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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
6
Robert H. Moulton argues camouflage in modern warfare mirrors natural deception. He traces how tanks, trenches, and painted surfaces imitate animals and landscapes to hide weaponry. The piece compares human invention with evolution's concealment and questions if mankind truly forged a new war method.
Australia is cited as the chief source of the world's wool supply while South America and Australia each report about 100 sheep. The excerpt discusses silk cultivation, silkworm feeding, and reeling weaving methods, noting limited changes in China over centuries and referencing Chinese prints.
Hongkong government backs road and building projects to ease recreation and transportation as private owners and wealthy Chinese residents boost automobile use. There were 125 cars and 118 motorcycles licensed, up from December 1916. dealers report 25 to 30 new cars ordered from the United States, including several high grade models amid rising freight costs and potential oversupply.
The report notes Switzerland enforces strict penalties for illegal possession of rare plant specimens. It also touches on dated references to animal sexuality and stamps on eggs, mentions a shift toward electric vehicles in the United Kingdom due to high gasoline prices, and recalls an event on April 12, 1889 involving a vedalle escaping from a tent.
Joppa, the port of Jerusalem, hosts mosques churches convents and gardens. It exports oranges corn wine and soap and played a key role in the Crusades. Napoleon captured it in 1799. Population near 40 000.
An education campaign by a major rubber firm warns against haste when replacing punctured tubes. It outlines proper installation including easing in the tube, aligning the valve, distributing talc evenly, and careful inflation. It cautions against overuse of powders and under inflation to prevent leaks and waste.
A simple defect from a dirty distributor or collector ring often causes ignition trouble. Dirt builds up over time with no single telltale symptom, leading to knocks or irregular firing. Clean these parts regularly and use no metal tools. if needed, use a soft wood tool for narrow spaces.
Kansas State College expert H Y Collins says warming the intake manifold solves cold start trouble when low grade gasoline fails to vaporize. Pouring hot water over the manifold heats the entire mixture, improving start up more than priming with heated gasoline. Do not introduce hot water into the carburetor.
Inventor A. Deanes of West Point Mississippi conceives a theft preventing signaling device for cars. Each article such as a coat or bag is secured to a chain linked to an electric bell. removal pulls a plug and triggers an audible signal to alert the owner or driver.
The substitution of a blue bulb for the ordinary clear one brightens the dash enough to read instruments and reduces back glare. The blue light also enhances the appearance of the compartment at night.
Advice for drivers to shut off ignition while descending long hills to save fuel. Using engine braking with throttle closed draws little gasoline, while opening throttle increases fuel use.
The Japanese government reports an investigation into military motor vehicles abroad. It estimates about 181,500 machines among the central powers, including 100,000 owned by Germany, 80,000 by Austria Hungary, 75 by Italy, and 800 by Be 125.
Mrs. Jas. Rohrberg of Pittsburgh reports months of weakness with backache and headaches improved after her husband bought Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy, noting its forty years of use and offering a mail address for information.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt at a Poughkeepsie dinner praised his war garden crop and joked about Mark Twain. He recalled Twain telling a girl to never tell a lie but adding a caveat about keeping in practice, in a dry humor vignette.
The West end showed a smart air raid outfit featuring silk or satin zeppelin costumes with fur trim and matching caps. Ready by the bed for quick access, the set includes vacuum flasks and electric torches, reflecting wartime preparedness and practical fashion.
In a light exchange Mrs Brown Jones laments high clothes costs this winter. Her husband jokes she could take up Interpretive dancing and he might buy a few yards of cheesecloth, turning shopping worries into a playful quip.
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