Nations Must Build Maximum Highway Network for War Needs
A Batchelder of the American Automobile Association urges the United States to create a vast cross country highway system. He proposes 30,000 miles of interlocking roads, including four east west routes, five north south corridors, and three diagonals, financed at about 300 million dollars. The plan aims to knit coast to coast, linking states and counties, with a cost of roughly 31 cents per person annually.
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America
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
Batchelder
Laken
Wut
Commonwealth
Congress and Road Building
The American Automobile Association backs federal aid for a good roads bill drafted with the American Association of State Highway Officials. The measure calls for national state cooperation with federal matching funds, based on each state's area population and road mileage. It notes that Congress may require states to create highway departments, six of forty eight states have not yet done so: Georgia South Carolina Mississippi Nebraska Indiana and Texas.
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Congress
American Automobile Association
American Association of State
Congress of the
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Nebraska
Indiana
Texas
Cost of Hauling Contrasted in 1908 France and U S
The piece compares France's road expenditure of 600 million dollars and 15.38 per person with U S haulage costs of 7 to 18 cents per ton mile. It notes over 2 billion tons move seven miles on roads, adding 1.26 dollars per ton for seven miles versus rail or water, implying national freight haulage losses of about 2.52 billion dollars annually and projecting a per capita figure of 1.588 billion dollars for 100 million people.
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France
Europe
United States
How Wide is a Road and the Waste It Shows
An argument for narrower roads cites the United States government survey and a four rods wide highway as wasteful. It claims one rod suffices for traffic and that acres per mile are lost to useless space. The piece notes weed growth along roadsides wastes hundreds of thousands of acres nationwide and suggests roads remain broadly one rod to two for efficiency and agriculture.
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Government Road Way
England
France
Germany
Samuel
Kansas
America
Texas Good Roads Plan for San Antonio Houston Route
The Texas Good Roads association promotes a new San Antonio to Houston highway with three tentative routes. It adopts strict neutrality as sections compete, and the first route to be satisfactorily completed will be paved and named the southern national route.
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Texea Plana
South
Dixie Highway Association
Texas
Texas Good Roads Association
San Antonio
Houston
Shell Road Link to Beaumont Planned in Texas
In conjunction with the commissioners court, a new shell road will connect Pigeon Island Bayou to Beaumont at an estimated cost of 75,000 dollars. The road project has been selected for expenditure and movement is underway through the highway commission.
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Shell
Texas
Beaumont
Kounise
Tex
Pige
Island Bayou
4 Highway Commission
Lalo
Economy guides ice house building for dairies
Prepared by the USDA outlines cost, insulation, and drainage factors for ice houses. It warns against overinsulation gaps, stresses wind and sun shielding, and notes best materials like planing-mill shavings and dry sawdust. It covers moisture control, ventilation, waterproofing, and proper footing to prevent heat transfer and rot.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Gret
Newduat
Interio
Be Economical Feeding Poultry With Farm Grains
Economical feeding advised for poultry using on hand farm grains supplemented by selective seeds to fit market birds. Avoid heavy cash outlay by utilizing interior grain and purchasing only items that improve growth and balance the ration.
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Markey
Good Horses in Demand for Farmers with Sound Stock
Auctioneers report strong demand for healthy work horses as buyers seek reliable mares and stallions. Farmers are encouraged to insure quality stock and prepare animals for sale to maximize price potential and market appeal.
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Bae
Comical Rail Bridge Tale and Generational Grit
A Pittsburgh Press anecdote recalls a nervous traveler on a train crossing a deep river bridge who claims she felt lighter after the crossing, joking she would have died with a clear conscience if her weight had caused the crash. A Birmingham Age-Herald blurb shows a millennial praising his wealthy father for perseverance, implying he would have had to work if not for his father's example.
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Mel
Pittsburgh Press
Birmingham Age-Herald
Italy A Nation Named From Ancient Herds Says Pathfinder
The article traces Italy's name Italia to ancient legends and possibly to King Italug, meaning bull calf, or Vitalus. It suggests Italua’s meaning linked to cattle and notes the southern Italla inhabitants as part of early accounts.
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Italy
Italia
Italla
Italug
Vitalus
Land
Fragmented student quotes and noisy OCR garble
Readable text shows disjointed classroom quips from Baltimore American and Harvard Lampoon style lines about English assignments. The fragmentary OCR yields stray phrases on goat bak ing backfire and typographical expeditions with unclear sourcing or coherent narrative.
Bank of England Clerk Test in 1818
A dated remark recalls a 1818 Bank of England clerk exam where the test required stacking £100 of silver into £1 notes, and the examiner allegedly whispered to relax once 20 panes remained to the last pound, illustrating a shift to stricter modern testing.
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England
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