Proper Road Building Urged for War Effort
George P. Coleman led the American Association of State Highway Officials in calling for a nationwide plan for road construction and maintenance vital to wartime logistics. The group urged the U S government to form and publish a countrywide policy and asked W G McAdoo to prioritize freight car supply in spring to move materials for main arterial roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Coleman
American Association of State High Way
United States
W. G. McAdoo
Good Roads in Connecticut Maintenance System
State Highway Commissioner Bennet directs a centralized bureau for road upkeep in ten districts led by Superintendent W. Leroy Ulrich. Each district subdivides into sections with foremen and crews, plus movable gangs for reconstructions and oiling, ensuring continuous maintenance and timely reconstruction where needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Bennet
W. Leroy Ulrich
Trees Along Highways Fruit Bearing Proposal in Pennsylvania
The highway commissioner of Pennsylvania suggests planting fruit or nut bearing trees along highways to attract tourists and provide activities for children. The idea envisions trees as a scenic and practical enhancement for roadside landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commissioner of
Pennsylvania
Gas leaks soften and crack city asphalt pavements
A report notes illuminating gas leaking from mains beneath streets has softened asphalt and caused it to crack or disintegrate, threatening road surfaces and traffic.
Expansion of Concrete Roads in Seasonal Moisture Changes
The United States Bureau of Standards notes concrete expands most in winter and contracts most in summer due to moisture variations in the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Standards
Good Qualities of Horse Inherited Stamina and Feeding
The text explains that a horse's stamina durability and spirit come partly from breeding and partly from proper feeding, highlighting the role of nutrition in sustaining performance and vigor.
Bad Roads Expensive in Production Costs
The text notes that poor road conditions impose the largest expense on production requirements, highlighting transportation and infrastructure as key cost drivers.
Western Mining and Oil Prices Report
Lead at 7.25 to 7.50 dollars per unit Copper at 23.12 dollars per unit Bar Silver at 93 percent London bar silver at 46 4d per ounce Spelter in St. Louis at 6.91 Boulder tungsten concentrates 60 percent at 20.00 22.50 per unit Crude ores 60 percent at 22.00 25.00 25 percent at 12.00 12.50 10 percent at 9.40 12.20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
St. Louis
Boulder
H. P
Western Canada farmers reap vast 1917 gains and future potential
The 1917 value of wheat oats barley flax and rye sold reached 270 million dollars with Winnipeg livestock adding 40 million more led by hogs at over 11 million. Calgary Edmonton gains exceeded 6 million and five hundred tractors sold in Southern Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Copper Firms Report Mixed 1917 Earnings and Reserves
Inspiration Copper reports earnings of 9.37 a share after deductions for 1917, down from 17.45 in 1916. Green Cananea Copper in March produced 4.48 million pounds copper 130400 ounces silver and 1225 ounces gold. Arizona Commercial Mining declares a 50 cent quarterly dividend payable April 30 to shareholders of record April 20. Consolidated Arizona balance sheet shows cash bullion and equities 476427 notes payable 305000 profit and loss surplus 19632 total assets and liabilities 10677099.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspiration Copper Company
Green Cananea Copper Company
Arizona Commercial Mining Company
Consolidated Arizona
Gold Production and Dredge Progress in Cripple Creek Area
March production from Granite Gold Mining Cripple Creek properties nears 8500 tons. Breckenridge district dredging yields 850000 dollars in placer gold for 1917. Tono pah Placer Company to run three dredges on three Breckenridge placers. Ella mine on Mineral Hill leased to Paul Burdett ships about one carload lead carbonate ore monthly. Powder River Gold Dredging completes new boat for B and L placer in Blue River valley. American Metal Company 250-ton mill at Climax runs well on molybdenite ore. Monte Cristo mill remodeled in upper Blue River starts on ore from a big quarry with a blanket vein exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Gold Mining Company
Cripple Creek
Breckenridge
Tonopah Placer Company
Ella
Mineral Hill
Paul Burdett
Powder River Gold Dredging Company
Monte Cristo
Blue River
Copper and zinc production figures for several firms in March
Anaconda Copper outputs 28 million pounds of copper in March. Teaye Braden produced 5.248 million pounds, up from 4.754 million in February. Kennecott March output 5.772 million pounds, down from February and January levels. Butte and Superior mined 48 thousand tons for 15 million pounds of zinc and 285 thousand ounces of silver, with a 94 percent mill recovery, versus February and March of prior year figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden Copper Company
Kennecott Copper Company
Butte and Superior Company
Oil hits in Brown well near Dayton with 180 feet in Redfield well
Oil activity spans several sites including Verdun Oil and Refining Company in Encino and a 100 barrel refinery project at Hagerman. Toltec second well reached 2 600 feet and may reach 2 700. Oaks Company boosts Central Group and Pacific at Mogollon while Redfield well shows 180 feet of oil again after past abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun Oil and Refining Company
Encino
Hagerman
Johnson Mine
Socoro M. & M. Co
Oaks Company
Central Group
Pacific
Mogollon
Redfield
Oil Rigs to Run in Fremont and Salt Creek Areas
Wyoming reports a light showing from the Type-Wyoming Company as holdings in the Kinnear Pilot field are tested. Eight to ten rigs are to operate soon for Carter Oil in the Maverick Springs field Fremont county. Ohio Oil to drill two more wells on Black Bear holdings totaling 720 acres in Salt Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Type-Wyoming Company
Kinnear-Pilot
Carter Oil Company
Maverick - Springs
Fremont County
Ohio Oil Company
Salt Creek
Black Bear Oil Company
Hidden trousers lead to a seven-year job search tale
Mrs Blobbins reveals she gave an extra pair of trousers to a man who claimed seven years of job hunting. Henry confronts her about losing them, and she confirms the pants were given to the deserving man. The exchange highlights a small act of aid linked to long-term unemployment.
