Road Work Pointers Use of Log Drag Advised
A United States Public Roads bulletin urges county and township officials to fund road maintenance, warns water and narrow tires damage earth roads, and promotes plows, drag scrapers, wheel scrapers, road graders, and split log drags as essential tools. It details plowing methods for sandy clay soils, crown formation, ditch work, and layer-by-layer road building to reduce mud and extend longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Office of Public Roads
Beautify Your Factories With Practical Garden Works
An essay urges improving factory exteriors through simple landscape gardening. It cites vine covered water tanks and power houses near Los Angeles, a shoe factory in Holland Michigan, and Rookwood pottery in Cincinnati as examples. The piece argues greenery enhances workers’ morale and productivity and reflects regional pride.
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Los Angeles Times
California
Los Angeles
Salt Lake
Pomona Valley
San Antonio Canyon
Holland
Mich
Golden West
Rookwood Pottery
Cincinnati
Care of Culverts and Bridges
All kinds of roads have culverts ros and ditches and these should always be attended to. Faint all iron and woodwork. Keep all culverts and ditches open.
Towns Advertise to Attract Growth in Pacific Northwest
Thirteen cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest advertise attractions and agricultural opportunities to draw population and boost growth. Spokane spends 40 000 to 50 000 yearly on publicity while Tacoma allocates 10 600. Portland spends 48 000 on systematic publicity. Winnipeg 17 000 in ads. Kansas City recently opened a municipal advertising drive. Hundreds of smaller towns join the effort. It pays to advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Wash
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
Park and Cemetery explains street planting and comfort stations
The guide advises setting stakes at street crossings and corners for plantings with even spacing of at least sixty five feet. It warns against crowding street trees while noting Milwaukee plans municipal comfort stations with towels hot water and cleaning services as a civic improvement praised by Mayor Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park and Cemetery
Milwaukee
Board of Public Works
Lam
Becker
Europe
Denver and Florence Ordinances Target Dandelions and Chickens
Denver officials draft an ordinance imposing a ten dollar fine for every dandelion allowed to bloom within the city. Florence Colorado follows with a similar rule penalizing owners for each chicken found running at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Florence
Colo
Golden Medical Discovery advertised as liver and nerve tonic
An 1890s style health ad touts Golden Medical Discovery as a liver invigoration tonic and bowel regulator, listing herbs like Golden Seal and Black Cherrybark. It claims no alcohol, cites medical authorities, offers a free booklet, and promotes Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a compatible aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Medical
Kr, Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
St. C Wood
Univ.of
Med. College
Chicago
John King
Jno
M. Scudder
Refrence Johnson
Dept. Univ. of . Y
Finley Ellingwood
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
J. Pierce
Amusing Inns Names and Chinese Justice in North China
North China notes describe brutal local punishments for robbers and a colonial era cruelty, alongside light travel humor about British inn names from Outing Magazine. The piece contrasts extreme vigilante violence with whimsical signs such as Red Bull Red Cow and Ring o Bells and brief travel reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North China News
London
Scotland
John Barleycorn
Frank Presbrey
Outing Magazine
Heart to Heart Talks and Moral Lessons
A compilation of moral admonitions urges readers to maintain purity and resist listening to indecent stories. It contrasts clean minds with corrupting filth, cites a General Grant anecdote, and shares quips about courage, manners, and perjury. The piece blends quotes from diverse sources to stress self control, virtue, and truthfulness.
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Grant
Time Card Harbor Belle Schedule slips for March 16 1908
The fragment lists passage times for routes to Westport Aberdeen Hoquiam and Montesano on March 16 1908. It notes departures and arrivals such as 9:50 arrive Westport and 11:80 depart Westport for Montesano with other lines to Montesano and Westport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montesano
Westport
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Karl von Hermann
Julia Marlowe
Schilling
China
Chamberlain
Vane Devs Comnany
America
Japan
Lippincott’s
New York Sun
Catholic Standard and Times
Robert Koch
Browning
Horace
Monty
D. A. Schumacher
Schumacher
Chehalis County
Ofice
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Dake
Sansome Street
Prancisco Calif
SSA Te Etret
Bowes & Randolph
E. Wishkah
Seventh Street
Washington, D. Cc
Harbor Belle
Aberdee
Seattle
A. Ey
P. Pe
P. Bae
P. Sa
Wo Me
Pra
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
Aberdeen State Banks
Cor. Heron and
H Sis
General Commercial Banking
E. J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Casieie
Hayes & Hayes Banker
Focal Mill
Berdeen Laundry
Lupton, Mer
Telantone
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
E. Wishkah St
Marshalltown
Lowa
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