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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
2
P P Avery offers a method to start modern cars with battery ignition using six dry cells wired in triangle shape and connected to the storage battery terminals via four feet of insulated copper wire. The setup is stored under the seat for emergencies and requires regular maintenance procedures to prevent shorts and keep terminals bright.
If trouble develops in the battery which appears normal yet fails to deliver current for lights or spark ignition, the fault is likely corrosion of the terminals. A hard green deposit prevents current flow, sometimes so tough a chisel is needed to remove it.
Safe mixtures for stationary engines or motorcars using denatured or wood alcohol with glycerin. Recipes yield five gallons and cover freezing points at 15F, 8F, 10F below, and 20F below, with specific water alcohol glycerin ratios and quantities. Courtesy Motor Age.
The Kansas government declares its obligation to shield citizens from a coal shortage amid a winter stoppage. It rejects industrial quarreling as the cause and asserts state powers are above private interests to prevent a fuel famine impacting every sector and life.
A French observer argues there is no equal rights movement in France akin to the American suffrage drive. He notes French women hold high social positions, but claim voting rights and office would conflict with tradition and nature, stressing motherhood as central to women's role.
The Weather Bureau in Kansas City reports growing demand for a road reporting service started April 1. It directs public motor travel and influences trip decisions, created during the war and funded last year with emergency money. Congress has not appropriated funds to continue it this year.
A concise reflection on wealth and social judgment noting that greater riches often reduce perceived entitlement in others, implying a critique of arrogance among the affluent.
A home hair-darkening mix combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water. Apply twice weekly to darken faded gray hair, soften coarse strands, and add gloss. Available from druggists or can be prepared cheaply at home without scalp cooling or stickiness. One hint outweighs much advice.
Car owners are urged to inspect wire wheels weekly for loose spokes and avoid hard or dirty cooling water to prevent radiator clogging. Use belt dressing on clutch leather to reduce slippage and distribute chalk inside tube casings. Japanned bodies dull quickly after service, even in high priced cars.
A short pithy civic pledge in which the speaker commits to thrift and industry to strengthen the nation. It urges saving, prudent spending, and investing in government securities to secure America's future and calls for no financial slackers in the effort.
A speaker recalls a mother who treated communion with the dead seriously. The first Irish planchette arrived at their home and was used until it bored them. The narrator notes the fear of contacting the dead, as a friend recounts a deathbed plea to avoid communication from beyond.
A short comic exchange about a couple often in a pickle and jokes about family jars. The remark suggests a humorous family habit influencing their situations.
Claims the product is the finest of its kind and that every woman who uses it agrees. The statement emphasizes widespread satisfaction with the Red Cross Bag Blue.
An exchange hints at a cipher message whose content remains sought after. The speaker asserts the encryption was intentional and not sent without result, suggesting a deliberate hidden meaning or objective behind the coded communication.
A vintage advertisement promotes S S S as a blood remedy for eczema and skin disorders. It claims core causes lie in blood disorder and asserts fifty years of successful use with the Swift Specific Go experts offering personalized guidance from Atlanta Ga.
A cartoonish vignette shows a linen collar salesman whispering about collar tis to a listener. The man imagines circles and spirals in daily life and dreams of vast circles in the sky made of collars. The cartoon ends with a quip about brain laundering.
A couple in Arizona paused to photograph an old Indian woman by a store. The squaw, speaking in fluent English, refused with a firm gesture, saying she did not want her picture taken.
A narrator tours a neighborhood famed for culture and literary talk. Residents boast of Shakespeareavan knowledge, claiming the area surpasses others in cultured conversation per square foot. The exchange reflects local pride in refined urban life.
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