Interurbans as Freight Carriers and Rail Needs
The council discusses interurban lines as vital like freight carriers, noting passenger service boosts revenue yet auto traffic and road improvements threaten it. The piece cites Ouiney as key for an interurban link to Peoria and Missouri, with rail facilities needed and coal and trucking considerations in play. It also mentions the senate committee's view on mobilization and demobilization of guardsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sderman McNutt
Middle West
Cannes
Peoria
Ouiney
Here
Fryton
Schuyler
Chicago
Missouri
The Aggravating Waste of Seasonable Heat
A reflective column notes extreme seasonal heat and cold, blaming human economy of nature for failing to store summer warmth. It argues science should focus on storing surplus heat as coal supplies dwindle, comparing potential advances to synthetic chemistry feats. The piece also references David Lloyd George's war ministry speech with measured expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lloyd George
Sunshine And Nerves Advice From H Addington Bruce
A 1916 feature extols sunshine as a remedy for tired or nervous people. It cites case examples, including a Boston patient who gained weight and calmer nerves after daily sun baths, and notes sunrooms aid both mood and physical well being. It urges getting daily sun exposure and moving to sunlit living spaces whenever possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Pryant
Bryans
Bryant
New England
Howe
Otdosts
Stocks pledged by Britain to secure recent loans
John M Olrison explains where to obtain lists of stocks and bonds pledged by Britain to collateralize a $300 million loan. The list includes 450 railroad and industrial bonds, 54 railroad stocks, 74 industrial shares, with examples such as Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Erie, and diversified American issues like Eastman Kodak, General Electric, International Harvester, Pullman, and U S Rubber Reach for the detailed roster and study the securities favored by leading investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Navy
Atchison Common
Baltimore and Ohio
Boston and Albany
Central Railroad of
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
England
American Agricultural Chemical
American Beet Sugar
American Can
American Car and Foundry
American Light and Traction
American Locomotive
American Smelting and Refining
American Telephone and Telegraph
American Thread
American Tobacco
Baldwin Locomotive
Central Leather
Detroit United Railway
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
International Harvester
Montgomery Ward
National Iseult
Pullman Company
United States Rubber First
United States Stock
Utah Copper
Western Union
Major Von Grebe War Veteran Dies in Leavenworth
Major Maximilian Von Grebe a veteran of German service and later the Civil War era United States fought in nineteen battles with the Fourth Missouri cavalry. He was born into a notable German family and came to America after military school where he served as lieutenant captain and final major. He died at his home near Leavenworth Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Maximilian von Grebe
Here
von Grebe
Kingdom of Hanover
Fourth
Missouri Cavalry
Sloan's Liniment relieves stiff and sore muscles
Cramped muscles after a cold or grippe are eased by Sloan's Liniment. It does not stain the skin, penetrates quickly without rubbing, and helps with rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago, strains, sprains and bruises. Get a bottle at Druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Danny Sees the Last of His Old Home
Danny and Nanny Meadow discover a meadow mouse nest in Farmer Browns barn during a corn husking party. The meadow mice fear the humans, while Danny muses on their new home and his own growing stature. The scene blends gentle animal life with village rural life and childlike wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny
Thornton W. Burgess
Farmer Brown
Nanny
Nibbier
Palmer Brown
Uncertain Christmas Tales From Our School Survive in Hums
In our school seniors for the Christmas season a humorous column recounts local tales and gossip. Fatty Worrell and Sandy Claws appear in jokes about stockings and fines while villagers discuss who will celebrate Christmas and who fears Santa.
The Prettyest Girl Claims the Last of the Harvest
A rustic scene unfolds as Farmer Brown's boy shares corn and various crops with Danny and Nanny. The husking ends late at night as the prettiest girl departs with the last of their old home, stirring young Danny's quiet hope for romance. Next tale teases Danny's future mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Brown
Danny
Nanny
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By Webster
Tom
Hite
Joun F. Ditzell
Webster
Rte Ee
Ewer
Interurbans
Senate Committee
Leonard Wond
H. Addington Bruce
N. A. Bruce
John M. Olrison
Mouse
Nanny Meadow
Salko
Reed’s Drug Store
Belek
Genevieve Hicks
Daly Hame
Genevieve
Fatty
Fatty Bellowes
Christmass Cave
Sandy
Thare Chimbley
Abel
Verry
Anny
Torp Stebbins
Alexander
Peepus
Jimmy Hannigan
Chimbley
Bol
Haynes
Brigham
Stebbins
Andy Anderson
Sister Teath
Phil Wigglesworth
Hen van Ness
Santa Claus
Kespohl-Mohrenstecher
Georgette
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