Pay As You Go Roads Shape Georgia Highway Plan
The Georgia 164th Legislature rejected a $7,100 bond issuance for state highway expansion and adopted a pay as you go plan. Atlanta Journal notes about $147.5 million available for new roads, with nearly $10 million in 1927, promising slower but steadier construction without heavy interest burdens. The shift aims for efficiency and economy in road development, reducing long-term debt and maintenance costs.
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Atlanta Journal
Bielway
Daily Thought Woe unto you, Pharisees in markets
A religious verse excerpt condemns pride and public favoritism in social settings. It evokes Luke 11 14 themes with a satirical aside about vanity, using archaic phrasing to critique self-importance and display.
Ostrich Slings Death in Zoo Camel Encounter
Willan McIntyre of Burtow, intoxicated, wandered into Franklin Park Zoo and entered the camel house where an ostrich attacked him fatally. The eight foot bird, weighing about 600 pounds, remained the key factor in the bizarre death, prompting a cautious judicial stance and a moral question about the sensational tale.
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McIntyre
Evlomen
Five Health Rules for Spring Wellness
A physician lists five health fundamentals for spring time. Correct diet includes vegetables fruits and milk. Emphasizes correct posture regular exercise clean breathing and ample refreshing sleep. Avoid excess meat and indulge in wholesome activities as warmth returns.
New Orleans Library Needs Larger Funds to Meet Demands
The annual New Orleans Public Library report highlights modest per capita library expenditures nationwide for cities over 200 000 and lists smaller city appropriations from Newark to Jersey City. It argues readers gain extensive value from books spanning genres, urging greater funding and appreciation for libraries’ instruction and entertainment roles.
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Newark
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Geattle
Winnapolis
Jersey City
New Crieana
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Be Young Carry On Says Depew At 93 On April 24
Chauncey Depew will be 93 on April 24 and speaks on working past retirement. He says his best work was done between 75 and 90 and notes many active men hate idleness after quitting work. He cites Justice Holmes and Taft as examples of age at usefulness and urges keeping purpose and plans for tomorrow.
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Supreme Court
New York
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Otter
Chieti
Taft
Transportation boom shifts travel from rail to road
In 1900 travel reach a high peak as the nation spent vast sums on jams. Motor cars and buses drive increased mobility, outpacing rail investments. Road systems expand faster than railroads, prompting coordinated bus service and track improvements to accompany growing automobile use.
Babies and Disease by Dr Hugh 5 Cummmings Surgeon General
Dr Hugh 5 Cummings of the United States Public Health Service warns mothers to shield infants from colds coughs and sore throats. He urges strict hygiene avoid kissing babies and sterilize utensils while noting common symptoms and dangers of diseases such as measles whooping cough diphtheria and scarlet fever. Emphasizing vigilance especially for very young children he cautions against exposure to crowds and ill people to reduce infant mortality.
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Cummings
United States Pubic Health Service
Friendly Town A Hank President Addresses Real Estate Board
In a city forging ahead in population and prosperity, a friendly town spirit prevails. The real estate board hears that money fuels local enterprise and public projects, with funds directed to the community rather than dispersed elsewhere. Amprita is cited as having many such towns.
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Royal Real Estate Board
Secratac
Fragmentary historic notice on old humor and slang
The readable lines show garbled phrases about mail pouches, wearing others clothes, and a switch in sayings about cold remedies. A broom, straw, and a cucumber reference appear with stray words, suggesting a fragmented vintage text rather than a cohesive report.
Prisons as Punishment or Rest Cures Debate in Washington
Washington officials weigh whether federal prisons should punish violators or serve as reform rest cures. Officials cite sensational leniency biases, noting pardons and privileged access for wealthy offenders. Report outlines prison life with movies, concerts, reading, musical bands, and broad privileges shaping the reform versus punishment debate.
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Washington
Cougrass
Lava
Muncipal
Congress
Jnb
Chicago
Passlon
Pris‘onora
Tdilga
AW why should I clean up verses from Hal Cochram
Hal Cochram presents a humorous daily poem about a child resisting bedtime chores and meals. The speaker captures typical parental exchanges as a child debates cleaning up, bedtime, and asking for cake, reflecting common family backstage moments and a playful tone.
Fragmented thoughts and lines from a Quillen's page
A garbled sample of notes and quotes reflecting social commentary and misquoted phrases. It contains stray lines about gender, politics, faith, speedometers, and a fable about a political party, ending with a miswritten dialogue line.
Questions and Answers from The Herald Mail Bureau
A reader questions page from The Herald Mail details inquiries and responses from Frederic J. Haskin’s Information Bureau. It covers silver coin totals for 1926 amounting to 19 875 000 dollars, why maple syrup flows with cool nights and warm days, and who named the 42nd Division the Rainbow Division as Major General Douglas MacArthur.
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Herald- Mail Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Douglas McArthur
Third Corps
Baltimore
Rainbow Division and oddities in a quiz questions page
Historical notes mention the Rainbow Division of the 42nd Army with its diverse origins. A quiz format covers questions about albinism in rabbits and language origins, plus a Sleepy Hollow onondaga expression and standard etiquette for handling a sandwich.
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