Nation to Build Public Roads Drive to Boost Rail Shifts
A bill by Representative Hearst seeks a national good roads system to aid post, agriculture, and industry by reallocating up to 50 million dollars and linking road construction toSecretary of Agriculture approval. The measure limits advances to 40 percent prior to completion and allocates annual 10 million cap by population shares. Pennsylvania reports 400 miles of new roads and notes Dauphin Jefferson and neighboring counties yet to apply. Split log drags spur Illinois auto sales. Marshall County towns see higher motor use aided by farm and Quaker communities embracing modern transport.
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Mienist
Jesson
Congress
Hearst
New York
Secretary of Agriculture
United States Treasury
Ubat
United States
Neasly
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Dauphin
Jefferson
Juniata
Lebanon
Schuylkill
General Roads Fund
New Automobile Bureau
State Highway Department
Hunter
Marshall County
Illinois
Illinois Valley
Clifford Haws
Middle West
D. Ward King
Hig
Henry, III
Good Roads Bill Signed and Highway Plans Expanded
Governor Higgins signs multiple highway measures, allocating 5 million dollars for this year under a constitutional 50 million bond program. A second note cites Professor Soresi on toys as tools to reveal and guide child development, urging simple, natural toys over complex ones.
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Higgins
Joint Highway Committee
Figures Against Hailstorms Protect Kansas Wheat Growers
A Kansas farmer from the south reports hailstorms destroying nearly 88 900 acres of wheat in Sumner and Sedgwick counties. He notes hail is now feared for wheat but corn recovers, and explains hail insurance evolved from mutual schemes to Eastern capital backed firms. Farmers insure crops to cover harvest costs, some even hoping for a storm to boost insurance value.
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Kansas
Mort
Kangag
Horbart
Sumner County
Sedgwick
France
Spain
Hall Insurance
Kansas City
Beauty cures and household gadgets fill a 1900s page
The column promotes a beauty doctor’s supposed cure all for dull complexions and recommends herbal tonics and green salads. It also notes lightweight, portable heating lamps for cosmetic use. A Hartford Post guidance urges parents to teach children to think independently and avoid forcing beliefs or uniform thinking.
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Binoothitz
Hartford Post
Bell
Revival of Block Work Aprons Back In Fashion
Old-fashioned block work returns in aprons praised for charm and dainty style. Block patterns replace ruffles or accompany elaborate trims, giving aprons a quaint, roselike appeal and fresh feminine appeal.
House In a Maple Tree On the Oder River
A century old maple tree on the left bank of the Oder in Germany has been twisted and cut into a two story circular house. A leafy floor forms from woven branches and a smaller second floor sits above it. Ends of branches form solid walls with eight windows on each story.
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The
Oder
Germany
Friday not Hangman’s Day Questioned by Judge Gould
A Washington Post item reports Justice Gould dismissing Friday as an exclusive hangings day after sentencing his first death row case. He notes Tuesday’s earlier designation and says Friday holds no special stigma for capital punishment. The piece ties to debates over execution scheduling.
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Gould
Grant
Washington Post
Dressmakers Urged to Study Arts for Social Standing
Mme. B. F. Howard addressed the Chicago Dressmakers' Club urging learning in music, art, literature, and drama to gain social equality. She argued dressmakers are artists and deserve the same social distinction as other respected professions.
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Mme. B. F. Howard
Chicago Dressmakers’ Club
Mme. Howard
Fashions For Bridesmaids Show Elegant June Gowns
Bridesmaids in June weddings favor picturesque gowns with lace voile or net fabrics. Taffeta coats and picture hats pair with lace and net skirts, featuring Directoire Louis XIV Louis XVI bolero and sleeveless cape coats in plain or floral taffeta. Princess and Empire styles remain in fashion with Empire growing in popularity according to Harper's Bazar.
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Harper’s Bazar
Earl of Wemyss Declares Britain Lacks Army and Guns
The Earl of Wemyss, aged eighty eight, told the House of Lords that Great Britain has no army and only sixty modern cannon. On the same day Town Topics noted the surrender of Turkey, dulling the impact of his eloquent speech and prompting him to take a seat on bench No. 23.
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Earl of Wemyss
House of Lords
Great Britain
Turkey
Doctor and wife tout Grape-Nuts as nourishing for all
A nurse endorses Grape-Nuts highlighting gentle digestion and versatility for babies elderly and those on liquid diets. She shares a recipe soaking the cereal and mixing with egg white and fruit juice. The doctor uses it for patients and believes a 10 day trial aids nourishment and recovery.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fashion notes of the season with coral accents and lace
A recent fashion update highlights bright collars and cuffs for gowns, leather purses shaped like fans, melted color plaids, black cat head buttons on shirt waists, taffeta bands with silk ball edges on hats, coral jewelry and belt buckles, and radium waist puffs.
Birds Crossing Deep Seas In Flight Patterns
Frank Chapman of the New York Museum of Natural History notes English birds are more numerous in species but fewer in variety than American birds. A London Outlook writer adds that few birds cross deep seas, with seas like the Madagascar strait impassable to birds while the North Sea acts as a highway.
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Frank Chapman
New York Museum of Natural History
England
London Outlook
Darrow Madagascar
North Seas
Godwill
Nile
Norfolk
Ohice
Disappearing Forests Warn of US Timber Loss
At a Memphis meeting the National Hardwood Lumber Association presented a report on forest decline. It notes 1.475 trillion feet of lumber remaining but 45 billion feet cut annually and urges banning log exports and tax exemptions for tree plantations. It calls for State laws and possible federal action, referencing France’s tree planting rule.
