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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
6
A spring auto overhaul guide emphasizes early assessment of needed repairs, listing parts to gather and steps from cleaning the engine and cylinders to valve grinding, gasket replacement, and system tightening. It warns owners to complete tasks before service stations, and to delegate starting and lighting system work.
A method for lubricating leaf springs uses a blast of compressed air to drive light oil between leaves. Readers pry the axle weight higher, then blow oil into the spring with an improvised nozzle from a tire valve. Graphite additive enhances lasting effect, per John A. Prior.
The article explains sediment traps are fitted where the pipeline leaves the tank and have four wire gauze screens with a cup to catch foreign matter. It urges car owners to clean the trap twice a month during operation as fuel contains impurities that rapidly accumulate.
The article discusses spark plug cleaning with carbon disulphide, locating short circuits mainly in batteries, keeping windshields clear in rain fog or snow, gasoline going dead after days in a tight tank, stronger car bodies versus locomotives, careful placement of locking devices on wire wheels, carrying a flashlight for emergencies, and choosing a motor truck with a body size that complies with local ordinances.
Experts who studied crops urge extensive sowings of oats as a key small grain in rotations. Oats proven to grow despite slower decline in horses, with rising oat area over 50 years. Proper sowing, seed quality, and smut treatment boost yields. prefer dished corn land and drill sowing.
Grow horseradish for home use and profit as a cash crop in winter. Best results come from spring planting to avoid winter freezing starving roots. Set uniform length roots in hills, spacing similar to corn. The plant does not seed, so propagation must come from roots.
Brief guidance on rejuvenating worn pasture by spreading manure on a secure site. Recommends supplementing with acid phosphate or basic slag and applying early in spring a quickly available nitrogen form to promote early grass growth and start pasture use sooner, aiding reduced feed costs.
Experiments with greenhouse lettuce and tomatoes show rich garden soil yields compare with basic soil for sod crops. High soil manure boosts yields while excessive sand lowers production by displacing fertilizer amounts.
Plan urges careful preparation and patient care to protect young chicks after hatching. Emphasizes hatching only what can be raised and maintained to minimize losses and improve survival rates.
A sensational ad-like reading promotes a blood cleansing remedy 8.8.S. for eczema offering permanent cure by addressing blood infection. It urges readers to write to Medical Director at 110 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga, promising noticeable results and advice. The piece ends with a cynical quip about saving money and a tired world remark.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments noting its gentle immediate effects and availability in two bottle sizes. It invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and mentions eighty five thousand women employed by the U S railway system.
An advertisement urges readers to try Cascarets a gentle laxative that cleanses liver and bowels while they sleep. It contrasts Cascarets with Salts Calomel and harsh pills and promotes relief from discomfort and fatigue with minimal side effects.
An old advertisement stresses that only Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bearing the Bayer Cross are genuine and safe. It urges buyers to ensure an unbroken package with proper directions for relief of colds headaches toothaches rheumatism neuralgia and related pains.
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