Evolution of Carriages From Roman Carts to Public Coaches
A historical survey traces wheeled transport from Roman carts and chariots to medieval carriages and coaches. It notes road conditions and urban limits shaping use, with milestones in Rome China France England and Germany, including early hackney coaches in London by 1625 and Parisian fiacres after Louis XIV’s minority.
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India
China
Ceylon
Mexico
Japan
Claudius
Rome
Empire
Carrosse
Carrozza
Europe
Erfurt
Germany
France
Philip the Fair
Paris
Diana of
England
London
Louis XIV
Nicholas Sauvage
St. Martin
St. Fiacre
Fussy Aunt Sally Ends Night With Odd Tasks
A Fort Worth Star Telegram item describes Aunt Sally at her relatives home. She sews buttons, sprinkles clothes to iron them, adds a quilt, and even tries to dry a lamp while rain falls. She mutters about a senseless “fool” as she tends the lamp and keeps everyone awake.
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Sally
Buckram
Aunt Sally
Fort Worth
Visitors to New York Crowd Natives Off Broadway
Visitors from Denver Seattle Des Moines and elsewhere flock to Broadway while natives retreat to side streets. Outsiders travel with precision to take in the great white way leaving locals less visible as the crowd concentrates near the Rialto and surrounding theaters.
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Broadway
Denver
New York
Seattle
East Seventy-second Street
Great White Way
Des Moines
Amsterdam Avenue
Student life notes and sports events at local school
Miss Lewis was absent from classes due to illness. P C students plan to attend the state Christian Endeavor convention in Salem February 23 to 25. Hikes continue in fine weather as girls join boys in outdoor exercise. The junior girls hosted the boys at Louise Hodgin’s home with dressmaking and fireplace chats. Prots McCracken and Mills attended as faculty guests. President Pennington attended ministerial and college presidents meetings in Salem and Albany. Debates with Albany College are being organized with two simultaneous debates that evening. Freshmen and juniors held oratorical trials. Marguerite Cook won the freshmen contest while Mildred Benson and Alma Roberts won junior prizes. Ruth Hinshaw to represent the sophomore class. The last McMinnville College basketball team will visit Friday night. a top league game, with prior wins over Chemawa, Philomath, and Oregon Agricultural College, and one loss to Pacific University. A New York Letter describes One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street as a local pleasure ground near the uptown Broadway area, with daily routines limited to commuting and evening strolls.
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Louise Hodgin
Prots
McCracken and Mills
Marguerite Cook
Mildred Benson
Alma Roberts
Ruth Hinshaw
McMinnville College
Chemawa
Large Power Presses Often Run Continuous With Foot Controls
A description from Aberlin Smith in Engineering Magazine explains that large presses up to 1500 tons can be operated by a single finger on the clutch to lift the ram in small increments, while more commonly the ram stops at the top of each stroke and is controlled by a foot treadle or handle. Continuous running is typically possible with long slow strokes.
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Aberlin Smith
Engineering Magazine
A Common Cause of Failure
A Kansas City Star quip notes Filiover’s unfulfilled ambition as he pursued a lofty goal but did not achieve concrete results. The line contrasts chasing a star with neglecting practical steps to ensure progress.
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Filiover
Kansas City Star
All Depends What to Charge for Fixing Whiskers
The boss barber explains pricing varies by client with some fixes offered for free and others charged at regular lace curtain laundry rates, as quoted in the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Administrator's Notice Opened First Issue December 28 1916
Administrator's notice from the first issue dated December 28 1916 and running through January 25 1917 announces actions and deadlines for readers. The short item flags an official notice period and dates for public awareness.
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Isue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret M. Smith
Newbery
Oregon
Ladies’ Home Journal
The
Saturday Evening Post
National Farm Weekly
Curtis Publishing Company
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Miss Lewis
P. C
State Christian Endeavor
Salem
Pennington
Friends Ministerial Conference
Highland Church
Independent Colleges of Oregon
Albany
Albany College
New Yorker
One
Twenty-fifth Street
One Hundred and
Nes
Battery
Bronx
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Newberg Lodge
R. J. Moore W. M
G. O. Keeney
Shiloh Relief Corps No
C. F. Hall
Minnie B. Byers
Emma L. Snow
Newbery Feed & Seed Co
Cummins
Ays
Newberg
McCoy Bros
Newberg Cyclery
Kienle & Sons
Kienle& Sons
Boan
Clarence Butt
Newberg Creamery
Wesley Boyes
Green
Hancock and Blaine
Ford
Oregon Hardware & Implement Co
C. H. Nichols
Nash
First St
Valley Canning Co
de Laval
Joe Ego
H. W. Weaver
T. S. Robinson
Carlton
Route
A.R. Mills’ Place
Graphic Office
H. A. Dimon
Firet Street
Office of Spaulding Logging Co
Chas. Ziegler
R. Pairbank
Lone Fir Dairy
Depot
Main Street
A. I. Willard
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville
Yamoreg Collection Agency
Graphic
E. H. Weatherhead
S. P. Timberlake
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