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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
6
AID FOR ROCK ROADS Promising Kansas macadam tests
Kansas University engineering department expands road material testing to aid counties and cities statewide. A bulletin will publish standard tests on 200 limestone samples for macadam use, with a Lawrence station to publish results. Tests assess toughness, cementing properties, and wear using a French rattler method and trip hammer to predict road longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
State of
Kansas
Lawrence
W. G C. Hoad
Tuore
Edward Noses
D. C. McConaughy
France
Hoad
United States
The
University
Ohio
Iowa Agricultural College
Kansas City Star
Road Drag Parade Charms Sturgeon Residents
A half mile road drag parade in Sturgeon Missouri drew a large crowd and showcased local dirt roads. The procession led by the Sturgeon band included Brotherhood of Road Drag gers members in carriages and farmers’ drags, with an automobile drag at the end owned by G A Pollard receiving hearty applause. The event aims to bolster Sturgeon’s claim of superior dirt roads and features a Good Roads Prescription from a recent highway meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon
Brotherhood of
G. A. Pollard
Eliot List of Books Shrinks Bible and Shakespeare Omitted
Harvard President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot discusses a publisher driven project selecting a slim fifty book list. He notes Bible and Shakespeare were removed at the publisher's suggestion to avoid redundancy. He expects to publish about sixty titles and to add twenty more, with the effort billed as an educational push rather than self promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
New York
Harvard Crimson
Eliot
PEST EATING DUCKS ON ALTON FARMS FOR BUG CONTROL
Joseph Junette of Alton Illinois plans duck farming to eat potato bugs. He trains fifteen ducks to clear potato patches earning about 15 dollars daily from their work and aims to expand this pest control enterprise at a dollar per duck per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janette
Joseph Junette
Alton Bluffs
Alton
Junette
Electric subway for mail in Vienna proposed
Plans for an underground electric railway in Vienna would link the main post office with sixty four substations and nine railway stations. The system would move letters newspapers and parcels replacing mail wagons and horse travel with trains of eight cars at twenty miles an hour and a twenty five journey day schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Rashleigh farthing sells for 415 at Sothebys London
The Rashleigh coin collection sold at Sothebys in London. A gold Patrick farthing fetched 415 dollars and is believed to be the sole surviving example. Struck circa 1185 at Carrickfergus or Downpatrick by Ireland s governor under Henry II. One side shows David with a harp, the other St Patrick driving Ireland s serpents. A rubber hot water bottle cleans easily with lukewarm water and soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rashleigh
Sotheby's
London
England
Patrick
Carrickfergus
Downpatrick
Ireland
Henry II
David
St. Patrick
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