Iowa News Briefs Highlight Tragedy and Local Events
Ottumwa man dies after being struck by a passenger train on the Burlington bridge over the Des Moines river. In Gar rison poison found in food sends a man to Independence hospital who escapes. Oskaloosa clock tower hit by lightning during a thunder shower causes notable damage. Des Moines YWCA reports 1092 girls placed in jobs since Aug 15 1922.
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A. B. Bentrin
Ottumwa
Burlington
Des Moines
Ray Padgey
Independence Hospital
Manderer
Garrison
Court House
Oskaloosa
Des Moines Y. W. C. A
Oliver J. Fay
Iowa State Medical Society
Charles J. Saunders
Fort Dodge
Travelers Protective Association
Cedar Rapids
Orleans
Postal Civil Service Commission
Ferguson
Iowa State Dairy Association
Guthrie County
Muscatine
Wade
Iowa
Motor Vehicle Department
Gilmore City
Frank Healey
Aldon
Healey
Eemison Hough
University of Iowa
Newton
Judge Byington
Hough
Iown
Leslie N. Carl
Division of Crop and Livestock Statistics
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Mr. Carl
George Nichols
Ames
Texas
Idol Wilson
St. Joseph
William Wilkinson
Salt Crek Township
Tama County
Anthony
Wilkinson
Chicago
Lubrication Is Most Essential For Summer Car Care
During hot months the motor car sees peak use making regular lubrication vital. The piece explains keeping a film of oil between metal surfaces, draining and replacing oil at intervals, and using pure mineral oil to protect bearings and pistons. It notes start conditions and force-feed systems for reliable lubrication.
Thread Cleaner For Car Bolts And Holes
The article describes a makeshift thread cleaner formed from a stiff wire bent into a double and with ends bent at right angles to fit screw threads. This simple tool efficiently dislodges grit and dirt from chassis threads and tapped holes.
CAREFUL DRIVING ADVICE FOR WET STREETS
Advice on skid prevention and safe driving on wet or muddy roads. Emphasizes slow, even turns and starts, keeping clutch engaged, using chains, and clear vision with wipers to avoid skids and hazards near cars, children, and curbs.
Peculiar Noise From Semi Floating Rear Axles
A Louisville repair man explains a common sound in cars with semi floating rear axles. He cites a loose wheel on the axle as the source, not worn brake bands. The hub nut is often not tight enough to hold the wheel rigidly, yet appears tight when checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Removing Rust From Car Rims With Emery Paper
Practical steps describe jacking up the rear wheels and running the engine in high gear. Spin the wheels while applying emery paper with a block to the rims to remove rust quickly.
Precaution for hand pump use before tire inflation
Instructions advise giving a hand pump several strokes before attaching to the tire valve to prevent debris from entering the inner tube. The tip emphasizes pre-attachment pumping to keep contaminants out of the valve and tube.
Automobile secrets from a bygone era
Tips on car maintenance including carburetor and fuel line care to remove water and sediment. Advice covers temporary clutch spring repairs, avoiding tire contact, dealing with a disruptive rear-seat driver, and using a U clamp. Notes warn about a loose flywheel and suggest oil on the clutch bearing to aid gear shifting. A gasoline damp cloth can clean mud from tires and extend rubber life.
President to Control the Tariff Board Investigations
President Harding intends to keep personal control over investigations by the tariff commission under the flexible provisions of the tariff law. The policy, announced after a White House conference, allows formal investigations only after presidential conference and signals continued executive oversight of duty changes. Republicans near the administration say the flexible provisions will be used for postwar needs but not as a general tariff revision.
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W. S. Culbertson
Culbertson
Congress
White House
Harding
Tariff Commission
Commission
Ilarding
National Transportation Institute Formed in Illinois
Washington ponders the fate of a newly organized National Transportation Institute in Illinois. The nonpartisan group aims to survey transportation and its links to agriculture, industry, finance, and commerce and to publish findings through multiple media while avoiding representation of any special interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Transportation Institute
Illinois
James R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federa
Operators Urge Arbitration for Anthracite Wage Peace
The United States coal commission nears recommendations to shape lasting arbitration in the anthracite industry. Anthracite operators led by Walter Gordon Merritt urge the panel to replace strikes with peaceful, durable adjustment machinery. They warn that coercive production controlling combines threaten the public interest and demand government correction. Complete recommendations are due July 1 before the current wage pact expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coal Commission
Walter Gordon Merritt
Government Ships May Be Sold or Operated Directly
The Shipping Board plans to consolidate foreign trade lines into four systems and offer ESSEL ships for sale to private groups. If no buyers are found, the government will operate ships directly to maintain an adequate American merchant fleet, though President Harding opposes permanent ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
White House
Harding
North Atlantic
Europe
Uned
Swamp-Root Promoted as Kidney Ailment Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild relief and urges readers to buy bottles or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Elmer Co in Binghamton New York. the note warns that desperate actions are often linked to such troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Louis
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Tariff Board
Bao
Wrigley
Norsk Kindestemmeretsforening
The
Woman Suffrage Society of Norway
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Holland
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