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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1915
Page
7
An American riding party halts at a lone ridge to honor a tattered flag. They meet an aged African American cook named George from Savannah who has guarded the flag for twenty two years, waiting through revolutions as new resolutions rise. He tends crops nearby and observes peace as the flag stays up.
A Baltimore American quotation discussion notes that while facial appeal can be a fortune, such investments may carry serious drawbacks. The exchange frames beauty as opportunity yet warns of hidden risks in social and personal ambitions.
The Greek premier Venizelos resigns after the king informs him he cannot support the ministry. The chamber votes confidence 142 to 102 as opposition presses clash with lawmakers amid a looming European crisis. Crown Prince Gedrge and Prince Nicholas depart Athens for Saloniki as Berlin and Sofia see massed forces along the Serb front. German aviators reach Sofia while French and British troops land at Saloniki.
J P Morgan & Co announces that no further subscriptions to the Anglo French bond issue will be received. John D Rockefeller reportedly subscribed about 10 million of the 500 million issue, among the largest by individuals. Syndicate managers will not publicize large subscribers to protect client confidentiality.
The Good Roads Year Book reports more than 200 million dollars of state appropriations spent by January 1, 1915 and about 31,000 miles of surface highway built under state supervision since the state aid policy began. Seven states lack a highway department, while Georgia uses convict labor for road work.
The article surveys ancient organ history from Pau to Constantine. It notes a second century magripha with ten pipes and crude keyboard, claims of a Constantine gift to Pepin in 757, and a monk Aldhelin mentions of pipes dating to 700.
The popular muthor claims he is too busy to polish up his literary style as he writes 100000 words weekly. A critic proposes hiring an Iterary valet to maintain punctuation, tidy ideas, refine phrasing, and trim ragged grammar for a neater work.
Judge Carpenter authorizes receivers of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific to buy 7000 tons of steel rails to be laid within ninety days on the Arkansas and Indian Territory divisions of the railroad.
A judge notes a child’s remark about a man’s standing saying reputation matters and the boy answers that the man spends fifty thousand a year, which the judge accepts as sufficient proof of his character. The dialogue centers on wealth as proxy for virtue and social acceptance.
A practical good roads message urges spring work to prevent summer mud and ruts. It argues three-fourths of dirt road difficulties can be eliminated with early industry, easing later market hauling by heavy produce teams.
To make a hard roadbed the soil must contain a fair amount of moisture. Controlling moisture requires a roadbed higher in the middle and smooth so water runs off. Water standing causes ruts, which grind down into dust and finally a loose roadbed.
A appeal to the Catholics of the United States to relieve distress in Mexico was decided upon at a conference of prominent Catholics held at the home of Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore.
The road drag is described as the simplest and least expensive contrivance yet devised for maintaining earth roads, offering a basic method for smoothing and stabilizing compacted surfaces.
Instructions state roadbeds over water should stay at least one foot above the water, with eighteen inches preferable. Soil type and duration of flooding influence the necessary height.
Fragmentary text notes roadbed crowned to ensure smooth surface and moisture control. No further readable details on location, date, or involved entities are available.
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