Road Bonds Should End With Improvement Life
An editorial argues road and bridge bond terms must align with the improvement life. Bonds for surfacing should not exceed 30 years when the surface may last 10 to 15 years without constant maintenance. A Iowa county's gravel road plan was revised to ensure maintenance would extend life beyond the bond period. The European war is over and Austria faces heavy penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Remedies for Chiggers Bath and ammonia and soda relief
After exposure in shrubbery and weeds infested with chiggers a hot bath or salt soap bath within hours prevents ill effects. After longer exposure baths are ineffective and direct remedies are needed with ammonia solution and a supersaturated baking soda solution. If irritation worsens a dilute iodine tincture or collodion may be lightly applied.
American Express Guarantees Salaries For Enlisted Employees
American Express President Taylor announces full salary deficiency coverage for married employees enlisted before June 17 who respond to the call to arms. Single men receive an allowance to bring pay to half their usual amount. The program runs until December 31 with possible changes based on the Mexican situation. Returning former employees may reclaim old positions within 30 days after muster out, and service will not affect records or pension provisions.
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American Express Company
Taylor
The Nightingale Mystery and Its Migration Puzzle
The London Mirror notes the nightingale’s elusive nature and its preference for certain districts. Attempts by Sir John Sinclair a century ago to introduce the bird in Scotland failed as the fostered young nightingales migrated away, never returning to their birthplace.
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John Sinclair
Scotland
London Mirror
Broken Down at 40 Going Strong at 80
In the August American Magazine Thomas Kane a Chicago businessman describes regaining health after a nervous breakdown at forty eight. He cites three essentials for vitality pure air pure water and plain food noting air and water are free gifts and many drink or breathe too little or too much. Valder College Decorah Iowa offers One and Two Year Business Shorthand courses with a new catalog.
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Thomas Kane
Chicago
Valder College
Decorah
Iowa
Night flag lighting at Col. Pruyn residence
At 52 Bedford Road Schenectady New York Colonel C E Pruyn plans nightly illumination of the American flag. A five by eight foot flag is lit by two 60 watt Mazda lamps from a attic window angle forty five degrees creating vivid colors against darkness. The device, simple and inexpensive, may also light tennis courts croquet grounds or festive lawns.
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Col. C. E. Pruyn
Bedford Road
Schnectady
N. Y
From Government Job to $820000 a Year
A writer in the August American Magazine recounts a clerk who quit a $1600 salary in an executive department after hearing The Value of an Idea. He moved to New York and within a week joined a large manufacturer at $9000 annually and now earns $820000 per year.
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New York
Signers Fooled By Fake Petition For Good Roads
A Kansas man forged a petition header requesting Governor Capper shorten the road to Tipperary and secured twenty signatures by misrepresenting it as a road improvement effort. The stunt illustrates how easy it is to create petitions that people sign for a cause they do not understand.
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Kansas
Capper
Tipperary
Keokuk County
Sending a Man to Coventry Origin Story
A London Chronicle note traces the phrase sending a man to Coventry to Civil War era Coventry and a scarlet cloak woman. It says locals shunned military quarters, confining soldiers to the mess room, shaping the expression.
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Coventry
London Chronicle
First Printed Greek Testaments by Erasmus 1516
The first printed Greek testaments appeared in 1516 in Masel Froben editions led by Erasmus. The project marked a milestone in biblical scholarship and textual study.
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Erasmus
Masel
Froben
Doric Perry memorial at Put-in-Bay guides Lake Erie mariners
The Perry memorial Doric column at Put-in-Bay, completed shaft and beacon, serves as a daytime landmark and nighttime light for mariners across Lake Erie. The 335 foot column, with a bronze tripod and electric lamps, marks Perry and his men in the Battle of Lake Erie. A museum and Peace and Arbitration colonnade are planned, with full completion promised after further work.
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Put-in-Bay
Great Lakes
Canadian
Lake Erie
South Passage
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
United States Lake Survey
Put-in-Bay Island
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
New York
Rhode Island
Kentucky
Minnesota
Louisiana
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
United States
Canada
Atlantic
Perry
The Milky Way’s Irregular Luminosity Belt
The Milky Way forms an irregular luminous belt encircling the celestial sphere in a great circle inclined 63 degrees to the equinoctial. Its brightness comes from countless stars, revealed by telescope, spanning 4 to 20 degrees in width. At one point it splits into two nearly parallel branches that run about 150 degrees before rejoining.
