Railroad Locomotive Repair Bills Rise as Repairs Increase
The American Railroad Association reports 88 955 locomotives repaired and turned out in the last half of September. Better handling of large locomotives is reducing this expense over time.
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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
3
The American Railroad Association reports 88 955 locomotives repaired and turned out in the last half of September. Better handling of large locomotives is reducing this expense over time.
The Louisiana strawberry sector began on a two acre farm in 1876 and expanded to 16 000 acres. It now yields about 33 500 000 in revenue and provides work for roughly 4 000 families.
A Welwyn Garden City Pilot item poses a moralquiz asking how to respond when a bandit presents a gun and demands money. The piece suggests sympathy with the robber.
In a brief message a student informs that John Smith cannot attend classes today due to an unspecified issue. The note requests that the absence be noted and that a replacement contact be considered.
Industry Canada emerges as a macaroni producer rival to Italy. Three years ago the Dominion imported 7 million pounds mainly from Italy. Last year imports fell to a few hundred pounds while factories produced 12 million pounds. Exports rose from 219 thousand pounds in 1922 to 2.229 million in 1923, mainly to the United States, Great Britain and Belgium.
The United States spent 620 million dollars in 1923 for electricity used for illumination. If light had been produced at pre tungsten filament lamp efficiency, the cost would have reached 2.25 billion dollars.
The union unites Cape of Good Hope, Natal with Zululand, the Free State, and the Transvaal. Britain possesses parts of German South-West Africa. About forty percent of the population lives above 4000 feet in altitude.
Fragmentary item from Harvard University discussing botanical studies in a laboratory setting. Text references herbal research, plant specimens, and academic context within the university.
The Montreal Star notes whales have been hunted for centuries, risking extinction like the dodo. Atlantic right whales were hunted in Biscay as early as the 12th century, Greenland right whales from 1610, Davis Strait from 1719, and north Pacific from 1840, with sperm whaling beginning around 1712. The whaling industry transformed in 1865 with the invention of the modern harpoon gun enabling pursuit of large whales.
A New York man has attended the theater nightly for 15 years yet has never witnessed a full performance. He works for a company that prints programs for most Broadway houses.
Two vacationists argue about roughing it on a camping trip. One complains of a bad mood from sleep and the other echoes the complaint saying the folding cot was wrong side out, illustrating a humorous travel day mishap.
Finland faces an overproduction of lumber this year and falling prices. Saw millers plan a 25 percent output reduction in 1928 to curb supply and stabilize markets.
Beersheba in Palestine now has pumping equipment supplying water to the town. The source notes wells long used by Bedouins and references the biblical Well of the Oath in Genesis. A humorous Kansas editor comments at a wedding breakfast on timid girls and marriage.
A patented towline includes a strong spring section to absorb shock during start and stop while towing. The spring is part of a line with hooks on both ends and reduces strain on both cars, lowers the risk of line snapping, and lessens engine damage to the forward vehicle.
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