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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
8
A newspaper column denounces reckless drivers who hog the road and ignore stop signs. It urges revoking licenses and strict enforcement by police, citing New Jersey and New York examples and calling for broader road safety reforms.
A brief guide explains testing a car generator for open circuits. It suggests using a flashlight bulb to check if power is generated and recommends inserting a metal conductor to complete a basic test circuit. The language is instructional and focuses on a simple, hands on method.
A guide from Popular Science outlines a simple test for a generator. Check the shaft center, connect a drill to the generator, and wire a flashlight bag to monitor output. Steady light means proper function. flicker suggests trouble in the commutator or wiring.
The article reflects on lasting thrills in a long billiards career. Key moments include setting a 181 balkline record in November 1910, breaking world marks against Theo and Schaefer, and later triumphs at 14.1 with Tran. The narrator emphasizes rare achievements over ordinary championships, valuing unique records highly.
Bobby Jones extols a new standard ball, claiming little distance loss versus the old ball. He suggests drivers around 275 yards with the new ball, while critiquing altered callouts and terminology in the sport’s evolving lexicon.
Fragmented text discusses the number of busses used in the United States and shares puzzling percentages of income and car types. It references driving precision and uncertain golf distances, with phrases about irons and yardage. The passage appears as garbled OCR from an early automobile era article.
A damaged report notes that tires with bal loon construction can cause vehicles to swerve more on corners, especially with flat or soft rear tires. Front tire softness causes shimmy and steering issues, while high speed blowouts are dangerous. Maintain tire pressure and avoid driving in poor condition.
Radios for the blind in Lusland have distributed 6,100 receivers to blind residents. A remaining 18,000 receivers are required. A universal Radio Control A device has been designed to connect to any receiver, regardless of type.
A motorist offers guidance on antifreeze compounds to protect car cooling systems. Key points include complete protection non boiling away non corrosive non flammable odorless and non deteriorating formulas suitable for air cooled engines and winter use.
A Missouri invention by Willie Dunn in Clayton creates a whistling golf driver with a hollow chamber in the head. When swung at the correct angle and speed the air enters the hole and whistles, giving the golfer a personal cheering sound. The piece is noted alongside Lunn the famed elderly golfer known as the world’s pruned old man of golf.
Beloit horticulturist Frank Chaney used artful snakes as scarecrows to protect berries and grapes. He fashioned gaudy painted reptiles and coiled them around attacked bushes, then cut rubber hose into small pieces painted like snakes to deter birds. The method yielded a good fruit crop with no bird interference.
Reported sports items cover Jolson buying Kildare at Belmon Park for 10000 dollars Kiddie Shore earns 17000 a season in Boston as hockey's top salary Jimmy Be Tart may coach Washington and Lee football again Lee Cantey from Northwestern leads a football family Myron and Wugh play for Washington and Washington State Fobby dimes wins first major golf title Notre Dame and Penn State sign for three more years in four year galte course tale Elizabethville South Africa to Missouri bunkers and antlike play Leather armor for ponies mares in bull fighting Maxteo New York University targets football dominance Georgia and Missouri schedules Pirates Cubs Tigers Indians eye California next spring Salisbury Country Club builds sixth 18 role golf course George W Wightman wins US doubles tennis title.
Reports from Wyoming cover sentences for Claude Miller on livestock killing. Thomas J. Riley burned at Lander substation. Greybull turkey show notes improved exhibits. Leona Fitzmaurice trials set in Basin. Dollie Wilson hospitalized after shooting. Sheridan finance chief Hoyt becomes acting mayor. Campbell embezzlement case affirmed. state tax dollar distribution outlined. Keith Mead acquittal in Castle geology case. Mount Sacajawea named in Washakie NF. Esther Pond named home management specialist. bank conditions favorable for livestock and farming despite weak prices.
A farmer in Germany used a loud speaker beneath a scarecrow to frighten crows. The device, whether a children's hour talk by a professor or a song by Fraulein Vogelgesing, drove the birds away, ending their field foraging.
Notes on camellia history link old South gardens to Charleston areas and early imports. Mentions its relation to the tea plant, possible naming after a monk, and a few scattered historical tidbits about notable figures and maritime travel connected to the Far East.
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