Iowa road marvel near Strawberry Point first hard surface
A mile of hard surfaced rural highway near Strawberry Point in Clayton county is lauded as a model project. The $12,500 effort aims to spur broader road improvements and attract additional funding for similar rural routes.
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Black Hawk
Iowa
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le Mars
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Henry Andera
Banner Township
Woodbury County
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Anders
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West Wind and a Goat Ends in Odd Train Incident
In Hammond Indiana neighbor John Nadden loses his goat after a curious dispute over prevailing west winds. The goat roams free on a long rope as the Boat Age train nears Hammond with Nadden sorrowful, while a goat appears adrift on the rear platform cruising past a sign announcing Hammond three miles behind.
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Hammond
John Nadden
John
Dominick
Nadden
Robber Steals Mail On Kansas City Southern Train
In Shreveport Louisiana two mail clerks T L Anderson and J L Vaughn were forced by a bandit to thrust their heads into mail pouches aboard Kansas City Southern train No 3 two miles north of the city then the robber escaped with the registered mail. The clerks did not know where the bandit left the car as they dared not remove their heads until the train halted at the near railroad shops.
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Shreveport
Kansas City Southern
Here
T. L. Anderson
J. L. Vaughn
Dead Hen Lays Egg Surprises Home in Coatesville
Louis Lenardo of Coatesville was startled when a hen he believed dead by his knife wounds laid an egg and stood by its nest cackling. The bird had appeared to die after the initial injury.
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Pemberton Bros
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Jolce
Hugo & Osland Hardware Company
Hueo
Bloomfield
Electric
Rockwell City
Acra
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Ringgold
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Patrick Delawaye
Milwaukee Railroad
Decorah
Guy P. Linville
Cedar Rapids
Coatesville
Louis Lenardo
Lenardo
Wonderful Bargain Silk Hosiery For Men and Women 15
Representative Bacon of Georgia condemned German general staff tactics in Macon citing close formation as outdated due to rapid machine gun fire. A German-American argued retention of manpower, but Bacon challenged this view comparing it to serving watery soup after a rainy season.
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Bacon
Georgia
Macon
von Grassman
Mr. Bacon
Pajamas for Destitute Lodgers Planned in St Louis
The public welfare department under Director Tolkach plans to provide simple serviceable pajamas for hoboes at the municipal lodging house in St. Louis. The night garments, likely made from workwear material, will cover lodgers during sterilization of their clothes. No bed clothing is furnished and beds use steel cot frames.
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St. Louis
Public Welfare
Tolkach
England Ahead in Automatic Telephone Service Development
England leads the development of the automatic telephone service while the United States falls behind. Contracts for automatic exchanges totaling nearly five hundred thousand dollars have been awarded, indicating rapid progress in England’s telephony infrastructure.
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England
United States
Nearly Crazy with Eczema Parsippany Ad Claims Cure
Newton D. W. Chapman of Youngstown Ohio describes severe eczema on face and neck with itching burning and disfigurement. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for instant relief and rapid improvement after using three cakes and one bar, noting a complete cure and offering a sample with Skin Book.
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Plum &J
Youngstown
Ohio
Newton D. W. Chapman
Borton
A Short Run of the Play Delights Few Audiences
Booth chatter notes the management had a brief run with a new play. Reactions suggest Gibson says audiences followed only to the city, while Blibson recalls a limited city omits turnout.
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Blibson
Gibson
Castoria Ad Promises Safety for Children for 30 Years
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine Pattie of Castoria for infants and children, noting a signature and more than 30 years in use. The piece includes a conversational aside about marriage and a humorous exchange.
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Fletcher
Wear-Proof Hosiery Ad At 3200 Chestnut St Philadelphia
An advertisement promotes Wear-Proof Mills stockings for Christmas, promising guaranteed wear-proof hosiery sold to friends and neighbors from 3200 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It urges saving money for a rainy day and notes borrowing when clouds gather. An additional Farman-style tonic claims to regulate stomach and liver.
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Friends & Neighbors
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
New York Times
Refuges as War Draws in Women Over Boys Says Journa
A returned journalist recalls German and Belgian refugees housed in French and Belgian homes. He notes many families can only shelter one child and reports a strong market for girls over boys. He argues girls are seen as better behaved and more desirable. He urges men to improve behavior.
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Belgium
France
Prussia
Jourist
Enlisted Soldier’s Ring Gift to Queen Mary’s Fund
A reader sent a soldier’s engagement ring to Queen Mary’s Work for Women fund with a letter explaining the donor promised the ring be given away if harm befell him. The ring arrived by mail and the writer notes the soldier said he would never return and urged the gift as a hard but pledged sacrifice.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad and Quotations
An old advertisement style text touts Murine Eye Remedy with claims of relief for weak or irritated eyes. The passage includes promotional lines and a note about the product from Murine Eye Remedy Co. plus scattered aphorisms about gossip sweetness and virtue.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Unicnge
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