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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
2
About one hundred fifty men attended a Fordson demonstration during the state held Tractor Working Good Roads Week. The event focused on farming machinery and road improvement ideas.
C W Smith organized a field program with a Fordson tractor demonstration and a film How to Keep the Boy on the Farm at the Varsity theatre. Mechanics disassembled and reassembled the tractor while a factory expert explained parts and care. A Tuesday 1:30 pm session depended on dry ground and aimed to measure land and assess cost per acre.
The state highway commission issued a proclamation for May 17 to 22 marking Ship by Truck Good Roads Week. Merchants farmers and others in Kansas urged active support and concrete schedules to move farm and factory products to markets by road. By order of the commission secretary W. C. Markham urged preparedness and participation.
Fragmentary note recalls Roman road building by Appian and Claudius with mention of brick and paving costs. References endurance of roads and high prices in ancient cycles. Context unclear due to damaged OCR but points to infrastructure and old contracts.
An abbreviated ad notes that batteries suffer from starvation, thirst, overheating, or freezing, and warns all eventually wear out. It promotes WIELAND Service as help to avoid the final failure, with contact via CARTER TIRE & BATTERY COMPANY at Phone 1300 1009 Mass.
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