Good Highways Good Highways Revenue From Vehicle Fees
United States Department of Agriculture data show 9,245,195 passenger autos and 177,234 motorcycles registered in 48 states and D C in the first six months. Total gross revenue reached 108,213,165 with 101,793,416 available for road work. ten states now tax gasoline to fund highways.
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United States Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Bureau of Public Roads
States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Perfect Mile of Highway Planned on Lincoln Way
A landmark mile of flawless road design is planned by the Lincoln Highway association as a model for the future ocean to ocean route. The site chosen between Dyer and Schererville in Lake County Indiana offers easy access for diversified traffic and represents top highway engineering goals.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Popular Mechanics
Dyer
Schererville
Lake County
Indiana
Memorial Tree Planting Campaign Expands Across States
Plans develop to plant memorial trees along principal roads as a tribute to American soldiers who died in World War I. American Legion and Boy Scouts join local civic groups in organizing with black walnut as the favored species. Planting days set in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio and other states.
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The
American Legion
Boy Scouts of America
Timois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio
Maryland Road Signs Aid Travelers with Guides and Warnings
The Maryland state road commission is erecting highway markers that inform travelers of their location and provide a map to guide them. The signs will highlight dangerous spots and explain Maryland traffic laws for visiting motorists.
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State Road Commission of
Maryland
Good Roads in Java and Cooperative Organizing
The excerpt notes Java’s 080 miles length and 40,000 kilometers of good roads, urges farmers to form co operatives driven by need, compares red clover with sweet clover for lime-poor soils, and mentions asparagus as an ancient gastrary vegetable.
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Java
Island of
Superior
Motivational Quote Reflected in 1331 Thought
A reflection on readiness versus opportunity citing a George MacDonald idea about golden doors and blank walls. The fragment speaks to being prepared to seize opportunities and the value of inner readiness beyond external chances.
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George MacDonald
Matrons Embrace Seasonal Coats Hats In Style Feature
A fashion feature notes season coats and hats for matron wear with long coats, fur trims, and velvet hats. It highlights five illustrated styles from designers, including velvet hats, cape collars, and embroidered cuffs, plus a turban and plume-adorned pieces for varied elegance.
Holly Trees Reflect on Mount Vernon Christmas Traditions
Two holly trees at Mount Vernon recount their long history and role in holiday decorations. They describe belonging to the historic grounds near the river and the white house, feeling proud of their contribution to Christmas cheer through the years. They note their green leaves and bright berries, and the visitors who admire the scene.
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Mount Vernon
Georgy Wantington
Abe
Holly
White House
General Washington
Population clusters in China resemble villages of 100000
Eleanor Franklin Egan notes that China can hold villages of 100000 people within the Chinese landscape. Such a population forms a sizable town in time, yet on maps it appears as a mere village lacking urban features. The observation highlights how vast populations can be visually understated.
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China
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Saturday Evening Post
Fancy Hatpins Restore Winter Fashion Flair
A fashion note praises large hatpins for the winter look. It highlights ornate pins with bead tassels and tassels dangling from ball heads, noting that dress can differ in length and ornamentation on opposite sides.
Earring Fashion Sparks Quiet Mention in One Ear Trend
A brief note observes wearing an earring in one ear as a current fancy, contrasting with the rest of the style. The fragment hints at a casual, momentary trend without broader context or named individuals.
Fashion Flow Shifts To Longer Silhouettes This Season
Fashion notes highlight winter modes with slender lines and longer skirts. Soft draperies and hemi lines shape the season's tendencies as designers emphasize proportional elegance for slim figures. The trend centers on graceful panels and extended hems.
Diary of William Learns to Record the Day
A boy named William starts a diary as a present and is guided by his mother. His teacher corrects his opening entry, noting the sun rises rather than gets up, and he ends the day with a careful line: Set at nine.