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National Hardwood Lumber Association
Memphis
United States
France
Man Chooses Hat After Wife's Millinery Dilemma
A Kenwood man agreed to assist his wife in selecting a hat at a millinery department. After trying on two hats priced 24 and 16 dollars, he finally advised that the second hat made her look younger, saving eight dollars overall.
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George
Chicago Record-Herald
First Floor Rentals Rise Amid Porch Climber Concerns
Chicago landlords report growing difficulty leasing first floor apartments as porch climbers, known as second story men, increasingly target these units. Observers note first floors now show more for rent signs while robberies shift patterns within buildings.
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Chicago
Pictures of crime and vice harm youth in view of children
The Indianapolis News argues that suggestive pictures shown publicly influence children toward vice. It warns all parents shield their daughters and sons from such displays, noting recent examples of youth being led astray and the ease of moral decline reflected by bad pictures.
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Indianapolis News
President's muck rake speech draws mixed applause
Samuel Merwin in Success Magazine notes the presidents frank call for exposure of corruption is embraced by rascals and their papers as if defending wrongdoing. Rebaters bribers adulterers and grafters appear to wander openly with a pleased, ironic smile.
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Samuel Merwin
Success Magazine
Prolific Algaroba Tree Faces Demolition Near Fort Street
Honolulu correspondent notes the algaroba tree near a new Fort Street building is at risk as its upper growth overhangs the site. The tree, valued for fuel honey and cattle feed, stands beside the Roman Catholic grounds and a planned adjoining structure raises fear of destruction.
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Eeridane
Fort Street
Honolulu
San Francisco Chronicle
Dreaming million and a checklist of doors
A household scene follows a tense night as John Pritchard reassures his wife about locked doors and a burning stove. She frets over forgotten details, urging quick checks to avoid sleeplessness and nervous exhaustion in a domestic drama. Also notes a German medical idea proposing twelve hour day shifts for doctors.
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Hulda
John Pritchard
Chicago Record-Herald
Germany
Kansas City Journal
Vintage Health Ads and Pseudoscience Snippets
A collage of 19th century promotional blurbs includes Dr Kline’s nerve restorer trial offer, Mrs Winslow’s teething syrup claims, Bank of England note costs, and catarrh cure pitches. Also mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Lake Hall’s Pills, and author Prof W H Schofield expanding two volumes of Literary History of England.
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Kline
H. R. Kurtz
Arch St
Phila
Duse
W. H. Schofield
England
Stopford Brooke
Professor Saintsbury
Mr. Goose
Tremendous Itching Eczema Cured by Cuticura Remedies
An Oklahoma woman describes severe eczema covering the body with intense scratching until bleeding. She used Cuticura Remedies as directed and reports rapid relief and full recovery. Also mentions Woolford's Bannery Lotion for itch, and various quack claims and ads scattered in the piece.
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Cutilcura
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Woolford
Dragista
Detchon
Crawfordsville
Ind
Mark Twain
Biggers Huckleberry
Telephone Etiquette Urges Low Voices and Clear Enunciation
The Philadelphia Press notes penalties of civilization and urges speakers to use a low voice and clear diction when using phones. Experts recommend holding the receiver at a downward angle, speaking above and away from the mouthpiece, and avoiding proximity to transmitters on public boxes to reduce miscommunication and germ spread.
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Philadelphia
Buslfield
Wrong Box Confession Sparks Temperance Debate
A mysterious portable chocolate box smelled of whiskey found in a building used by the British Women's Temperance Association prompts commentary. The St James Gazette notes the temperance group should question confectioners and producers about alcohol content, while absolving the box owner.
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British Women’s Temperate Association
British Women’s ‘Temperance Association
St. James
Cut Out the Ice Water
A Hartford Times excerpt argues against drinking ice water as wasteful and unhealthy. It says faucet water is preferable, calls ice water consumption extravagant and harmful, and describes the habit as a form of slavery.
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Hartford Times
Gold Ore Ballast for Mexican Railway
The Eastern Railway of Mexico will ballast 270 miles of track from Mexico to Rio Puerto with gold ore rock from the gravel bed beside the line. Ballast yields over $2 in gold per ton. about 4500 tons per mile, totaling roughly $2,430,000 in gold value for the entire route. Passengers will ride over the world’s most valuable ballast, per the San Francisco Chronicle correspondence.
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Eastern Railway
Mexico
Rio Puerto
Texico Correspondence
San Francisco Chronicle
The Antiquity of an Egg Air Space Method
An Agricultural Economist describes a simple technique to date eggs by the air space at the broad end. Fresh eggs have tiny air spaces, which enlarge with age. at about three weeks the space is about one sixth of the egg, allowing age to be estimated within about twenty four hours with practice.
Farmers thrive with machinery and capable workers
The piece argues that modern farming requires heavy investment in working animals and machinery. It emphasizes that profit hinges on a skilled, energetic farming class and thorough-going methods, suggesting prosperous outcomes for well-equipped farms.
Salvation Army workers in India and Rome ties hinted
A report notes Salvation Army workers in India using their devotional book and the rule of St. Francis. It suggests openly that some day they may all join Rome in a body.
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Salvation Army
India
Third Order of St. Francis
Rome
Peruna Promoted By Satisfied Users In Ad Message
Readers describe relief from stomach catarrh and indigestion after using Peruna. Henneman of Oakland Nebraska reports cure and improved appetite with weight gain. Small of Astoria Oregon notes restored appetite and tonic effect after a hot summer.
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Mary Ofprien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Q “Peruna
Austin M. Small
Astoria, Ore
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Props
Toledo
Lake Hall
Eczema
Peruna
Obrien Ae
Quick Ness College
Macon
Libby
Jean
Weta Libby
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Whitehall
Byrne
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