Toads in Missouri advance Pike County gravel roads history
The article recalls Pike county Missouri pioneers in road building who began gravel road construction in the 1850s. A Clarksville Payneville route completed in 1860 formed awide network of over fifty miles of gravel and macadam roads, funded by tolls and local subscriptions, not taxes, with Calumet township boasting vast wealth and a rural free delivery route arising from the system.
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Pike County
Clarkeville
Payneaville
Mississippi River
Good Roads Magazine
Calumet Township
Clarksville
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Clarksville and
Paynesville
Prairieville
Tike County Road Company
Money Well Spent on Public Road Building
Opinion cites road construction as a public matter benefiting American agriculture and the broader populace, urging support for establishing good roads as in the national interest.
What Good Roads Save Says Ex Vermont Governor Smith
Former Vermont Governor Edwin C. Smith argues good roads save farmers money by reducing team hauling costs. He cites Vermont statistics showing $2.50 to $4 per ton for hauling to rail and $3.40 to $1.00 per ton from rail to market. He notes rail hauls are longer and road improvements could yield 50 to 75 percent savings, adding $1.25 to $2.00 per ton to producers.
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Vermont
Edwin C. Smith
Rome
Safeguarding Himself in a Domestic Mystery
A Washington Star excerpt shows a man hiring a detective to trail his wife Henrietta who has gone out of town to visit relatives. He asks the detective to disguise himself with false whiskers and a dark lantern to follow her every move, ensuring he is not dependent on his own word.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
A Better Neighborhood Gossip Joke
An Improved Neighborhood exchange reveals two neighbors, Mrs. Uppish and Mrs. Sharpe, trading a quip about moving homes. Mrs. Sharpe pretends they moved, while revealing they stayed in place, highlighting playful local banter from Philadelphia Press.
Had Her Revenge On Cooking Lessons Request
A Philadelphia Bulletin item reports a wife seeking revenge by arranging a three month cooking course after her husband urged her to learn cooking, prompting her mother to step in and teach her.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Retort in Domestic Quarrel Over Self-Made Man Claim
An angry husband and calm wife clash over a taunt about being self made. she bluntly counters his boast by reminding him he has always claimed self sufficiency. The exchange highlights a tense domestic dispute.
Prices of Stallions in Fasig Tipton Sale Reflect Cautious Breeding Market
The Breeder's Gazette argues that stallion prices for Daly and Spier horses show a rational, healthy market rather than a mania. High costs and long down times justify modest service fees, with owners recouping mainly through foal quality and advertising value rather than direct profit.
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Fasig-Tipton
Prodigal
Ponce de Leon
Adbell
Directum
Alape
T. W. Lawson
Times
Canker Sore in Young Pigs Linked to Poor Care
The article warns canker sore affects newborn pigs and can stunt growth or cause death if untreated. Treatment involves dunking the pig's head in potash solution or creolin with water, applied thrice at 2–3 day intervals, and cleaning the sow’s udder. Farrowing pens should be disinfected with hot limewater to prevent spread. Ophthalmia in horses is also noted as a common eye disease in poorly drained regions.
Treatment for periodic ophthalmia in horses
A veterinary remedy notes no cure exists but advises keeping the horse in a moderately dark stall during an attack and bathing the eyes with tepid water for ten minutes, then applying acetate of lead ten grains, tincture of opium ten drops, water one and a half ounces. Repeat after each bath and three times daily. Internally give one drachm of iodide potassium twice daily for ten days in bran mash.
Breeding Geese Feeding Sitting and Care of Goslings
Advice from Mrs. B. F. Hislop on goose keeping covers yard space, greens, breeding groups, and egg management. It emphasizes year round green food, small flocks with one male to several females, proper housing, exercise, early feeding, and avoiding incubator use for goose eggs in favor of hens. It notes gosling vigor depends on conditions, with 12 as good and 17 as a high, and recommends clover pasture mixed with bluegrass.
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American Poultry Journal
B. F. Hislop
Beginning at Home Life Quip About Enemies and Self
A quoted exchange from Life notes a sharp jab at Mrs. Jasper, claiming she loves none but herself. The speaker declares self as their own worst enemy in a wry reflection on personal change and loyalty.
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Jasper
Mrs. Jasper
Mutual Attraction Ends in Quick Engagement
A brief town gossip item notes a bashful man and bashful girl, whom I was told about, became engaged within three weeks after an introduction. The anecdote highlights rapid romance in a light social vignette.
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Dorothy
David
Gratian aid for when you cannot help it
A brief note describes offering a little assistance at Gratian when full help is not possible. It emphasizes practical support and kindness in small acts and suggests patience and effort even in limited circumstances.
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