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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1910
Page
3
Local notices mix city events and upcoming happenings. Reports mention church services, theater and opera guests, Halloween events, woman’s mission activities, a night school for foreign-born residents, a workers education push, and upcoming auctions and real estate dates. Several mentions of local figures and venues appear amid weather and crop updates, with transportation and public notices scattered throughout.
Ames & Co advertise HYOMEI to treat catarrh, claiming a bottle and inhaler kit can ease coughing and wheeze. The offer promises quick relief and a guaranteed cure, urging readers to buy a 50 cent inhaler or a $1 complete outfit.
A dated notice offers suits and overcoats at 29 percent off. Prices range from twelve to eighteen dollars, with a storewide discount applied to every suit and overcoat until further notice.
An auction will be held October 18 1910 starting at 10 o clock A M at the Perry Simmons farm three miles northeast of Columbus for five stock farming implements and household goods. Mrs Perry Simmons Hahnnett Scouter Adetlonesr Wis The Modern Way the Right Way The sensible way to get men s clothing is to select all wool fabrics and have them made to your own measure Ali Messenger and Son are agents for the International Tailoring Company New York City. First class work and affordable prices. 1wi4 Quite Amcable.
Members of Lincoln Council Royal Arcanum announce dues payable to Q Howard at 162 Wilton Col. Please remit promptly to avoid lapse in membership.
Instructions describe a crude home built ditching machine with steel blades and supports. It details parts including a front die and digger arms bolted at ends, fastened by right angle joints, with nuts and pins for assembly, and a mechanism to drop and reverse movement. The text mentions a plowlike front, a steel digger assembly, and a safety or control system to manage digging and return.
A rural district review discusses adopting a special session to permit road districts to levy taxes or issue bonds for roads. It argues property owners in the district should vote on funding, indicating a shift from the current unequal sharing where some pay more than others.
A garbled report describes a road in Savannah and Georgia where a mix of sawdust and dirt forms a roadbed, claimed to be open to heavy traffic with minimal wear. Officials note costs near 3000 per mile and cite a few successful local trials as evidence of durability.
A description explains driving a square timber post into the ground and backfilling to stabilize it. The method involves shaping and pressing the post to create a seal that keeps surface rot from moisture and ground contact.
The automobile has become a powerful advocate for improved highways. It is hard to estimate the responsibility due to motor cars in reviving interest in the movement for better roads.
A Des Moines Town project builds a 19 bull a mile experimental roadway named Calico road. Sections test concrete, flag covered with brakes atone, and other materials to determine the best construction method. Local paper notes the road as a calico style trial.
In macadam work a competent foreman or superintendent is essential. The indicated text argues for skilled leadership in construction, noting that strong supervision reduces delays and improves quality, while railroads and tax land issues are referenced as factors affecting national productivity.
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