Ambitious Transit Plan Draws In Traction Barons
Edward E. Allison pitches a bold plan to consolidate three hundred twenty miles of rail lines into a single system via an eight track Crescent Island tunnel and direct New York access. Tim Corman and Gail Sargent witness the scheme as Midcontinent Railway President Urbank weighs a possible absorption.
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Tim Corman
Allison
Corman
Tim
Crescent Island
Eddie
Oakland Bay
Midcontinent Railroad
Urbank
Chicago
Pacific Coast
New York City
New York
Gil
Midcontinent
Silverknob
Nugget City
White Range
San Francisco
Vedder Court
Veddercourt
Manhattan
Far West
Subway
Trolley
Towando
Windfield
Forgeson
Edward E. Allison
The Mine and the Chrysalis in Vedder Court
Gail Sargent and Rufus Manning tour Vedder court, where a Mission serves bodies while Market Square church profits on poverty. The rector Rev. Smith Boyd clashes with Gail as they debate religion, commerce, and a new faith.
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Market Square
Gail Sargent
Edward E. Allison
Focal Traction King
Smith Boyd
Allison
Gail
Jim
Alison
Smith Good
Jim Sargent
Helen
Vedder Court Peathento
Vedder Court
Rufus Manning
Temple Mission
Manning
Market Square Church
Veddercourt
Heaven
Daddy Manning
Doctor Boyd
Daddy” Manning
France
Italy
Humanity
Church
Enos in Antiquity and Its Role as Allied Landing Base
The National Geographic Society notes Enos in today’s strategic context as a rocky ridge town near the Gallipoli peninsula with a long ancient history. Once a trading port, its current population around 1905 is about 8,000 Greeks including seafarers and merchants, with terrain shifting from level to rugged toward Constantinople.
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Enos
Dardanelles
National Geographic Society
The
Golden Horn
Constantinople
Gulf of
Aegean Sea
Gallipoli
Moniton
Dedengatch
Maritza
Adrianople
Bosporus
When She Gardens Mat Lets Women Dig Without Kneeling
An advertising note promotes a fiber gardening mat shaped like a large roasting pan with one side removed. The mat allows a dainty woman to kneel in a three sided pan and weed without dirt on her summer frock by staying seated in place while gardening.
The Bird House Man Love Mating Paradox
Excerpt from The Long Sparrow where Alec Farnum and Mrs Plumb discuss human mating versus bird mating. They compare souls to birds and argue love is constrained by proximity, causing humans to mispair with unrelated souls and blame social differences.
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Walter Prichard Eaton
Alec Farnum
Sally Fisher
Mrs. Plumb
The Greatest Partnership in the World
In Farm and Fireside an article notes the farmer's wife knows more about her husband's business than many think. It highlights that wives understand farm operations, finances, and daily decisions, contributing significantly to family and farm success.
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Lttle
The Farmer's Wife as Partner in Plant Work
The article praises farm wives for their unique role as partners in the family business. It notes they often operate departments of the farm, live with their husband on the plant, and share greater opportunities for helpfulness and responsibility than urban wives.
Rights of Pedestrians. Winks-What are you carrying that boat horn around for?
A New York Weekly item notes a playful exchange about a horn used to clear cars and bicycles from a pedestrian's path. The cartoonish dialogue highlights pedestrian assertiveness and urban traffic tensions.
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Winks
Jinks
New York Weekly
Chain Non Skid Device Makes Winter Driving Safer
Guidance on using tire chains to prevent skids on wet or icy roads. Advice covers correct timing to fit chains, avoiding sudden braking, and steering adjustments to regain grip, highlighting chains as the key tool for safer winter driving.
Oils Motor Springs Lubricating Instrument
An extractor wedge tool with a grease cup inserts oil between vehicle leaf springs. Place over the spring, pull the handle to separate leaves, then turn the cap to dispense lubricant into the gaps. Aimed at quick, precise lubrication without oiling the outside.
Tool for Demounting Rims Invented by Connecticut Man
A Connecticut inventor introduces a new demounting rim tool described in Popular Science Monthly. It features a lever arm with two steel arms forming a double lever and bent ends that fit the rim edge to pry the tire free by depressing the lever.
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Connecticut
Popular Science Monthly
Tire Output in 1915 Market Surges Beyond 11 Million Units
Manufacturing plans from 30 large rubber tire companies project over 11 million tires produced in 1915 with an average retail value around 20 dollars. Smaller local suppliers add about 1 million tires. Total tire value reaches roughly 250 million dollars, plus about 200 thousand motorcycle tires at 5 to 10 dollars each.
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United States
Clean Exhaust Boosts Power in Used Cars
Paragraph advises clearing the exhaust system in older used cars to gain noticeable power. It notes mufflers are often neglected and that a cleaner exhaust can yield better performance.
Almost Human Chrysanthenum and Rose Dialogue
A cryptic exchange features a chrysanth emblem leaning from a rose. The chrysanthemum asserts distance and claims the rose lacks scent, implying a cautious yet pointed interaction.
Should Belong to Club
A club member urges motorists to join local auto clubs guiding rights and reducing regulatory hurdles. He argues membership funds activism, secures politicking, and expands opportunities to defend car owners against unfair laws, calling on every owner to join today.
Humor in Motor Road Signs Across Towns
A piece notes varied road sign humor from eastern hamlets to Texas towns. It cites a Pennsylvania town with a sign reading Speed Limit One Hundred Miles an Hour Can You Beat It and contrasts signs that urge caution with simple courteous messages like Please Drive Slowly Through Town and We Thank You.
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Pennsylvania
Texas
Kerosene dose advised to soothe car engines
The article suggests weekly kerosene oil dosing for engines to improve smooth running reduce carbon and boost performance. A half pint should be added when the engine is warm through the carburetor air inlet and the engine raced briefly, then stopped to prevent burning off. Leave the car standing overnight or a day or two, especially in winter when usage is light.
Gasoline Feed Leak Test by Air Pressure Check
In a gas line with a small and large tank, suspected leaks between tanks can be tested by blowing into the large tank. Create sufficient air pressure to push gasoline up the main feed pipe. a leak in the main pipe will show under this pressure.
Auto registrations in Spain total 10548 in 1915
Eco de Aduanos from Madrid reports 10 548 private automobiles registered in Spain as of January 1 1915. Madrid province leads with 2405 registrations while Spain’s population is about 20 000 000.
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Spain
Madrid
Those Dear Girls Plea in Fashion Gossip
Conversation on Miss Pink Leigh’s complexion and the purchase of a costly cosmetic. She asserts its value after recalling the five dollar per ounce price and recent purchase.
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George Randolph Ciestir
Lillian Chester “Onary
C.d.rhodes
Will
Walter Raleigh
ILIAD
Great Britain
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