Vast Yangtze Gorges And Ancient Trade Routes Across Sze Chuan
A National Geographic overview of the upper Yangtze from Ichang to Chung King highlights dramatic gorges, river navigation from steamers to foot paths, and the impending rail link. It notes the Chinese cities, ports, and trade goods, plus the diverse peoples and rugged roads of Sze Chuan and the lives of river laborers and market towns.
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China
Yangtze River
Central Asia
Five Gorges
Yangtze
West China
Ichang
Steam Navigation
Kweichow
Marco Polo
Sze-chuan
Chung-king
Kia-ling
America
New York
Chengtu
Stuck Starters Spark Mechanical Trouble Bulletin
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin explains how stuck starters create car trouble. Causes include advanced spark timing, worn brushes, and loose wires or battery terminals. Guidance covers rocking in reverse to free starters, avoiding forward towing, and cleaning corrosion for reliable connections.
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Mechanical First-Aid Department
Chicago Motor Club
Mechanical
Homemade Gaskets Prove to Be Quite Efficient
The article explains crafting durable gaskets from stout paper for car parts. Using gasoline cleaned surfaces, shellac to fix, and a hammer to form raised edges ensures a tight seal. It notes rounded corners and holes are shaped with the hammer, and a cord can substitute for missing material to prevent leaks.
Common Spark Causes Engine Overheating
A retarded spark delays firing until after the piston begins the explosion stroke, causing expanded gases to contact more cylinder wall. In a six cylinder engine at 2000 RPM the distributor makes 180 sparks per second, and a retarded spark raises wall contact heat, risking radiator overheat and serious damage unless corrected.
Cushion Tire Useful in Place of the Pneumatic
The Scientific American describes I. N. Keim of Mount Holly New Jersey a cushion tire designed to replace pneumatic tires. It aims to provide desired resilience and heavy service durability on truck wheels while securely preventing accidental radial displacement.
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Scientific American
I. N. Keim
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A Village Tale About a Well Built Professor
A professor staying in a village is observed by two men carting flour. One asks who he is and fellow Bill explains he is the learned professor staying there. The other man jokes that he has a back fit for a sack of flour, calling him spoilt.
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Szechuan
Western
China
Cheng-tu
Bill
Dignified Jackeroo Boots Fitted for Show
Mooki protests unable to wear boots as the boss pressures dressing for a show. The exchange reveals practical limits and social expectations in a rural setting.
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Mooki
Sporting Proposition at the Bookies
Two men discuss a high stake bet over the longevity of a person named Olesport. One bets $5,000 that the man will live another year, after claiming to have pursued the target for a year.
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Olesport
Bearings Fail If Improperly Lubricated
A historical note warns that bearings wear from improper adjustment or lubrication and stresses avoiding water acids alkalis or abrasives in lubricants. It mentions graphite as a lubricant and describes its polishing effect with use.
Laughs Best Love Laughs at Locksmiths Test
The reader is presented with a playful verse about wit and timing. It juxtaposes laughter and judgment, suggesting humor reveals truth only when final, with a nod to seasoned soldiers and old scouts recognizing the last laugh.
Why Do You Want to Kiss Me Says the Experienced Lover
A coy question from a woman prompts the experienced lover to tease about preferred reasons. The dialogue showcases flirtatious banter in a serialized magazine tone.
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American Legion Weekly
Excellent Polish Recipe For Automobiles And Furniture
An old recipe suggests thinning boiled linseed oil with turpentine for a furniture or car polish. Apply sparingly with a cloth and rub with a soft dry cloth. Experts also endorse a mixture of turpentine citronella oil cylinder oil and cedar oil for dull finishes.
Skull radiator cap slows speeding drivers in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles car displays a skull shaped radiator cap that lights up at night. The eerie warning is intended to deter speeders and promote safer driving behavior.
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Los Angeles
Inspiration of Dad
A dialogue centers on Willie with high aspirations and a wary parent remarking that effort is needed to match ambition. The tone feels like a domestic vignette emphasizing parental guidance and the value of hard work.
Advice The man who gave you good advice
A reflection on a man who once offered wise counsel but now scorns and taunts, shifting to a nastier tone and asserting he was right all along. The speaker notes the change from helpful guidance to belittling rebuke.
The Real Trouble Doorkeeper Scene
A brief exchange as a doorkeeper rebuffs a latecomer who tries to slip in quietly. The guard explains opening the door may cause half the audience to rush out, revealing tension before a performance begins.
Not Always Courage
A dialogue contrasts courage and judgment as a positive man proclaims the courage to speak his mind at all times while Miss Cayenne counters that such bluntness is bad judgment rather than true courage.
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Szechuan
Miss Cayenne
The Adonis Comment Misses Its Mark
A playful remark about calling someone an Adonis is met with confusion. The speaker argues the compliment may not land as intended and questions whether the recipient understands the term.
Heard in an Office Garden Banter
A witty office exchange notes half the joy of a garden is watching vegetables rise and the other half is tasting them as they go down. The quip reflects light office humor on gardening and cuisine.
Get Him Father Pilule Joke From Jugo Slavia
A witty exchange from Pilule of Jugo Slavia features a father delaying a prospective son in law to keep a safe closed. The humor hinges on the father's fear that the son in law might peek inside the safe and jeopardize the match.
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Pilule
Jugo-Slavia
As Simple as That Dialogue on Living Costs
Mr. Dillard asks what makes living expensive while Mrs. Dillard muses that only war expenses fully explain the burden. The exchange hints at economic strain and household budgeting in a domestic vignette.
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Mr. Dillard
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Chungking
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Crescent
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Eady
the Hostetter Company
Pittsburgh
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
R. W. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Monarch
Lowell
Bellans
Winslow
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Des Moines
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