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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
7
A March American Motorist piece recalls a spring thunderstorm test and offers practical top care tips. It urges cleaning with stiff brushes and soap solution, tightening windshield supports to fix sagging, and sealing small leaks with ambroid applied by toothpick for quick drying.
J C Stewart of Commercial Motors says the motor truck will push hesitant farmers to full production by removing fears of marketing their produce. Trucks provide a sense of security about selling surplus and open new marketing possibilities.
John L. Cope announces a three man aeroplane will be used in a Christmas time flight to the South Pole as part of the British Imperial Antarctic expedition aboard the Terra Nova. The craft will aid research, supply the base, and chart the interior while a winter stay is planned on the ice barrier. Ernest Joyce leads the air crew as second in command.
Miss Marcela Grunert of Piqua Ohio became the first local girl to ride in and drive a land battleship. Assisted by Lieutenant Davies who delivered the tank for recruitment, the rolling fort rumbled through the streets drawing a large crowd and showing how the heavy machine moves under a deft touch from inside.
Policeman Paul Brandau, 210 pounds, climbed 40 feet to rescue a cat and then became wedged. For about 15 minutes firemen were not certain to be called. Rescuers broke the limbs and Brandau returned to the ground with the cat as hundreds of schoolchildren cheered.
The cost of producing copper more than doubled over four years. In 1915 the cost per pound ranged from 6 to 10 cents while in 1919 it ranged from 12 to 22 cents.
A Japanese inventor has taken out eleven United States patents for a noncombustible celluloid substitute. The filings indicate extensive research into safer plastic materials and protective methods for industrial use.
Into the making of Goodyear tires in 30x3, 30x32, and 31x4 inch sizes have gone the companys full advantages of experience, skill and modern facilities for quality and performance.
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