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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1930
Page
2
Janet Moulton ventures into a Deer Lodge dance in the Far North against her guardian uncle Pierre. A wolf attack leads Gordon Cabot to carry her to safety. he reveals his book project and hints that their encounter may shape his tale and her future.
A young passenger argues editors exaggerate fire tale accuracy while an older man recalls a past incident when his coat tails caught fire from a pipe. He describes riding a bicycle, smelling smoke, and realizing the blaze only after the heat forced him to stop. He notes the event shows such stories are not impossible.
A Newport storekeeper attempted a short home trip but due to snow and ice ruts he drove 12 miles. He could not exit the ruts at his turn and continued to Coventry before turning back toward Newport. On returning he again hit the same ruts and passed his street intersection.
Ancient Hall, an Elizabethan manor moved from England to Virginia, now serves as a public library and art gallery. It belonged to the late T. C. Williams, with funds from his will supporting upkeep and purchases for Richmond's library and gallery.
Report says Mexican shrimp, once unavailable here, are now shipped daily to California Washington and Oregon by refrigerated airplanes enabling reliable fresh deliveries.
Chuckling Phil Shafer the red haired champion racer plans two cars for the Indianapolis 500 in May. He recalls selling cars that later brought big prize money to Bill White and Alden Sampson with Louis Meyer as the winning driver. Shafer hints both his cars may race this year and jokes about watching his two drivers duel over 500 miles.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that in the first half of 1950 47 states and the District of Columbia taxed 5 093 872 002 gallons with an average tax of 0.27 cents per gallon. New York tax took effect May 1 and Davis law August 1. All states now levy gasoline tax.
The Q and A discuss spring prep for cars with key tips on braking balance spark plug and breaker point checks and oil filter inspection. It notes 1920s truck production at about 805 000 for 1920 with a 40 percent rise. It adds engines run smoother in moist air due to moisture reducing knock, lowering power and economy.
A woman driver discovers she can avoid selling her Sunday dress and coat while changing a tire or repairing her car by wearing canvas gloves with long gauntlets that reach above the elbow, enabling efficient and clean work.
The piece offers assorted driving tips and quips on safety and car care. It notes pedestrians have right of way after ambulances, spring scenery choices, removing cotter pins with simple tools, a joke imitation of a stammer, the effect of cold on wheel shimmy, and causes of hard steering linked to tire inflation and lubrication.
The article notes New York housing the world’s largest carillon, with the instrument at Cohasset listed among major American carillons. It catalogs numerous carillons in Belgium Canada and the United States, naming cities and bell counts, and mentions a Rockefeller gift.
The family dog Too Much Matt enjoys rides and leaps between seats. Sunny, the boy who owns him, complains that Matt has too much dogness as he treads with heavy paws through the car.
The Grand Canyon name is confined to the section inside Grand Canyon National Park. The river winds through canyon country beyond the park in Navajo and Hualapai Indian reservations over many miles.
The maximum sum for which a money order is issued is 100 dollars. There is no limit to the number of money orders one person may obtain in a day. The mental powers of ants, noted by Darwin as possibly more marvelous than human, have been studied by many observers.
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