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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1911
Page
7
The piece argues that bad roads raise costs to haul produce, hinder social life, and push farm youth to cities. It endorses central township schools with five acres for agriculture, warns tenantry harms soil and economy, and urges permanent highways before parcel post rural delivery.
The Seattle Intelligencer notes major road plans to link Seattle with Tacoma by a first class macadamized highway this summer. King County has 320000 available for road work including state aid to build a trunk line from Seattle to Everett and on to Tacoma as part of a statewide north south trunk route and an eventual coast to coast system to Mexico.
Ferro cement roads are being tested in France. A cement straw core is embedded in a mold, then cement fills interstices to cover the iron. The resulting block resists breaking and traction, offers elasticity, and endures shocks. A terra cement brick 185 inches thick withstood about 65 tons per square inch in crushing tests, and its breakage resistance was quadruple that of ordinary cement. Resistance to wear is notable.
Banga asks Dix if police were notified about a robbery. Dix replies yes and suspects an arrest of the wrong man is imminent.
A mother recalls her eight week old baby’s escalating eczema all over the body including scalp and eyes. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child recovered within four weeks and hair regrew. She praises the products and notes a free sample offer from Cuticura, Boston.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note mentions a planned picnic that morning. a child’s prayerful night ends with rain at dawn. Later the boy asks where idols are sold, seeking worship. A comic exchange ends with a bath joke about Fifi and blue water, then a wagging admonition about Fido.
A terse aphorism notes moral judgment on abuse within marriage, implying devilish pride in a man who mistreats his wife. The line cues social critique of domestic cruelty and masculine behavior.
To keep fruit jar rubbers lasting put them in a flour filled jar when not in use and replace them as jars empty. This method allows purchase of better rubbers as they will last several seasons. If rubbers seem old two per jar and tighten the lids may extend a season. Newly filled jars should be stood upside down until cool to test seals. Snakes In Prohibition Maine. Snakes emptied two Portland saloons of patrons recently. A southerner sent snakes to clear rats from his place and the snakes proved effective killing many rats before moving to other saloons.
Meriwether and Hdwards of Clarksville Tennessee advertise tobacco products with claims of low price and no tax. The remark good men are scarce and bad ones often have to make themselves so appears in the notice.
New York shipped steel for a unique electric rack railway along the Panama Canal. Electric locomotives will pull up to 20,000 ton ships across the isthmus, replacing mules. The canal commission seeks millions in steel ties channels and expects completion within two years before the canal opening.
A London anecdote contrasts beef with fish as a healthier option. It notes the body’s difficulty in disposing of beef fat, cites the fat content of eel, salmon, herring, halibut, and mackerel, and suggests fish can be a better year round substitute for meat.
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