Great Growth Seen in 1910 Cement Output and Prices
The 1910 cement production report by Ernest F. Bucharda of the United States Geological Survey shows total Portland, natural and puzzolan cement output at 76,934,675 barrels valued at 65,042,771 dollars, up 15.4 percent in quantity and 26.9 percent in value from 1909. Portland cement led output with 75,698,485 barrels valued at 67,506,479 dollars, about 12,841,430 long tons. Average price per barrel rose to 89.2 cents nationally, with regional variations from 72.7 cents to 1.88 dollars. Number of producing plants rose to 110. kilns 66 feet or longer increased, and Pacific Coast mills expanded, affecting prices. Distribution: Central States produced 22,617,000 barrels at 9.1 cents. Western States 9,?89,?. Pacific Coast 6.7 million barrels at 1.38 dollars. South 5.71 million at about 0.89 dollars.
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Ernest F. Burcharda
United States Geological Survey
United States
Lehich
Pacific Coast
California
Rocky Mountain States
Texas
Coast Territory
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Sooth
Cal- Hore
Washington
South
Maryland
Virgins
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabma
Oklahoma
Poaxas
Crosby's Good Road Talk by Maryland Chief Engineer
Maryland's Major Crosby, chief engineer of the Maryland Highway Commission, outlines progress in U S road construction since 1894. He cites rapid U S advances, explains the influence of MacAdam on state programs, notes Massachusetts leadership, and urges careful adoption of new methods amid diverse resources and funding limits.
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Maryland
United States
Crosby
Maryland Highway Commission
Major Crosby
A . A. Good Roads Board
Ince
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Jone Isd
Connecticut
New York
Pearce
MacAdam
Tressaguet
Telford
Bartholomay Brewery touted by visiting physicians
Physicians visiting Bartholomay Brewery endorse its aged beer as gentle on the stomach. They claim unaged beer causes biliousness, praising Bartholomay Rochester Beer for its malted barley and hops as a tonic and digestive aid.
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Rochester
Bartholomay Brewery
Bartholomay Rochester
An Intricate Science of Highway Maintenance
The passage laments how highway engineering has evolved into a complex art demanding deep knowledge and refined skill. It notes engineers respond to rising demands with varied, high quality results yet criticize a lack of unified maintenance systems and popular support, hindering progress toward a foreign or advanced standard.
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Tsuetant
le Bocer
Meer
Tse Demats
Use of Public Playgrounds Promotes Citizenship and Self Reliance
An editorial argues playgrounds foster self reliance and progressiveness, offset street evils, and teach citizenship. It stresses equal status of youths on public grounds and ballot box training as essential outcomes of supervised play, noting play instincts cross social lines and build American character.
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Andy
Playground influence on civic knowledge and growth
The piece argues that playground activities foster self development and civic awareness. It claims many citizens lack understanding of public institutions, noting municipal progress relies on community interest and that education should begin with boys on the playground to shape broad minded, public spirited future leaders.
Household snakes used as domestic rat catchers in Brazil
In hot regions of Brazil rats plague homes and cats fail to thrive, so gibola or Giboias, small nonvenomous boas, are kept as rodent catchers. They sleep in bots, wake at night, hunt rats along stairs, and are sold in Bahia and Pernambuco for 1 to 35 dollars. They often return to a home after relocation.
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Brazil
Bahia
Pernambuco
Tfar- Net
Farmers Grange Meeting and State News Across Maryland
Farmers attended a Salisbury Grange meeting while Kent county farmers hoped for a Nickabank railroad. Maryland topics include Speicher libel verdict, Public Service Commission talks on Nicholson extension, Baltimore and Ohio dividends, Fort Carroll camp plans, milk test limits, and local industry and weather incidents.
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Farmers’ Grange
Salisbury
Kent County
Nick- Alban Salli
Qukland
Starvey J. Speicher
Lawrence F. Green
State Public Service Commission
Chestertown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nicholson Station
Baltimore and Ohot
First Coast Artillery Company
Maryland National Guard
Sydney B. Austin
Fort Howard
Baltimore
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Pen Mar
John
George
Reguar
Gorman
French Scrap Junk Set for Public Sale at Panama Canal
Abandoned French equipment, including locomotives, barges and boilers, valued at millions, is offered for sale by the Isthmian Canal Commission. Bids require removing the entire lot within three years, with bidders visiting the Isthmus to inspect. Transportation and removal costs are borne by the contractor, and a September 5 bid opening is planned in Washington.
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Panama
Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal
Canal Way
Goethals
Canal Commission
Washington
Isthmus
Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Frederick Market Prices from Frederick County Farmers' Exchange
Quotations corrected July 14 191. Wheat No 2 Red at 83 cents. Corn shelled corn 60 to 70 cents per bushel. Rye 70 cents. Oats 60 to 63 cents. Barley 65 to 70 cents. Winter Wheat flour 4.80 to 4.90. Spring Wheat 5.20 to 5.70. Cornmeal 1.60 to 1.70 per 100 lbs. Milt Feed Bran 26.09 per ton. Middlings 28.50 per ton. Red Dog 2.20 to 2.30 per sack. Dairy Feed 23 to 26 per ton. Cotton Seed Meal 1 81 to 132 cents. Timothy 6 to 6.50 per bushel. Clover 8 to 10. Hay baled No 1 Timothy 23 to 25. No 2 Timothy 22 to 24. No 1 Mixed 21 to 23. No 2 Mixed 20 to 22. Clover 18 to 19. Straw baled Wheat 6 to 8. Straw baled Oats 6 to 8. Hay not baled 20 to 22 per ton.
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Clover
Stram
Sir Edwin Arnold Editor of Fleet Street
Sir Edwin Arnold stood as a suave editor whose correspondence filled his days with thanks, apologies, and congratulations to acquaintances. He described himself as a nightly journalist and took pride in the enigmatic title. The Landon Chronicle was his proper knight in the field.
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Edwin Arnold
Fleet Street
Arnold
Tong
Landon Chronicle
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Btutes
William H. Shipley
North Market St
Parrrirr Hiye
Pure Food
DR. Wiley
STR
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Taft
Wickersham
Wiley
J. H. Rusby
Rusby
Congress
Department
Busby
Wiles
Rusty
Williamsport
Conococheague
Victor Cushna
Justice E. B. Harlle
Hagerstown
Harry Miller
Middleburg
Peter E. Shire
Hancock
Henry G. Davis
Bikins
Coalant Coke Railroad
Graceland
Senator Davis
Duke of Norfolk
Jockey of Norfolk
Huddleston
Athelstan
Howard
House of Haddleston
House of Howard
Manchester Guardian
Colon
Regular Commission
Frederick
Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
de. R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Fetter
Tn World's Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Prest
Buffalo, N.Y
Columbia
L. A
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W. Patrick
Frederick, Md
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