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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
7
This article urges homeowners to map and plan grounds before planting. Horticulturist L C Corbett explains using trees shrubs vines and flowers to create beauty, privacy and harmony with climate soil and surroundings. It stresses formal versus natural styles and concealing unsightly structures.
Seventeen Chicago children banded as the Little Workers vow to improve their neighborhood. They pledge to stop gum chewing, plant flowers and vegetables, clean yards, pick up litter, water trees, and ensure garbage is stored in closed boxes.
The piece argues farmers historically prized schools churches and fences while neglecting roads. It notes a coming awakening as farmers ask why roads shouldn’t come first, emphasizing that road quality directly affects farmers who travel them. It frames roads as the farmer’s dominant concern due to their impact on daily mobility.
At a Binghamton New York conference of town highway superintendents state highway officers proposed appointing 1000 patrolmen to patrol roads for seven months a year. Each town would pay a resident in advance for a horse wagon and monthly wages while performing repairs along town roads.
The article explains how reducing grades improves road economy. It cites tests showing loads a horse can pull on level ground versus steep grades, notes that short steep inclines hinder traffic less than long hills, and argues experienced engineers can better locate roads to shorten distance and reduce grades for economies.
Rhode Island public works figures show oil costing about 2000 more than water last year but labor savings favor oil. Oil sprayer crews cover larger areas and need fewer visits, reducing ongoing labor despite higher material cost.
A French company has obtained the concession to repair and build roads in Turkey. The project covers 4,750 miles in Asia and 1,600 miles in European Turkey with an estimated cost of 13,698,000 dollars.
The article argues that overgrown hedges and weeds along rural roads create a wilderness appearance, retain moisture after rain, keep roads muddy, and restrict travel to a narrow beaten path that wears holes and ruts. It urges trimming hedges to improve road quality and safety.
A geologist explains three rock classes igneous sedimentary and metamorphic with examples such as granite sandstone and marble. He notes earth surface movement alters shorelines and that sandstone forms from ancient sand and can store water in its pores depending on cementing.
Farmers and mechanics can quiet gasoline engine exhausts with a buried muffler design. Two barrels connected by a pipe extend underground with four top pipes venting noise below ground level. Tops sit about six inches beneath the surface, stopping noise without reducing engine power.
Carlsbad architect Alois Siebert has unveiled a two tier grate design that feeds hot air from the top to sweep smoke and soot back into the flame. Tests claim lignite coal burns with about 85 percent efficiency, with a twenty six month operation at the municipal slaughter house showing no chimney discoloration.
Metallized paper is made from ordinary paper treated with powdered metal and resin or gum syrup and then frictioned to become flexible and impermeable like tin foil. A mix of aluminium and tin powders can be used and final polishing is done with refrigerated rollers instead of heated ones.
Professor Balthazard argues that a leaden bullet passing through cloth leaves distinctive marks that persist after flesh is penetrated, provided the bullet avoids bone. He claims the garment type can be inferred by examining the marks on the lead.
A farmer on a good road is a free man not dependent on weather. He can sell stock grain and fruit at best market prices. Railroads must serve those who can reach a shipping point any day of the year.
The piece argues that proper roadbed drainage is essential for durable highways. It compares highway drainage to railroad practices, advocates side ditches and sometimes covered drains, and urges contouring basins to balance depth and outlets. It notes farmers may gain tile drainage outlets via highway ditches, with basin-wide knowledge reducing labor and cost.
A near complete stretch of rural California road between El Monte and Pomona is described as a model road built with a German perfected method. The process uses graded earth, layered crushed rock, petroleum saturation, and multiple steam roller packs to produce a hard, smooth, and durable surface akin to asphalt streets.
One hundred forty eight miles of straw roads have been built in a year around Walla Walla Washington. Straw is used to hold down dust prevent mud and ease travel while sage brush is also used in some areas. Straw lasts but sheds in travel.
A King split log road drag with a dull edge can render a road impervious to water in wet weather, offering a simple method to enhance drainage and surface stability.
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs will support the good roads movement by urging removal of landscape disfiguring signs and advocating tree planting along cross state routes. This complements male efforts to create drag roads and establish cross state highways.
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