Desert Roads and Signs Map Death Valley Route Network
The Automotive Club of Southern California plans 1 500 miles of desert road mapping across Death Valley and surrounding territory. Seven routes will be charted with road signs water holes and directions to water supplies. The project aims to reclaim and open the arid region to civilization and travel. Meanwhile a note praises precision in chronometers as crucial for accurate timekeeping at sea and in daily use. The piece also notes the death of James Otis Euler known as James Otis a prolific youth writer who found opportunity in Boston Journal assignments.
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San Pedro
Death Valley
Nevada
California
Tmarce
Marge
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Los Angeles
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
James Otis
James Otis Euler
Boston
Boston Journal
Boston Common
Wireless Time Signals Aid Sea Vessels From Greenwich
A New Year's Eve signal from the Arington Virginia naval wireless station aimed to reach ships across the north Atlantic and Caribbean. A Paris conference with fourteen nations agreed to establish global time signal stations with Paris Eiffel Tower and Norddeich Germany already sending signals daily, enhancing maritime safety via radiotelegraphy.
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Naval
Arington
North Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Paris
United States
Brazil
Europe
Eiffel Tower
Norddeich
Germany
Flame driven phonograph boosts sound from flame
An English scientist uses a vibrating tuning fork over a flame in a new phonograph design. The flame amplifies sound by converting combustion into intermittent waves, intensifying the original tone so it can be heard across a large room.
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St. Louis Republic
Visitor astonished by studs in Dr Sven Hedin’s bedroom
An English visitor is astonished by the number of studs in Dr Sven Hedin’s bedroom. The piece suggests a quirky habit of buying cheap collar studs and placing them in bowls, with absurdities about a frigid Arctic scene and careless timing.
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Sven Hedin
Glassow News
Hood Outlines Aberdeen Mayoral Platform and Vision
James A. Hood presents a municipal platform focusing on continuous city service, a pure city owned water supply, honest efficient department heads, and necessary improvements like public docks harbor work paved streets and parks. He emphasizes dedication to the city since its early days and desires a faithful record as mayor.
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Aberdeen
Sam
Benn
House Dresses and Silks Offered at Special Prices
Charming blue and pink chambray house dresses trimmed with eyelet embroidery marked 2.25, sale tomorrow at 1.58 by Kaufman Bros. Co. Also Bedford Cards wide west telegram for women who save. Silk brocaded charmeuse 27 inches wide newly arrived at 65 cents per yard, in pink lavender light blue tan and white.
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Kaufman Bros. Co
Telegram
Kaufman Bros. Co. Telegram
Sewing Room Hints for Durable Button Holes
Advice for using lawn under button holes in guimpes and yokes to create firm neat button holes. Recommend thread-backed edge stitching, avoiding hooks and eyes for durability, and describe bias buttonhole technique with back and forth stitches to fortify.
How to Cure Throat Trouble with Apples
An old newspaper item touts apples as remedy for throat disorders and indigestion. It notes apples contain phosphoric acid and promote liver action for better sleep, recommending apple dishes for meals and even a bedtime apple.
How to Test Serge for Correct Weave Direction
The guide explains that serge and patterned weaves show diagonal lines running from the upper right to the lower left on the right side. It notes that fabrics like tweed, cashmere, and broadcloth may display these diagonals, though less clearly in some cases.
Personal Quip From Pittsburg Press Quoted Exchange
In a brief exchange from the Pittsburgh Press a speaker notes Miss Wrinkles claimed to be twenty five, prompting the reply that age should be questioned by year and when. The quip captures a light moment in a newspaper item.
Pearson's Platform for Aberdeen Mayoral Nomination
J C Pearson files for Aberdeen mayoral nomination for March 10 1918 and outlines a platform stressing strict enforcement of laws a united water system with Hoquiam Cosmopolis and Montesano and rejection of private water schemes. He advocates honest city labor prices free bridges businesslike council leadership and joint mayor council governance.
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Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Cosmopolis
Montesano
Wyncoche
Chehalis River
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Skin Cure Claims
Advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick permanent remedy for skin diseases burns bruises and related ailments claiming a twelve year patient saved 400 in doctors bills. Warns it is effective for burns and heals and urges purchase for 25 cents with druggists recommending it.
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Bucklen
John Deye
Sanitary Sharps Ban Public Towels Fight Soap Backlash
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer riff, commentators debate sanitation measures as public towels are barred and soap usage becomes a pointed rebuttal, reflecting local social reactions to public health norms.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Swift Quote on Growth and Public Service
A Swift aphorism extols practical improvement over politicians. It praises anyone who can make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow where only one did before, as achieving far greater good for mankind and the country.
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Jonathan Swift
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Seattle
Dan Pearsall
J. S. Court Commissioner
Wishkah Block
Richard
Aberdeen Printing CO
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DR. Long
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the Workingman’s
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