Two West Point Comrades to Start on Long Cruise
Former Gov. W. H. Upham and Col. J. B. Quinn, retired engineer, plan a months long voyage from West DePere on the Fox River to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast aboard Gov. Upham’s cruiser Comrade. The 55 foot craft, built by Dan Kidney & Son, features white enamel interiors, two cabins, fore and aft saloon, and a four man crew.
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West Point
W. H. Upham
J. B. Quinn
United States Corps of Engineers
West DePere
Fox River
Gov. Upham
Dan Kidney & Son
DePere
Upham
Quinn
Byron Whittingham
Arpin
Col. Quinn
Cal. Quinn
Mississippi
Mr. Upham
Fox
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Gulf
Florida
Carolinas
New York
Maine
Nova Storia
Great Lakes
United States
Wisconsin
Atlantic
Stase
Ocean
Silo trend shocks Central Wisconsin dairy belt
A Pittsville farmer builds a lone silo amid woods while a house and barn are planned for next summer. Fred Burgess, a newcomer, raises a towering silo to store a bumper corn crop on Mr. Barnes’ farm, reversing local farming norms as readers note rising interest in the Times classifieds.
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Wisconsin
Pittsville
Fred Burgess
Health Instruction Bureau Sparks University Extension Plan
The Wisconsin Health Instruction Bureau of the University Extension Division outlines a health education program initiative. Officials aim to expand community outreach, provide standardized guidance, and leverage resources across counties to improve public health literacy and preventive care.
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the Health Instruction Bureau, University Extension Division
Wisconsin
Cancer dangers and early diagnosis emphasized
A public health note explains cancer causes remain unclear and stresses that there is no universal cure. It likens cancer to a growing enemy, urges thorough removal of growths, warns against half measures, and highlights that cancers occur mainly in people over 40 with emphasis on early diagnosis for a definite cure.
Dear Old Boston Has Some Disadvantages
Milwaukee resident J A Bayliss writes to The Milwaukee Free Press recounting a late night 11:30 p.m. visit to Boston with six businessmen. He describes overflowing garbage cans near the capitol, poor meat retailers, slum passages, mothers searching for vermin, and a noisy Hanover street fire scare that produced no blaze. He contrasts Boston as the hub of American education and history with vivid, critical observations.
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J. A. Bayliss
Milwaukee
Boston
Milwaukee Free Press
Capitol Building
United States
Boston Harbor
London
Hanover Street
San Francisco
J. He
County Education Board Creations In Wisconsin Counties
Voters in Wood, Clark and Marathon counties will vote next spring for five new county board of education members with five year terms. The board may appoint assistants and a clerk, form or consolidate districts, appoint examiners for diplomas, visit schools, and audit expenses. Annual state aid of 500 dollars per county is provided if requirements are met. The board must report by August 15 and set a separate county fund from levied taxes.
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Wood, Clark
Marathon
Board of Education
County Board of Education
County Board of Supervisors
Cooperative farming moves from European models to U. S. study
A report outlines how European nations built credit and production cooperatives. A U S department of agriculture commission studied methods in Denmark Germany Belgium Holland Ireland and the United States trials occur in Wisconsin California Hood River Valley Minnesota and the Dakotas. AG Harold Powell shares experiences and copies of constitutions and by laws. The book is available at the public library.
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Germany
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Ireland
United States
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
California
Hood River Valley
Minnesota
Dakotas
Harold Powell
Concrete Roads Gain Favor Over Macadam Nationwide
The movement toward durable concrete pavement grows as states adopt concrete or brick for main roads. California uses concrete with bituminous surface. Illinois favors concrete for low cost state aid roads. New York recommends concrete on 146 miles of state roads. Lincoln Highway Association adopts concrete for the transcontinental route. Chattanooga and Knoxville promote a concrete highway. many counties follow with heavy-traffic roads. Portland cement concrete leads in durability and low first cost, with other types trailing.
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California
Alinois
Board of Consulting Engineers
New York Highway Commission
Lincoln Highway Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tenn
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Gov
Valley States
the Times
Timely Health Himt
Old
Loke
Vis
Itor
County Education Board
Counoty
Lucky Lady
Sexton’s
Library
Marshfield State Bank
State Depository
Marshfield, Wisconsin
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