12 Feb 1919
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
1
In a wartime food drive tale, John and Jessie pivot from luxury meals to thrift and sacrifice after a Hoover rally. The husband vows to eat plain food and support frontline needs, while Jessie recognizes the broader war impact on Europe and agrees to contribute.
H C Ostermann field secretary of the Lincoln Highway association reports strong progress across Iowa. County plans include graveling campaigns in Linn Marshall and others with federal aid and local funding totaling hundreds of dollars for marking the route.
A Pitt and Quarry excerpt calls for government pressure on states counties cities and townships to fill mudholes and keep culverts and bridges in repair. It advocates dragging highways after rain to smooth high and low spots and make roads safer on a temporary basis to aid transportation.
Stand Heavy Motor Traffic. It is perfectly possible to build roads which will stand up under the heaviest motor truck traffic, as the state of Connecticut has amply proved.
Public expense shapes road builders not births. Pay to train workers or pay for trained men. The demand for roads is widespread and urgent.
Warren Boyd, seen as a plain country boy by Mrs Tolson and Mrs Marcy, reveals a calling when he discovers his uncle’s fortune should fund a project among the forgotten. Naida Elston, moved by his transformation, offers support and asks to join his mission to lift the needy as a partner and sister of the poor.
Public notice from Auditor J R Timmerman urges property owners and holders in any capacity to file sworn returns by February 20 1919 with a 50 percent penalty for late filings and a 60 percent penalty for failure to return. Taxpayer representatives will collect at appointed places January 1 to February 20. Also a farm tenancy opportunity advertised by Mrs M J Norris.
Announcement that oil mill buildings will be torn down and second hand brick will be offered for sale at 5.00 per thousand. Prospective buyers urged to seize the chance to obtain good brick at near half price.
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