Concrete Road Plans Flourish in Minnesota and County Costs
Reports from Minnesota show rapid concrete road building with 200 plus miles authorized and counties like Codington assessing bonds and federal state aid to fund about 55 miles in Sisseton County. Auto licenses would support interest and pave the way for long term roads benefiting farmers and trunk lines. The piece also notes drivers saving on tire and fuel costs once concrete roads reduce wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Lyon
Codington County
North Boundry
Southern Boundry
Autole
American Worship of Money and Moral Justice
The article notes America's reputation as money seekers, citing President Wilson speaking before the French Academy about the nation's devotion to material ventures yet stressing a hidden justice and humanity beneath the surface. It portrays the tension between wealth and moral ideals in the American character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Wilson
French Academy of Moral and
United States
American thought and money in wartime ideals
The author contrasts money focus with American ideals, noting club and home talks center on earnings. It recalls wartime regret over profits from Europe’s suffering, cites Wilson on money as one aspect of character, and praises wartime selflessness while warning materialism risks ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
America
Wilson
Germany
The Efficiency of Advertising in a Community
The net effect of advertising in any community is to concentrate trade and enable enterprising men to gain the bulk of business. It introduces modern efficiency, reduces costs through high trade volume, and encourages buying and selling on a large scale. Advertising drives out unenterprising merchants who rely on location and unseen merits.
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Courant
Walter L. Johnson
Sisseton
Dakota
Grand Army of the Republic
IFE
Peterson Clothing Company
First National Bank
Carmeliny
Old Colonial
C. W. Wassam
Emily Waterman
John A. Gray
Robert Goldsmith
League of Nations
New Statesmanship
Metropolitan Symphony Club
Marie van Castel
Belgium
Davies Light Opera Company
James S. Montgomery
Baldy Strang
E. E. Violette
Elizabeth Hunt
Sisseton Chautauqua
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