Road Building G Series of Impacts at Arlington Farm
A United States Department of Agriculture briefing notes experiments at the Arlington experiment farm to assess how heavily loaded auto trucks damage highways. The 1918 surge in motor truck traffic has stressed road design, with maintenance costs rising and some roads needing reconstruction due to heavy vehicle pounding.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Arlington Experiment Farm
Aspirin for Cols Bayer Tablets in Genuine Bayer Pack
Advertisement asserts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging provide directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It claims Bayer is the genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years with handy tin boxes of 12 tablets costing a few cents. The logo refers to Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Illness cures and gadgets in foggy news snippets
Readers are advised on health while a quirky device lights a watch via a motorist glove. A Nostrum claim for Cas secret pills promises painless relief from bile and digestion issues. A patent style lamp torch links radium glow to daily timekeeping.
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Benjamin I. Lockwood
Popular Science Monthly
Advice on Building Roads Emphasizes Expert Guidance
Longstanding investigational work by the highways division of the U S Department of Agriculture and state highway commissions provides economical methods for road building and maintenance. Taxpayers should insist on aid and expert advice from these agencies before commencing road projects.
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Highways Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Utrecht's Place in History and the Kaiser Rise to Power
Reports state the ex Kaiser bought a house near Utrecht and aims to end his days there. The article recalls Utrecht as the origin of the Hohenzollern royal line 206 years ago and links the 1713 peace to Prussia’s kingly status and shifts in European power.
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Utrecht
Holland
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick
Brandenburg
France
Spain
England
Kingdom of
Prussia
Duke of
Savoy
Italy
Gibraltar
Minorca
Nova Scotia
New Brunswlek
Hudson Bay
Africa
South America
The Real Test of the Song’s Popularity
The real test of the song s popularity is the parody.
Hostess Teased With Diplomatic Dinner Comment
A Los Angeles publisher dining abroad with a duke and duchess faced trouble addressing the hostess. He finally eased tension by cordially saying, Mrs. Kelly, all of us like good home cooking, prompting relief and goodwill from the duchess. The exchange was noted by the Washington Star.
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Los Angeles
Kelly Angus
Record Hurricane Damage 1780 Seeks Historical Note
The passage cites the catastrophic October 10 1780 hurricane starting near Barbados and vanishing English fleet near St Lucia with 6000 buried as the worst on record. It closes with a proverb about a man who knows nothing always telling others.
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Barbados
St. Lucia
Compact Surface Method for Concrete Roads
An engineer B F Batchelder of Ravenna Ohio evolves a simple technique to compact concrete road surfaces. After striking off the surface with a template a gas pipe roller operated by two men removes excess water. A mortar wave ahead fills depressions and a second roll drains nearly clear water for a smooth finish.
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B. F. Batchelder
Ravenna
Ohio
Popular Science Monthly
Find Weak Parts of Roads and Stitch in Time Motto
The article urges road commissioners to identify weak spots and potential pits in roads. It links road building interest in Cuba to sugar demand during the war period, noting economic incentives driving infrastructure.
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Cuba
Women Readers Urged to Check Kidney Trouble
The column notes thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder problems often misattributed to other causes. It touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy, offers a sample bottle for ten cents, and mentions availability at drug stores. Small ads promote Cuticura Soap and light quips follow.
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Kilmer
Campaign Moving Rapidly on Good Roads Effort
The good roads campaign gains speed as effort to improve rural transport expands. The motor truck remains essential for farm haulage when neighborhood roads support heavy vehicles.
Norwegian Shipping Shifts In 1918 War Years
In 1918 foreign vessels entering and clearing Norwegian ports surpassed ships on national registry for the first time due to wartime conditions. Many Norwegians were chartered by allies, and blockade effects reduced imports and exports, lowering national registry share to 38.16 percent from 50.2 in 1917 and 50.7 in 1913.
His Choice and Currant Wine Referenced in Family Scandal
A humorous exchange asks what drink to offer an electrician with currant wine proposed. The line contrasts a scandal described as the family’s black sheep amid friendships.
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Scandal
Family of Friendship
Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets Endorsement Ad
Mrs Mary E Bradley of Kansas City endorses Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets for self poisoning relief and liver issues. She claims the pellets versed castor oil not many times ward off sick spells and helped raise her large family.
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Jane
Po Sons
Dr. Pierce
Kansas City
Kans
Mary E. Bradley
Homer Ave
Gold Medal Haar-Jem Oil Capsules Promote Kidney Health
In a period advertisement a Dutch remedy claims to prevent kidney and bladder troubles by taking three or four capsules daily. It markets GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing national remedy with a Holland origin and guaranteed refunds if unsatisfied.
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Holland
Ment
Netherlands
Haarlem
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Cos
Tor
Gexram Gonpans
New York
Castoria
Palmer Plant
Kansas City Star
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Farmer Jones
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