County road, bridge work notes and veterans grave requests
A fragmented report cites the Union County Board and County Road Committee in talks on road actions and bridge repairs. Items include a Michigan Avenue bridge, Olivet Cemetery graves for Civil War volunteers, and a Providence area project with potential funding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au Eas
Union County Board
Presentorday
Jalta
Brig ‘Iver
Jixeon Kilerick Pont
Wall Vate
Othwe
York
Plunteers
Michael Smith
New York Volunteers
Olivet
Pier Ts
Providence
Mouney No-2
Mounte
Belek
Michigan Avenue
Dee
Corittea
Field Avene
the & Ws
Tépsir
Fireworks signaling devices in army and navy use
Reports on signaling fireworks illustrate how rockets carry parachutes and smoke carts to display messages in daylight and night. Descriptions cover a portable charge system, parachute fuses, and aerosol smoke canisters, plus mortar and bomb variants produced for military exercises and signaling across campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benitiog
Terra del Fuego
Alagoloffa
New World
Somerset County Board to Inspect Bridges and Roads
The Somerset county board plans inspections of the Washington avenue bridge in Plainfield with the Somerset civnt committee and the Went Brosie crossing in Westfield to decide on repairs. Committees including Freeholders Doane Pierson Wood Smith Wilbur Cladek will report on necessary alterations and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset ‘County Board
Doane
McGavvern and
Adams
Washington ‘Avenue
Plainfield
Somerset Civnt
Smith, Wilbur
Cladek
Brosie
Westfield
Pierson
Woodme
Pie
Nial
Hy Et Publ
Countywide apportionment of state school money released
State officials announced Union County's 610,641.12 total for schools for the year, with substantial sums allocated for night schools and foreign-born instruction. The report details city and railroad contributions, plus reserves and planned expenditures across towns, including Elizabethton and nearby districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Yeaterfay
J. J. Savitz
Westfield
Richard &. Clement
Otis
Fragmentary OCR Note on Names and Phrases in 1208
A garbled OCR fragment discusses "A-NAME" and politicalicg with references to days of the courtter and Spain. It mentions cultivating chick-pens and a distorted phrase about a 116 5 fetronbag ptaple, preserving only readable bits from a historical page.
Housewife Choices In Cleaning Products Cited
The article notes women often rub ordinary soap and common cleaners on wood work linoleum and dishes to save money, while neglecting the extra work and poorer results versus using Fele-Mepthe and Fals-Naptha.
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Gelic
Beto
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Army
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Juanti
Elisabeth
Papal
Spain
Ruanleg Down
Renae
Ison Portland Land Cement
Edison
Anty Drude
Sena Tingkael
Olecod AN Bay
Neon
Panama
Lissners
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