Good Roads Talk on International Transport Costs
The Tripune reports a Logan Utah meeting of the Inter-Mountain Good Roads association. A speech by Jesse Taylor notes European roads modernized with low costs per ton mile, contrasting with a U S average of 23 cents per ton mile on public roads, per a Washington investigation.
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Tripune
William Wallin
Pocatello
Inter-Mountain Good Roads Association
Logan
Utah
Jesse Taylor
Ohio
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Good Old Fatherland
Germany
Atlantic
Washington
United States of America
Wilson
United States
Political alignment shifts prompt Roosevelt return talk
A quoted exchange notes the Bull Moose and Democratic parties uniting for 4916 urging Roosevelt to run again. The Old Fogy claims the two camps back a Roosevelt candidacy, while the Boob doubts the deal.
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Bull Moose Party
Democratic Party
Old Fogy
Roosevelt
Easter Snow Storm Fascinates Dillon Readers
Dillon reports an early Easter snow storm that crossed the nation from the far west this week. A few inches fell overnight before Easter, with spring bonnets visible at church and towns noting near equinox timing.
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Dillon
Washington City
Local merchants urged to embrace parcels post for prosperity
Editors urge storekeepers nationwide to join forces with parcels post to compete with mail order houses. Manufacturers will ship direct to customers via local dealers, who use catalogues and local papers to build trade, guarantee quality, and profit while matching or beating mail order prices.
Pioneers of Montana Alfalfa and Their Early Trials
The article credits I D O Donnell of Billings as the early pioneer who proved alfalfa’s value in Montana as a fodder for dairy cattle and sheep. It notes his efforts traveling statewide to educate farmers on planting, caring for, harvesting, and feeding alfalfa long before formal funding or broader recognition.
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I. D. O'Donnell
Billings
Mr. O'Donnell
Montana
Montana Livestock Leader Pioneered O Donnell Alfalfa Feeds
The Montana Record notes I D O Donnell of Yellowstone County ran large sheep and cattle feeding ops at his farm for eastern markets. He popularized alfalfa as a key feed and fattening component, building nationwide fame as a top grower and feeder, with Dr Sudduth contributing research on livestock stock foods.
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Montana
O'Donnell
Yellowstone County
Sudduth
I. D. Oo” Donnell
New Highway Law Creates State Road Commission
A new highway law establishes a state highway commission with the state engineer and a college engineering professor as ex officio members plus a third named by the governor. The salary for the appointed engineer is 3500 dollars yearly, with ex officio members’ travel expenses only. The commission will advise county commissioners, standardize road construction, and require county maps within six months. It may hire civil engineers up to 12 dollars daily, funded partly by a motor vehicle tax. The bill preserves county road taxes and funds. The piece also reflects on the Aldrich and Hale era and Lorimer’s vote two years earlier, noting a shift in Senate attitude.
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State Highway Commission
The
Agricultural College
House of Congress
Aldrich and Hale
Aldrich Hale
Senate
William Lorimer
Lorimer
Clinois
Marshall
New York Tribune
How Will It Be in 1917 Treasury Viewpoint
The piece cites Serena E Payne noting the Wilson administration inherits a strong treasury with abundant revenues. It cites treasury balances and a current surplus despite higher expenditures, contrasting with Taft era prosperity and projecting impacts when tariff revisions take effect. It emphasizes favorable official reports through March 8 1913 and the fiscal year’s stronger position versus last year.
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Wilson
Serena E. Payne
Treasury
Payne
Changed and chastened Senate reshuffles leadership
The senate shifts control party to party with new majority spurring reform. Seniority in committees is discarded as innovation rises and individuals clash with popular opinion.
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United States Senate
Ippor
Greek boy John Dimos seeks work to fund schooling
An 11 year old Greek boy calling himself John Dimos visited the Missoulian editor hoping to find a kind family willing to let him work while he studies English. He said his mother is in the old country and that he aims to become a good, useful man by attending school.
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John Dimos
Ofice of the
Missoula
Governments Good and Bad in Penns Frame
William Penn asserts that no government is perfect by design and that good governance relies on virtuous leaders. He compares governments to clocks, arguing that governance changes with human action. If people are good, government stays sound. if people are bad, even good systems fail.
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Wiliam Penn
Pennsylvania
Figuratively Speaking Ends In Love and Intrigue
A jokey tale unfolds with impulsive actions and emotional manipulation. A man ignores violence, bows to her wiles, and pursues a conflicted romance ending with a hopeful union and a religious witness.
Liquor blamed for deaths in North Carolina health bulletin
The North Carolina state board of health bulletin from December 1912 states liquor is to blame for one out of 12 adult deaths, one out of 10 male deaths, and twice as many deaths per year as typhoid fever. It also notes liquor caused more mare deaths in four years than were destroyed in civil war action.
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North Carolina State Board of Health Bulletin
Conversation Frayed With Hidden Secrets Mixed
Fragmented exchange shows Clara Rose and Belle accusing each other of sharing a secret Clara asked not to be told. Tensions rise as mixed accusations surface and silence follows the dispute.
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Clara
Rose
Belle
Utah Governor Vetoes Boxing Bill Citing Public Policy
Governor Spry of Utah vetoed a boxing bill that would have let the state take a share of ticket sales, calling it promoting prize fighting and contrary to public policy. He warned the state should not partner with prize promoters and likened such revenue to a license in a degrading business. The ruling implies a push toward prohibitionist economics.
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Spry
Utah
Stewart
Montana
Selfishness and fellowship in neighbor relations sermon
The preacher urges readers to see others as equals, noting everyone shares faults and rights. Hatred blocks happiness and divine favor, while love and service reflect true greatness. refusing to speak harms the soul and community. From a sermon.
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Ourself
God
Canker
Jesus
Mar
Judge Gatens Comments on Juvenile Court Causes
Portland judge says most juvenile cases stem from a troubled home with an alcoholic, unstable husband and father and that the remedy lies in the home itself. He cites broken homes and unfaithful wives as common backgrounds for delinquent children.
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Gatens
Portland
Suitor Seeks Father’s Consent Before Easter Outfit
A Boston Trans script line shows a suitor asking his beloved to wait until after he has approached her father for consent to marry and present a new Easter outfit. The playful dialogue hints at family approval dynamics and social expectations of courtship.
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Boston
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Claims
Advertisement states deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises a $100 reward for any catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for circulars. Sold by druggists for 75 cents plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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