California extension conference in autos described
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. An extension conference traveling by automobile involved 151 people from 34 counties. The seven day trip across California covered 087 miles from Berkeley to Riverside with demonstrations in Santa Cruz Salinas Los Angeles and Orange counties. Delegates urged a statewide farm bureau federation and the trip renews interest in extension work statewide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California Experiment Station
Davis
Agricultural College
Berkeley
Riverside
Santa Cruz
Salinas
Lankershim
Jim Jeffries
Lucky” Baldwin
Los Angeles County
Santa Paula
Camarillo Ranch
Artesian
Orange County
Farm Bureau Center
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureaus
California
Mission Inn
College of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Iron Out Fender Dents
The article advises removing the fender and placing it on a bench with a wooden block fitted to its curve. Dents can be pounded out with minimal finish damage, using a leather mallet or wrapped hammer head to protect the surface.
Do Away With Oil Troubles In Automobiles
A Popular Science Monthly note explains hard oil lubricants used on automobile spring bolts dry in small holes and grooves, cutting lubrication to bearing surfaces and accelerating wear of bolts and spring eyes.
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Qdis Reynolds
Popular Science Monthly
Oil Cup Method for Thin Oil Fitment
A fragment suggests a method to remedy a condition by adopting oil cups for thin oil. It mentions drifting a hole large enough to allow the oil to be poured in through a breaded portion belt. The text is unclear but indicates a mechanical modification to improve lubrication.
Locate Carburetor Leaks by Hot Water Test
To find carburetor leaks immerse the front portion in hot water. Gasoline vaporizes inside and bubbles rise from the leak. Remove the float the moment bubbles appear to prevent flooding while observing the bubble source.
Home Garage Floor Space Minimum for One Car
Planning the home garage note shows a single car requires 12 by 20 feet of floor space in its shelter. These dimensions omit room for a work bench or storage, representing the irreducible minimum.
Be Certain Vent Is Open In Gas Tank System
A note on venting for gravity and vacuum fed gasoline systems urges inspecting the vent near the filler cap. Ensure a 4 wire path through the vent to confirm it remains open, as a hot engine can cause puzzling troubles and lengthy tracing.
Sandpaper Block Tip for Tire Repairers
Motorists who do their own tire repair will find it worthwhile to attach a piece of sandpaper to a cylindrical block of wood three inches in diameter and a foot long for cleaning up punctures on inner tubes. The tip emphasizes improvised tools and practical maintenance.
Freezone promises painless corn removal by drops
A promotional fragment claims Freezone instantly stops pain and lets users lift out corns and calluses with a few drops from a tiny bottle. It emphasizes ease of use at drug stores, costing only a few cents and requiring no palm pressure.
Old Names Return to Favor in Peace Year Registers
Somerset house records show a shift in popular baby names postwar. Boys named Ronald Edward George Gordon Tean appear alongside girls Kathleen Irene Marguerite Lilian and Megan, with flower names rising and Victorian Susannah Letitia reappearing. Biblical names remain rare outside rural areas.
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Somerset House
Ronald
Edward
George
Gordon
Tean
Kathleen
Irene
Marguerite
Lilian
Megan
Susannah
Letitia
London Chronicle
Catty Comment in a Snide Exchange
A pair of exchanges features Belle declaring she will resist any kiss from a man while Nell retorts that no one doubts her desire for such affection, highlighting a sharp female rivalry in a brief dialogue.
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Belle
Nell
Worst Part of It. Why do you waste your days on pictures
A wife questions her painter husband about the value of his work and his reply cites Rembrandt selling cheap in his day. He says he paints for descendants while she doubts the family can survive. The excerpt ends with a moral verse about kindness and reciprocity.
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Rembrandt
San Francisco Chronicle
Bascom Slemp
Richmond
Bill
Joe
The Most Dangerous Of All Diseases Warn Kidney Health
A vintage health ad warns that kidney trouble signals dangerous decline and urges immediate action. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules asserting global use, proven relief, and money-back guarantees. The copy stresses natural oils and herbs, claims Holland laboratories, and urges consumers to insist on original imported GOLD MEDAL brand.
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Holland
Nakes
Eatonic
Area S
Father Dodged and Soldier’s Tumor Joke at Gate
A witty exchange centers on a father granting consent to multiple suitors and a soldier joking that what he hides under his coat is a cancer. The officer questions him, exposing the humor as a quip rather than a serious medical revelation.
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Father
Freckles vanish with double strength Othine ad
The ad touts Othine double strength to erase freckles with nightly and morning applications claiming removal of both heavy and light spots, promising money back if it fails. It includes a humorous interrupted line about a father and daughter and spends ad copy style.
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Ady
Description of a Chinese cloakroom misread and a cross-eyed man
A visitor to a Chinese tailor asks about markings on a package. The Chinese clerk responds with a misread caption describing the description as a name. The exchange ends with the clerk's bland reply and a stray guess about the recipient.
Vader-Balm Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Ailments
Advertisement touts Vader-Balm as harmless fast relief for summer colds nervous headaches mucous inflammation and ailments like mumps hay fever and general pain. Promises free samples or 22c tubes for 60c and urges avoidance of imitations from W Vachen Inc New Orleans. Familiarity breeds contempt for mosquitos, but the rank outsider eight in a racing context is noted.
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I, W, Vachen, Inc
New Orleans
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