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Excerpt from Concrete on the Farm and in the Shop: A Complete Practical Treatise on the Commonest Every-Day Uses of Concrete Within recent years there has been increas ing attention given to the use of concrete as a building material. Nowhere has this interest been relatively greater than on the farm. The appeal of concrete is due largely to the fact that care and faithful observance of fundamental principles enable a large portion of the act...

Excerpt from Practical Concrete Work for the School and Home Concrete has been the theme of many books. No excuse can be found for this one by claiming that the subject has not been written of before, yet the authors feel that there is a good excuse or reason for their efforts. While most of the volumes that have been written upon concrete are full of valuable in formation, the interested person has too frequently found that they contain but ...

Excerpt from Wisconsin in Three Centuries, 1634 1905, Vol. 3: Narrative of Three Centuries in the Making of an American Commonwealth Illustrated With Numerous Engravings of Historic Scenes and Landmarks Portraits and Facsimiles of Rare Prints, Documents and Old MapsPopulation of Wisconsin - Cities and Towns of the State - Value of Real Estate - Banking Capital - Pa triotism of the State - Milwaukee Light Guard - Madi son Guards - Efficiency of...

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Excerpt from Radisson's Journal: Its Value in HistoryLake Superior to the other, the scene of this remarkable occur. Rence being not far from Sault Ste. Marie. And, to our still greater astonishment, he tells of sea-serpents in our great lakes. Under the circumstances, I trust I may not seem too severe a critic when I accuse Radisson of drawing the long bow.Radisson's intentionally untruthful statements are almost matched by the unintentionall...

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Excerpt from Wisconsin in Three Centuries, 1634-1905, Vol. 2: Narrative of Three Centuries in the Making of an American Commonwealth, Illustrated With Numerous Engravings of Historic Scenes and Landmarks Portraits and Facsimiles of Rare Prints, Documents and Old MapsTrade - Merging of Hudson Bay and North West Companies - Fort William succeeds to glory of Grand Portage - Formation of the Mackinaw Company American Traders in competition with th...

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