Lincoln Highway Ready for Coast to Coast Trucking Says Goodyear
M D Scott of Goodyear notes the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco is in better condition than expected and that transcontinental motor trucking is entirely practical. He cites possible improvements for lighter grades and better bridges, estimates a three ton truck could run coast to coast in fifteen days, and reports total elapsed time Boston to San Francisco as 516 hours 30 minutes with 3717 miles traveled.
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San Francisco
M. D. Scott
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Lincoln Highway Association
Scott
Lincoln Highway
Akron
Boston
Mass
California
Bolshevik Warnings Issued by Department of Justice
The Department of Justice issued warnings to defense counsels urging vigilance against Bolshevik doctrines spreading across the United States. Prosecutions on sedition charges are advised where such activities are found, with reports of propagandist danger from New York and San Francisco. The piece notes liquor stock concerns ahead of the December 16 decision on the Pry Act and suggests heavy booze movement across state lines if California remains wet.
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Department of Justice
United States
New York
San Francisco
Reno Gazette
State Supreme Court
California
Cold pack canning guide tops selling lists
Women eagerly seek government instructions, with Farmers' Bulletin No. 839 on cold pack canning becoming more popular than fiction. The free guide, praised by Woman's Home Companion, promises perfect results when followed precisely, urging all housekeepers to request it.
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Farmers
Young Man Seeks War Work with Kaiser Letters Revealed
A West town youth writes the War Department seeking service as a typewriter and stenographer. The Washington reply compares him to the writer's son, noting age height and education, and mentions the son is already in France. The exchange mirrors wartime troop mobilization and recruitment pressures of the era.
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War Department
Washington
France
Makes Sacrifice for Sons in New York's Lower East Side
A Galician Jewish peddler on Essex Delancey is depicted amid crowded streets. He sells salt pretzels, lives over a bakery, and speaks little English. Two of his sons attend an Eastern college to escape his laborious life, while he bears the costs through self-denial.
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Essex
Delancey Streets
East River
Raatalde
Fifth Avenue
War Strain Behind Shell Shock Misconceptions
The piece argues shell shock stems from general war strain rather than direct brain injury from explosions. It notes actual nerve damage is rarer, and that wounded soldiers show fewer war neuroses, suggesting wound shock offsets mental impact on nerve centers.
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Popular Science Monthly
Foch the War Strategist and Society Averter
The article portrays General Foch as a devoted family man who avoids society and prefers a small flat near its office when away from the front. It notes his habit of long walks, resilience, and famed maxim that a battle is not lost until its loss is admitted, highlighting his wartime strategic growth and audacity.
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Foch
Joffre
Hil
Gas Well Finally Tamed In Eastern Washington Wastes
A large gas well in eastern Washington has been tamed after three years since discovery. A settler drilling for water blew a fourloch pipe from the ground, and a passerby’s match ignited the gas, causing the well to burn openly for 18 months, visible for miles around. Development work is now underway on the property.
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Washington
Gas Reservoir Drilling Encounter Sinks Pipe Into Field
A 1 inch pipe was sunk into a gas reservoir during a metering drilling operation when gas fuel equipment was exposed. The incident highlights ongoing efforts to access the field and manage fuel delivery for the engine.
Mat Restorer Paints Rubber Matting For Longevity
A rubber mat in use wears out but can be restored to look respectable by painting it with acid-colored paint. The finish becomes water resistant and easily cleaned with a cloth, improving appearance and longevity.
Romance Has Vialen and a Shelled Romance
A Bartow Florida Courier-Informant item mocks a young man who named an egg from his father's farm as a proposal for a wife. The editor titles the piece Has Homance Died and concludes romance requires more substance than an eggshell. The woman’s brief reply shows wit and sense. The piece ends with a wish for sensible happiness for the youth and a nod that the young woman will get hers.
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Vialen
Bartow
Fla
Homance
Ion
Delirium of Arabs and Local Tobacco Use
Travelers note Arab preferences in Palestine with extreme intolerance to common tobacco. Arabs in the Syrian Desert reportedly become giddy and headachy from even a cigarette. A favored smoke uses Hyoscyamus leaves called Sekharan, which induce delirium and are preferred over white man’s tobacco.
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Palestine
Syrian Desert
Sekharan
Smoking Backwards Across Cultures
The article explores unusual smoking habits among negritos, noting a practice where the lighted end of a cigar or cigarette is held in the mouth while the smoker enjoys the weed. It contrasts this with the typical white man’s habit of using the unlit end, presenting the behavior as a curious cultural peculiarity.
Notice to Creditors in Nevada estate case
In the Third Judicial District Court Eureka County Nevada In Re Estate of Paul Ferrari deceased the administrator Pete Carletti was appointed November 16 1918 All persons with claims must file them with proper vouchers and statutory affidavit with the Clerk within three months from first publication This notice lists dates November 16 1918 and December 14 1918 with attorneys Edgar Rather and W R Reynolds for Administrator.
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State of
Nevada
F Eureka
Paul Ferrari
Pan Ferrari
Comes
Pete Carletti
Edgar Rather
W. R. Reynold
Kurelea
Michele Bianchi
Antone Merialdo
W. R. Reynolds
Fagar Rather
Notice of Land Entry Applicant Flora Dybart Elko Nevada
Flora Dybart of Beowawe Nevada filed in the Land Office an application to enter the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section thirty three township twenty seven north range forty eight west 40 acres under the 2307 Revised Statutes. Protests with affidavits of opposition must be filed on or before November 30. First publication October 26.
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Flora Dybart
Beowawe
Hureks
the United 5
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Southweatter
Bortyseight
M.D. B
M. Taining
Sae
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