Maine Road Building Progress and Methods
Paul D. Sargent Maine state highway commissioner describes statewide road building progress, funds, and methods. He notes 2,400 miles laid out, 356 towns building roads, gravel surfacing common with crushed stone in some towns, and standards of 21 foot wide roads with 12 foot hardened track and eight inch center surface.
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Paul D. Sargent
Maine
Automobile Club
Springfield
Mass
New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Good Roads Apostle Charles Thatcher Tours For Nationwide Highways
Charles Thatcher of Wheel ing West Virginia preaches good roads from ocean to ocean traveling city to city with two burros in a light buggy. He seeks signatures for petitions asking Roosevelt and Congress to investigate and cooperate on building major arterial highways linking east and west and Chicago to St Louis via Bloomington and Springfield. He has covered 7000 miles and plans routes to New Orleans California and southern states.
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Charles Thatcher
Ocean
Cosan
Wheeling
W. Va
Bloomington
Ill
Chicago Inter Ocean
Far West
Ile
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Thatcher
New Orleans
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Springfield
Favorite Prescription Promoted For Women's Ailments
A Tur Eclectic Medical Review editor cites Unicorn root and Golden Seal as key ingredients in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Experts like Drs Fyfe Ellingwood Scudder Bartholow endorse their use for uterine health, catarrh, debility, and menstrual disorders.
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Pierce
John Fyfe
Tur Eclectic Medical Review
Helonias Divica
Helenias
Fyfe
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Uae
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Y7erce
Snails for Food in Europe and France's Leading Role
The article notes France as the top snail producer with Austria Bavaria and Switzerland hosting many farms. It describes Paris consuming millions of snails from September to May and shops in European cities featuring gilded snail signs. Dijon and Macon supply popular snails, with August gates opening at local farms.
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France
Austria
Bavaria
Switzerland
Paris
Europe
Dijon
Macon
Burgundy
Chicago News
Kit Carson as frontier hero and humbling childhood myth
The piece recalls Kit Carson and Daniel Boone for fair dealings with tribes, notes his withdrawal sparked conflicts, and recounts an amused memory of a sensational illustration. Carson, smaller and quieter than legend, answers a tall tale with wit and restraint.
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Kit Carson
Daniel Boone
Carson
Henry Inman
Santa Fe Trail
Kit
Worst Roads In America
M Worth Colwell notes Glidden says Ohio and Indiana roads to South Bend are deplorable mud trails. He holds the Glidden trophy and has driven over 60 000 miles in about a dozen countries. He says 70 percent of the roads on the tour would be closed in Europe and travel warned needed.
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America
M. Worth Colwell
Charles J. Glidden
Glidden Auto Trophy
Ohio
Indiana
South Bend
Road building by petrolythic process praised by chauffeur
a Los Angeles Times remark notes interest in a petrolythic road making method. A chauffeur quote claims the new surface beats all roads traveled. The piece suggests public enthusiasm grows as more mileage is built.
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Los Angeles Times
Rolief
Freight line income stalls after Simplon tunnel opening
About 430000 passengers used the Simplon tunnel in its first year, but freight results missed expectations. The line earned 5170 dollars per mile against an estimate of 6000 dollars, signaling the need to reach 6000 per mile to justify a second tunnel now postponed.
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Simplon
Chamberlain's Salve Promoted for Skin Ailments
Advertises Chamberlain's Salve as superior for fever sores scabs chapped hands sore nipples burns and skin diseases. Sold by Evans Drug Co.
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Evans Drug Co
Chester County Bills From State Highway Department Share Costs
The Chester County Commissionors report bills from the Pennsylvania state highway department for road improvements in West town, Schuylkill, Valley, and Avondale. The totals cover contract price and extras plus inspection engineering and surveying. State funds cover two thirds while the county and the townships each pay one sixth.
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Chester County
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Westtown
Schuylkill
Valley
Avondale Borough
When Does the Half Past Five Train Leave
A passenger and porter debate train timing as clocks from church, post office, and the passenger’s own time diverge. The porter notes the train is gone, and any clock may be used.
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London
Comic Exchange in Chicago News Cartoons
A horse reporter questions a humorist about his wife assisting him at work. The humorist admits she destroys his wife and mother-in-law jokes, revealing a playful domestic twist from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Automobile Highways Linking Kongo to the Nile
Under central automobile department guidance work on special highways in the Kongo Free State has continued for over a year. Once finished these lines will carry automobile freight. The longest route runs from the Kongo toward the Nile at Rejaf near Gondkoro, advancing rapidly.
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Africa
Central Automobile Department
Kongo Free State
Good Roads Magazine
Kongo
Nile
Rejaf
Gondkoro
Gray hair in butter sparks cautionary journalism
The passage reflects on unexpected stray mentions and the relief when a correct guess is made, contrasting poetry with practical truth. It notes the human tendency to err and the confidence that comes from accurate foresight.
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France
Oil Test For Kansas Roads Experiment In Wyandotte County
Wyandotte County commissioners plan an oiling trial on thirteen miles of macadam roads. Estimated cost is 75 dollars per mile. The process includes sweeping, oiling, soaking, and rescreening, with about three applications planned this year.
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Kansas
Board of County Commissioners
Wyandotte County
Kan
Pure Food Law Stresses Label of Harmful Drug Content
Secretary Wilson explains the act aims to inform consumers about harmful drugs in medicines and require labeling of chloroform opium morphine and habit forming substances. Chamberlains Cough Remedy lacks these drugs and is endorsed as safe and effective in coughs and colds, with Evans Dreux Co as seller.
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Wilson
Evans Dreux Co
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