Art works on large scale for Lincoln Memorial panels
Scribner's Magazine explains Jules Guerin designed the Lincoln Memorial decorations in Washington. Eight men worked on each panel with figures larger than the painter. Unpainted canvases cost 400 dollars each. Finished canvases gained about 150 pounds from the paint. The wax weatherproofing method mirrors ancient Egyptian building practices.
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Jesse Lynch Williams
Scribner's Magazine
Jules ¢Uerin
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Mr Guerin
Egypt
His Wife Was Right in Retort Over Proposal
A witty exchange quoted from London Answers shows Henry defending his bold marriage proposal while his wife rebukes him, calling the act death defying and fool hardy. The dialogue frames a domestic spat with sharp humor.
Change of mind on poison plan at town school
Field mice invaded a town school prompting teachers to request poison. The principal initially urged delay but, after a mouse crossed her path, ordered immediate poisoning of the bread crumb bait. The scene shows fear and urgency among staff and the janitor named John.
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John
Unreasonable Complaint About Cold House Sparks Debate
A fragment notes Grubb complains of a cold house while his wife is said to make it hot for him. The exchange hints at domestic friction and misperceptions within a household.
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Grubb
West Virginia stockmen push scrub bull purge drive
West Virginia farmers and officials launch a campaign to eradicate scrub bulls to boost beef and dairy production. In Roane county 200 bulls were surveyed with 102 scrubs. 30 men kept scrub bulls. Banks offer 5 percent loans to buy purebred sires as substitutes.
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West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Roane County
W Va
State Agricultural College
Roane County Farm Bureau
State Five
Th County
Handle Sheep With Profit
The requirements of a farm where sheep can be handled with profit are good drainage, plenty of fresh pasture, land that will produce clover, alfalfa, cowpeas, or soy beans, a good water supply, fences that will keep sheep out of growing crops and furnish two or three fields for frequent change of pasture, a shelter that will protect the flock from cold rains, winds and storms, and an attendant who can give the flock Interested and Intelligent care.
Swine Consume Most Feed Across U.S. Farms
Swine consumed a majority of grain for all farm animals in the preceding year. They received 50.8 percent of corn, 10.8 percent of oats, 60 percent of barley, 20.1 percent of wheat, and 41.5 percent of mil feeds.
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United States
Good Roads Show Set for Hot Springs in 1920
The eighth annual United States Good Roads convention and Good Roads Show will convene in Hot Springs Arkansas from April 32 to 17 1920 A delegation including governors and state officials is expected with J A Rountree invited to direct talks with business and civic leaders The Bankhead Highway Albert Pike National Highway and other groups will hold meetings during Good Roads Week featuring road machinery materials trucks and autos Senator Bankhead backs the effort stating governors will attend and department heads will be present.
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United States Good Roads Association
Hot Springs
Ark
J. A. Rountree
United States Good Roads Assocation
Business Alm's League
Hfe
Washington
San Diego
Cal
Pikes Peak
Kansas City
Ctountree
John H. Bankhead
Bankhead
PROVE VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
Southern cotton growers have realized the commercial value of good roads. Money invested in scientific road building is well spent, as shown by an illustration where a single team hauls 12 bales about 6,000 pounds to market. In mud years past the same team could haul only one bale, and slowly.
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Eatonic
Thouesade
Usera
Cas
Patna
Yen
Batonic
Progress in Federal Roads Shows August Rise Over July
The latest report from the bureau of public roads shows August federal aid project statements totaling 1,246.92 miles, up from 1,168.06 miles in July. August projects total estimated cost 18,238,203.19 dollars with 7,171,794.84 dollars in federal aid requested, compared with July’s 19,012,480.85 dollars cost and 8,461,571.58 dollars federal aid. The text notes that automobiles have helped improve American roads nationwide.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Road Drag Proves Useful for Road Maintenance
The road drag does not construct a road but serves to keep the surface in good condition after construction. It functions as a maintenance tool to shape and stabilize the interim roadway.
Roai Building Develops High Skill Science
Roai building advances a new science demanding top engineering skill. Researchers push theory and practice to integrate design and technical precision for transformative outcomes.
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Roai
Unclear Medical Ad and Abridged Murky Transcript
Fragmentary newspaper text mentions a cough remedy and an ultimatum amid a police or court-like exchange. It includes a quoted exchange about a bulldog and a man and woman, with references to a Birmingham Age Herald line. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent narrative.
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Dorothea
Birmingham Age-Herald
Milk preservation device showcased by London Daily News
The British Daily association show featured a homogenizer as a wonder reported by the London Daily News. It claims the apparatus can keep milk fresh for two years or more using a preserving pressure of 2000 pounds per square inch.
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British Daily Association
London Daily News
Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy
A recipe suggests mixing a half pint of water with fox bay ra a small box of Barbo Compound and glycerine to create a hair darkening solution. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. It can be made at home for little cost and will gradually darken faded gray hair, leave hair soft and glossy, and not be sticky or greasy on the scalp.
Low was Bings Frozen Out by Hot Competition
The Baltimore American notes a harsh contest left Bing’s position blocked by intense competition. The brief item hints at a dramatic market edge and shifting headlines in what appears to be a crowded field.
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Llow
Baltimore American
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Female Health
A promotional essay from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims non narcotic cures for female ills. A testimonial by Mrs Jules Berxo endorses the product and invites letters for confidential advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts.
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Wis
Jules Berxo, Jr
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
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