derives its name from Arabic words meaning Elephant's Trunk, a reference to the peninsula between the Blue and White Nile rivers resembling the animal's trunk.
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Hartoum
Blue
White Niles
Why the Fire Went Out by Douglas Malloch
Fragment from a 1925 poem about unfinished tasks and fires going out. Mother asks Mary to fix the fire, but the scene shifts through family members and a dog, illustrating how work is never completed and duties are passed along.
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Mary
Old William
William
Bobbie
Sister
Fido
Douglas Amatock
Something to Think About by F A Walker
A brief reflection on the value of clear thinking and frankness as a path to personal and professional success. The author argues that clear thought and straightforward expression aid employability and leadership, urging readers to align their duties with those who hire them and to pursue sincerity daily.
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F. A. Walker
Lford- George
Great Britain
George
NeClare
Superstitious Sue A Cute Jane With Dimple Role
A quirky note from UG by BieClare in Svadiente hints that a Jane’s dimple is heaven sent, seen as the fingerprint of an angel kissing her in sleep, reflecting superstition in a lighthearted feature.
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Jane
Svadiente
To Mend a Fault In a Friend and Self Reflection
Fragmentary excerpt discusses self guidance and restoration through personal impulse and judgment. It notes a friend’s admonition cannot grant liberty, as true change stems from one’s own mind leading toward moral restraint. Aurélins referenced as a named mind or figure.
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Isle
Asa
Pepe
Sili Leela Lee EE
Alifragge
Gene Carr
Fir
McClure Newspaper
Ong
Barbara Bourjaily
U Union
Viola Brothers
By Douglas Malloch
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