Rural motor express plan faces farmer distrust
Walter A. Bermingham in Chicago Evening Post notes the rural motor express movement will face farmer suspicion until doubts are resolved. Ohio official 8. W. Norton says farmers demand definite assurances that produce will be sold reliably and by dependable agents. Farmers worry about an overcrowded market and being undercut as sellers.
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Walter A. Bermingham
Chicago Evening Post
W. Norton
Ohio State Commission
Germany
Norton
Gasoline fires as panic factor in car fires
Advice warns panic is the worst danger in gasoline fires and recommends carrying a small fire extinguisher, placed under the hood near the carburetor. It explains steps: turn off fuel at the tank, use the self starter to draw flames into the manifold, and begin extinguishing from the bottom upward while avoiding sand on carburetor.
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William H. Stewart, Jr
New York Times
Inventor’s Two-Headlight Auto Upgrade for Corner Safety
Frank I Harvey of White Hall Tennessee devised a two headlight system that turns one beam with the steering wheel while the other remains on the old roadway. A connecting rod powers the lights with pins striking bent rods to switch beams and a spring keeps parts taut for quick response.
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Frank I. Harvey
White Hall
Popular Science Monthly
Pneumatic tires boost long distance trucking progress
A 1920s report notes that pneumatic tires improve highway travel between New York and Philadelphia. Big rubber-tired freighters move goods quickly, easing railroad burdens. Trucking firms grow, shifting from solid to cord tires for better speed and fewer terminal delays.
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New York
Philadelphia
Alr
Best to Leave It Alone In Medical Politics
In a presidential address, Dr. Arthur Francis Voelcker urges limiting medical MPs and supports a ministry of health chosen by the profession. He warns against doctors serving both state and patients and fears state care could conflict with individual clinical duty. The talk also notes proverb origins and a quip about aging women.
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Arthur Francis Voelcker
Medical Society of London
Ministry of Health
Two Impertinences The Pretty Ones Can Afford
A witty Ottawa Citizen quote contrasts a young woman’s vanity with a man’s remark. He notes there was one wrong act and now two, implying that only the pretty can be impertinent.
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Ottawa Citizen
Cuticura Advertises Soothing Hand Treatment
Hand care ad sells Cuticura Soap to cleanse and Cuticura Ointment to moisturize sore hands. Instructions urge rubbing in and removing excess with tissue, offering free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 60 cents.
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Sonk
Cuticurna
Dept. X
Boston
Watering Hanging Plant With Hidden Funnel Method
A small funnel is placed at the basket center with the cup part above soil and hidden by foliage. Water is added daily to soak into the soil gradually, preventing run off onto floors and protecting carpets and waxed floors.
Patent remedy claims for Satar medicine and testimonials
Advertisement-style text touts ALL'S CAT ARKH MEDICIN and HALL'S SATARREL MEDICINE for internal use to cure cases “cannot be cured.” It cites 40 years of sale, promises $100 for uncured cases, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as disseminators with testimonials offered.
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ALL
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Down to Earth
Mrs. Peavish recalls how before marriage Mr. Peavish enjoyed her singing then now likes her rattling dishes at the table. The Galveston News notes prices for cotton and linen have doubled due to the war and suggests lengthening service with Red Cross Ball Blue. An act of heroism is temporary while charity endures. Keep dry groceries in glass jars.
Medical Adviser and Dr. Pierce Remedies Promote Home Care
An article promotes home nursing and women's care with the Medical Adviser, a 1 008 page cloth bound volume offering First Aid, bandaging, care of fractures, hygiene and more. It also touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and a testimony from Mrs Ep Coolipar praising its use during expectancy.
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Main St
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
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