Minute Movies of the News Right Off the Reel
A jumble of odd, largely unrelated items from the era note diverse people and events. Topics include a state actuary, suffrage, gossip about a Newport woman, a recovered cold, Garfield, a Pittsburg figure, discipline views, a Brooklyn wedding quip, dangerous driving labels, a dog tied bell clock claim, a Brooklyn wedding note, a missionary view, a Milwaukee beverage venture, a Kansas juror excuse, and a London court ruling on trousers ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Actuary
Colorado
Judy
Newport
Enating Lim
Cara
Helen Tait
Garfield
N. 3
Julia Morgan Harding
Pittsburgh
Quick
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Alfred Wiis
London
New York
Milwaukee
Hay
Kansas
Londen Court
Washington Chamber Backs Esperanto For Foreign Letters
Washington Chamber of Commerce members heard from Reed Mrs. Wilbur Crafts Miss Harriet Stone and others about Esperanto aiding commerce. They noted letters to the chamber now answered in Esperanto and a language key sent with replies and urged foreigners to write in Esperanto to ease translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Toague
Reed
Sen
Gisher of
Ly la Internacia Niubo
Heperarte Club
Reel
Wilbur Crafts
Harriet FE. Stone
A. Mayer
Chamber of Commerce
Crafts
Whbur Crafts
Iceland
The Good Roads Problem Discussed in Town Meeting
The town should elect capable trustees to enforce highway laws and improve roads. Emphasizes using road drag, erecting sign boards, and trimming weeds and hedges along public routes to keep dirt roads in repair and boost public safety and guidance for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Auditor's Office
Better Roads: Mills County Talk on Road Improvement
D E Whitfield of Malvern discusses the push for better highways at the Mills County Farmers Institute on January 21 1913. He notes the impact of automobiles gas tractors and farm productivity and urges classifying roads with a county network overseen by the Board of Supervisors and a skilled engineer to plan and specify traffic carrying routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Whitfield
Malvern
Mills County Farmers Institute
Tion
Mills County
Board of Supervisors
Good Roads Commission
Chicago yachtsman prepares Arctic whaling expedition schooner
John Borden of Chicago plans a sixty four foot auxiliary schooner built at Boothbay Maine to cruise Arctic seas in search of whales seals and walruses. The expedition, fitted with new gear from New Bedford, aims to test modern equipment and tackle under Bearden’s coastal route in Volt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Borden
Chicago
Boothbay
Seuer
Mr. Bearden
Jepsen
Volt
New Bedford
Hox
Minnesota Fauny Wears Spectacles For Veterinary Eye Checkup
Thoroughbred English setter Minnesota Fauny, owned by Troy Cantresh of Lowdon Arkansas, wore spectacles fitted by a Harrison oculist after a vision issue was noted. The report describes the dog’s “span” and protective straps, noting the lenses protrude and the dog appears curious about the new eyewear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Minnesota
Fauny
Troy Cuntresh
Lowdon
Ark
Harrison
Fanny
Leser Must Hatch Egg Mystery Origin
A garbled report describes an eccentric man from East Sacraibente attempting to hatch an egg with his wife nearby. The details are unclear due to damaged text, but the unusual scene centers on the man sewing the egg and a makeshift device beneath his wife’s protection, signaling a curious local legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Uedevd
East Sacraibente
Calo
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Esferanto
Ural Journal In the
Cyril G. Hopkins
Illinois Experiment Station
The
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelpnary
W. J. Harsha
Harsha
Walter W. Woclke
L. K. Rockwell
Ted Edwards
J. Russell Smith
F. Webster Brady
C.J. Doane
Middle West
George H. Dacy
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
L. S. Robinson
Glenwood
Dog
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