Cost of Pupil Transportation Across Districts and States
An overview of pupil transport costs in 1921 22 including Rio Grande county Colorado Indiana Iowa and 22 states. Costs per mile ranged from 20.1 to 26 cents and per pupil per day from 28 to 34 cents in various districts. The year 1922 23 saw $33.69 per pupil or 20 cents daily in Indiana with horse and motor routes showing higher yearly costs. nationwide average about 32 55 per pupil.
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Rio Grande County
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Alabama
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
United States
How Fast Engines Move in a Car at High Speed
The passage details piston travel, shaft rotations, and air intake speeds to illustrate the incredible motion inside car engines. It notes eight pistons reaching 25 to 30 miles per hour combined, air entering the carburetor at 50 to 150 miles per hour, tappet speeds around 50 miles per hour, and repeated stopping strokes at 2,500 RPM occurs 83 times each second, all highlighting rapid internal movement from a dead start to high speed.
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Nime
Oregon Humane Society pushes auto dog safety bill
The Oregon Humane Society circulates the full text of a proposed law to require protective frames or carriers for dogs in vehicles. It would make it a misdemeanor to ride on an external part of a car with penalties up to 100 dollars or six months in jail, with broader court jurisdiction for prosecutions.
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Oregon Humane Society
Justices of the Peace
Matrimonially Speaking: A Poker Mind by Hugh McKay
The excerpt compares a husband’s cautious play at cards to a chess-like strategy. It notes his slow, deliberate decision process and reluctance to bid, with the table hoping he will hurry but conceding his eventual decisive stride once the hand begins.
I THE DAY'S NEWS De De? W Gye bail hearing ends
An English medical figure connected to the case is reported as being bailed as the hearing concludes. The fragment suggests a courtroom procedural event with bail. Specific names or dates are unclear due to damaged text.
Local events mark 150th anniversary and major expositions today
The article notes Ottawa hosting a four day 150th anniversary celebration with pharmacists and educators from across the United States. Des Moines hosts the 73rd annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association with state officials in attendance. Pacific coast dealers and manufacturers expect over 100,000 attendees at the second annual Pacific Radio Exposition in San Francisco.
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Ottawa
Dicky meets Potto Potoroo the Kangaroo Cousin
Dicky encounters a strange little animal named Potto Potoroo who thinks he is a cousin to Bobby Kangaroo. Potto explains he is building a roofed brush heap home for his future family and invites Dicky to visit again.
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Dicky
Anim
Mr. Kangaroo
Bobby Kangaroo
Potto Potoroo
Mr. Potoroo
Potto Potorov
Otto Potorov
What This Day Means to You by Mary Blake
Astrology column notes benign influences for sports and weddings today. It predicts travel opportunities and a temporary mood dip at day’s end, with guidance to stay cheerful. It also lists birth traits for a boy and girl and cites notable people born on this date.
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You By
Mary Blake
Anniversaries Chronicle From 1903 to 1896 Events
Snapshot of dates tied to notable events and obituaries from 1903 1843 1861 1888 1896 including papal ruling on the Holy Coat of Trier a ship collision off Frisco gold discovery in Alaska and a Colorado senator's death plus a memorial note in Oregon and Indiana locations.
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Treves
W. Davis
Oregon
Oarsie
Ind
One County
City of
Chister
Oceanic
Franclam
Klondyke
Alaska
Pet Nanan
Colora
Tain
The Care of a Child and Midday Rest Habits
Dr John F Sinclair emphasizes ample rest for babies and children, noting that six year olds near adult size require rest hours and naps. Regular daytime naps aid growth, nutrition, and nervous or undernourished children, with lasting health improvements when routines are consistent.
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American Child Health Association
John F. Sinclair
Babies’ Hospital
Philadelphia
Notable Births Honor Persons From 19th Century Figures
Today marks anniversaries of Daniel Frohman famed theatre manager born in Sandusky Ohio 72 years ago. Maj Gen Robert L Howze commander born in Texas 61 years ago. Dr Henry Suzzallo president born in Seattle 50 years ago. Edward H RB Green heir to Hetty Green fortune born 57 years ago. Daniel R Anthony congressman from Kansas born Leavenworth 55 years ago.
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Daniel Frohman
Sanduake
Ohio
Robert L. Howze
6Th Corps
Sacounty
Texas
Henry Suzzallo
Gap
Washington
Edward H. RB. Green
Hetty Green
Daniel R. Anthony
Sentative
Congress of
Kansas
Leavenworth
Dutiful Dorothy: A Dark Portrait of Duty Obsessed Hostess
A narrator warns that Dorothy appears polite and quiet but embodies strict duty zeal. Dorothy believes every good person must fulfill all duties, shaping her household from guest to servant and insisting others repair small wrongs.
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Dorothy
Duty Bound Dorothy Rouses You To Harsh Morning Routines
A diary style vignette contrasts Duty obsessed Dorothy with ordinary youth. She wakes others at dawn for church and insists on rigid obligation, making life miserable. The piece admonishes balancing personal duty with others' happiness and hints at seeking personal guidance from Mimi.
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Dorothy
Mimi
Strange Morse signals heard as Mars nears Earth
Bennington day in Vermont marks the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Bennington with a patriotic program. Observers report hearing unusual Morse signals from Vancouver and London as Mars reaches its closest point to Earth.
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Vancouver
London
Mars
Earth
Bennington
Originality in highway food stalls and retail sameness
Fred Kelley argues in Nation's Business Magazine that many roadside stands offer the same low quality items and copy each other. He urges stand owners to differentiate with unique offerings like corn meal mush and milk and to know distances between towns to improve success.
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Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Fred Kelly
Nation’s Business Magazine
Truth and Crank Warnings from a Poetic Chronicle
A clipped historical verse sequence addresses AB and Krim amid wartime sentiment. The speaker weighs military prowess versus diplomacy, warns Krim against provoking France, and ends with quirky jokes about money, a car, and personal ambition.
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