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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
2
The Pennsylvania State Highway Department buys two five ton Alco trucks from American Locomobile to boost road building. Trucks feature power dump bodies, 45 degree unloading, automatic tailboard, and driver controlled hoisting. Officials say faster unloading increases road time and mileage.
The Langley bolometer, a delicately crafted device using a platinum conductor and a sensitive galvanometer, can detect temperature changes as small as one hundred millionth of a degree. It charts spectrum heat by moving the instrument along a delicate filament, revealing cooler dark lines as true temperature dips. Dr. Henry Smith Williams notes its capacity to study infinitesimal heat from celestial bodies.
The article argues that under-inflation causes tire damage and reduced mileage. It cites J. D. Anderson of United States Tire Company urging 20 pounds per inch and specific inflation targets by tire size. It warns that feel cannot reveal true pressure and notes rising gauge use will save owners money.
Those considering buying an automobile should view the REO Fifth before deciding. Designed by RE Olds, the line includes 24 models with the Fifth touted as his best effort. Bridgeport Auto Co. distributes REO and Premier cars and offers demonstrations or information upon request.
E Walter Maunder, superintendent at Greenwich Observatory, surveys conditions for life on each planet in the new Harper edition Life on the Planets. He discusses necessary factors for life, habitability now and in the future, and weighs the canal theory of Mars.
Final scores from the Washington to Hagers Town reliability contest show three White trucks sweeping their classes. The 1500 lb and 3000 lb White models, plus the Army ambulance division, achieved top marks with record low fuel use and cost per ton mile, as government observers noted.
Howells notes that Seville’s Giralda predates and inspired the Madison Square Garden tower but remains distinct. He praises the New York structure’s originality and graceful imitation, while recognizing the Giralda’s enduring symbol as a weather vane atop the famed bell tower.
Arthur Holmes's The Age of the Earth joins Harper's Library of Living Thought as a history of the earth time problem. It traces creation myths, Ussher, Lyell, Darwin, Kelvin and later speculations, noting discrepancies among geology astronomy solar energy methods and exploring reconciliation.
In Cayenne red isolation, convicts endure a repressive regime with guards, locked dormitories, and sect-like gangs. Reports describe murders, smothered cries, and constant fear as relogues cling to a fragile hope. Charles Wellington Furlong reports from the region.
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