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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
9
A Western Newspaper Union piece notes that bees trap and seal intruders like a visiting burglar, but fear the death's head moth whose squeak imitates the queen. The moth is allowed to remain, illustrating a curious animal world behavior described in 1929.
Highway department officials conducted an experiment using magnets on a Department truck between Ashland and Cedar City. They collected nails wire staples screws bolts and small automobile parts measuring up to about 120 pounds in total weight.
In Annapolis the wheel of Admiral Dewey s flagship Olympia remains a visible relic as it awaits sale or transfer. The wheel, removed 30 years ago, sits near the Reina Mercedes at the Naval Academy, a first sight for visitors and cadets entering the receiving ship.
Dornier's twelve engine all steel flying boat Cox launched July 14 aims for a transatlantic crossing to test capacity. The 84 ton craft, with 6000 horsepower from twelve engines, carries a large crew and can carry 100 passengers, though trials used 40 cabins and no passengers.
A fragment notes critics ignored the celery issue while addressing an anti noise crusade, reflecting a quirky local concern in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Romano Mussolini, youngest son of Italy's premier, was born in Nome, a city that inspired his namesake. The newborn carries the family name reflecting the Nome birthplace.
A legendary white wolf roams the Little Belt mountains eluding federal hunters and a $700 stockmen’s bounty. He slashes and kills cattle, colts, and sheep, with losses estimated at $3,000 as shots fail to stop him. The creature travels alone and is feared by ranchers during the snowbound winter months.
R J Wensley of Westinghouse unveiled a voice responsive version of Televox in Pittsburgh. The device, linked to a toy train, followed spoken commands to go stop and back up, using a radio like amplifier and sound sensitive relays to control movement.
A pastor muses on why people dodge commitments with flimsy reasons. He cites Bentleys avoiding church giving over board issues and Jordan claiming busyness to dodge campus duties. The piece argues that excuses mask real reluctance to act or admit fault.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards warns that wrong building choices harm land value just as an ill fitting hat hurts appearance. Owners should study proper land use before construction to secure maximum value and future potential.
National campaign promotes road beautification with roses along highways Nashville plans rambler roses along fences Seattle eyes a 660 mile pine rhododendron lined route De troit girl invited on a Washington trip by Mrs Rockefeller for a country beautify push to ban roadside ugliness and billboards
The builder must confirm the section remains a home area to protect property value and future use. He should check zoning or building ordinances and potential amendments driven by commerce. Seek expert advice on adjacent district trends as zoning can change, affecting long term plans.
The article argues that some contractors take low bids to win jobs but cannot profit from good work. Inadequate plans and unskilled bidders lead to substandard outcomes. It notes that cheap labor delivers limited skills, and high-class builders condemn such Manship, delivering work not worth the price.
California moves to repeal the old planning enabling act and substitute a new Nye act after the legislature passed the bill and the governor signed it. The measure has the backing of the California Real Estate Association.
Readers learn that home modernization uses the building’s sturdy structure and adds substantial, modern, useful and decorative features to improve utility and aesthetics. The text emphasizes leveraging existing construction while incorporating new elements.
Esthetics and sound business practice can mix without conflict. Communities succeeding in this balance lead in progress, growing both culture and commerce through disciplined vision.
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