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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
3
F H Simon of a Los Angeles stabilator firm touts relaxed motoring with controlled springs as reducing breakage in deliveries of milk, eggs, baked goods, flowers, and even mentions dogs and fowls benefiting. He cites a Lankershim egg ranch owner dropping losses from about 1400 dollars yearly to under 860 dollars.
A motor truck owner fatigued after a long day at night collides with a train, illustrating fatigue’s role in accidents. Tourists on a rapid trip also suffer a fatal crash from insufficient rest. Rest and sleep are essential to regain vitality, with recovery rates varying by age and driving habits.
The United States holds 82 percent of global motor vehicle ownership and motors are a major export. Auto employment reaches 8,445,642 with railroads moving 8,040,000 carloads of automotive freight in 1925. Vehicle taxes total 3,667,000,000. over 1.5 million vehicles scrapped last year and 14,041,000 motorists visited national parks in 1925.
The Scientific American describes a door operator by L. L. Shockley of Columbia Missouri. The device is designed for barn and garage doors and includes a counterbalancing mechanism to allow vertical movement with minimal effort.
A brief note explains a door without rollers or track still moves with minimal effort due to counterbalancing. The door does not stick, and the hanging device operates freely, requiring little effort to move.
The method guides identifying a missing engine cylinder by briefly disabling each cylinder with a screwdriver and listening to exhaust changes. Touch the blade to a plug head, observe the altered exhaust sound to determine the dead cylinder. This procedure relies on comparing sounds across cylinders.
Riveting hammer faces competition as electric welding builds steel frames in one piece. A Canton Ohio two story garage demonstrates the method and Pittsburgh contracts call for two five story structures with joints defined for welding. Construction speed rises and costs fall compared with riveted frames.
A man is described as capable of filling time with long talk despite lacking fresh ideas. The line highlights a contrast between persuasive speech and substantive content.
A short quotation from poet Robert Bridges frames a reflection on freedom and its personal appeal as a moment of leisure and joy.
The Brockton Enterprise reports a local man faced frequent mainspring failures in his watch during the heated season. He consulted a jeweler who noted a rise in broken mainsprings in thunderstorm and rapid-change weather, remarking that such seasonal effects surprise him yet again.
The Chicago theater installs the largest projecting electric sign in the world. The display requires enough electricity to light a town of 8 000 residents, signaling a bold beacon for the city’s electric era and urban spectacle.
A brief quotation notes that men are born with two eyes and one tongue so they may see twice as much as they say, reflecting on perception and restraint. The tag attributes the line to Colton.
A reflective adage notes that youth can erode rapidly and unexpectedly if one does not act. The saying credits Francis Bacon and pines on time as a relentless measure of aging.
Quote attributed to Plutarch stating that craving praise reveals lack of merit and suggests humility over vanity. Reflects a moral teaching about self worth and social validation in classical thought.
An ad touts Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois as offering Syrup Pepsin as a safe effective laxative for constipated infants and children. It claims it relieves without gripping or upsetting delicate systems and urges readers to buy a 60 cent bottle or request a free sample.
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