Road builders urged to supervise work for better country roads
A physician and road advocate urges hands on labor and inspection to improve rural roads. He advises starting work promptly, choosing a clear road model, documenting progress with live photographs, and inviting journalists and business leaders to witness the project. He cites concrete culverts as essential for drainage and promotes publicity to boost local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Automobile Club
Board of Trade
P. B. Shaw
Williamsport
United States
Shaw
German anti dust sprinkler tested in Chemnitz experiments
Vice Consul W Washington Brunswick reports on Chemnitz trials with anti staubit to curb road dust. Material from Aschersleben cost 26.18 per metric ton and 1 kilo covers a square meter initially with water spray later. effects lasted 12 to 24 days depending on traffic and street condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Washington
Brunswick
Chemnitz
Aschersleben
Slag Road Construction Planned at Colfax
Steps are being taken to improve a road out of Colfax using slag from a nearby coal mine. The material will be coal slag rather than blast furnace slag, mixed with coarse fire bricks to form an excellent roadway.
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Colfax
Value of Old Shawls as Home Decor
The piece advises preserving old shawls, repurposing them as wall hangings and piano covers with a cotton strip and silk loops for hanging. It suggests pairing a plain shawl center with an ivory plaster bas-relief or etched photograph above, and warns shawls are too delicate for couch use and should be moth checked.
Care Of Furniture And Gas Stove Cleaning Tips
An indoor cleaning guide advises damp cloth dusting for tufted furniture using a non linty cloth and rattan beaters to avoid dust storms. It recommends ammonia water for brighten, dry toothbrush for corners, kerosene oil for stove grease, and keeping stove air mixers clear. A bicycle pump can clean burners, and washing soda in a tray saves scrubbing. Continuous waste catching newspaper tray is suggested.
Fixing a Burnt Cake with Careful Icing and Scraping
When cakes burn on the sides and bottom do not moan at loss. Instead repair by removing dark portions with a fine grater or sandpaper to create a smooth surface. Wait for cooling to avoid soggy cake and cover burned areas with icing.
How to Clean a White Straw Hat
A home method uses salts of lemon dissolved in hot water to scrub the hat with a brush then rinse and air dry in sunlight. An alternative cleans with a brush dipped in sulfur flowers and lemon juice followed by clear cold water rinse.
Hepworths Face Superior Court Action in Chehalis County
In Chehalis County Washington the Superior Court handles a case with plaintiff Sarah Hepworth against defendant James Hepworth. The State of Washington issues notice to the defendant in the legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Sarah Hepworth
James Hepworth
State of
Wash
Ington
A. D
Wilson Buttner
Aberdeen
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Gite Avwice
Donald McCoskey
Good Roads Magazine
New York
Chickering, Kimball, Hallet & Davis, Decker
Hazelton
Story & Clark
Schubert
Schumann
Hobart
M. Cable
Lester
Eilers Music House
Glorious Chickering
Boston
Jonas Chickering
Chickering
Hallet & Davis
Decker
Marshall & Wendell
Kimball
America
Grays Harbor
East Heron Street
Bilers Music
W. H. Mattson
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Black
Franklin New Castle South Prairie
Humboldt
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Washington
East Heron St
Aberdeen Carriage Company
Peter Ibsen
General Blacksmiths Horseshoeing
East Wishkah Street
F. Fredrickson
NEW
Summit St
Patterson & Locket
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