The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09
Ouesfions-Answers

O. What kind of road is recommended
in the federal aid projects that are being
administered under the Bureau OF Public
4. The Bureau of Public Roads says
that no particular type of road is endorsed.
The legal requirement is that they shall be
Substantial in character" The initial Sc
lection Of a particular road will be made
by the state highway department. The
Bureau of Public Roads makes an indie
pendent study, a consultation is held and a
decision reached.
responds to Atlantic City? +. G. S.
nicknamed the Atlantic City Of the West"
furious to the health? W. A. r.
A. Gelatine altho not a life sustaining
food. is used in considerable quantities in
hospitals and is recommended by physi-
clans as an article of diet because of its
quality of making other food more palata-
Ole OF rh mo oa f Engs6 argh is
solete, and the accepted form is -'all right"
These words do not follow the reasoning
advanced for the words ALREADY" and al
together" These have meanings quite dis
tinet from the words when separated into
the two words "all ready" and ''al1 to-
q. When were the first Olympic games
held in Greece? A b
a. The first Olympiad was held in T76
Q. Is the housing shortage as acute in
England as in the United States? F. H.
in England o as It is here At = the time Of
the signing of the armistice, the minister
Of labor reported a shortage Of 400 600
houses built before the war to return a
fair per cent upon the investment at a rem
tai of about. 500 year.
Q. What is the difference in the popula-
ton to the square mile in the United States
and Canada ID. o. r.
A. According to a survey made bN the
Canadian government in regard to the SOL
der settlement project Canada has only
two and one.haf persons to the square
mile and the United States thirty persons
g 3. H How is a French crown lining made ?
A For this type lining for a hat crown,
cut an oval for the top, any size desired.
Cut cord the length of the circumference
of the oval and over this gather bias
seams and TO allow a generous turn at
the head. Sew to the oval with seams at
gether. Pin the oval in place, to the top
of the crown then pin to place at the
head-size, turn in the raw edge and sew
shorter. and how much is the change per
q. What is there in liquid form that
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
they know of no liquid that cannot be
O. why was the Atlantic Fleet sent to
the Pacific Ocean "A. II.
A. The Navy Department says that the
Atlantic Fleet has not bean moved TO the
Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic and Pacific
Fleets have exchanged some of the vessels
in the two fleets. This was done on account
of the nigh cost of oil on the. Atlantic
Coast. The oil burning vessels OF the At
lantic Fleet have been sent to the Pacific
Coast whsse the oil is much lower in price.
and other vessels brought to the Atlantic
Coast.
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