Road Building as a Major Factor in Campaigns
The article argues road building and voluntary labor accelerate settlement and military campaigns. It cites historic routes from waterways to roads, notes Washington’s support for roads and a modern Ventura to Santa Barbara sea level causeway, and highlights widespread Good Roads days in western states with governors leading efforts. It also mentions local notes on Miss Alice Robey, Rev H L Hoover, and Harry Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Connecticut
Hudson
Mohawk
Delaware
Susquehanna
Potomac
James
Mraddeck
Fort Duchesne
Robot Brace Wien del
Pacific Coast
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Cal
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Castras
Automobile Club of
Southern
Callifornia
Good Bread at Christian's Visit Notes
Miss Ruth Tuley visited Quincy on Thursday to see her friend Mrs Wesley Drescher. Miss Lenore Welsh of St Louis spent part of the week with her parents B F Welsh and his wife. Wm James and family were in Hannibal on Friday. Miss Fern Gorsuch of Ely visited W T Youell and his wife. Mrs WA Finnigan traveled to Bevier for a short visit. P F White, his wife and brother G W White went to Hunnewell on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tuley
Quincy
Wesley Drescher
Lenore Welsh
St. Louis
B. F. Welsh
Fern Gorsuch
Ely
W T. Youell
WA. Finnigan
Bevier
Roads too wide in the West compared to Germany
A discussion argues that U S roads tend to be far wider in the West than in Germany where highways run 20 to 21 feet. In the West traffic is lighter and land value high, yet roadways reach fifty to sixty feet with much of the width eroded by weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
Germany
Erowe
Good roads bonds and appropriations across states
Governors and legislatures boosted road funding in the past year with large bond issues and new appropriations. New York leads with 50 million in bonds plus equal prior funds, Pennsylvania may add about 60 million, California spends about 315 million, Maine authorizes 2 million, and a 850 million bond plan in another region faces reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York State
Pennsylvania
California
Maine
Saving the Harness
Harness deterioration hurts performance and safety. Poorly kept harness cracks, warps, and becomes uncomfortable for horses, causing delays. Regular maintenance prevents outages and trouble in critical moments. Ensure timely care to avoid breakdowns and keep gear in working order.
Preserving Timbers with Carbolic Acid Coatings
A fragmented note discusses preserving timbers from dry rot by painting with rude carbolic acid to provide survival coats for timbers in damp places. It asserts life extension for wood and praises the method’s apparent success despite garbled wording.
Medicine For the Soul and a Dog Tax Suggestion
Medicine for the Soul emphasizes books as lifelong friends and sources of wisdom guiding service and international understanding. A Missouri dog tax bill is discussed, urged as a solution to purge worthless dogs. Miss Lola Greenwell visits sister Mrs. Abel south of town.
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Thebes
Universal Brotherhood
Richard Lloyd Jones
Missouri
Goodson
Lola Greenwell
Lakenan
Abel
Old Fashioned Boy Skirt Jokes and Marriage Quips
A Cincinnati Enquirer collection of humorous quips on fashion costs marriage, aging, and social mores. Jokes reference changing times, moral books, bottle nourishment, and the cost of living, with local notes on Mrs Edward Beadle and Virgil Shearman visiting Hannibal.
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Port Cumberland
Vaurtle Creek
Craddock
Tre
Ceore Waellington
Gieer
Port Necessity
Washington
Forbes
Fort
Ter Aah
A. i
Alice Robey
W. B Spalding
Shelbina
H. L. Hoover
Margeret
Hunnewell
Harry Clark
Colorado Springs
Canon City
Christian
Wm. James
Hannibal
P. F White
G. W. White
Cinders
Monroe City Bank
City Property
Ings
Medicine
Luke McLuke
Wice
Luther Burbank
Cincinnati Enquirer
Edward Beadle
Virgil Shearman
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