Roads and roads and roads in Pennsylvania and beyond
The writer muses on road quality across states, praising Pennsylvania’s public spirit and highway history while joking about muddled road conditions elsewhere. He recalls past slow journeys, the shift from horse to auto travel, and the enduring impact of good roads on daily life and travel times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Troy
Mansfield
Dobbin
Bessemer
Acros
State College
Schwab
Newport
Mercerburg
Bill Livengood
Meyersdaye Republican
Meyersdale
Berlin
Bill
Bedford
Better Roads Highlight Tyrone to Clearfield Drive
The author notes Pennsylvania roads are superior to others and recalls a swift hour long drive from Tyrone to Clearfield in bad weather. They praise Penny and mention a road guide available for four cents in stamps from the Department of Highways in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Tyrone
Clearfield
Penny
Department of Highways
Harrisburg
Dry Campaign Likely Delayed Until November Inactivity Grows
Washington reports indicate the nationwide effort to enforce prohibition may not start before November as 24 new regional administrators prepare to assume duties on September 1. Veteran enforcement officials resign or plan long vacations, warning of a thin enforcement skeleton after September 1 amid drastic district reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Enforcement
Treasury
Prominent Erie Industrial Leader Dies At 85
Theodore M. Nagle founder of the Nagle engine and boiler works and the Pennsylvania Boiler works died at his home near Erie at 85. Born in Mecklenburg Germany he came to the United States at age nine. He served in the Civil War with the Twenty first New York Volunteers and received citations for participation in every engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentyfirst
New York Volunteers
Nagle
Cops Told To Ease Up On Motorists
New York Aug 29 police orders direct commanding officers to curb petty traffic arrests. Summons should replace arrests where possible and warnings replace summonses when sufficient. Officers urged to stay on patrol duties and avoid unnecessary court time and public annoyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department
Twice in This Woman's Life improves with Vegetable Compound
Ellensburg Washington reader Mrs William Carver recounts months of painful menstrual cycles and postnatal pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after trying several doctors and six bottles at a Porter's Drug Store. She remains a well woman and offers to answer letters about the remedy.
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Ellensburg
Washington
Lydia E. _ Pinkham
Porter’s
Lydia E. Pinkham
William Carver
R.F.D. No
Ellensburg, Wash
Blaze Delays Fire Truck On Vacation Gap
In Liberty Texas the new combination hose and chemical fire truck sat idle while a blaze damaged a business block. The fire chief was away on vacation and no one else could operate the apparatus, delaying response despite modern gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Liberty
Texas
Head Of Dunkirk Seed Co Faces 92 Violations
Niagara Falls Ontario August 29 Leland Hall and the Dunkirk Seed Co with Hall as manager faced ninety two violations of the Dominion seeds act in police court. The plant sold seed without proper germination labels and the case was postponed for a week.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Leland Hall
Dunkirk Seed Co
Dominion Seeds Act
Canada
Dominion Agricultural Department
Handy Way To Stop Escaping Prisoners
A pair of county jail inmates in Stevens Point Wisconsin forced their cell locks but did not escape. They found a confiscated whisky jug in the sheriff’s office and drank until drunken, waking to an open door. The note urges sheriffs to keep whisky handy in a barrel with a siphon to deter escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Point
Wis
Sheriff's Office
Marine Gets Two Year Sentence For Disobeying Orders
Private George E. Deam of the Marine corps on duty at Swampscott with the presidential bodyguard was sentenced to two years imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge for refusing to obey jailers orders. He broke arrest and was absent without leave for a day before recapture. The story notes his punishment and lists local social visits surrounding the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine
International News Service
Washington
George E. Deam
Marine Corps
Swampscott
Mass
Navy Department
Deam
Picnic dinner and officers elected at Duff home New Bedford
A noon picnic at the country home of Mrs. Anna Duff hosted 25 guests. A business meeting elected officers for the year: President Mrs. Jennie McClennehan Vice-President Mrs. Sarah Shields Secretary Mrs. Inez Cover Treasurer Mrs. Mabel Murdock. Others visited relatives in area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Duff
Jennie McClennehan
Sarah Shields
Inez Cover
Mabel Murdock
Byron McKean
Fay Wilcox
Ruth Moore
West Middlesex
Charles McKean
New Wilmington
Maude Hilty
Youngstown
Cly Swagger
Lewis Tanner
May Ward
Coaltown
Burton Hoover
William Jacobs
Cardinal Mercier consecrates count and kin in Louvain
Cardinal Mercier in the Carmelite church at Louvain consecrated Count Claude d Elbee a priest and gave minor orders to his brother in law Vicomte de Seze. The count is married to a nun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvain
Cardinal Mercier
Claude d'Elbee
Vicomte de Seze
Nun Witnesses Grilling Ceremony Amid War Hero’s Memory
A nun watched the ceremony this morning through a grill separating her from her husband and brother. Count d Elbee, a World War II hero, had four of six brothers killed and earned the Medaille Militaire and other decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
d’Elbee
Nighttime exchange with Waldo and nurse
A mother tells Waldo to go to bed and kiss his mother as the nurse carries him upstairs. A visitor asks if he is afraid of the bogey man, and the Boston Baby dismisses psychic phenomena lacking organization.
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Waldo
Mamma
Lts
Co ‘Fraid
Boston
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