Stay-at-home voters dominate 1920 presidential totals
Washington researchers led by Simon Michelet reveal that nearly half of the nation’s qualified voters did not cast ballots in 1920. The total presidential vote was 26,713,882, with 25,705,063 stay-at-homes, while Kentucky led with the best vote efficiency and the West North Central states showed the strongest turnout among regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelet
Kentucky
Cox
Harding
Delaware
Indiana
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Middle West
Chile
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Middle Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
New England
Forest Lands to Grow with New Idle Land Bill
The bill, passed by the house, authorizes and funds federal state cooperation to protect forests, promote reforestation, and expand national forest lands. It envisions annual appropriations up to 2.5 million for protective systems, 100 thousand for seed distribution, and aims to convert 81 million idle acres to timber growth. Charles L. Pack calls forest products an industry backbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNary-Clarke Dill
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Charles L. Pack
American Tree Association
Art in Kitchen Chairs and the Practical Art Vision
The American Federation of Arts hosts a three day Washington convention with 300 delegates including business figures like John M. Glenn of the Illinois Manufacturers Association who argues for beauty in everyday goods. He urges open museums and art tied to industry to boost civic virtue and practical design. The federation previously distributed over a million dollars in free art exhibits nationwide for the benefit of ordinary people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Arts
Union
Canada
John M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
John Glenn
Ilinois
Illinois
Chicago Art Institute
Saving Whitefish: Uncle Sam Aids Lake Erie Hatcheries
The piece explains U S Bureau of Fisheries efforts to conserve whitefish in Lake Erie. It notes a 625 million annual catch, spawning from November to December, and the eggs’ fragility. Eggs collected from commercial catches are hatched with careful handling to protect young fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
America
Great Lakes
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Fisheries
Lake Erie
Sam
Car Squeaks Are Hard to Locate Odd Car Noises in Auto Repair
Tips from Erwin Greer advise locating squeaks by feel and sound. Inspect hood edge wear to prevent metal contact with radiators. Use felt, tighten fasteners, or lubricate edges as needed. For windshield edges, tighten brackets or add felt. Steering column squeaks are reduced by oil, and springs by lubrication or paint with oil and graphite. Wood wheel squeaks stem from drying wood. fix by appropriate cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Greer
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
Automobile Notes and Rubber Vulcanizing Advances
The article warns to watch the oil gauge and replace a broken spring leaf immediately to avoid extra strain on the remaining leaves. It also notes a developed process using two gases to vulcanize raw rubber in about half an hour at a temperature allowing colorings.
Bad to Use Engine and Clutch as Brake
The article warns against using the engine and clutch to hold a car on hills while waiting for traffic. It explains the risky practice of staying in low gear with the clutch engaged and the brake held. It advises keeping the service brake applied and modulating the throttle while releasing the brake as traffic moves.
Pulling Car Out of Mud With Chains Demonstrated
A lone autoist shows how a pair of good chains can free a stuck car from mud. Fasten one end of the chain around the tire and attach to spokes of a rear wheel to pull the vehicle out if the mud is not too deep.
Plan for Releasing Car From Mud
A step by step method from Popular Mechanics Magazine explains using a short stout iron bar pushed through link chains or tied to the last cross chain, with a tow rope attached to a tree. By applying power to the wheel the car moves along the chain, freeing it from mud. The process is repeated until the wheel clears the mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Spare Tire of Quality One of Big Essentials
Do not travel without a spare tire. Many drivers skip spares to save money, but the risk is high. A high quality spare, covered to shield from sun and heat, protects rubber from cracking and interior deterioration, especially when left near exhaust.
Satisfactory Plan for Painting Exhaust Pipe
A historical guide recommends a muffler paint formula using boiled linseed oil varnish turpentine lampblack graphite and oxide of manganese. Mix oil and varnish then add lampblack graphite and manganese, thinning with turpentine as needed. Stir before each brush dip and apply while hot after cleaning the muffler for quick drying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Captains of Adventure and the Rise of British India
The tale traces the decline of Shah Alam and Scindhia's rise, De Boigne and Perron in Hindustan, and Irish THomas as key figures. It ends with the Assaye victory and Lake then Wellington, marking British conquest and the dawn of King George’s empire.
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England
India
Delhi
Hindustan
Mogul
Shah Alam
Madhoji Scindhia
Scindhia
Poona
Bombay
de Boigne
Seindhin
Europe
Secindhia
de Foigne
Daulat Rao
Savoy
George Thomas
Hariana
Hensi
Perron
Thomas
Bourguien
Hanes
Ganges
Deccan
Napoleon
Indian Empire
France
Holkar
Sir Arthur Wellesley
Assaye
Lake
George
Arthur Wellesley
Iron Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Too Ambitious The colonel addresses officers for exam prep
The colonel delivers an address to junior officers awaiting examination and urges study as the exam papers are with the printer. A quiet question breaks the tension as a rear officer asks who the printer is.
Origins of Pep According to Mencken
The article explains that pep as vim and vigor is a shortened form of pepper but notes pepper may not have been used in the modern sense. It suggests pep was likely a new coinage sparked by pepper rather than a precise carryover in meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Mencken
A Helping Hand Rise With Morning Resolved to Help Others
Morning guidance urges small acts of kindness to strangers and neighbors. A simple gesture such as lending a garment, offering a kind word, or encouraging another can brighten the day for someone in sorrow or striving, even if only briefly.
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National Capital
Freak Machine
Teese
Times Square
Broadway
A. H. Russell
Nutley, N. J
Automobile
Car
Captains OF Adventure
Hobbs
Merrill Company
Pep
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