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Celestial Sphere
Peculiarities of the Opossum
The opossum is an American marsupial that carries young in a pouch, feigns death, hangs by its tail, and has humanlike hands. Its hoglike snout, ratlike eyes, and snake like hiss complete this curious creature profile from the Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
How to Dry Your New Umbrella
Directions explain placing the umbrella handle downward in the rack to prevent water from entering the rib joints. Reversing to handle up causes water to collect inside, rotting the cloth and rusting the metal. The alternative end up allows rain to run off and the umbrella to dry quickly.
Definition of carpet in a 177th year English dictionary
A historical note recalls that 177 years ago the term carpet was defined in English lexicography as a covering for a cabie.
Electric power and infrastructure trends across nations
Electric irons quickly sold in Dayton while Russia explores undeveloped hydro capacity. Hartford wires 1550 homes in a month as Necaxa plant powers Mexico City. European contracts for Norways’ Christiana line total about 1.25 million dollars. X rays advance with Coolidge tube and Stanley ray. British electric industry growth, Jamaica eyes electric vehicles, and a Rio Grande plan proposes dams to stabilize the border and boost 300,000 hp water power and irrigation for 2 million acres.
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Dayton
Russia
Hartford
Necaxa
Mexico
Mexico City
Europe
Christiania
Norway
Jamaica
Rio Grande
Federal Bureau of Water Conservation
Texas
Hard Water Spoils Canning
Hard water causes beans peas and other products to harden after cooking and canning. It can darken green vegetables to olive or russet colors. Water for canning should be pure and soft with minimal mineral matter. If canning large quantities and water is suspect have it analyzed.
Odd Habits Question Teeth Care And Health
A ponderous list asks if reading habits and daily actions like cleaning teeth then expectorating in a washbowl and overeating at dinner are proper. It questions country health trips and sleeping with windows closed while noting earache and nose blowing with a shut mouth.
Mountains or Hills as You Look at Them
A column extols National Touring Week urging motorists to explore scenic beauty in their own states. The piece argues mountains and hills are a matter of perception, not altitude, and promotes a nationwide August 6 to 12 vacation period with half a million cars expected on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Atlantic
Pacific Shore
American Automobilist
Wonderful Cathartic Tablets Praise by Mrs Slauson
A letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Slauson of Norwalk Connecticut extols Foley Cathartic Tablets as wonderful. She notes hot weather worsens digestion and claims the tablets relieve constipation bilious headaches and other bowel related ailments. The endorsement appears from Engbertson's Pharmacy.
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Elizabeth Slauson
Norwalk
Conn
Engbertson
Laura Beall
Plattsburg
Misa
Bright
Foley
Currants and Gooseberries in Jelly Making
Recipes from Farm and Fireside describe canning currants and gooseberries, jelly methods, and blends with red raspberry, rhubarb, and other juices. Guidance covers selecting barely ripe currants, juicing without boiling, sugar ratios, and finishing jelly in glasses with proper sealing. Spiced currants mix sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and vinegar for a thick sauce.
Currant and gooseberry chutneys and preserves recipe notes
A collection of chutney and preserves instructions details currant preserves with layered fruit and sugar then juice boiled to syrup before combining currants and sealing. Gooseberry chutney given with spices and vinegars to reach catsup-like consistency plus optional onion or garlic. Also a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Pills and a closing motto.
Look Good Feel Good Pills End Constipation Blues
An advertisement touts Dr Ring's New Life Pills as a quick fix for constipation and tiredness. It claims relief by taking one or two pills at night, with morning improvement and a brief price note of 25e at the druggist. A second line notes a Pennsylvania legal point about a wife needing her husband's consent to mortgage real estate.
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Schleswig-Holstein
John Lawler
Prairie du Chien
Claik
C. Adams & Co
Dickerman
G. Gordon Adams
Vicksburg
Upton
Burr Oak
Root River
Weisel
Wellington
Calvin Brace
Weisels
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Mr.Wellington
American Express
Aannabes
College OF Saint Teresa
Winona
National Bureau of Education
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