A Goats and Pigs Fad Sparks Town Fashion Fall
Miss Nora Lee and Burt Wiltshire chase odd trends with a goat and a pig. A sidewalk collision of animal fads ends in mutual apologies and a new pursuit: interest in the opposite sex. Destiny, gossiping spectators, and a police cameo frame a comic, small town encounter.
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Clyde Parsons
Nora Tee
Nora
Bath
Ile
Mistress
Goat
Billie
Burt Wiltshire
Polre
Ben
Miss Note
Destiny
Newport
Jim
Yellow Journals
Ani
Bunker Tim
Iro
Boston
Nora Lee
Florida
McChire Newspaper Syndicate
Present-Day Popular Song Amid Shallow Arts
In a critique of modern culture the author laments the collapse of enduring popular songs and art. He argues current hits prioritize immediate applause and profit over memory, beauty, or lasting value, noting a broader shift toward money-driven entertainment across music, theater, and visual art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
Kentucky Home
Our Alley
Learn Wisdom From the Savages Sermon by William Alen White
A lay sermon contrasts a rich NY youth and a South African custom to warn that wealth tempts youths toward folly. It argues work keeps youth straight and cites a parable of laddered tree houses used by Africans to illustrate restraint and self control. The piece ends questioning whether Africans know more of life than Westerns.
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William Alen White
New York
South Africa
The Oldest Separator in the Herd
A brief humor piece recalls an old farmer showing a separator for milk. The mock dialogue quips about keeping a cow and using a separator twice daily, highlighting rural practicality and a wink at simple equipment.
Mind the Vidders Sammy Old Sage Avoiding My Own
A fragmentary line features a speaker named Sammy and mentions an old sage, warnings about widows, and a vow to try avoiding personal involvement. The cryptic wording suggests a cautionary note or dialogue snippet from a larger piece, with fictional character labels and archaic phrasing.
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Sammy
Sage
Vohov
Responsibility First in Driving Says Editorial
Advice urges motorists to place sense of responsibility ahead of skill as Ohio sees thousands of cars on the road and hundreds of weekly pass-throughs. A cited Automobile Topics piece says drivers crowd others by behavior off the road and that self restraint and rule observance, not harsher laws, will cut accidents.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Keeping Car Fresh and Pride in Vehicle Care Tips
Advice for car owners on preserving paint and leather through gentle washing with cold water, mild soap, boiled linseed oil, and wax. Instructions cover polishing, rain spots, leather maintenance, dash finishes, seat protection with felt curtains, dent repair with mallet, avoiding excessive brags, and top dressings to prevent rust and dullness.
Saving Auto Horn Battery Use mag and battery alternately for power
Use the magneto to generate current while the machine moves and reserve the battery for stationary periods. Switching between magneto and battery can conserve the horn battery life and improve overall electrical efficiency.
Auto Horn Circuit by Door Bell Modification
An early practical note describes making an auto horn circuit using an old electric door bell. The striking rod is cut about an inch from the coils and binding posts added on each side to complete the modification.
Claims A Model Wheel On Pneumatic Tire Design
A bicycle or automobile wheel is described as using 14 horizontal helical springs around the rim to carry load through ball and socket joints. When hitting an obstacle the tire flexes and springs absorb shock, while the wheel’s center and spokes remain as in a standard wheel, increasing lateral strength. The design aims to provide puncture-proof qualities with preserved ride comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Magic In Making Automobiles
The article notes the goal of producing 1000 complete automobiles daily as a landmark of mass production by large corporations. A visit by automotive engineers to a factory showcases a seamless workflow from raw material input to a finished automobile, dazzling observers with the efficiency of the process. The president of the visiting group marked a cylinder, later seeing it incorporated with three others in a car, a moment described as nearly magical.
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Maglc
Imetitution of
Automobile Engineers
Society of Automobile Engineers
Auto Travel In India Expands With Long Reach
The United States consul at Bombay says automobile travel in India is broad. Taxicab firms advertise trips to Peshawar in the north and Calcutta in the east, with major cities like Madras Lucknow Agra Delhi Cawnpore Mysore and Benares accessible by road. October to March is ideal travel season.
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India
United States
Bombay
Focal
Peshawar
Calcutta
Madras
Lucknow
Agra
Delhi
Cawnpore
Mysore
Benares
Street Sprinklers Aimed At Dust and Germs Shift To Washing
A motor car company vice president says replacing horse drawn sprinklers with washing cars will spread quickly to other cities. Officials note washing streets nightly removes dust and filth from horses, cutting flies and germs as autos replace equine street work.
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Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Millionaire Motorcyclists Brave Honeymoon Ride
Millionaire Mr. Holz of Evanston Illinois and his wife plan a motorcycle honeymoon to the Rockies proving joy in riding over economy or luxury. Mrs Holz shares the enthusiasm. Earlier I L Hibbard, son of a railway magnate, also chose a motorcycle for his honeymoon over a private Pullman car.
Formula to Estimate Horse Power from Engine Specs
A vintage rule says to compute horsepower by halving the cylinder bore, adding a correction of 0. aquate it, then multiply by 98 1416, then multiply by the stroke and by the number of cylinders and divide by 7.5. This yields a close approximation to horsepower per the American Automobile Association standard L for competitive events.
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American Automobile Agsociation
Apple Maggot Insect and Remedies in Orchards
The apple maggot, also known as railroad worm, infests apples by larvae that hatch from eggs and bore irregular tunnels in fruit. Heavily infested fruit drops early. pests persist in the pit until spring. Remedies include thorough cultivation and spraying, destruction of windfalls, and poisoned bait with molasses arsenate spray applied to lower branches.
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iIt
Winter Protection of Trees in the Orchard
Midwinter limits on orchard work. protect young trunks with shields or wrap, use cornstalks, mulch with coal and wood ashes to deter mice borers and fertilize. Plan an in-room map labeling each variety and prep new labels for trees and shrubs to prevent forgetting varietal names.
Spray for Cooting Moth in Trees
Do not neglect to spray the trees for the cooiing moth. Use two pounds of arsenate or lead to fifty gallons of water.
Bacterial Blight in Apple and Pear Trees
Apple and pear blight are caused by a bacterium. It cannot be controlled by spraying. The only remedy is to prune out and remove diseased branches to prevent spread.
Working for Better Roads by Howard H. Goss
The piece argues for centralized county road management with a skilled road engineer, contending current spending wastes half the funds. It urges legislation to simplify road administration, end picnic era tax practices, and ensure road taxes are paid in cash for effective, year over year improvement.
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Howard H. Goss
Central
West
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