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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
3
A vintage guide details making a silk skein case with linen covers and six inner pockets for embroidery silk. It includes folding paper inserts, satin ribbon fastenings, and a canvas cushion with bold applique designs outlined by couching and satin stitches in golden brown floss.
A Nature contributor summarizes the Paris International Roads Congress findings on using tar or bituminous binding to waterproof and stabilize road surfaces. The method promises dustless, non slippery roads at moderate cost and potential annual savings versus water bound roads. England’s extensive waterproofed roads earn note amid cautious officials. American engineers compare US road development with English practices observed during visits to English roads near Paris.
Curtis Hill, state highway engineer, promotes good roads through Missouri pamphlets. He argues taxes are necessary for public institutions and road funding and stresses judicious expenditure over low taxes. He notes road improvements must grow with the state and cites a county engineer remark about underfunded maintenance and a road fund of about $1,994.75 for 2,000 miles.
The article notes Belgians favor dustless roads and plan widespread use. The Royal Automobile Club of England will study dust issues during winter. Experiments abroad indicate the road, not car design, fixes the problem, with Chicago Lincoln Park experiments finding limestone foundation and torpedo sand top dressing best for dustless wear.
Georgia's State College of Agriculture will host a good roads school in January inviting county commissioners and all interested parties. A five day Athens event features morning lectures by road building experts and afternoon road inspections. A U S government expert will construct a mile of road using Bureau of Roads approved methods. Manufacturers will exhibit machinery.
English road crews abandon hand brushing for a large tank powered spray apparatus. Two men push air into the tank while a third applies the tar through a four outlet pipe. The tar coats the surface in fine spray before sand is spread to finish the road treatment.
Yale athlete Ted Coy entered three years earlier and led freshmen in athletics with prowess in football baseball and track. The Yale fullback and captain of the 1910 class football elev en has stellar punting records and speed with a broad jump and high jump noted.
The six day bicycle race will be held in New York at Madison Square Garden from December 6 to 12 with a midnight start on the 7th. Racers from around the world compete to set a new mileage record, with a special prize offered for the effort. The current record stands at 2,735 miles 4 laps.
C W Hodgdon files a foreclosure action in Soneche Court Chehalis County Washington against A Port and A R Phipps and unknown claimants. It seeks to enforce a delinquency tax lien from 1901 with 15 percent interest and costs on a parcel described as SW% of NW% of Section 7 Township 19 North Range 11 West except east 231 feet. Respondents must answer within sixty days of first publication November 2 1908 or face judgment for lien amount taxes penalties interest and costs.
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