Roads and State Aid in Building Improved Highways
The article argues against charging farmers alone for new roads and endorses a state aided system. It explains New Jersey style funding with state and county shares and outlines a New York bill proposing a one half state cost. It notes farmers benefit from better roads that connect cities and country and support of wheelmen and farmers.
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Wats
Stites
Trti
New Jersey
DHL
New York
Wighie
Ds Caisia
Tsaue Bo Potter
League of American Wheelmen
Shane
Miser Schrage and His Golden Idol in Whiting Interment
The remains of Christopher Schrage the Chicago miser robbed of 45000 in 1841 were buried in Whiting Indiana his son Fred Schirage and the town of his residence tied to a lifetime of hoarded wealth and starvation. Schrage 76 began life in Germany immigrated to America in the 1860s and built a fortune by lodging tenants and charging heavy interest while living in penury. After a major robbery and the decline of his health he starved and relied on a friend for meals as he guarded his iron box and treasure.
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Christopher Schrage
Chicago
Whiting
Ind
Fred Schirage
Imade
Sehrage
Schrage
Jefferson Street
Patsy” Crurley
Gurley
Germany
America
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Fred Schrage
Tielin
Anna Tiarns
Seheigenhovel
Alexander Thoss
Polite Wa Smith
Sleepy Burke
Gordon
Man learns to see with his nose after eye injury
Philadelphia Record reports a man who lost his right eye in an accident and later, by using a nose cavity lens, could see through his nose. He trained for years to perceive images from the ground while remaining blind to overhead light.
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Philadelphia
Voyage of a Boston Brig to the Gold Coast With Rum Cargo
A Boston brig sailed to the gold coast of Africa last fall carrying 170 hogsheads of rum. The captain notes natives landed the cargo through surf as ships could not enter harbor. Rum acts as currency on the coast where gold is weak, and barrels are rolled by hand for hundreds of miles.
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Boston
Gold Coast
Africa
Tamperance and Missionary Societies
Prineval
New England
Boston Globe
Dishes and Words Derivation From Old Terms
A collage notes etymologies for foods from gumbo to Charlotte and similar misnomers. It recalls origins for macaroni geographies and historical terms with scattered references to Natives and Britain. The piece blends linguistic curiosities with quirky anecdotes about naming.
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Earl of
Sandwich
Hlominy& Frei Amhumines
Charlotte
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