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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1917
Page
2
In a Tippecanoe camp scene, Antoinette O Ban and David Lerrence confront peril as the Prophet’s followers bustle outside. Lerrence schemes and Girty taunts, while Antoinette wrestles with fear and hope, awaiting a path to safety and escape.
In a dawn assault the Kentucky Rifles and allied regiments clash with Shawnee forces around the Prophet village. Major casualties occur as Captain Spencer falls and Daviess is mortally wounded, yet the American line holds. Soldiers tend the wounded, bury the dead, and prepare for further action as dawn breaks.
David endures crushing loss after Antoinette O Bannon is slain during a brutal campaign. A wounded company trudges toward Vermilion river as sorrow and silence surround the surviving soldiers. David narrowly dodges a hidden sniper as the forest closes in on his moment of despair.
In a reminiscence titled Arbitrament of Alma, Charles recalls an afternoon at a neighbor's where he and Jimmy battled over playthings. His father notes satisfaction despite Jimmy’s protests. They describe a mock fight to settle the matter as grownups would in court, with a thousand dollar wager joked about as a formal caper.
L B Conrad, civil engineering professor at Kansas State Agricultural College, says concrete pavement on the rain driveway has lasted over three years with negligible wear. The road carries college traffic and coal, machinery, and express vehicles, with smooth and rough surface sections tested. Steel bound joints every 3 1/2 feet absorb expansion and contraction, and upkeep costs have been minimal.
Spring farming notes discuss road maintenance and the King drag. The author promotes home fabrication of the drag and urges landowners to regularly drag dirt roads after use, claiming it yields excellent results and low cost. The piece emphasizes improving local thoroughfares through simple, repeatable spring work.
The plan suggests using light wood to ensure the drag can be lifted by a single person. Do not use square timber as it dulls edges. prefer half-round timber. A log 10 to 12 inches in diameter is recommended. Add a three-eighths inch thick iron strip, three to four inches wide and thirty-six inches long, bolted to the right side of the front finder to reduce rough spots.
The Boston Post praises an annual appropriation for planting shade trees along extensive highways. It contends decorating regions with growing travel enhances recreation and nature enjoyment, asserting dividends of satisfaction exceed other investments.
The road drag method yields superior results for the money spent on earth-road upkeep. It costs from 10 to 15 dollars per mile per family in Illinois if the road has been properly built, making it the most economical option among maintenance methods.
A bond issue of 1,750,000 dollars to build about 125 miles of concrete highways in Sacramento County California passed recently by a four to one vote.
Canada opens vast lands to settlers to farm wheat and other crops as U S war effort expands. Western Canada promises 100 acre plots, free homestead terms, and low production costs. Crops boosted by favorable yields, strong wages, and shared prosperity with American allies.
A terse utterance reflects a skeptical stance about expectations and growth. The speaker asserts that favors rarely meet full satisfaction and warns against attempting to improve on maturity, implying restraint and measured progress.
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