Satan and Quashy Win a Dramatic Port Race Duel
The narrator recalls a tense pace on a Port of the Devil track where Quashy and Satan race to the finish. In a dramatic finish Satan wins by a quarter length as both horses and riders endure exhaustion and peril.
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Flyaway
Satan
America
England
Australia
Port of the Devil
Quashy
Singleton
Lewis
George
Palace of Delight
Renfrew
Johnson
Johnnson
Under the Moon Chapter VII A Troubling Awakening
The narrator wakes in dim light with a sore head after a heavy slumber. He recalls the previous day as the floor sways like a ship. He restores himself with water and joins George, who remains cheerful at supper, while the palace regains its familiar rhythm.
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George
Renfrew
Johnson
Francis Barclay
Historians Ignore Everyday Life in Old Style Narratives
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat writer argues that traditional histories overlook ordinary people's lives. He notes gaps between wars and that books once omitted major modern changes while individual tribal leaders are emphasized.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Explaining Meteors and Their Earthly Glow
Meteors are visible only when they contact the Earth's atmosphere. Their high speed causes burning light as they travel through air, and they are drawn toward the planet by gravity, falling toward Earth. Pathfinder Magazine.
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Earth
Pathfinder Magazine
Open country quip at golf course visit
A guest insults the game but brags of liking the scenery. The host replies by joking about closing the open country as they repair the turf.
Highways Must Adapt To Autos And Traffic, Expert Says
Prof T R Agg urges redesign of highway systems to fit vehicles and traffic. He cites tire wear differences by road type, advocates 12 inch concrete roads with steel reinforcement and lanes ten feet wide, and notes savings from shorter distances justify higher initial costs to achieve long term road efficiency.
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T. R. Agg
Town State College
Highway Research Board
National Research Council
Society of Automotive Lemeers
New York
Professor Age
Good Road Projects Across Latin America
The editor Wallace Thompson of Insenieria Internacional reports more than one billion dollars will fund new road construction across Latin America in two to three years. Countries expanding include Cuba Mexico Central America Colombia Peru Chile Bolivia Argentina Brazil and Venezuela with multiple highway projects and plans under way.
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George
Johnson
Renfrew
Latin America
Wallace Thompson
Insenieria Internacional
Cuba
Mexico
Amerioa
Pandmai
United States
Colombia
Patani
Pensal
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. CO
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky road plan seeks 18 million for 110 counties
A Kentucky program proposes spending 18 million dollars for road construction between July 1, 1927, and June 16, 1828, to be completed by the state highway commission. The remainder will be let soon. Roads include the Kentucky Virginia highway from Lexington to Pound Gap through Vav, the Garrett highway from Lexington via Mount Sterling to Paintsville, and the Cincinnati Lookout Mountains Airline from Lexington to the Tennessee line.
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Kentucky
State Highway Commission
Burn
Lexington
Pond Gap
Vav
Lesington
Mount Sterling
Paintsville
Standard and Liberty
Russell County
MIT Studies Soil to Improve Highways with USDA Help
Massachusetts Institute of Technology teams with the Bureau of Public Roads to collect soil samples nationwide. The goal is to develop standard soil testing methods and analyze factors influencing soil behavior for better highway construction.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
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