Cuticura Beauty Ad Promotes Soap and Ointment
Cuticura beauty products advertise cleansing and beautifying skin hands and hair. Free samples offered by mailing to Cuticura Dept. X, Boston. Available at druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura Beauty
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Beard Sparks Lineup During Camp Custer Furlough
A man home on furlough from Camp Custer tells of a soldiers inspection where all are clean shaven except one. He explains there is no barber shop anywhere nearby to trim his beard.
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Camp Custer
Exclusive Circles Weigh Income From Literature
A sharp note suggests selling books as a path to income within refined circles. The idea highlights literature as a marketable asset for monetizing taste and cultural capital.
Hungarian patent subject to discount on 98 lb sack
A Hungarian patent item described as a 98 pound sack is offered with a noted discount. The listing emphasizes a price point of 4.95 and uses shorthand pricing language. No further details on origin or applicability are provided.
Egg grading prices and case counts noted for sale
The text lists graded egg prices per net weight and case counts, with grading levels No. 1 and No. 2 and figures such as 8.75 and 9.00. It mentions different entities and a commission deduction, but details are fragmented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicce
Eges
Deavery
Siediececins
Flint and Hide Prices From Local Market Listing
A fragmented market notice lists prices for hides and meat items. Flint entries show bull and stag at 1240 lb, butcher fees and cull glue values, salt hides priced at 8 to 20 cents per pound, and horse hides at half to two thirds the price of green salt.
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Incheaso
Green Salted Hides and Pelts Price List
Market notes list green salted cured hides and pelts with varied weights and prices. Dry Flint pelts and wool pelts priced per pound. short wool pelts, butcher shearings No.1 and No.2, are included with per pound and per piece values. Saddles and buckskin items offered at stated values.
Grain and Provision Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago prices for corn, oats, rye, barley and timothy show varying bid and ask ranges. Corn No 3 yellow 1.70 to 1.72. No 4 yellow 1.55 to 1.66. Oats No 3 white 89 to 91 cents. standard 2.24 to 2.98. Rye No 2 2.65 to 2.67. Barley 1.40 to 1.78. Timothy 5.00 to 8.00. cattle lard and ribs noted with ranges.
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Chicago
Butter Eggs and Potatoes Chicago Market Report
Butter and eggs prices appear for Chicago markets with creamery butter trading at various local marks and potato prices listed for Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota in bulk and sack sales. The note lists several price points such as 1.00 to 1.15 per unit for potatoes and butter at 30 31c to 40a Eyes-thirsts ranges.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Textile pricing figures from Boston market brief
Wool-scoured basis and territory prices listed for Texas fine twelve months and various grades. Prices range from $1.50 to $1.87 per unit with adjustments for combing and clothing categories. Market note summarizes current quotational spreads and premium classifications AA A supers.
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Boston
Texas
Grain Prices in Minneapolis Flour Rye Barley Bran
Grain markets in Minneapolis show flour prices shifting with rye at 2.65 to 2.67 dollars, barley at 1.50 to 1.87, bran at 33.14, corn No 3 yellow at 1.60 to 1.70, oats No 3 white at 0.90 to 0.91, and flax around 4.11 to 4.13 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Women urged to fund war with Liberty bonds
Dorothy Dix appeals to wives sisters mothers and sweethearts urging them to buy Liberty bonds. She argues women can fight with money backing soldiers, nurses and munitions workers, stressing that victory requires financial sacrifice and that every woman should invest in bonds regardless of prior purchases.
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Dorothy DIX
France
Uncle Sam
Belgium
Sam
The Badge of Citizenship Bond Button Question
The Liberty Bond button is called a badge of citizenship rather than liberty or patriotism. The piece asks if readers are wearing one, framing the button as a civic symbol.
War and Weather Hinder Plans and Supply Lines
The piece notes weather shapes farming and war efforts. Rain disrupts plowing hay and wheat, while in France rain can render roads unusable for troops and transport, threatening victory or prolonging conflict. It cites the war department facing similar weather constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
France
Woman Works 15 Hours A Day In Peru Ind
A Peru Indiana woman describes relief from backache and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports waking at 4 am to handle housework and factory work all day, then returning home with renewed strength and urges others with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Yoia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Lydia E Pinkham
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims $100 Reward
An advertisement for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine touts a $100 reward for any case of catarrh it fails to cure. It promotes internal use to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, and lists Druggists selling the product for 75c with testimonials available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
A New Man and a New Notion of Work
A child boastfully declares he will grow up to be a new man who does not work at all. Auntie questions the idea as the boy insists he will stay home and become a new papa, then a new woman, before correcting himself to a new man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auntie
The Infant Mind Surprise Party Prompted
A child asks to join a surprise party but is told she was not invited. The exchange shows a playful family moment as the mother explains limits while mentioning siblings Archie and Edna and the expectation of more guests at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie
Edna
Boston Evening Transcript
Vindictive. Friend-What would you like best to plant this year?
Farmer-My summer visitors.
Girl Talks Through Easter Hat in Natural Conversation
A girl chats with ease about her Easter hat, her style, and the day’s celebration. The scene captures a casual moment of fashion and personal expression during the holiday.
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Montana
Anaconda Copper Company
New Mexico
Dayton
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy CO
Denver
F. C. B. Denver
Carioad Price
Irour
Colo
Ebr
Prairi
Nebr
South Park
Gunnison
Het I.u.b
Navy
Lima
Eicesio
Boston Wool Market
Parker
Jane
Susie
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