Good Roads Movement and Rural Transport Debate
The article notes Peter Whitcomb of Boxboro bequeathing $5,000 for Boxboro roads and bridges. It discusses wheelmen advocates, the Wheelmen's Road Association in Bristol, and the broader push for good roads, especially in Wisconsin, linking road quality to farm profits and national transportation costs.
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Cambridge
Wheelmen's Road Association
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Good Roads Discussed Across Schools and Clubs
A Wisconsin effort outlines 110 institutes this winter to study good roads. Teachers Institutes and high and district school debating clubs will discuss the topic, with broad support from prominent figures in and out of office.
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Chlerge Times-Herald
Curious Debate Over Editor's Pencil Tools
An elderly couple muses on the craft of editing as a man jokes about cutting and pasting copy. The Detroit Free Press item notes a man riding a woman’s bicycle and a dog’s remembered owners, sparking a mild reflection on editorial processes.
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