Wasteful highway schemes demand better long term plans
Howard H. Gross argues that half the money spent on highways is wasted through hit or miss methods. He urges county wide road districts, professional supervision, and a five year plan of grading and drainage to deliver efficient, permanent roads funded by long term bonds.
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Howard H. Gross Noone
Tlinois
Department of Administration
Pittsburg
Denver
Minnesota
Florida
Bad Road
Conklin
Why Battle Ship Was Sent to Havana
A Havana cipher mix up prompted a claim that a U.S. warship had been ordered to Havana. John R. Caldwell says a revolver was smuggled to him for protection as rioting and dangers to Americans increased in Havana. General Fitzhugh Lee doubted such a dispatch.
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Maine
Havana
John R. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ouvette
Tampa
Fitzhugh Lee
Washington
Herald
United States
Malin
Lee
Meriwether Recounts Havana Request in Harper's Weekly
Walter Secott Meriwether discusses a Havana request in MU Harper's Weekly, detailing the context and reactions within the periodical. The piece reflects literary tone and colonial era perspectives on Havana.
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Havana
Walter Secott Meriwether
Harper
Artificial and natural frontiers traced on a rail journey
The article compares an artificial boundary between Italy and Switzerland along a rail route near Lugano and Maggiore, marked by a wire barrier with bells to deter smugglers, with the natural Mont Diane boundary between Italy and France, whose vague, undefined line blurs the Italian French edge.
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Lake of Lugano
Lake Maggiore
Italy
Switzerland
France
Mont Diane
A Bobble Skirt Habit Reported In Local Column
A puzzling garb note describes a bobble skirt trend in a local column. The piece comments on fashion quirks and social reactions with light humor and regional detail.
Their Business Matrimonial Hint in Pictorial Ad
A dialogue shows a man requesting a wife from a matrimonial agent. The agent promises to supply complete directions for getting along with the chosen wife, noting the woman appears temperamental in the picture.
Doctor touts Cuticura cures in patient testimonials
A Boston physician, B L Whitehead, cites two cases using Cuticura Remedies to treat dermatitis and a shin problem. He reports a male patient’s severe dermatitis relief after warm baths and ointment, and his wife’s complete cure from thickened bleeding skin. The note underscores his faith in the remedies.
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B. L. Whitehead, M
Dartmouth St
Boston
Mais
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Featured in Letter Proof
A Mrs Orville Tock writes from Paw Paw Michigan recounting a surgical scare avoided by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes prior hospital stays in Ann Arbor with worse outcomes and credits the remedy with restoring her health. The note urges other women with female complaints to try the product.
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Lydia E. Pickham
Orville Tock
Lydia TD. Winkham
Taw Paw
Mich
Ann Arbor
Lydia
Pinkham
OaviLiy Rock
R. I. No
Paw Paw
Michigan
Lydia L. Pinkham
Paxton Toilet Antiseptic Promises Dental and Hygiene Benefits
The Paxton Toilet Co markets Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a dissolvable germicidal powder for mouth cleaning, teeth whitening, tartar removal, breath purification, and odor control. It claims use for artificial teeth, smoking residue, body washes, and eye comfort with samples mailed postpaid at 25 and 60 cents per box.
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Paxton Toilet CO
Bloaton
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