Increasing Use of State Convicts For Road Building
Washington reports a federal bulletin showing a shift from private lease and contract work to state supervised road and public works using convict labor. Since 1885 the share on public works rose from 33 to 86 percent while road work rose from 1.3 to about 13 percent, with emphasis on fitness and reformative aims and preference for state administration.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
United States Public Health Service
Department of Agriculture
Floods drowning sixty in Australia devastate Queensland towns
Brisbane dispatch reports unprecedented eastern Australia flooding in late 1916. Clermont center of Peak Downs submerged with 59 deaths, plus fatalities at Theresa Creek and Hughenden. Losses reach about 2.56 million dollars with vast livestock and property damage. Ex parliamentarian James Crawford among the drowned.
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Associated Press
Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Clermont
Peak Downs
Celrmont
Theresa Creek
Hughenden
Beer
James Crawford
Plain Man Jinks Referred for Lab Trace Trim
A curt remark about sending an unnamed man to a laboratory for trimming is recorded, suggesting a blunt approach to handling a plain man named Jinks in a lab context. The line captures a terse, unspecified gesture toward experimentation or modification.
Is he learning to read law in public view
Conversation hints at a figure pursuing legal studies with prosecutorial phrasing. The exchange questions whether he is truly studying law, implying a clash between expectation and action. No further context is provided.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy for Gray Hair
A vintage ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a quick fix for gray, thinning, and dull hair. It promises natural darkening, gloss, and dandruff control with easy applications using a brush through strands.
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Wyeth
England Draws Great Army From Ireland To Battle
Dublin reports John Redmond quoted official figures showing 173 772 Irishmen serve in navy and army from Ireland. He estimated at least 150 000 sons of the Irish race have joined colors, many in Britain largely ignored except in casualty lists. Redmond limited by illness and bereavement.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Irish Canadian Rangers
John Redmond
Ireland
Scotland
Great Britain
Brooklyn Auto Dealers Start Owner Education School
Bishop McCormick and Bishop, Dodge Brothers dealers in Brooklyn, opened a self supporting owners school. A tuition fee funds the instruction which covers car operation and parts care. Large classes show buyers seek fuller knowledge and enjoyment of their cars.
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Bishop, McCormick and Bishop
Dodge Brothers
Brooklyn
First Milwaukee Will Uses Fingerprint Signature
Wilhelmina Weber’s will, filed in Milwaukee probate court, bears a fingerprint as a signature in place of a traditional mark. Judge Karel set aside the document after witnesses failed to sign in the testator’s presence. estate valued at several thousand dollars.
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Milwaukee County
Wilhelmina Weber
Karel
Milwaukee Journal
Preparedness Lesson From a Child’s Plea
A Lippincott quote shows Claude disobeying parents and his mother fearing punishment. The mother plans to inform Claude’s father after dinner and the boy asks for a generous meal to soften the consequence. The exchange highlights wit and family discipline.
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Claude
Lippincott’s
The Purpose Of Experience In Human Progress
A philosophical essay argues needs drive invention and growth. Experience advances progress, with pain as a teacher. Humans seek varied sensations from art, sport, and travel, shaping civilization toward richer experiences and understanding.
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California
Lodge-Pole
Marie Corelli
David Graham Phillipa
Ethun
The Kind It Was Yacht Party Laughs at Rough Seas
A brief cartoon caption portrays a yachting party amid rough seas. The dialogue jokes that since the sea was rough, the gathering turned into a genuine swell affair. The exchange highlights lighthearted nautical humor.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
Advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures it through the blood. Offers $1000 for any uncured case and cites agents in Toledo Ohio selling for 76 cents.
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Hall
Y. d. Cheney & CC
Toledo
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