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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1926
Page
8
Uncle Sam funds an educational program on gas saving through spark plug care. A strong spark ensures efficient combustion, avoids wasted fuel, and reduces wear. Frequent inspection and timely replacement prevent sluggish engines and costly overhauls.
The countershaft gears reside at the bottom of the transmission case and remain revolving to stir the lubricant. This action keeps grease in circulation to lubricate sliding gears, gear forks, and transmission rings, even though they do not transmit power in direct drive.
The article argues that modern car ownership has shifted to involve the whole family with women drivers gaining prominence. It praises light weight design for comfort, reduced unsprung weight, improved spring action, and better handling and braking, noting weight distribution above and below springs improves riding quality.
A simple garage lighting setup uses a chain pull socket at each entry point to reduce trips over oil cans and tools. Install screw eyes in the ceiling and run three cord sections to control lights at the back door and side openings for safe, easy reach from center areas.
A debate on the deferred payment plan for cars notes both sides. Proponents argue it helps people buy better class autos with longer life and real economy. Critics warn many purchase cheap cars without considering long term costs.
The article notes Baltimore experiments with motorcycle taxicabs as a solution to traffic jams. Benefits include fares about half the cost of regular taxis and high speed with easy maneuverability. The photo features Miss Lillian Lublosk at the handlebar of a Baltimore motorcycle taxi.
The Department of the Interior reports about 350000 Indians in the United States reflecting a gain of nearly 19000 over the past 12 years and 2693 for the fiscal year ending June 20 1925. Alaska is omitted from the figures.
In a lighthearted note the nation spent about 90 million dollars on chewing gum over the last year, excluding the gasoline cost to remove it from trousers.
A terse line depicts a debtor rebuked for not paying, with a notorious line about TD failing to pay anything. The fragment conveys a confrontational mood and the social friction of debt in a hardware store context.
A free public exhibition in London at Bush House Strand Westminister Gazette notes blind girls create dainty frocks unseen by them yet praised for “extra finish.” Some are deaf and dumb too. Their garments sell in Paris and London salons and in Bond Street Regent Street and Oxford Street. Each girl handles all stages from yarn to final garment. Wages exceed those in sighted factory work. About 300 to 400 garments are produced weekly.
The Waterbury session complains at cartoons depicting plumbers and their income and alleged habits. A nurse mentions a patient named Jones resting quietly as the boss plumber telephones hospitals to discuss routine duties.
In 1820 about 14 million foreigners lived in the United States with over 2 million concentrated in cities and large towns. More than 600,000 settled in urban areas, while 1,416,000 entered the country after 1900 went to rural regions.
The text presents a garbled mix of phrases about seeking a job, sympathy, and pawnbroker actions, with no clear events, names, or locations to anchor a factual news item. Readable elements are too fragmentary to extract concrete individuals or organizations.
The surviving member of Amherst College's 1861 class presided at a reunion dinner, declaring himself president and toasts to alma mater. Rev Edwin A. Adams of Walpole, Mass., was noted for his loyalty, as the Brooklyn Tag notes the curious scene and questions who ties tin cans to dogs' tails.
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