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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
2
Spark plugs worn or dirty cause hard starting, poor performance, and higher repair costs. Cleaning or replacing plugs after about 10 000 miles restores power. correct gap settings vary by engine type from .015 to .020 inches. Regular inspection of distributor points also boosts efficiency, with tests showing a gain from 31.2 to 38.0 horsepower after a new set of plugs.
The item presents a quiz titled The Motor Quiz with questions on engine timing valve failure and ignition issues, carburetor problems, distributor timing, and spark and wiring faults. It includes an answer key noting causes of improper timing, intermittent spark, gas accumulation risks, and a 93 percent recovery rate for stolen cars, plus USA performance statistics.
The article notes disagreement over whether college players should have coaches on the bench, contrasting college and professional norms. Proponents argue strategic value and coaching presence, while skeptics say players lack readiness. It highlights calls for change and remarks from Hardrick on college baseball lagging professional strategy.
Veteran pitcher Herb Pennock, aging but hopeful, battles for another season with the New York Yankees. Fellow hurler Bob Shawkey backs him, and trainer Doc Painter says Pennock’s arm remains sound for regular starts every five to six days. Pennock aims to help the club thwart Connie Mack’s Athletics in the American League race.
A Columbia University professor explains fatigue in his book Yourself Inc. Athletes feel tired not from weariness alone but from internal processes. Exercise creates laevac acid in muscles that must be burned off with oxygen, while heat limits oxygen use and raises carbon dioxide output. Swimmers exhale far more CO2 than idle people, and marching with a heavy pack steadily raises body heat, yet the body’s cooling system prevents boiling even after long exertion.
A spate of coded driving guidance from an old Kentucky column urges motorists to curb speeding and follow safety rules. It notes that excessive smoking from the exhaust signals oil in the engine, warns against reckless driving toward pedestrians, and suggests keeping one foot off the floor to reduce strain and distraction while motoring.
Officer Harold D. Johnson stands six foot three at the busy corner of fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue between the Capitol and the White House. A special semaphore set six inches higher than standard marks his presence as Washingtons tallest traffic cop.
The item surveys diverse sports topics from Ciilege golf clubs to Granville Bush and Gallant Fox kinship, Penn State players entering next season, and University teams. It notes amateur golf titles, pro moves, and growing US sports interest with references to Cy Williams, the Southern amateur championship, and rising stars.
The text states new rules in Enghind at age seventeen requiring Mi operators to obtain a driver’s license. The license is issued only with specifications including a declaration about any mental disease or physical ailment that could render the driver a danger to the public while in control of a vehicle.
David climbs a magical forest road past redwood trees and a multicolored patrolman group. They invite him to a banquet at a vast table marked by border signs, where each officer wears a unique uniform and brass buttons. The guest of honor receives cheers as the feast begins.
A fragmentary dialogue shows The Boy Scout missing a hike after his sister allegedly took his uniform and attire, prompting questions about why he could not join. The source preserves a quirky, incomplete exchange with implied humor and teenage mischief.
The 1920 annual report of the diphtheria commission led by Dr Shirles W Wynne praises modern publicity and broad public health administration, noting diphtheria deaths were half a century ago and predicting extinction in New York within five years due to wide scale measures.
A health note explains excess acid causes digestive discomfort and soda worsens it. Physicians recommend Phillips Milk of Magnesia, whose one spoonful neutralizes acid quickly, dispels gas, relieves sourness, and sweetens the system. Safe for children. Available at drug stores.
The shipwrecked sailor left high and dry on the sandy shore proclaims he is through saying washed up. The remark is paired with a reflection on behavior as a mirror showing each person’s image.
Mrs Joan Ostorn of La Junta Colorado reports after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she gained appetite and sleep and became able to work while caring for six children. She credits the medicine with improving her health and plans to recommend it to others.
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