Good Roads and Civilization Across Our Nation
The piece argues that strong road networks are essential to civilization, especially in winter and spring. It cites the Buffalo Good Roads Convention, the American Roadmakers' Association, and the Currin bill, urging national duty to improve routes from Appalachia to seaboard states. It parallels Swiss and French road programs, notes US mileage and current paving levels, and envisions economic and social benefits for rural areas, including reduced moonshine, higher land values, and better access to church and school.
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Buffalo
American Roadmakers' Association
National Grange
Farmers’ Association
Great West
Seaboard States
Appalachian
Frost
Berea College
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolina
Georgia
Switzerland
France
Colossa
Germany
United States
Mount Lebanon
Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
The Return Of Prosperity Says Business Mood Rises
The article notes post election optimism with New York Central ordering 31 million in equipment and forecasting up to 240 million more in railroad gear. It cites higher crop values at seven billion dollars and believes business activity will surpass 1907 levels, predicting extended prosperity despite earlier campaign concerns.
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Taft
Washington
New York Central
Brown
Department of Agriculture
Bible Translated Across Pacific Dialects By Pioneer Scholars
A feature on missionaries and linguists shaping Bible translations in the South Pacific. The piece recalls Futuna and Aneityum experiments, the limits of native vocabularies, and the work of patient Scots and others who rendered sacred texts into eleven Polynesian languages and many more dialects with thousands of corrections and revisions.
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Futuna
New Hebrides
Australia
South Pacific
Doctor Paton
John Williams
Nova Scotian
South Seas
New Genea
W. S. Fitzgreald
Harper's
Life Bible
Loyalty Islands
Bible in knapsacks of war dead
During the US Spain war many young volunteers died in Cuba. After battles their knapsacks were opened for property return and Secretary of War Alger noted most recovered items were Bibles or New Testaments that showed signs of careful reading. He argued readers seek solace and guidance in battle.
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United States
Spain
Cuba
Alger
Divorce Rates Rise in Marriage Statistics Compilation
The article compiles statistics on marriage and divorce, noting an increase in divorce rates. It outlines trends over recent years and highlights factors influencing marital stability. The source cites data and authorities supporting the rising separation figures.
Divorce rates and marriage trends in the United States
Census Bureau data from 1887 to 1906 show the US marriage rate highest among reliable nations and divorces rising faster than population. From 1887 to 1906 there were 12,832,044 marriages and 45,625 divorces, with divorces increasing about three times as fast as population. by 1900 the divorce rate reached 200 per 1,000 married, and disputes over cod liver oil products are advertised.
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Census Bureau
United States
Tso
Ist
C. O. D. Tablets Offer Liver Oil Benefits in Tablets
Cord liver oil is condensed into C. O. D. tablets with licorice and lime and soda salts. The pills retain the oil’s good properties while eliminating unpleasant aftertaste and side effects.
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Tion
PPE
Merchants’ Mercantile Company
Jackson
Talay
Galesburg Piano CO
Galesburg
Ili
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