America’s Urban Powerhouse Asserts Local Tax Strength
The essay argues American cities, led by New York, dominate local taxation with land value revenue of about 60 million dollars yearly, surpassing European levies and Lloyd George era budgets. It credits American urban planning, libraries, parks, playgrounds, and merit-based public services as global benchmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ermany
Lloyd George
Nikelt E
Europe
Park
Boston
Chiago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Palti- More
Washington
Kansas City
Denver
America
Ferlin
Army
Navy
Jim Scribner's Magazine
Future city planning favors diagonal streets for efficiency
A study of city planning argues narrow and diagonal streets aid sanitation and future traffic. Diagonal routes like Broadway and Howery in New York and the Rig atrasse in Vienna help cars reach destinations with less congestion, sparing breathing space for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rison
Vienna
Rigatrasse
Robinson
Broadway
Howery
New York
Madison
Union
Utification of Vacant Lots in City Beautiful Move
The Times notes the push for notifying and using vacant city lots as a reform, citing success of eastern cant Lot associations. It mentions city schools using nearby unused property for gardens and argues the movement may focus on controlling eyesores like weeds and rubbish in vacant lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Beautiful
Lota
Losgeles
Weeds In the Walks Brine Method
A remedy for weeds in pavements and gravel walks uses a strong brine of coarse salt and boiling water. Pour into a sprinkling can and water the weeds thoroughly, avoiding contact with grass to prevent damage.
Worth Thinking Over City Clean-Up Urged
A reflection on civic duty urging individuals to act to clean the city without waiting for neighbors or authorities to start, implying that city officials must also fulfill their responsibilities.
Descent Into Vesuvius Crater Yields Harsh Facts
Professor Malladra and an assistant descended into the crater using rope and footholds. They faced oblique debris walls, a vast crevasse, and multiple lava fissures with 86 degrees C heat. Severe burns and contusions occurred as they pressed on and reached a bottom depth of 300 yards.
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Malladra
Vesuvius
Prof
Monument to Buck the cattle horse at Lake View cemetery
A gray marble shaft in Seattle honors Buck, W S Wadleighs cattle horse. Buck served in cutting out cattle and guarding his master, even guiding Wadleigh through storms and across the Columbia River. The monument bears inscriptions including Buck died Sept 2 1884 aged 18 years 6 months and mottos about fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake View Cemetery
Seattle
Wash
W. S. Wadleigh
Yakima Valley
Buck
Aldeburgh's Moot Hall and Crabbe's Borough Link
Aldeburgh in Suffolk sits between sea and the Alde estuary as a favored summer resort. Its ancient moot hall hosted village affairs and the town is the birthplace of poet George Crabbe, commemorated in his poem The Borough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Alde
Crabbe
Pearl value rising fuels high end demand
Pearls are in strong demand and their value climbs. A necklace once selling for 28 000 recently sold for 90 000, signaling a sharp rise in collectible pearl prices and market interest.
Fly Prevention in Stables and Manure Management
Screen stables to reduce breeding sites keep manure in closed pits or bins and sprinkle with dry plaster or slaked lime to deter flies.
Under the Swatter's Banner Crusade Against Flies
The New York Times calls for home pest control to rid houses of flies, urging every housewife to adopt the fly swatter as a symbol of civilization’s fight. The piece asserts victory over pests will come only when swatters hang over every mantel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosewater
Grandfather
New York Times
Homemade Fly Poison Demonstrated by Emma P. Telford
A simple homemade trap and poison for flies is described. Beat one egg yolk with milk sugar and black pepper, pour on plates in fly-prone areas, and after a few hours flies die or are stunned. Sweep up and burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma P. Telford
Flyless City Plan Urges Campaign Against Winter Fly
The Cleveland Leader reports a city campaign to exterminate the winter fly. Four steps include educating the public, killing winter flies, removing breeding places, and trapping remaining flies with wire screen traps sold by stores. The city will be divided into districts with clubs promoting cleanliness and fly control outside homes.
Swat the Fly cautions on germs on fly bodies
A Farm Dairy ing statement notes bacteriologists report that an average fly hosts about 1,250,000 germs, arguing for heightened awareness and sanitary measures to prevent contamination.
Houseflies as Carriers of Disease Warned
Flies spread tuberculosis diphtheria typhoid fever scarlet fever summer complaint and fevers of babies by carrying disease from one to another. Keep everything clean and there will be no flies. Don't let flies have a place to lay their eggs. Keep covered all places where young flies may be hatched. Put screens at windows and doors. Where is dirt there are flies.
Keep This Fly Off Your Sugar
Flies feed on human foods and filthy matter and move between them spreading disease. Their germ laden feet contaminate food, risking ingestion of germs from infected filth.
Railway timetable fragment with multiple train numbers
A station notice lists diverse passenger and freight trains with arrivals and departures. It names Washington Branch services and notes daily operation with Sundays exception, along with agent timetables and station duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lim
Washington
H. W. Russel
Valleyyeek Camp Meets Thursdays at North Side Hall
I Av Valleyeek Camp No 868 meets every Thursday evening in the hall on North Side Square inviting all neighbors to attend.
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Alpine Aerie No. 1948
G. Fox
W. P.R. C. Dubois
Secs
I. Av
She Valleyeek Camp
Hall
North Side Square
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Hucks
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Weland
Cleveland Leader
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Casew Bros
J. Wilson
Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
WWW
Ficher
Livingston
Abstract Department
Edmund D. Morrison
J. J. Kellogg
Bouth Side Square
BL & P
Wam
Pasenger
J. E. Kunath
C. M
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Pasa
Lo West Lim
Betel
Sacs Ce Poonstinue Aan
Chicago
Milwaukee
West Lim
Pasenmer
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J.D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Washington County
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crafl'’s
P. J. Hanley
Klein Klo Ko
E. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Palmer School
Macon
Austin Sutherland
Harry H. Ross
Moriarty
Washington Lodge
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J. W. Morton
BRS
J. BR. Kunath
W. M
Myrtle Bragg
Vialting Fratera
Chichester
Chichesters
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Lemmén
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