Motors Inste ad Dogs Through Cascades Gasoline Sleigh
A spectac ular trial trip crosses the Cascades in a motor sleigh, photographed at stages of the journey. The vehicle battles snow, drifts, and a deep gully, with Alaska post trails eyed as a future substitute for dog sleds. The piece argues gasoline propulsion reduces hardship and canine indiscipline for snowbound regions.
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Cascades
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Snoqualmie Pass
Alaska
Jack London
Plan to Make a Road Drag from Simple Timber
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this plan shows a low cost road drag built from a 7 to 8 inch diameter log 6 to 8 feet long and two runners offset to follow the same road line. It explains choosing hard seasoned wood such as white oak burr oak chestnut cedar hickory walnut or railroad ties and details framing cross stakes auger holes and end wedges to form an adjustable drag for easy operation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Typical Split-Log Drag Design with Metal Cutting Edge
Describes the construction of split log drags including rung width length, and a 8 foot steel chain. Notes drags work best on soft road surfaces and suggests adding a metal cutting edge from iron steel strips or old wagon tires to extend life and performance.
Good Roads Urge National Effort as Civic Need
A brief editorial argues that good roads are essential to joy and comfort in country and city life. It frames road quality as a township, county, state, and national issue affecting all trades and industries, calling for broad cooperation to solve the problem.
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipes and Sunday Evening Meal
A collection of home cooking notes with recipes for Velvet sherbet, Beaten Biscuit, Cherry Pudding, Vanities, banana desserts, and Cheese Fingers. Also guidance on a simple Sunday night family meal with salads, soups, sandwiches, and desserts, plus a Josephine Pollard quotation.
Oak forest for town promised by generous donor
A humorous dialogue about funding a promenade and oak trees for the town, with Mr Harding offering to cover costs and land for a seedling program while Mrs Roche and the mayor discuss the philanthropic gesture. The dialogue jumps to a Scots slang aside and a Don Quixote misquote, finishing with a hopeful note on future citizens' drills.
Silk an Industry of India and Sericulture Practices
This article describes India's 1,000,000 sericulture workers and domesticated silkworms. It explains cocoon collection, rearing, and spinning processes, including the use of trees and cloth platforms. It notes Tasar from China Japan Mugu silk from Asia and Ert silk from cocoons without killing insects, valued in trade and for a Hindu wearing.
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India
China
Japan
Tnedia
Thought So. A War Relic’s Maiden Campaign
Mirthful chatter alludes to a character named Kuiser with a dour look and a running joke about a real estate venture paying off. The dialogue mentions a maiden campaign and a “war relle” in a playful, slangy exchange implying a humorous, staged scenario.
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Mabel
A Little Learning Etc My Husband And Women Quip
A Boston Evening Transcript item notes a husband saying he cannot understand women and someone remarks the man who sits after a man does and wenters he wishes he didnaL.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Moroner with Five Wives Questioned in Jest
Quip about a Moroner with five wives prompts a humorous exchange as Mr Plenpeck doubts happiness while Mrs Plenpeck muses on the odds. The exchange reflects light domestic banter and a play on the word ‘chance’ in a dated newspaper tone.
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