Narrow tires blamed for road ruin and slow cars in debate
The L A W highway improvement committee cites narrow-tired wagons as the chief enemy of roads, arguing wide tires act as road rollers to improve surfaces. Directors and European regulations support adopting wider tires to cut draft and protect public highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Dorner
L. A. W. Highway Improvement Committee
Waters
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Europe
Austria
France
Germany
Switzerland
United States
Uncle Sam's hot water silent profits in Hot Springs
A digest of congressional acts outlines federal control and revenue from Hot Springs Arkansas. It details land reserves, water production about 950000 gallons daily, a 500000 dollar government investment, and a 6000 dollar annual profit. Also notes free patronage and a government run dispensary with 5000 daily patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Arkansas
Hot Springs
United States
Garland County
Hot Springs Reservation
North Mountain
West Mountain
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Treasury
United States Army
Uncle Sam
Patent Office
Mint
N. Y. Sun
Dairy Type Cow Yields More Milk and Butter
Careful experiments show the dairy type cow yields 6,500 pounds of milk yearly while beef type yields 4,500. With milk at one dollar per hundredweight, dairy cows produce $45 from butter at 4 percent fat versus $27 for beef-type cows at 3.5 percent fat. Including skim milk value, total returns rise to $55 for dairy cows and $33 for beef-type cows.
Meon Valley Railway to Link Aldershot with Southern Ports
In the Meon valley, long quiet villages in Hampshire Downs will gain a railway from Alton to Fareham about 26 miles, promising rapid direct communication between Aldershot and southern ports including Portsmouth Southampton and Gosport, amid ongoing rural depopulation noted by census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Meons
Hampshire Downs
Winchester
Cobbett
East Meon
Meon Valley
Alton
Fareham
Aldershot
Portsmouth
Southampton
Gosport
Quotable Exchange Sparks Domestic Tiff in Journal Snippet
In a brief New York Journal excerpt, Mrs Scrappington scolds her husband calling him a fool, and he retorts questioning his status as husband versus folly. The dialogue captures sharp humor and marital tension in a compact skit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Scrappington
Mr. Scrappington
N. Y
Not Up to Date Queen Victoria Objects to Lighting
A clipped note quotes Queen Victoria’s stance on electric light and gas for personal use while allowing limited oil. It adds a cheeky line about her candles and mentions a playful dog exchange from a New York Weekly item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Detroit Free Press
Allen's Foot Ease Shoe Helper Ad Teaches Comfort
Powder for the feet promises easier fitting shoes and relief from swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Trial package free by mail Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Slightly Mixed Funeral Parlor Quip Reads Like Sermon
A light exchange in the Kansas City Independent features Mrs. Henpeck praising an Episcopal funeral service as beautiful and requesting it be read at her death. Mr. Henpeck notes the line Here endeth the first lesson as a familiar touchstone.
Frisco Line Promises Fast Oklahoma City Access
Oklahoma offers splendid inducements to homeseekers and the Frisco Line reaches key localities in the territory. It takes travelers to Oklahoma City without changing cars, claimed as the shortest and most desirable route. Descriptive literature available from Bryan Snyder in St. Louis. Various advertisements and quotes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Bryan Snyder
St. Louis
Disobedience Mentioned in Chicago Daily News Brief
A short Chicago Daily News item notes how a small boy frequently takes the palm as a sign of disobedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
California Fig Syrup Co remedy praised as perfect laxative
The text extols Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a safe pleasant laxative that cleanses and strengthens without harming kidneys, liver, or bowels. It notes figs provide taste while active ingredients come from senna and aromatic plants, warns against imitations, and lists three city offices and price 50 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callifornica Fie Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup Co
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Kingdom
N. Y. World
Mexico
Pruya
Bolus
Dr. Tanner
Puck
New M
ST Louis
Chicago
Ansas City
New Orleans
Ouisville
Oklahoma
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Grove
Ethel
Mr. Suds
Mr. S
Brooklyn
Ram
Piso
Ralph Erieg
Williamsport, Pa
Philadelphia Record
Hall
L. A. W. Bulletin
Schuh Drug CO
Cairo, T
J. A. Smith
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Teking RemeDy Company
Montreal
NEW Hampshire Military Academy
HYATT
A. M
West Lebanonsn
I. Ee
Tex
Gitwats Pa
Meyer Bros. Drug CO
Paris Medicine CO
Meyer Bros. Druc CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!