Roads of France praised yet find Maryland roads inferior
July 192- report from Weller of the State Road Commission notes European roads delight motorists but Maryland roads lack maintenance and resilience. He cites Paris routes as better preserved yet American highways face heavier traffic, poorer subsoil, and harsher weather, urging adoption of modern European road-building methods.
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France
Europe
Maryland
Chatrman Weller
Sinte Roqdy Commission
Wats
Franen
Miller
Aris
America
Paris
United States
Fashion Hint by Judic Chollet on new design details
The piece discusses a weekly fashion hint, noting a tuned skirt design with enslaved front and prominent folds. It describes trimming with shonter batten to shape the upper edge and suggests using darts along the chocolate side. It mentions a shirt median with pequire wiree width and twenty seven inches of material.
ABD Mail To Postal Savings System
July reports indicate new postal savings allowing money to be sent and withdrawn by letter. The system allegedly processed deposits and withdrawals, though details were unclear. Postmasters and local clerks questioned the program’s operations and authority.
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ABD
Woelington
Nme
Gavavnayea, Fienmeert
Singe Ayatern
Mare
Aida Diy
Tiko Wbo
Pontit
WWE Pit
Hla
Bertman
Nln
Lykens Valley
George’s Creek
Boyer & Heard
West
Franklin St
Oddities and notices from a distant archive
A mixed fragment from a historical issue covers diverse notes on candy solubility in water, a long bridge with enemy fiber ropes, depths reached by divers, French Africa, a substitute for whipped cream, a peculiar tree near Genka Japan, divorce statistics, and eggs boiled for digestion. The text mixes curiosities, local observations, and rough technical scribbles.
Fragmented Rustic Science and Ethnographic Echoes in Aged Text
The passage blends garbled notes on metals and temperatures with a mishmashed Russia and ancient civilizations motif. It jumbles technical terms with culturally colored scenes, mentioning aluminum and copper temperatures, a betrothal feast, and curious if not coherent references to footwear, fashion, and travel rituals, all in a noisy, fragmentary style. The result is a chaotic mosaic rather than a clear report.
The Society of the Cincinnati Historical Note
Fragmentary OCR text outlines the Society of the Cincinnati, an order founded after the American Revolution to honor officers who served in the Continental Army. Named leaders and dates are garbled, but references to Washington and foreign generals hint at ritual roles and commemorative aims.
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Gsoeiety of
the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinniti
Ofityyrr
Uesmlitonary Avisy
Pitivats
Oby Washington
Roman Frenier
Chichiadis
Therg
Giniy Reneuublancey
An Ignominious Fall in the Civil War Draft Drama
A young man Herbert Bradford is drafted as the Civil War begins and his family, including a delicate health wife and several children, struggles to survive without a substitute. A girl Allee Hrudtore aids the brother, and later Allea Bradford becomes involved with Harrison, a brave lieutenant. The narrative follows Bradford’s failed enlistment, his regiment’s first clash with Confederates, and the dramatic rise of a young officer who earns notice with daring actions. The tale closes with Bradford’s substitute, Allee, returning and Bradford’s wife reappearing, with the heroine eventually marrying the colonel and the regiment’s hero tale enduring in local memory.
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Brent
Forth
Founthy
Herbert Bradford
Els Gast
Asaistinen Syna Allee
Hendford
Bredford
Barrison
Harrison
Capisto
Washinaton Anal
Dy Alring
Nis Bey
lLarrivan
Va Urave Altiger
Eithi
Tsarslgen
Nomi
Atewdoya
Lila
Allee Mradford
Toghment
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S. M, Hockman, Mgr
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Bell Phone
C. V
Pocahontas Egg Coal
Chas. A.iritchey
RB Denton
Wysuel Ag
Coattus Fiterna
Lenyth
Africa
French Equatorial Africa
Wakinoura
Genka
Japan
Atstela
Howe
Russia
Sandala
Sunlal
Charles
Yiraedantigy
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Milton Kohler & Sons, Jeweters and Buterans
Geo
C. R
Welch
John C
Habsian
Court Place
Tsax-Payers
Obriatmane
Washington
A. B. Binghar
Washington County
Nets
Polack’s Jewelry Store
West Washirgyon ST
Ratay
DR. Barnes
Binnarce Signet
Pergnel Jin Adele
Sen
Fayette
Fay Sale
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Caopes
Bruce
Zaller
Potomac Blue Magacetown
Aspacialt
Chichester
W. BM Carey
O &P 'Peome
Howth
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