The Split Log Drag A Practical Road Maintainer
The article explains the split-log drag as a cheap simple road maintenance tool backed by U S Department of Agriculture tests. It covers construction details from selecting logs to stake placement and hitching, optimal dragging practices, and economic outcomes showing low costs per mile in Kansas and Iowa experiments versus higher traditional methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Public Roads
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
W. C. Head
University of Kansas
F. P. Sanborn
K. H. Aishton
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Rishton
Iowa
Electric Bitters Praised As Grand Family Medicine
Mr Frank Conlan of New York commends Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues and weak kidneys. The tonic is said to regulate digestion purify blood and renew vitality for the weak and debilitated of both sexes, sold with a guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy 650c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Ray Stryker Returns Home From Kirksville College
Ray Stryker has returned home after attending college in Kirksville Missouri.
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Ray Stryker
Kirksville, Mo
Food and Drink in Grape Juice
The juice of the grape is described as chemically close to milk in composition and nearly as nutritious, highlighting its nourishing properties despite differences in source and use.
Local News Briefs From The City
Small town notices and social updates including visits from Mr and Mrs Chas Owen of Haskins and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Carl Hedges. Edna Purvis takes a month from Eicher Livingston law office duties. May Long attended East Waterloo High school commencement with cousin Nelle Adams. Mrs Peter Leborg departs with husband’s body to Chicago for funeral arrangements.
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Frey
Chas. Owen
Haskins
Gus Smith
Chicago
J. G. Hise
Dutch Creek
Edna Purvis
Eicher & Livingston Law Office
May Long
Waterloo
East Waterloo High School
Nelle Adams
Glenn Laffer
Sigourney
Charles Needham
Glenn
Peter Leborg
Elm Grove Cemetery
Gifts for education reach twenty five million
New York reports gifts to higher education in the United States totaling 25,127,762 in the last year. Illinois leads with 3,100,200.08 for endowment and 1,? for buildings and equipment, driven by contributions to the University of Chicago. Washington shows the smallest individual gift at 10,502.66 to Whitmore college. Harvard and Yale report hundreds of thousands for endowment and buildings, Princeton also notes equipment and buildings funding. Major Becht and Col Hake plan to request more troops for Brown county tobacco district amid threats to shoot to kill violators.
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New York
United States
General Education Board
Ilinois
S.S
University of Chicago
Washington State
Whitmore College
Harvard University
Yale
Princeton University
Ripley, O
Charles Recht
Hake
Tobacco
Becht
Cahill
Brown County
Secretary Names Two Battleships Florida and Utah
Washington June 9 Secretary Metcalf announced two battleships authorized by Congress will be named Florida and Utah. The next ship will be named Wyoming. The monitor Florida will be renamed to a city in Florida after a conference with the president and secretary.
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Washington
Metcalf
Florida
Utah
Wyoming
Weather Forecast For Midwest And Great Lakes
Official forecast shows fair and cooler conditions across Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with cooler temperatures in the east portion Wisconsin and Iowa also fair.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Towa
Hyomei offer and stock market quotes stated in column
An advertisement promotes Hyomei with a one dollar outfit and fifty cent refills. A Chicago Board of Trade summary follows, with July and Sept wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, and short ribs prices, plus cash sales for winter and spring wheat, corn, oats, and livestock quotes from Chicago and East Buffalo.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Standard
Sic
Colorado
Springs
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Reverend Gardinier Visits From Viola Illinois
The Rev. J J Gardinier arrived last evening from Viola Illinois where he has been conducting services and will spend a short time at the Charles Corette home.
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J.J. Gardinier
Viola, Ill
Charles Corette
Rocky Mountain Tea Claims to Restore Health
An advertisement asserts Wooblister's Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens weak people and builds flesh and muscle. It markets Tea or Tablets for 353 cents and lists Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooblister
Lemmon’s Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug ® Co
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The
Office of Public Works
Washington, D. C
Fairfield
Jno. Shields & Son
Welch
Lemmon
Pharmacy
Fox’& Dewey
S. S
the Royal
al Darbyshire
Carl Hedges
Etta Calhoun
Davenport
W. C. Ferguson
Lemmon’s
Saba Sheline
Zmetz
Ind
Chicago Grain
Atlanta, Ga
Oswego
Kingsford
Kingsford’s
T. Kingsford & Son
Oswego, N. Y
National Starch Co
Santa Claus
Gentry Gros
NOW United
Rock Island Depot
Ashington
Douglas
FOX & Dewey
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