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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
5
Exhaustive tests by automotive engineers show that changing spark plugs at 10 000 miles or once a year saves money and improves performance. Worn plugs leak current, waste gasoline, and reduce power, leading to costly repairs that new plugs would have prevented.
When roads are slippery, drivers should emphasize steering over braking to prevent skids. Experienced motorists note that good steering can keep a car under control even with brake problems. If a skid begins, steer toward the skid and ease off or reverse brakes.
Charles B. Hill of the National Safety council urges motorists to use tire chains after purchase. He notes many skip installation due to laziness or perceived difficulty. Demonstrations show chains can be fitted quickly, even by children, with simple steps to secure hooks and allow tightening as the car moves.
Mile Mozette a petite French automobile driver gives up opera to race but men drivers refuse to race against her. She is being pitted against Jean La Costa world champion racing driver of Los Angeles in attempts to challenge her.
The French automobilist in an accident is assumed guilty until proven innocent. A court of cessation in a test case set a guiding principle for automobile jurisprudence. Previously the burden lay on the damaged party to show the driver at fault, a standard that varied across courts.
A note from the National Safety Council links fatalities to driver errors rather than brakes and urges safer speed near ruts and hills. The National Conference on Streets and Highways backs driver tests to reduce accidents while noting births average five per minute in the United States.
Uncle John and children Douglas and Dorothy spend an afternoon delivering toys and flowers to sick children in a free hospital then tour Madison Square Park to view the three story Metropolitan clock. They note the clock’s nightly chimes and flashing hours as a city spectacle and vow to keep time.
Sunday visits frame a busy social week with the Shull and Nash households, Beatrice Myers at home for the weekend, L. A. Riggens in Flint with relatives, and multiple families in Mt. Pleasant and Clare. Gordon assists F. M. Myers briefly as Mrs. Clair Stanley canvasses the neighborhood selling siticons.
The community mourns Herbert Wood who died Tuesday evening while diving at Red Bridge near Mt Pleasant. He was known for a friendly disposition and leaves many friends. Funeral services were held at his parents home conducted by Rev Woodard with interment in Gilmore cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Austin visited their daughter Mrs Wade Cradit over the weekend and spent time around Harrison and vicinity. Several relatives from Clare and Saginaw visited the Bicknells and Calkins homes during the week and at Higgins Lake. Florence Calkins returned home after Lake George stay with Holt family relatives.
Frank Lewis and family of Owosso visit Oliver Campbell for a few days. Clarence Prouty buys the Windover store from Trad Struble as several Detroit Flint and Manchester visitors stay near Clare and Traverse City trips occur.
Wise Church Rev Spencer of Shepherd preaches at Rosebush Methodist Church. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. followed by morning service at ALSAB. Rosebush Methodist Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Union Young grazing?
Local church events announce a 7 00 p m service and August meetings at Center church including farmers meeting on August 10 and a Sunday School picnic on August 19 at Island Park Mt Pleasant The fourth quarterly meeting at Rosebush church is set for August 20 Thirteen local residents and visitors share recent travels and family visits to Chicago Ortom Big Rapids Midland and Detroit with several mentions of relatives and hosting homes.
Rambling rooms may appear romantic but soon prove inconvenient. A house should be adequately sized with rooms arranged to minimize steps and labor, ensuring comfort and practicality.
An albino rat with pink eyes and white fur was found in London. Authorities note it may originate from escaped tame specimens. A large cluster appeared around Piccadilly, with one rat catcher trapping 160 and dubbing them the Piccadilly Gingers.
Dialogue reveals ownership claim of Hle-And estate with no encumbrances asserted by a speaker and an implied family line. The exchange contrasts legal notions of title with familial assertion. No additional parties or formal documents are cited in the readable fragment.
A man jokes about being promoted to boss in the office while addressing his wife. The piece plays on household roles and workplace status in a humorous tone.
A teen resents his father who made his wealth in glue and questions the family’s social standing. The article notes tensions at home and the young man’s stance toward quick wealth.
The article describes Poland and Switzerland as buffer states due to their geographic locations. It suggests such states intervene between larger neighbors to reduce the risk of rupture from unfriendly contact along borders.
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