Road Building and Drainage Tips From Early Road Engineer
Practical guidance on culverts drainage and fill construction to prevent water damage. Emphasizes early spring work, proper compaction, weed control, and using a scraper wheel or wagons for material. Stresses side by side earth and hard roads, regular maintenance, and state guidance for road improvement and funding. Includes statistics on New York state road mileage, governance, and planned expenditures.
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Paris
Europe
Office of
Public Roads
Washington
New York State
Frank D. Lyon
State Highway Department
Empire State
Massachusetts
Mr. Lyon
Hach
Lyon
Great Empire State
State Department of Highwaya
Old World Castle on the Hudson Plan for a Castle in Washington Heights
Wealthy importer Com mendatore Celestino Piva, member of Givernaud Brothers, plans a three story castle on a high Hudson bluff overlooking the Palisades. The project covers over twenty McCormick tract lots with Italian gardens, terraced slopes, winding access roads, and Renaissance exterior details.
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Hudson
Washington Heights
Celestino Piva
Givernaud Brothers
Hudson River
Palisades
Arrowhead, Inn
McCormick Tract
New. York Tribune
Untranslated Tokyo Personal Ad Attracts Attention
A Tokyo newspaper once ran a personal advertisement that boasted lavishly of beauty and allure. The text presents Oriental expressions and Western advertisement contrasts, describing a woman with undulating hair and a poised, graceful image.
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Tokio
Fragmentary OCR News Item on Pipe Damage and Melting Threat
An OCR fragment mentions a blow pipe and cut sheet tubes and bard in a stormy scene. Earlier attempts to counter a gadabrine in earier events aimed to clear a tok metal to prevent melting. The text is highly garbled but suggests a technical mishap or failure involving pipes and heat.
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Bey
Senator Beall Attends Hard Roads Convention Welcome
Senator Edmund Beall of Alton will respond to the address of welcome at the Hard Roads Convention today. The piece notes historic fashion trends in hair, contrasting monarchs with Cromwell’s supporters, and references wax figures and shops displaying elaborate styles.
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Edmund Beall
Alton
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