Dust Proof Highways Through Slag and Molasses Trials
The Office of Public Roads studies dustless roads using slag with asphalt and slag with tar in experiments at Chicago and Birmingham. A molasses road near Newton Massachusetts is being tested as a by product binder. Other oiled road research in Independence Kansas aims to cut dust, improve farm prices, and replicate Southern California success.
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Uncle Sam
Office of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Vernon M. Pierce
Federal Bureau
Birmingham
Ala
M. F. Heidel
Prevost Hubbard
Page
Newton
Mass
East
South
Middle West
Independence Kan
California
Kansas
Commonwealth
Government Printing Office
France
England
Acquitted Woman Faces Threats From Rushville Group
Mrs Lelar Coleman, acquitted of complicity in her husband’s murder in Rushville, lives with her attorney in Connersville after fleeing threats from a supposed Rushville white supremacist group. An unsigned letter warned jurors and the foreman against freeing her. Local black residents doubt the existence of an actual organization and view the threats as spurious.
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Rushville
Connersville
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Persistent Coughs
A Maine resident testifies that Dr King’s New Discovery cleared winter coughs after trying many remedies. He bought a 50 cent bottle, saw the cough vanish, and notes similar results last season. Sold with guarantee at Lewis Ashworth's drug store, 50c and 1.00, trial bottle free.
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John White
Highland Ave
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
Lewis Ashworth
For Sale Pure Bred Duroc Pigs and Bull Calf
For sale pure bred Duroc male pigs and one Shorthorn bull calf. Contact Em ery A. Scholl, R. 9, Alquina Exchange. Phone 1226. Includes ad number references d103 105 107 109 111 118 w34 35.
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Emery A. Scholl
Alquina Exchange
Old Barn Poem Remembers Peaceful Rural Life
A nostalgic poem recalls a farm barn on a quiet hill. The speaker praises sturdy shelter, sunlit roofs, and the steady trust of animals, contrasting rural calm with urban bustle and a longing to return to the mowed floors and familiar stock.
Local Pittsfield man touts King’s New Life Pills
N H Brown of Pittsfield VI endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills for years with reduced stomach and bowel troubles and no fuss. The ad promises guaranteed satisfaction at Lewis Ashworth’s drug store for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Lewis Ashworth
Dust in the Woods Covers Connersville Area
Farmers report widespread dust everywhere from woods to fields and along the river with a two to three inch blanket in some areas. A Sunday rain soaked the ground but quickly absorbed, leaving little trace of rainfall as autumn work resumes.
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Connersville
Ball Park
Ereabouts
Where is Reuben Now Jonathan on the Spot in Indiana
A New Castle Tribune antique piece mocks a fictional “Uncle Reuben” renamed Jonathan on the Spot. It satirizes Indiana politics, roads, and taxes urging Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly to reform onerous laws during a special session and to favor local option legislation and fair tax practices.
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New Castle
Indiana
Henry County
Jonathan
General Assembly of
General Assembly
Nathan
Ohio
Talk To Your Horse And Advice On Textbook Costs
An essay on calm horse training uses a story of a groom and a confident voice to show the value of talking kindly to animals. It also includes a Fayette County Indiana notice of administrator for Frank S. Leadbetter and discusses school book costs and the case for affordable second hand texts to avoid forcing early school withdrawal.
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Frank S. Leadbetter
Fayette
Fayette County
Indiana
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proves Itself A Sureenough Knocker
J C Goodwin of Reidsville NC reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a bad leg ulcer after several applications with no scar left. The advertises it as guaranteed for piles sores and burns and notes price 25 cents at Lewish Ashworth's drug store.
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J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Bucklen
Lewish Ashworth
How to Get Strong by P J Daly
How to Get Strong explains a method from P J Daly of Chicago to gain strength through Electric Bitters. Daly claims his elderly mother benefited with increased flesh, sleep, and overall vigor, praising the tonic for stomach liver and kidney complaints sold with a 50 cent guarantee at a local drug store.
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P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
Lewis Ashworth
Our Responsibility for Intemperance Sermon
Dr. Geo C Lamb pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in this city preached Sunday night on the temperance movement. He declared the church's stand as "The saloon must go" and framed the message as a call to action toward ending saloons.
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Great Presbyterian Church
Geo. C.lamb
First Presbyterian Church
Public Sale of 65 Red Hogs at Enoch Maze Farm
A public sale of 65 thoroughbred Red Hogs from two herds will be held at Enoch Maze's farm, 1½ miles south of Brownsville, on Wednesday September 30. The Long Col breed hogs include males and females described as large and growthy, with sale starting at 12:30 p m. Refreshments will be on the ground.
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Long Col
Enoch Maze
Brownsville
Folds Long Col
Wit
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