A Good Roads Lesson on Bicycle Rights and Costs
The article cites Conewarro New York where spring town elections were delayed due to impassable roads. It argues ballots aid road work and urges organized bicyclists to back good road laws, aiming to elect supporters and press for state funding and better road maintenance.
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Conewarro
Cattaraugus County
New York
Buffalo CN. Y. Times
Medina
Montgomery County
Good Roads
Good Reads
St. Louis
Good Roads Advocate
Galveston
Tex
France
Inaaie B. Potter
From Flatirons to Modern Privileges in Everyday Life
The piece traces household comforts from ancient smoothing stones to modern flatirons and even notes the value of street addresses. It contrasts ancestress tools with current conveniences and muses on how such advances shape daily life and identity, mentioning historic figures and common urban features.
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Fife
Migahbeth
James 1
Ciy
Mr. Jones
Whitechapel
Blue Boar
Berlin’s 100th anniversary of the house number system
Berlin nears the hundredth anniversary of its house numbering begun in 1795. Builders marked buildings with signs and coats of arms, while numbers rose straight from the Brandenten gate without side or street changes. The initial number signified the total count of city houses.
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Berlin
Brandentning
Oldest Rose-Bush Tied to Charlemagne. Postage Labels Debunked
A century old tale links the longest living rose bush in Hildesheim to Charlemagne, with roots under a church and new stems spanning forty feet. Mentioned works by Raener suggest a minimum age of three centuries, while a 1690 poem and a 1073 Jesuit reference appear in tradition.
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Hildesheim
Hanover
Raener
The Original Cherry Ripe Wedding Tale
The marriage of Cherry Ripe occurred last week. Miss Aimy Hamage, daughter of a near kinsman of W J Thomas, impressed Themis who carried her to Millias. He painted a canvas proclaiming her face and costume as the scene drew admiration. Ramage plans to marry a Spanish gentleman of position and bring her English beauty to Mauillius.
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Millamw
Aimy Hamage
W. J. Thoma
Themis
Millias
Ramage
Mauillius
Profit Tea Song and a Quip About Home Life
A fragment recallsProfit Tea Song Towmy Atkins earning about $25 in early verse. The note mentions Philosophy of the Home and a quote about six requisites for a happy home, highlighting food and honey. The passage then ridicules female vanity and a bad husband as a social trope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towmy Atkins
Runaway Engine Drama Ends in Salvaged Train
An old New York railroad veteran recalls a near catastrophe when a drunken engineer tried to derail a night run. The fireman uncoupled the train on a downhill grade, brake applied, and the engine wrecked in a ditch while passengers watched in shock. A purse from grateful passengers cushioned the crew.
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Washington Star
New York State
Ga Oman
Winide
Tie
Trrew
Eost
Autograph Albums and Old Fashioned Fads
The piece recalls a past craze for autograph albums among young women who pressed friends to share confessions and verses. It notes Princess Henrietta of Belgium as a wedding gift recipient and mentions landmarks like a centuries old walnut tree in Balaklava and shifting social norms such as mothers easing rules for boys and girls writing letters.
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Rowland I
United Kingdom
Baines
Midland
Anthony Trollope
Postoffice
Trollope
AlSume
Henrietta
Belgium
Duchess of
Vendome
Baidar
Balaklava
Crimea
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Mys
ML Caswell & Son
Aerts
L. 8
M.S. Ry
Atk
Waterloo
Hillsdale
P.M
THE
C.J
M. R.Y
Traine Pasa Bryan, O
Cincinnati & Jackson Mail
Cincinnati Express
Jinoimari
Jackson
Mich
Allegan
Addison
Toledo
United States
FF. B. Draken
T. C. M. Schindler
G. P. J. Oledo
Ohio
Hilton House
Stephen A. Powers
Pusiso
A. Pilliod
Bank OF Fremont
Fremont, Oipiaa
Busan Bart
Muwe. G. Baru
Anne A Rankin Nee
Peranak
Rip Ans
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