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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
6
The article describes a ditch cleaning device with a guide plank and moldboard, braced by a crosspiece, and a shod iron plate. It details construction, safe operation, weight placement, and driving technique to keep a smooth ditch bottom and ensure water flow. It notes horses needed and driver weight shifts to handle high points and mudholes.
A highway plan outlines laying a first coat of sand and oil on a road surface. The surface will be harrowed to mix materials to four inches depth, rolled, and lightly dusted with sand to absorb excess oil. Similar pilot work two years ago reportedly yielded satisfactory results.
The Gaffney Ledger argues for highway improvement by citing Cherokee county land values with and without macadam roads, claiming half a million spent on roads could raise farm land values by a million. It notes Postoffice Department optimism for rural free delivery spurring highway work and outlines Grand Rapids three grade gravel road plan to match traffic.
Yale Law School Dean Henry Wade Rogers examines growing federal power at the expense of states and the judiciary. He warns of a radical federalism eroding state sovereignty and criticizing attempts to render courts ineffectual against unconstitutional laws.
This article explains the date of the presidential election Tuesday November 3, 1908 and the total electoral vote 483 with seven new Oklahoma votes. It states that a majority is 242 and promises a table of electoral votes by state to cut out for reference.
Classified alert for Dr C C J Smith osteopath rooms 7 8 Postoffice block and Dr Mayme MacLafferty over Boston store contact phone 1312.
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