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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
7
Daily schedule notes halts with times listed for West and North South divisions. Specific stops include 9:00, 8:02, 3:22, 1:35, 8:00, 7:45 a.m. and 9:13, 9:50, 6:07, 7:36 p.m. plus late morning and evening departures. Daily operation excludes Sunday.
Warren County officials outline court officers and health and public works roles. Street railway schedules list Main Line and Conewango Avenue routes with hourly and half hour departures, plus Jamestown connections. includes designated officials and departments for county health, public safety, and education.
The document enumerates national and state officeholders including President William H Taft and Vice President James S Sherman, plus a long list of secretaries, commissioners, and state officials. It also notes local registrations and health officials such as C W Schmehl covering Conewango Warren and Parmington Glade Pleasant Elk Pine Grove townships and Dr M V Ball as county medical inspector.
W. L. Mock of Mock Arkansas touts Dr King’s New Discovery as lifesaving for weak lungs coughs la grippe croup asthma and other bronchial ailments. He claims neighbors owe their survival to his recommendations and offers trial bottles free or 50c and 1.00 sizes with druggist guarantee.
A Reading merchant finally hires a domestic after many efforts. He notes the chosen Reading girl accepts modest comforts and even uses the family automobile, piano, and telephone. The piece links servant power to agency and hints at broader social shifts observed by the Washington Post.
It pays to spray intelligently to protect crops from insects. With a large rise in pests attacking fruit trees and garden crops nationwide, farmers must use insecticides properly to ensure bumper yields for market.
An advertisement from xyvees Siegfreid's Pharmacy in Warren Pennsylvania touts Sherwin-Williams arsenate of lead as a new orchard and garden treatment. It claims higher yields and better market fruit by killing pests without burning foliage or blighting leaves, emphasizing light suspension and safety for plants.
Minnesota moves to use wheat straw in road beds to form a six inch cushion mixed with soil. A disk cutter, harrowing, and steam roller create a durable mat that sheds water. At $25 per mile annually, straw or sawdust could convert sandy roads into workable highways, with ongoing state experimentation under G. W. Cooley oversight.
The article calls for greater cooperation in maintaining public highways. It notes uneven recognition of this need across regions, especially where earth roads dominate and soils like stiff clay or adobe require moisture and right consistency for proper leveling and maintenance after heavy rain.
The Kansas City Star notes bad roads cost Americans about $12.50 per person each year. This waste comes from higher hauling costs for food to markets on poor roads versus good roads and dwarfs the combined revenues of the nation and forty-six states for the period.
The automobile boom in Texas drives demand for better roads as farmers see savings from improved highways. A statewide network nears completion linking Houston to Brownsville via Corpus Christi and Kingsville with a Corpus Christi to San Antonio spur to be finished this summer.
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