Good Roads Gospel and Split Log Drag Meet in Wisner
The Wisner Opera House hosted two Good Roads Movement meetings addressed by D Ward King Henry Wallace Joe Trigg and C McDonald from Ames along with discussion of the split log drag by King audience included township trustees and farmers. King described the drag instrument and timing to improve dirt roads while advocates touted faster spreading of soil and reduced mud holes. The event featured practical demonstrations and questions answered by speakers highlighting road maintenance through regular dragging after rains and thaws.
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Herald
Wisner Opera House
D. Ward King
Marshall
Missouri
Henry Wallace
Wallace Farmer
McDonald
Ames
Joe Trigg
Des Moines
Dirt road dragged to shed rain per King system
The text describes maintaining dirt roads by dragging after rainfall to prevent water absorption. A typical drag period is about once a month, with a pilot test where sixty volunteers will try the split log drag. The Business Men's Association offers $200 in prizes for the best King system roads to sustain interest until broader tests prove its success elsewhere.
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King
Wing
DeWitt County Promises Road Improvements Soon
Warranted improvement in roads will be made and maintained in this county in the near future. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, famous little pills, are celebrated for gentle action on the bowels and liver. They relieve biliousness and constipation without stomach weakness or gastrical griping. Once used always preferred. Sold by Smith & Reed.
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Pictures for War Vietimen Appeal to Ballot Readers
A 1905 appeal urges readers to send pictures and illustrated material to Rev Henry Loomis in Yokohama to help illustrate the war in the Far East. William Elliot Griffis, a veteran and former Tokyo professor, endorses the effort and notes expected casualties and hospital needs.
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United States
Far East
Ballor
Lord Arthur
Japan
Lo L
Henry Loomis
Yokohama
William Elliot Griffis
Ithaca
N. Y
Fragmentary note on daily rations and dividends
The readable fragment mentions half a wulonr of prena, an egg and nearly a pint of mill daily, plus a barrel of fruit and a barrel of potatoes to tide over until the next dividend. The scant text hints at a sustenance plan linked to regular payments.
Advertising as the grand propelling power in business
The piece extols advertising as essential to commerce citing Macaulay and a merchant who found a non advertiser unlikely to be sourced. It notes high ad outlays by U S retailers and urges using the paper to reach buyers who consult the column for goods.
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V. Mataja
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