County fairs as schools of progress unite rural and urban
A progressive view links county fairs to education and community advancement, arguing fairs foster learning, showcase agricultural and industrial achievements, and bind states through shared progress and cooperative funding. The piece cites MacDonald on roads and federal aid, praising highway system gains and bridge projects across Missouri and New Jersey.
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United States
Ameriga
County Falra
Zie
Ran
Stalr
Raritan Bay
New Jersey
New York City
Flarge
Kay Roads
Raritan
Funeral Service for Mrs Richardson Held in Jensen
Funeral services honored Mrs Elizabeth Case Richardson born September 25 1897 in Salem Utah who died July 23 1904. Family and friends from Pleasant Grove Roosevelt Midview Vernal Naples attended. Bishop Walt officiated with a mixed quartet and pallbearers led by DeMarr Dudley.
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Jensen
Georg, Richardson
Pres Walt
Richard
Ilfa
Gale
Sarah Meacham Barira
Monicello
Elala Casa
Rawop
Thomas J Caldwell
Richardson
Israel Israel
God Iy
Cailiut
Bishor Wall
Absit
Chardaon
Adaldo
Wilford
Ashley Ward
M . A. Gatt
Katherine
Wvy Dudley Vera Gardner
Joaly Murray Thelma
Thelda Murray
Agile
Charles Merrett
Roosevelt
Thomas Todd
Russell Todd
Bracken
Emmons
Fed Case
Will Case
Maeser
A §& Richardson
T J Caldwell
Zora
Midetew
Thornton Richardson
Uncle Sam and His Nephews Tolls on Motor Vehicles
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, discusses how the nation’s states collect over a billion dollars annually in motor vehicle tolls and examines the impact on the highway building program. Strilang details.
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Sam
Thormas H. MacDonald
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Bureau of Public Foads
Tefke Strilang
Toll Fees Fund America’s Highway System Plan
In 1925 tolls and taxes on motor vehicles raised 109.69 million dollars for highway needs while 1.003 billion dollars were spent on rural roads. The era’s pace suggests building 20 billion dollars of highway capacity in twenty years at current rates, comparable to the century to build railroads.
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Try
Theas
Country Fonda
America
Noise Arouses Neighbor Debate Over Quiet Hours
A reader describes noise from a phonograph and possible concurrent activities by neighbors, noting uncertainty whether it is music, a quarrel, or chores. The fragment reflects disputes over sound levels and domestic routines in a shared living space.
Asphalt Sales Jump in 1925 Domestic and Foreign Crude Use
The 1925 asphalt and bituminous products from U S refineries totaled about 3.187 million short tons valued at roughly 42.9 million dollars, up from 1924 by about 3 percent in volume and 19 percent in value. Atlantic seaboard refineries led production with 13.12 million tons, mostly from foreign crude, while Kentucky headed native production. Exports reached 121,839 short tons with most of that petroleum asphalt.
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United States
Bureau of Mines Department of Commerce
Atlantic Seaboard
Ita
Kentucky
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Thomas H MacDonald
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Highway Developmerct
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Gista
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Euston
New York
Uncle Sam
Issouri
Missouri River
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Antista Okia
Waho
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Toung Jensen
Dias
Judson
Welliver
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