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William
Reven
High Building Gets More Daylight
The article notes the Woolworth Building in New York gains about thirty minutes more daylight annually compared with street level. It contrasts gratitude for blessings with privilege to help others and relates this to the ideas of receiving and giving.
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Woolworth
New York
Court records scarred face as witnesses clash
A magistrate dismisses a complainant's claim about an attack with a pair of scissors after noting no marks on her face. The woman insists, arguing the judge should consider witnesses, while the magistrate questions her account and emphasizes lack of marks.
Old Bird with the Whiskers Sparks Faculty Meeting Gaffe
A young teacher recounts sitting in a city faculty meeting with prominent officials. He jokes about an elderly male educator, only to learn the serious woman beside him is not a fellow but the speaker's daughter. Her chilling reply ends the moment.
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Kore
Commissionera
Curtius
Ciicago Tribune
Flatly Refused to Slide on Streetcar
An elderly woman aboard a streetcar refuses to slide for another passenger and moves to the front of the car citing dignity. In a later scene she agrees to marry a man after a long, uneasy exchange, saying it will give them more to talk about while traveling together.
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Sonia
Ahert
Sho
Piensa
Majonry
Bilde
Indianapolis News
Fay
Father’s faith pays off as son shows grit and growth
A proud father recalls keeping faith in his son through rough early days. He notes the boy’s turning point came when he started to apply himself, stepping on the gas and embracing hard work to become a man. The family credits patience and confidence with the boy’s eventual success.
Not Normal Bernard Been Faking Petera Question
Fragmentary UK dialect style report notes confusion over behaviors and claims about faking events. Mentions London related concern with flak and prewar bait. No clear person or organization verified.
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Bernard
Petera
London
Capital Punishment and Ambiguous Inquiries Echoed in Tales
In a fragmentary such as Wayside Tales the narrator questions a rumor about a Paris gown and jokes about spelling income tax while noting a cryptic abort of a numeral. The piece blends humor with sharp social commentary.
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Paris
Unclear adlike fragment discusses fig syrup and infant care
Fragment mentions fig syrup for babies and terms like mother and cleansing but contains garbled and repetitive text with no clear event or source organization. It resembles an old advertisement or instruction note with uncertain claims about infant health remedies.
Old Saying Debunked as Doctors Do Not Treat Themselves
In a stormy scene from a town pageant, a patient jokes about doctors treating their own medicine. Cleorgs Fattion recalls the belief, while an attendant explains a curious transfer of care and a mystery about archibald’s lineage and a tilbake task.
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Cleorgs
Neice
Fragmentary literary passaged in odd color metaphors
An unclear manuscript fragment features dialogue about color imagery and first chapter craft. The editor questions the author about the vivid color changes and emotional tone described, with invented place names and paraphrased speech.
Blessings of Obscurity airs in fragments
A fragmented excerpt presents characters speaking in clipped, ironic exchanges about privacy and personal disclosure. The dialogue hints at tension between public scrutiny and intimate self presentation, mentioning a lecturer and a speaker named Constant Knigg and Henry N. Peck in a reflective scene.
Fragmentary OCR Note Reads Quoted Speech and Machinery Terms
Fragmented text mentions Foollah QuietonCareless Ike and a crowd of about two hundred men. Phrases reference leggings a pair and aslaett devices. A character notes a wife and an old model machine with a Ping device and automation unlikely.
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Fragmentary Note Reflects Personal Turmoil
The text presents a fragmented, cryptic lament from a widower with garbled lines and stray phrases about love and needing to get saved. Unclear names or events obscure any concrete person or place, producing a rough, incomplete personal reflection.
Nature Grudtee and Porcupine Commentary on Disarmament
The text presents a playful dialogue with Nature Grudtee and Mrs Porcupine discussing disarmament while dismissing quilts and a humorous aside about lovemaking allegedly moved to the parlor. It reads as a whimsical, satirical fragment from a periodical.
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Nature
Mrs. Porcupine
Mr. Porcupine
Atick
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