Americans Represented at International Road Congress
Logan Waller Page, head of the U S Office of Public Roads, led the American delegation to the Paris Roads Congress and returned to Washington convinced the U S has much to teach in highway science while noting French and British advances in road maintenance and traffic regulation. He proposed an International Bureau of Roads to gather and share global road knowledge financed by delegates from 29 governments. He praised France for hospitality and cited England’s dustless roads and bituminous spraying as proof of progress.
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Washington
D. C
Logan Waller Page
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
American Commission
Paris
United States
Page
France
England
Roads Congress
America
International Bureau of Roads
International Bureau of Navigation
Mr. Page
M. Tresanget
Republic
Elysee Palace
Fallareres
Sorbonne
Salles du Jeu de Paume
Tuileries
Hotel de Ville
Versailles
Empire
Carlsbad project shows bold early farming gains
The Carlsbad project in Southeastern New Mexico yields strong early results as settlers like William E. Ball prove intelligent farming can transform marginal land. Ball turned 50 acres of alfalfa into a profitable operation, with a residence, deep well and outbuildings, increasing land value from 16 to over 100 dollars per acre. Other new settlers show similar gains, while veteran farmers watch the changes with astonishment.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Carlsbad
U. S. Reclamation Service
Carlsbade
Wm. E. Ball
Missouri
Loving
Ball
U. S. Reclamation Serving
Washington, D. C
Useful Poodle Help From City Letter Carrier
A city letter carrier imagines poodles as helpers in daily work after reading a humorous Sunday paper tale. The piece links a washed stray poodle found by a police officer to a playful anecdote, highlighting whimsy in urban life and canine charm.
The Amateur Gunner Death Misremembered by Rabbits
In a fable style moment a young rabbit asks if a father was shot by an amateur gunner. The mother explains the gunner aimed elsewhere and the gun's kick caused the gunman to sit down on the father, unintentionally killing him.
Travel Opportunity Comes Monday Night at Winchester Opera House
The Winchester Opera House hosts Lyman H. Howe presenting his famous moving pictures Monday evening. The program features scenes from India, France, Italy, England, and Switzerland and includes a Tyrolean train ride reel that thrilled Cincinnati audiences.
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Winchester Opera House
India
France
Italy
England
Switzerland
Lyman H. Howe
Winchester
Cincinnati
Curious Uses of Baskets by Mexicans
Outing Magazine notes diverse basket uses in Mexico including gamecocks kept in baskets or hats and basket cages in patios. It mentions cockfighting as widespread and a story of a man carrying a huge basket with his elderly great grandmother soliciting alms in the street.
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Mexico
Providence
Outing Magazine
KEEP YOUNG FOLKS AT HOME ON THE FARM
A Blue Grass Farmer article urges farmers to balance saving the farm for children with providing present mild amusements for youth. It warns that closing the parlor and banning harmless games pushes young people to seek social life in the city, risking loss of home memories as they grow older.
Morning exchange hints at marriage doubts
A private dialogue reveals Ellis questions marrying someone intellectually inferior while Grace calls the idea not only foolish but impossible, suggesting tension over compatibility and pride in a relationship.
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Ellis
Grace
Propitiating the Weather in Macedonia
Wide World Magazine describes Greek summer rituals where children visit wells and springs led by a garlanded maiden. At each stop the girl is drenched with water while the children sing a rhyming rain prayer, a scene likened to a May Queen procession.
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Macedonia
Tennyson
Wide World Magazine
The Probable Burglary Conversation
A brief dialogue between two burglars notes that they found nothing in the house as a lawyer resident is mentioned. The exchange centers on whether they lost anything.
Safety in Numbers and the Small Church Choir
A brief quip notes Celestine and Mr. Pryor's church has a tiny congregation. Hilda agrees, saying each time he says Dearly beloved it feels like a proposal.
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Celestine
Mr. Pryor
Hilda
Glass of fashion according to Englishmen
A quip where a father replies to his son Rollo that the glass of fashion is not known exactly but observed Englishmen seem to favor the monocle as a sign of style.
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Rollo
Marcel Wave Sparks Gentle Talk Between Bill and Jill
A playful exchange recalls a hairstyling moment as Bill asks if a wave ever struck him and Jill confirms a marcel wave impacted her. The lighthearted dialogue centers on a salon style detail and shared humor.
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Bill
Jill
Marcel
Still Seeks the Light Quote by Mrs Browning
A line notes the urge to fly toward light despite wing bruising against window panes attributed to Mrs Browning. The fragment evokes resilience and poetic persistence in facing hardship.
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Mrs. Browning
Forest Service creates six Western district offices
Washington dec 29 the six district offices in the West were established by the Forest Service reorganizing National Forest administration. District foresters will head offices in Denver Ogden Albuquerque Missoula San Francisco and Portland with field trained personnel including many former district managers.
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Washington
United Staees” Service
Forest Service Force
Denver
Colo
Ogden
Utah
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Missoula
Mont
San Francisco
Cal
Portland
Oregon
National Forest
Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
National Forests
Lost in the Woods How to survive and avoid fatigue
A guidance passage from Outing Magazine advises a lost traveler to move carefully through snow at about two miles per hour. It emphasizes avoiding panic and over-exertion, checking tracks, and following the latest vehicle direction to reach shelter, aiming to reconnect with the road by afternoon.
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Outing Magazine
Jury Faults and Faith in Thieves echoed in Counsel Speech
Counsel denounces the prisoner for trusting thieves and scoundrels, arguing that the defendant’s fatal flaw is implicit faith in criminals. The jury hears a pointed appeal as the trial progresses.
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Bureau of Roads
Fontainbleu
Nice
Palace
Magnificent Palace
Orange Room
Ures
American Republic
S Association of
London
United States Reclamation Service
Desert
the Forest Service
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