Importance of Regular Engine Oil Changes
Article stresses the need for frequent oil changes despite modern lubrication systems. It explains effects of unchanged oil, benefits of filters, and guidance on change intervals: after 500 miles, then every 2500 miles in warm weather or 1000 miles in cold. discusses oil types and consumption at higher speeds.
Best Time to Overhaul Auto and Refinish Body
Fastidious car owners should use spring to overhaul and refinish autos. Shops are less rushed now and can give better attention than in peak demand. Early service helps avoid being without a car when speed demand rises.
Wheel alignment tips for true front wheels and rims
The article explains why front wheels may not line up even when tires are true. Separate rotation checks reveal if rims run true, or if looseness on the axles or uneven mounting screws cause misalignment.
Motorcycle Coupe Popular in Paris
A new inside drive motorcycle coupe appears on Paris streets. It resembles a one man car with a forward seating position, top and windshield. A small radiator sits before the steering wheel and a third wheel supports the vehicle at rest.
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Paris
Baby Carrier for Auto Safe and Comfortable
A rear seat baby carrier uses a canvas bag with a rigid frame and shock absorbers. Brass chain and coil springs cushion the crib, which is fastened to the front seat bottom to prevent lurching. Carlton Groat, The Dalles, Ore. in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Light beef cuts drive changes in cattle feeding practices
The USDA reports consumer demand for lighter beef cuts. Trials with Missouri collaborate show feeding calves with grain while on pasture and nursing can yield profitable yearling beef. Comparisons across groups indicate grain creep benefits, while all tested methods proved profitable.
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United States Department of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Numbering Gear Shift to Help in Handling Lever
A husband teaches his wife to drive by tagging the gear stick with small metal numbers 1 2 3 and R on the dashboard. He nailed the digits to the board to show exact lever positions for each speed change. The device eliminated uncertainty and sped up shifting for the beginner.
Automobile Notes for Safe Driving and Detours
The note advises drivers to ensure the generator provides adequate amperage to protect batteries. It praises motorists for paying for good roads and mentions the ongoing detour. It urges keeping the foot flat on the floor except when shifting or braking, and to blow the horn at railroad crossings to alert the limited train and avoid being knocked off the right of way.
Do Not Put Expensive Feed Into Cheap Cattle
R R Snapp warns against feeding high value grain to inferior cattle and degrading good feeders to common killers. He notes factors like ration, feeding length, and demand supply, urging buyers to match cattle quality with fattening method for profitability.
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R. R. Snapp
Live Stock Notes on Sunlight and Pigs
Direct sunlight is a key factor in gains for pigs and helps keep them thrifty in winter. Pigs like root crops such as beets turnips and carrots which save corn. Beef cows efficiently convert coarse roughages into cash. Dehorning cattle and castrating pigs colts and lambs is advised when flies are gone. The dog causes fewer losses than careless owners. Dogs horses mules and cows carry more lice in winter due to thick coats.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promotion Ends
An old public notice extols Dr. R Pierce for herbal remedies praised as top sellers. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach alterative that improves blood, skin, and complexion and urges readers to request free advice and trial samples from Buffalo NY dealers.
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R. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
de Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
Weeds as Hidden Wealth in Plants Study
Distinguished botanists at a convention claim vast reserves lie in weeds as potential wealth. Out of 500000 known plant species, less than 100 supply food fiber and timber. Plant cells act as powerful suction pumps, with pumping power reaching about 500 psi through cellular fermentation.
Poteen King Refuses Fine Chooses Jail Over Bail
Galway region bootlegger known as the poteen king faced a fifty dollar fine or three months in jail for manufacturing poteen. He chose jail but was refused admission for lack of escort and warrant. He remained outside the prison gates and returned to Connemara after vowing to pay the fine by continuing production.
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Galway
Connemara
Woman’s loyalty sparks aid in wives’ absence tale
In a domestic exchange a husband asks a colored servant where his wife went. The servant refuses to disclose, saying the wife told her at supper and the husband should remember, illustrating themes of female solidarity and secrecy within a 19th or early 20th century urban setting.
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Mr. B
Indianapolis News
Time-lapse Plant Film From USDA Captures Growth
The article describes the USDA making time-lapse motion pictures of plant growth using a time-lapse machine. Howard Greene invented the device that exposes one frame at a time with about 20 second intervals, yielding roughly 180 pictures per hour.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Howard Greene
Diplomacy Overheard Quip About Janitor and Superintendent
A fragment quotes dialogue on a job role mix up with a remark about a janitor and a superintendent. The exchange hints at workplace humor and authority labeling without stating events or outcomes.
Not That Bad Exchange Sparks Offbeat Vow Talk
Dialogue fragment shows Ethel and Jack quarreling over romance and marriage with witty banter. Ethel jokes about a soft place in the heart versus the head while proposing marriage in a humorous exchange. The tone is light and playful, hinting at a domestic misfit scene.
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Ethel
Jack
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