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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
7
The feature notes gray as a unisex outdoor and indoor color, popular for hats shoes and gloves. It spotlights outfits where gray tones match across accessories, silk crepe dresses with fringe, gray capes paired with dark blue, Jenny Paris designer styles, oversized hats, and varied evening gowns in tulle and dyed lace.
The USDA notes hay harvest wastes labor and suggests horses and labor saving machinery to boost production. Advice covers mowers, loading methods, push rakes, stackers, and baling to cut work and increase efficiency. Emphasizes reorganizing crews and using horse power where possible.
The article praises mechanical haymaking advances noting that using land for separate machines reduces interference. It favors two-horse tedder over hand stirring, a one-horse rake for cost efficiency, and a two-horse sulky rake as better than side delivery. Side delivery rakes are considered best for windrow work.
USDA specialists advise careful harvest and packing plus effective refrigeration to cut decay and soft rot during transit. Bruised leaves and field diseases trigger rapid deterioration. maintain cold temperatures and use layered ice in barrels or baskets to preserve spinach.
The article lists main causes of swarming as lack of ventilation and limited space for the queen to lay eggs, insufficient room for honey storage, and an excess of drones or an aging queen. It notes swarm prevention requires proper hive management and timely inspections.
A portable crane made from old iron pipe bed casters bicycle chain and sprockets is shown as an essential garage aid. It weighs about 200 pounds and helps lift motors gear cases and other heavy car parts. Detachable hooks standard frame joints and a simple band iron latch enable safe lifting and lowering per P P Avery in Popular Science Monthly.
Special tire paints designed to protect the spare tire from light moisture and air can be purchased. The black glossy coating enhances appearance and requires no special skill to apply. Coating the spare prevents deterioration during months of exposure and preserves mileage.
The article argues speedometers and mileage records protect owners by tracking fuel use oil wear and overall performance. It notes broken speedometers mislead drivers traffic officers and buyers and that timely repairs preserve valuable car records and honest mileage claims.
Writers observe rubber bags protecting lamp globes on rainy days in cities. Chauffeurs keep water off lamps to maintain appearance, suggesting readers make waterproof lamp bags. Properly treated covers may extend lamp life and keep them looking fresh in sunny weather.
Isleboro earns the distinction of the only Maine town not permitting a motor vehicle. The nationwide mail transport system now operates in 168 cities with 839 rural routes using cars or trucks. Miss Maud Younger of San Francisco becomes the first woman to cross the United States by automobile arriving in Washington to attend a Woman's party convention. She traveled 8,500 miles solo with a dog as her companion.
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