Steel Rails in Highways Stage New Road Idea
Owen Lanepon reports on proposed steel track roads advocated by Anid Ione and Barmer ODonnell of New Jersey. The plan envisions shallow steel rails eight to ten inches wide laid in public highways with turnouts, allowing wagons with narrow tires and bicycles to travel smoothly. costs would be high outside main roads, but loads could be greatly increased and macadam could be rivaled. The concept echoes old plank road ideas and contrasts with broader tire requirements, sparking debate on practicality and safety.
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HSRC
Palltfedl Laddert
Barmer-O'Donnell
New
Jersey
Periiers ‘O'Donnell
Budd
Praire
Owen Lanepon
The Convict Problem and Prison Labor Reform
An 1890s discussion argues convict labor in road and state projects. It critiques current contracts, notes Ohio’s penitentiary deficits and laws like Llewellyn, and calls for policy changes to balance self support with protecting free labor. It references Dayton Ohio reporting and broader reform debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Board of Managers
Llewellyn
Improved Road System Spurs Forestry Profits in Goslar
An 1875 road-building program in Goslar Harz Germany transformed a town forest into a revenue engine. With 7,500 acres and annual harvest of 350,000 cubic feet, net income rose to about $25,000 yearly. Road upgrades cut logging costs by $2,450 and hauling by $2,820 while enabling more sellable material. A macadamized road showed haulage savings of $5,735 yearly, a 74 percent reduction in transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernow
Tidependent
Gosler
Harz
Germany
Plant Protector For Gooseberries Improves Growth
A tile plant protector lifts drooping branches from the ground to keep fruit and stems above soil. It aids weed control and soil stirring under the bush, preserves moisture at the roots, and eases fruit picking. Copyright American Agriculturist.
Horticultural notes on mulch and orchard care
Advice for growers includes mulching with strong manure around pear and peach trees, extending mulch to limb reach, and rubbing axle grease on the ground to deter mice and rabbits. Emphasizes removing loose bark to expose insects hiding under scales and notes limited apple varieties tolerate northern climates. Mentions a beetle that overwinters on trees and damages young growth, and cites road supervisor prestige in Huntington county with gold watches for road maintenance.
Vaccination Side Effects Cited In Local Testimonial
Mrs McDonald of Meldrum avenue recounts her daughter Katie’s severe reaction to smallpox vaccination, later cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The piece touts pills as a universal blood builder, listing ailments treated and urging readers to buy at 80 cents per box or two boxes for $2.00 from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Detratt
Mich
Meldrum Avenue
Champlain Strest
Detrutt
Nde
Reagan
Dr. Jameson
Sho
Lack and Pluck and Liberty Quotes in Religious Notices
A collection of aphorisms and sermon excerpts on effort versus luck and liberty of conscience. Includes Reinhold Fishburn urging self-determination and cautionary notes on virtue, female virtue, and dangers of perceived license in faith. Statements attributed to Presbyterian and Methodist ministers in Columbus Richmond and related cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. ‘Fishburn
Presbyterian
Columbus
Hell
Dr. Kerr
Richmond
A. P. Baker
Methodist
Siete 3 for ae that had Depigeany R i separR ee sea ete surfaces
In this damaged fragment a period ad claims a remedy named Siete 3 for catarrh. It mentions internal use and Toledo Ohio distribution by F J Cheney and Co. The text hints at testimonials and a common old time medical pitch about mercury avoidance and claimed cures, with newspaper style skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Cow
Spring Trip Tickets On Louisville Nashville Route
Tickets go on sale April 7 and 1 and May 5 from principal northern cities to all points on the Louisville Nashville Railroad in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and a portion of Florida. A round trip fare with twenty one day return privilege costs two to agent. Stops allowed on south bound trips and exchanges at any point. Inquire at the ticket office or write to C Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky or Geo B Horner D F L A St Louis Mo.
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Louisville Nashville
Tennessee
P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. B. Horner
D. Fal
St. Louis
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Tal
Valkenburg
Huntington County
Alliaon
Thaddeus
Jackson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ledger
Philadelphia
Ors Reison
Brumley
Detroit Free Press
New York
New Mesa
Priereteire
Prine Brent Rene
Orleans
Boston
California Fig Syrup Co
ST. Jacobs
Etta
Dinnie
Baleis
Erie
Foman
Bare
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