Autos For Rural Carriers Drive Plan From Burleson
Wood county rural mail carriers may use government automobiles on their routes within a year if Postmaster General Burleson’s plan is enacted. The reorganization could push Wisconsin and other midwestern states to adopt the system, effective within twelve months if Congress passes the bill. It provides for the use of automobiles on rural routes in all states with suitable roads.
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Melrose Chronicle Sausage of Small Town Wit in Local Notes
Local column recounts a genial Sparr’s mills salesman comments at Uthmeier-Hints store after a molasses spill, with funny regional quips about heat, hens, and a convoluted kinship joke. It cites Abe Martin’s magazine bits praised for wise sayings and old-time town charm.
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Sparr’s Mills
Uthmeier- Hints
Peraramen
Abe” Martin
Postmaster General cuts route length to fifty miles for higher pay
The plan raises standard route length from twenty four miles to fifty on favorable paths with salaries up to 1800 annually. Carriers would deliver outward and overnight, return next day on fifty mile routes. Automobiles aim to cut costs across 4000 routes costing about 46 million yearly, possibly reducing carrier jobs. Marshfield Times owners and staff listed with Joseph Campbell and Edward Barr, notary notice dated September 18, 1914.
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United States
Millinery Styles Studied for New Fashion Arts
Latest styles in millinery carefully studied with 50 patrons surveyed to gauge demand for the newest artful headwear. The study highlights emerging trends and consumer interest in contemporary hats.
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Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised by J H Houghland of Ellon Iowa for use by soldiers in the Spanish war. He says the remedy is essential for travelers and at home and reports many thanks for the advice. Sold by all dealers.
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Ellen
Iowa
Cure for Epilepsy Reported by Comfrey Parent
A Comfrey, Minty parent credits Dr Maex Narvine with ending a three year span of epileptic fits in their daughter after multiple doctors failed. The family says she has not had a seizure for years and praises the doctor highly. The note ends with a general call that many U S children with epilepsy cause distress to families.
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Maex
Uula Giel
Dr. Miles
Frank Anderson
Comfrey
Minty
United States
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