National Road restoration urged by Good Roads group
The National Good Roads association based in St. Louis calls motorists to support rebuilding a 700 mile road across Maryland to Indiana. It argues $7 million suffices, compares cost to battleships, and cites Europe’s 1905 road spending to bolster the appeal.
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National Good Roads Association
St. Louis
New York American
United States
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Pacific Coast
Europe
Imitate Romans on roads and railways
The piece argues for strong road networks as essential to national prosperity. It claims roads outperform wagon trails in efficiency and settlement, citing ancient Roman roadbuilding as a model and urging unified action to maintain durable, year round infrastructure.
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Pacific Monthly
Bill for Good Roads by Rep William R Hearst
A Washington dispatch reports Representative William KR Hearst of New York has introduced a bill to appropriate 50 million dollars for building good roads to extend postal service and reduce reliance on railroads. The plan limits annual spending to at most 10 million dollars. When a country road is built for a distance of
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William KR. Hearst
New York
Washington Dispatch
Government Offers Half Cost Support for 10 Miles Plus
A policy states the government will cover fifty percent of the cost for projects ten miles or more, easing financial burden for large scale transportation or infrastructure work. The provision aims to accelerate deployment by sharing expenses between public funds and applicants.
Mass Highway Construction Costs and Material Mix
Over twelve years about 622 miles of Massachusetts state highways were built at an approximate cost of 85.16 million dollars. About 90 percent are macadam, with the remainder gravel.
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Massachusetts
War on Dust Promotes Tar Treatment in Swiss Trials
In progressive Switzerland an antidust league pursues tar based dust control using coal tar from gas works. Tar is black viscous and applied hot or cold after cleaning and watering. It requires drying for 24 hours and yields annual savings on wear, while costing 24 to 3 cents per square yard with no net expense after benefits.
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Switzerland
Antidust League
Legend of the Eagle Drops Tor Toise on Asctryius
A fragment recounts a myth in which an eagle drops a tor toise on the bald head of the Greek poet Asctryius, an act that causes his death according to the legend.
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Asctryius
Symptom Notes From a Physician on Patient Reports
A physician observes that younger fit patients show few symptoms while middle aged and older patients report many. He cites a fifty plus patient describing feverish and cold episodes, pain in hip and back, nausea, neuralgic head pain, taste changes, dizziness, cough, sore throat, earache, appetite and energy issues, and general weakness.
Eagles in battle rewrite myths with instances of hunting and killing
Ornithologists reject the idea eagles attack large animals but multiple observed cases show eagles killing a stag and fawn in Scotland and South Africa. Additional behavior notes include two eagles cooperating, forced prey from hides, and an eagle pushing a sheep from a cliff.
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Seothand
South Africa
Measles Courage of Mrs Snow's Child Angie
A contented mother Mrs Snow discusses her daughter Angie who survives an epidemic without illness for others, then the measles strike Angie a week later. She notes her children’s good health, her care, and praises the doctor for his attention to Angie as the measles develop.
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Mrs. Snow
Angie
The Atmosphere and Life on Earth
The text argues that life on Earth depends on the atmosphere for air and water sources. It notes plants derive carbon from the air, supporting animal and human life, and details how absence of atmosphere would halt winds waves currents and leave seas stagnant and uninhabitable.
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Earth
Duel threatens to shake hands in Philadelphia Ledger tale
A duelist speaks with a second and notes the shake of hands. The exchange shows readiness and a formal gesture as the scene unfolds in a Philadelphia Ledger snippet.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Left side of the face seen as more beautiful by artists
Art circles widely claim the left side of a face is more attractive than the right. Researchers note visual preference may stem from lighting, symmetry, and brain processing biases observed in portraits.
Medical Delusions and Old Time Apothecaries in New York
An East Side patient with acute rheumatism wore dried eels as garters at the Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital to cure illness. The piece surveys historical remedies from apothecaries including mummy, precious stones like ruby and emerald, and magical plants such as trefoil vervain John’s wort and mandrake, noting persistent superstition among Italian immigrants and the poor.
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New York
Postgraduate Medical School
Postgraduate Medical School and Hospital
Lower East Side
Crollius
Royal Chemist
Gascon
United States
South
Anne Bodenham
Salisbury
Persia
St. John’s Wort
France
Germany
Gibbets
Pliny
Paeon
Greece
Tyrol
New York Tribune
Growing Pains and Hidden Illness in Children
A Youth's Companion essay explains how growing pains mislead parents about serious conditions. Recurrent knee pain may mask hip disease while stomach aches could signal spinal issues or malaria. Persistent symptoms require medical review to prevent lasting damage.
Woman wears both overshoes on one foot at church
A Westbrook Met woman prepared to leave church but could not find a rubber. She went home with one shoe exposed to the wet. At home she said the heavy foot felt odd and later discovered she had both overshoes on one foot.
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Westbrook Met
Cheap Excursion Around the Globe Sets Sail at Dawn
An advertised cheap excursion promises a globe circling trip for ten cents. Boarding at 7 a.m. and returning by 4 p.m. Tickets are available from Jerry and payment to Mart.
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Globe
Jerry
Pay Mart
Yale baseball visit to town Tuesday at Southeast Park
The Rust Yales travel to face the local team on Tuesday the 17th at Southeast Park with last year’s meetings recalled for strong play. Seats for ladies are free.
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Yales
Ball Park
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