Road Drag Movement and Its Rise in Midwest States
A veteran road advocate recounts his Missouri start in 1879 and the 1896 split log drag's rise. He notes pivotal moments including a 1902 campaign, railroad interests, and a 1905 Iowa drag law. Accidental events, such as letters and meetings, propelled national and international attention and a planned government bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ward King
Missouri
Missouri Good Roads Association
Chillicothe
State Board of Agriculture
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Central Institute
Wallace
Des Moines
Aishton
Chicago and
Northwestern
Burlington
Sac City
Chicago
Slishton
Canada
Australia
England
Paris
Union
United States Office of Public Roads
Washington
Page
How to Build Good Macadam Roads in Ramsey County
Minnesota State Engineer George W. Cooley spoke to the county road and bridge committee on macadam road specifications. He urged scientific methods, fixed material sources, and rigorous maintenance, including a two week post completion inspection and precise contract wording to avoid substandard supplies.
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George W. Cooley
Minnesota
Ramsey County
Mr. Cooley
Cooley
Weaver Completes Third Year as Rural Mail Carrier
Howard M. Weaver of Waynesboro Pa remains the only original rural mail carrier among the February 1 1905 start force. In the quarter ending December 30 he handled 17848 pieces of mail triple his first quarter and he enjoys his daily route in the March district where he often attends local events and is greeted with hot coffee on winter days.
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Howard M. Weaver
Waynesboro
Weaver
March
Petrolythic road process praised by driver remark
A Los Angeles Times quote praises a new petrol-based road method. A chauffeur on a country road says the Sausage machine roller beats all surfaces he has driven on. The mileage under this process suggests popular approval.
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Los Angeles Times
Plan to Improve Sandy Oklahoma Roads
Plan to stabilize sandy county roads by cutting prairie hay growth along roadside and placing it on the road surfaces. The method aims to keep farmers corn and other products moving to markets and improve transportation conditions.
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Oklahoma
Reliable man and a drift toward peril in verse
A verse collage presents a reliable man praised for steadfastness and honesty, followed by nautical drift, a genie tale, a Frankenstein allegory, and a reflection on doubt and delayed wisdom. Names like Oliver Huckel appear amid the varied excerpts.
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Oliver Huckel
The Lovers’ Conflict in Hovey’s Verses
The poem unfolds a duel of passion between two suitors for a woman. The lover of her body proclaims beauty and peril in desire while the lover of her soul seeks reverence and restraint. Their struggle ends with the body lover bereft and the soul lover choosing death, a grim triumph in sorrow.
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Richard Hovey
Nature’s bounty contrasts with famine in equal measure
A compact reflection on providence and inequality. The verse contrasts lavish abundance with waste and hunger among those who cultivate it, noting the paradox of nourishment flowing from labor yet some laborers endure deprivation.
Say t to comfort me over and over
A line from Theodosia Garrison speaks of weariness and fleeting devotion, contrasting imagined endless love with the speaker’s brief experience. The verse reflects bittersweet humor in a reflection on passion and disappointment.
Host’s courtesy warms the hearth with thoughtful welcome
A quotation from T. B. Aldrich on how true hospitality makes guests feel at home. The note emphasizes that gentle regard for others creates a shared sense of welcome and courtesy at gatherings.
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T. B. Aldrich
The Bartered Birthright by Alfred Noyes
A poem lamenting industrial greed and lost wonder. It contrasts gold and material wealth with nature's beauty and fairy imagery, noting Englishmen neglect elves, fear Robbin, and dismiss the world’s music as belief fades. The speaker indicts betrayal of a fairy birthright.
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Robbim
Alfred Noyes
Forty Years Between Two Brown Eyes A Poem
Fragmentary verse reflecting on aging and love. A speaker in midlife notes approaching forty and the pull of youth. The narrator comforts himself with memories of dark brown eyes and a beloved gaze, while acknowledging time's passage. The piece blends personal reflection with humor about aging.
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Rose
Sins And Wit From The Past Timeless Observations
A collage brims with brief items. Notes on eye strain from poor light and posture, rail reading, and ill fated glasses share space with a quip about Apelles and a kingly retort. A seaside curate and a divers tale provoke quiet humor before Aber deen streets demand paving and a local transfer firm seeks orders.
City Fire Alarm Boxes Listed by Location
A list of fire alarm box locations including Box 4 at Young and Thomas in North Aberdeen Box 5 at B and Cleveland in Highland Home Box 7 at Terrace Avenue and D Street by High School Box 8 Burrows Dock Box 12 Boone and King Box 15 Wilson Bros Mill Box 17 S E Slade Mill Box 21 Market and F Box 23 American Mill Box 25 Heron and F Box 27 Fourth and G Box 31 Franklin School Market between Jefferson and M Box 82 Hume and H Box 91 Anderson and Middleton Mill Box 37 Heron and Broadway Box 88S Third and Broadway Box 42 Hart Wood Lumber Co Mill Box 45 Western Cooperage Box 47 Hume and Washington streets
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Young and Thomas
North Aberdeen
Cleveland Streets
Highland Home
Terrace Avenue
D Street
High School
Burrows’ Dock
Hume and
K Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad
Boone and King Streets
South Aberdeen
Wilson Bros’ Mill
S. E. Slade Mill
Market
American Mill
Heron
Fourth
Franklin School
Jefferson and
M Streets
Hume
H Streets
Anderson & Middleton Mill
Broadway
Third
Hart Wood Lumber Co
Western Cooperage
Washington Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Ward Eing
Asy
Alexander Pope
Cynic
Theodosia Garrison
Austria
Pathfinder
Apelles
Alexander the Great
Alexander
London Globe
Europe
Germany
New York Globe
Aberdeen
Dabney Hill
S. W. Johnston Transfer Company
Minneapolis
Northup, King & Company
Rhodes Brothers
Tacoma
Continental
O. C. Vammen
G Street
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt
Fred Hewetts
Prop
South F Street
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and
Heron Streets
B.N. Maclafferty
D. Mayme Maclafferty
Physicians and Surgeons
Zelanska
Boston
DR. McNiven
Koebler Ble
Wash
Tod
J. C. Cross
Wishkah Block
Wishkah Streets
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheeks
Room
Dabney
Austin M Wade
Ss. K
L. L. Maley
Telephone 1701
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Laneae
Herald Printer
E. Wishkah St
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