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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1924
Page
10
A device simulates earthquake tremors on a scale model house to test construction resilience. Japanese professors develop a platform that shakes the model via levers to measure how long it withstands vibrations. Fire damage often exceeds seismic loss in past disasters, guiding new immune-building designs.
The article describes simple homeman built jacks to raise a car for rear end work. Made from 2 by 6 lumber with a pivoting top board, support blocks, and a 4 inch iron pipe, these jacks sit beside the wheels to lift and allow safe access while driving the car onto the jack. It notes a hook keeps the top down and a rod prevents wheels from rolling off. A crushed coke in a box absorbs odors.
A 2000 year old Ved das tribe in Ceylon lives in caves and jungles and reportedly never laughs. Scientists failed to elicit emiles by tickling bare feet or palms, with stony faces and no motion. Hawaii supposedly owns more motor vehicles than all of China.
A National Association report emphasizes women’s needs in skyscraper design, stressing accessible rest rooms as essentials, not luxuries. It notes human factors like messenger boys scribbling corridors and pencil lines on marble walls, and mentions fabric dipping to prevent awning fires.
In 1922 Spalding County Georgia girl Lois Calloway grew pimentos from a teaspoon of Spanish pimento seed. Despite drought and poor conditions only 172 plants survived and by 1923 the crop produced 707.67 dollars from the main sale plus 34.85 from small plants and 3 dollars per pound for saved seed, totaling 892.61 dollars.
The Ford Motor Company launches a Buy Now campaign at the start of the year signaling expected higher motor vehicle demand and a looming car shortage. Ford cites dealer network of about 10,000 and past year where 350,000 buyers faced disappointment as production lagged behind demand.
Ford car and truck sellers report stronger demand this winter with some dealers already compelled to designate large inventories for specific models. The note highlights distribution challenges and regional variance in allocations.
The market will be more complex in 1924 with about 4,000,000 cars built and buyers faced with high pressure selling. G C White of White House Motor Co warns that many models will be urged upon the shopper and advises seeking informed guidance to determine actual values.
A dealer focused on customer satisfaction will provide honest unbiased opinions on technical car features. Buyers should seek a dealer whose principal business is satisfying owners rather than merely selling vehicles.
Milam County Sheriff I D Rogers levied on two Artilla Hill tracts totaling about 134 7/8 acres near Baileyville on Shugart land. The property of Artuin Hill W P Hill and E F I Roberts, to be sold April 1 1924 at the Cameron courthouse between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. under a March 1924 district court order. The judgment favors T H Freeman for $3585.96 plus costs.
S. Rogers Sheriff of Milam County Texas will sell the real estate of Artitia Hill W P Hill and E L Roberts at public vendue to the highest bidder under a levy and sale order. Notice published in Cameron Herald Milam County once a week for three consecutive weeks before the sale date. March 5 1924.
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