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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1893
Page
3
An argument for employing state convict labor on permanent road improvements as an object lesson to justify investment. The piece critiques costs, urges public highways funded by beneficiaries, and notes Illinois moves to buy convict tools and compete with private labor, proposing roads as a better, noncompetitive industry.
The discussion links road quality to prosperity and civic progress. Henry E Harris urges broad public credit via bonds and taxes for highway improvements amid political opposition. Brig. Gen. D. K. Stanley notes roads as a measure of civilization and social gains. The piece ends with a practical poultry tip about turkey egg production.
A testimonial touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming it helps throat chest and lungs. It guarantees results or money back and offers trial bottles free at J R Weastons with cargo bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.16.
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