Southwestern farmers urge fast road improvements to boost travel
A Connecticut highway official praised the Highway Improvement Association as the nation’s leading public service group during a New Haven dinner. A southwest delegation toured 17 states by car and train, endorsing continued funding and faster road construction to connect Maryland New Jersey New York and New England with affordable materials from Oklahoma and Texas. They cited New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island gains and stressed maintenance as essential to year round road quality.
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United States
Highway Improvement Association
James H. McDonald
Connecticut
B. F. Yoakum Good Toads
New Haven
Great Southwest
Texaas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
New England
New Hampshire
Laconix
Henry B. Quinby
A. W. Dean
Massachusetts
Boston
Frothingham
W. £. McClintock
Chelsea Board of Control
Massachusetts State Highway Commission
Col
W. D. Schler
Texas
Col. Schier
State Highway Commission
J. P. Connors
Rhode Island
Narragansett Prier
Westerly
W. J. Benjamin
Broad Shoulders Impress Admiral Uriu in Washington Dinner
Japanese sailor recounts Admiral Uriu praising American men as broad-shouldered on the whole at a Washington dinner. Uriu contrasts real bone and brown shoulders with a joking jab at a Salt Beach freckle cure scam involving moonlit envelopes and a penknife cure.
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Admiral Urlu
America
Washington
Admiral Uriu
Salt Beach
Abe
What Was Troubling Him
A brief dialogue notes a husband not unsettled by a warm home yet anxious about his health. The Detroit Free Press caption hints at social or domestic discomfort amid a warm interior. No further concrete events or names are provided in the fragment.
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Detroit Pree Press
Did the presidential train stop at Phunkyville
A mayor in a thriving town admits the presidential train did not stop there while noting a burm match thrown out as the party passed. The fragment hints at local pride and a political moment during a campaign journey.
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Phunkyville
Tragedy in Ten Sleep 1909 cattlemen murder case
The Ten Sleep region in Big Horn county saw a deadly night on Spring creek April 2 1909 when Joseph Allemand Emge Lazier and a boy were killed and their wagons burned. Seven cattlemen led by Sabin Dixon Eaton Brink Alexander Farris and Keyes were indicted by a grand jury May 3 following rapid investigations by Sheriff Alston and detective Joe LaFora. The death of Bill Garrison a key witness who killed himself May 2 heightened tensions as the case moved toward trial.
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Ten Sleep
Dasin
Denver Republican
Spring Creek
Big Horn County
Joseph Allemand
Joseph Lazier
France
Jules Lazier
Bill Garrison
Ten Sleep Country
Sheriff Alston
Garrison
Alston
Allemand
Emge
Lazier
Government Range
Worland
Volces
Mesa
New Strength for Women's Backs in Mt Sterling Ky
Mary Hinson of Mt Sterling Kentucky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing back pain dizziness headaches and weak eyesight. She says the remedy saved her life and restored her ability to bend and move normally after suffering since childhood. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 60 cents a box.
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Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mra. Hinson
Doan
Felt Sorry for Mrs Brown in Vermont Postal Tale
A rural free delivery clerk recalls delivering a small pasteboard package to Mrs Brown in the Vermont foot hills. A woman Summering among the mountains asks about a delayed package, and the carrier recalls delivering it to Mrs Brown, noting she had not had mail for a long time.
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Vermont
Eczema Relief After 24 Hours With Cure Soap and Ointment
Seventy seven year old W Harrison Smith of Kisco New York details six months of constant itching and sleepless nights from eczema. After using Cure Soap Ointment and Resolvent he slept through the night and was cured within a month, with the relief lasting. Reported by Potter Drug Chew Corp Boston.
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W. Harrison Smith
Kisco
Potter Drug & Chew. Corp
Bole Prope
Boston
Just So Creditor Note Is Rejected By Royalry
A cryptic exchange suggests a creditor issue in a royal setting with a command to release the claimant. The dialogue implies a discretionary decision by a monarch on debt claims or payments.
Difference Between Cute and Sneaky in School Talk
A fragment discusses how the words cute and sneaky differ in behavior study. It references a mother and Mrs Jones and a boy, framed as a light schoolroom remark in Puck.
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George
Visitor assures safe handling of musical instruments
A brief exchange where the Attendant warns the Visitor not to handle the instruments and the Visitor reassures that they cannot play them, emphasizing safety and restraint.
Is There a Preacher on This Train
A large dark man asks for a Bible as he travels by rail. After the stranger repeats his question, a minister rises and offers help. He explains he is a gospel preacher and asks how he may assist. The man asks about Lot’s wife and Joseph to win a $5 bet.
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Lot
Joseph
Chicago Record-Herald
Young Elmer Trades Castor Oil for Dimes and Skips a Nickel
A Delineator snippet recalls three year old Elmer receiving a dime for castor oil. Her brother Fred offers a nickel to share a basket of cabs, but Elmer boasts she can earn more by taking castor oil, highlighting a child’s clever bargain in a playful moral vignette.
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Elmer
Fred
Manufacturing in Colorado A limitless field for men of enterprise
An overview of Colorado’s growing manufacturing opportunities highlights the Lindquist Cracker Co of Denver as a model. From small beginnings it now employs 140 people and pays over 86000 annually while consuming vast local inputs such as wheat lard and Colorado honey. The article argues that strong raw materials and a rising population make Colorado a premier market for first class foods and invites others to replicate this success.
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Colorado
Lindquist Cracker Co
Denver
Denver Union
Old
Mexico
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