Township trustees schedule notices
Madison Township trustee OLIVER STRINGER and Floyd Township official FRED TODD post weekly at their residences to transact office business. Marion Township official posts Wednesdays at residence and Fridays at Filmore to conduct duties.
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Madison Township
Madison Tor
Jackson Township
Benjamin Walls
Oliver Stringer
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
K E. Htcheson
Floyd ‘Township
Floyd Township
Fred Todd
Marion Township
Filmore
Vise Sector
The Aroma Factor in Honey Marketing
Bee culture emphasizes aroma over appearance in selling honey especially for Wisconsin and eastern markets. Producers who preserve and enhance the nectar aroma gain higher prices, with extracted honey harder to retain aroma than comb. Merits and consumer satisfaction drive repeat sales as flavor matters more than mere sweetness.
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Wisconsin
Missouri River
Ut Miost
Middle States
Peope
Cart design for moving honey combs by T P Andrews
Fayette County writer T P Andrews describes a cart with a raised platform to carry comb boxes from hives to the extracting room. A projecting bridge connects to a tow table, helping push boxes through an opening onto the table near the uncapping can. A front pin holds comb boxes secure on the cart and the table top allows empty and full boxes to be swapped.
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T. P. Andrews
Fayette Co.,lr
Tongue of the Bee Explains Nectar Access
The article notes that honey comes from flower nectar gathered by bees using their tongues. It states the honey bee’s tongue averages about two tenths of an inch in length and why this limits nectar access from red clover varieties.
Fodder Preserved Since Before the War in Arkansas Barn
In Ashdown near Center Point Mrs. Andrew Dildy shows a Civil War era corn fodder bundle preserved in a barn. Placed before the war and repeatedly stacked with new crops, the leaf fodder remains in excellent condition and even tastes better to livestock than current fodder.
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Ashdown
Ark
Andrew Dildy
Center Point
Sims P. Dillard
Dildy
Marriage Ends War Feud in Pennsylvania Town
Dennis Snyder weds Elizabeth Manning in Chambersburg ending a Civil War era feud between the Snyder and Manning families of Sylvan near the Maryland line. Conflicts emerged after a neighbor died. Manning and Snyder were acquitted, Baker jailed for twelve years, and the feud deepened before time softened tensions.
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Chambersburg
Dennis Snyder
Lizzie Manning
Snyders
Mannings
Sylvan
Maryland
Manning
Confederacy
Snyder
Emanuel Baker
Harvey Blake
Pierce Snyder
Blake
Baker
Eastern Penitentiary
Elizabeth
Mule Ties Up Railroad On Dark Trestle Stunt
A mule attempted to cross a trestle between Columbia and McBain causing hourlong disruption on both the Columbia branch and main line of the M E and T Railroad. The accommodation train opted to remove the animal rather than strike it, delaying the through train at McBain.
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Columbia
McBain
Injury proves blessing for Dawson woman arm fracture
Mrs J Hughey of Dawson, longtime with a stiff right arm from a 12 year old dislocation, fractured her arm after slipping on Humboldt dining saloon steps in Seattle. Dr F B Whiting reduced the fracture and told her that once healed she will regain full use of the limb.
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Seattle
Wash
J. Hughey
Dawson
Humboldt
Skagway
F. B. Whiting
Buried Rosin Unearthed During Laurel Construction
Laborers digging for a cellar on Market street in Laurel uncover a barrel of pine rosin five feet underground. Levin Hearn, now 88, recalls local rosin trade to northern markets decades ago and notes the business faded due to southern competition. The reason for the buried barrel remains a mystery.
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Laurel
Del
Wooten & Moore
Market Street
Caleb Ross
William H. Ross
Levin Hearn
Oil Emulsion for Dustless Macadam Roads in Lincoln Park
A 1907 Good Roads Magazine report by M. H. West describes experiments in Lincoln Park Chicago to surface macadam roads with a California asphaltum emulsion mixed with a Kansas fuel oil and soft soap. The method yields a malleable rubbery layer, reduces dust, and darkens the road to a brown color while allowing traffic with no evident tire or vegetation damage.
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Lincoln Park
Chicago
California
Kansas
Kentucky
Lake Michigan
Thayer & Hovey Soap Company
M. H. West
Good Roads Magazine
Rock analysis methods for road materials proposed by Public Roads
The bulletin outlines microscope based rock analysis methods and a clear classification of road material for road makers. It stresses identifying mineral composition after climate and traffic tests for future reference and comparison.
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Office of Public Ioads
Good Roads Magazine
Congo Nile highway project links Congo with Nile
Under the Central Automobile Department work has progressed on building special highways in the Cargo Free State. When finished these roads will serve automobile freight lines. The largest highway under rapid development connects the Congo with the Nile, a short distance south of Jondkere.
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Africa
Central Automobile Department
Congo
Nile Atejaf
Jondkere
Sacred Good Luck Pieces From Osage Obtained By Smithsonian
The Smithsonian received four Osage sacred packs through Francis La Flesche who negotiated on their behalf. Housed items include a buckskin bag, a haversack with a pipe and scalp-decorated pieces, and a mummified hawk body with scalps. The bundles hold Osage tattooing tools and sacred religious objects.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Bureau of American Ethnology
Francis la Flesche
Oklahoma
Bureau of Ethnology
Walter Hough
National Museum
Hough
Hawk
Monkey Vanishes in Johns Hopkins Lab Mystery
A small monkey, key to a rare fatal disease under study at Johns Hopkins Hospital, disappeared from its cage in the Hunterian Laboratory. Its door may have been secured or the animal may have escaped, leaving scientists baffled. Dr. Harry Schmeisser, conducting the experiments, believes the disease may be transmitted to animals but cannot confirm communication to humans.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hunterian Laboratory
Harry Schmeisser
Schmeisser
Sails Without Officers Captains Harolds Long Voyage
Captain Charles Charleton steered the 1299 ton Harold from Australia to Queenstown with no officers aboard. The 108 day voyage covered 15000 miles as a crew largely unfamiliar with navigation and sleeping on a deck chair.
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Liverpool
England
Charles Charleton
Harold
Queenstown
Charleton
Australia
Melbourne
Adelaide
Sydney
Poles Seek English School in Cleveland Sign Petition
About 50 Poles in Cleveland present a petition to the board of education asking to establish a special school where Poles may learn English. The move aims to aid integration and language acquisition in the community.
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Cleveland
Board of Education
Bankrupt Proponent List Highlights Penny Asset Filing
Sunbury Pennsylvania Charles D Eldred of Kitne's Grove filed for bankruptcy listing assets of one cent and abilities of ten cents. The unusual filing shows minimal assets for the former wealthy individual.
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Sunbury
Charlies D
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