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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
12
Practical guide on electric car care noting how to start, brake, and avoid skids. Emphasizes off controllers, smooth starts, correct speeds, and tire wear. Warns against tampering and rapid restarting to protect battery and rheostat life.
A reader explains a method to reduce automotive smoke by adding graphite to crankcase oil. The graphite fills metal pores and forms a veneer on surfaces, increasing compression and reducing oil leaking into the explosive chamber, addressing piston ring leakage.
The attorney general of Washington holds that under legal statutes an automobile can be an economic necessity. Mason County officials sought to purchase a motor car for official business but could not find authority in state law to authorize such a purchase.
Patent device weighs ten ounces and vaporizes gasoline to start engines in cold weather. It attaches to the engine with a dash switch controlling fuel and current. Wait ten seconds after enabling, then start the engine and resume normal throttle once running.
In England Dr. A. M. Low has devised a gasoline vapor alarm for garages. A tight platinum wire with spongy platinum heats and sags to close a circuit and ring a bell. A complementary iron brass wire preserves tension despite temperature changes.
An English magazine expert calculated engine speeds from a fifteen horsepower car. On level ground the engine ran at 2,300 revolutions per minute and accelerated on hills. Pistons reversed 5,600 times per minute and the four stroke cycle occurred 1,400 times per minute while the magneto delivered 1,400 sparks each minute.
Instructions describe using peroxide of hydrogen, sold as dioxogen, to burn carbon deposits in engine cylinders. Squirt through a small intake manifold hole while the engine is running to carry the chemical into the cylinders and burn off carbon.
Alex Bourke enjoys a vacation in Marion. The Dramatic club of the Socialist society presented The Child of Nature in Parker st hall. Next Saturday The Perjurer will be staged. Norman Garney hosted a birthday with 18 guests at 3 Fairfield st. Misses Graham contributed dances. Maynard Grange gave degrees to 31 candidates and plans a 4th degree with a feast. Harold J. Garney, gunner at Hampton Roads, will return to Maynard Nov 1 for furlough. Philathea class elected officers at A. Lloyd home. August Lehto, Finnish resident, buried from Tewksbury aged 53. Mrs. John Haggerty visited. The Helping Hand society sold fancy articles at the Finnish Mission church Walnut st to aid the sick and needy. an entertainment followed.
Miss Annie M Foster and William P Scully married Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 in St Bridget’s Church with Rev Walter J Browne presiding. The couple, joined by Miss Inez Scully and Thomas McNally, will reside on Dartmouth Street after a Rockville Conn honeymoon. The bride, from Maine, is daughter of the late Stephen G Foster and Clara L Foster. the groom, son of Mr and Mrs William H Scully, is active in local clubs and employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. The reception followed at Elm Street home and wedding gifts included fine cut glass and silverware.
Miss Jessie Elizabeth Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bell died at her summer home in Stow leaving many to mourn her loss.
Miss Bell of Maynard died after illness since last March. Born in Maynard she was 22 years old. She attended Maynard schools and Comer's business college in Boston, studied in Scotland, and returned ill. She joined the Congregational church Stow Grange and Maynard Woman's club. Survived by parents and one sister Miss Thomasina Bell. Funeral held at her home in Stow, conducted by Rev. Frederick N. Rutan, with Mrs. John Sunderland and Miss Doris Kitchin singing duets. Burial in Glenwood cemetery. Bearers: John and James Rodgers of Lawrence William Ingham James Longley. Floral tributes noted.
A Tuesday night Republican gathering at Masonic Hall drew about 100 attendees. Gavin Taylor opened the meeting, Charles L. Burrill of Boston spoke on state issues, and Nathan Tufts of Waltham was praised for senate candidacy. Speakers urged support for Mesars Tufts Creighton Burrill and Gould, with strong attacks on opponent Garrigan. A reception followed, and a follow up rally is planned in Cooperative Hall with John J. Rogers and Robert Luce.
An odd incident in Knowle Devon shows the village wood post intended for electric wires sprouting vigorous greenery around its base and resembling a living plant.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hicks hosted a Monday evening tin wedding to mark their 10th anniversary. Friends gathered for games like whist, a social time, and refreshments, presenting tinware gifts as tradition.
Concord reports first and second degrees conferred by Concord Grange. Hodges occupy Miss Hurd’s house, rent Bartlett residence for the season. C M & Hyst railway delay due to a car leaving the track at Westvale. Willow Rebekah lodge rehearsals for degree work. Mrs Lothrop and Miss Lothrop to spend winter in Boston. Waverly orchestra to play at Div 56 AOH social in Monument hall on the 30th. Pepper couple moving to Main St house.
Moscow's distinctive theater eschews applause and curtain calls favoring realism and naturalness. Priests are barred from attending performances, yet Moscow church leaders frequently view productions from behind the scenes at the Art Theatre.
A Chicago physician warns good health requires keeping the mouth closed during sleep. The doctor adds cases show better health when the mouth is kept closed while awake as well.
A tobacco pipe borrowed and not returned ignited a long civil war between rival groups in Pamir and Afghanistan. A dispute over whether snails or vipers make better food sparked fifty years of conflict between Milan and Pisa.
A quotable reflection on prudent finance and virtuous conduct. The author argues that true balance in earning saving spending giving taking lending borrowing and bequeathing marks near perfection in character.
The son claims driving a ball 100 yards shows great skill. The old farmer counters that driving a vie 59 feet proves more skill, dismissing the son’s claim with blunt humor.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a cheerful desire across villages for cannons in public squares as a symbol of peaceful inclination. Citizens advocate display pieces to honor communal harmony and civic pride.
A playful exchange features Little Johnny explaining why Captain Spearpoint is nicknamed a web. He quickly answers that it’s because he’s a horse doctor, revealing a humorous misinterpretation of the nickname.
A Detroit Free Press piece notes a woman realizes the grip of a husband’s illness only after it strikes him, illustrating denial and awareness in marriage when faced with disability.
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