Valmond the adviser of kings unveils a detective ruse
In a cluttered tale a skeptical adviser Mr Dinsmore meets Valmond an advertising clairvoyant. A money theft case leads to a staged fortune telling posture. Captain Crosby and Sergeant Moore uncover Cole as culprit and trap a counterfeit fortune teller.
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Jim
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Dinsmore
Tso
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Tampa
Mr. Dinsmoe
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Mr. Dinsmore
Valimond
Valmond
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Mass
Cole
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Crosby
George
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Sergent Moore
Moore
Moore wold
Mir Dinsmere
Rural Free Delivery Growth and Post Office History
J L Bristow urges 6 cent per pound rate cap for rural mail and notes 28 078 free delivery routes with potential to add 2000 more. Post Office seeks $3 000 000 for new routes for year ending June 30 1906. Growth shows 44 routes in 1887 with $10 000 appropriation. last year 24 000 routes with $12 921 700. Also an anecdote of Isaac Hull portrait sitting by Gilbert Stuart interrupted by Mrs Stuart asking about mutton.
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J. L. Bristow
post office department
Isaac Hull
Boston
Gilbert Stuart
biaczairt
Hull
studito Sturt
Indianapolq
Mrs. Stuart
Stuart
Progressive farmers built roads by self tax in Canandaigua
Residents in Canandaigua New York built stone roads with own funds before state aid laws. Farmers scraped together money to buy rock crushers and hire engines to crush and haul stone. They taxed themselves to extend roads, earning daily income from better market access. Now state pays substantial shares of road costs, easing local burdens.
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New York
Canandaigua
N. Y
Kansas City Star
New York state
la. Seay
Good Roads Movement Advocates Public Benefit for Farms
An editorial argues that funding public highways benefits farmers by improving adjacent lands. It cites Good Roads Magazine and compares favorably to European road quality, urging continuous effort to end the poor condition of roads and enhance country life and civilization.
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sSiys
Good Roads Magazine
England
Irrance
Europe
Oil Roads Bring Dust-Free California Highways
California roadmakers have advanced from dust-laying oil to permanent roads using oil asphalt and granite. Oiled roads cost about 1.34 cents per square foot, asphalt 15 cents, and powdered granite nearly double the oil. Rubber tires are not harmed, surfaces don’t soften, and roads resist wear. About 1,000 miles of oil roads exist in California, offering a dust-free, visually similar alternative to asphalt with advantages.
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California
America
Scaly Legs in Fowls Warned for Poultry Stock
Farmer advisory notes that scaly legs afflict rundown scrub stock more than well bred fowls. The warning stresses disease prevention through good stock selection and proper care to minimize infestation.
Oiling the Roads In India Introduced at Bombay
The practice of oiling roads has been introduced in India at Bombay. It is found that allowing the oil to soak in slowly prevents obnoxious odors and yields a successful result.
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India
Bombay
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