Clean automobile care from drip pan to under hood health
An automotive column urges thorough under hood cleanliness during national cleanup week. It warns neglecting the drip pan leads to rust and damage as oil plus dust forms abrasive mud, clogging drains and risking engine parts. The piece critiques government ownership talk and notes a shift toward returning lines to private owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
E. T. Strong
Buick Motor Company
Blint
Michigan
State socialism madness cured by experience
Charles Piez, formerly general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, declares he is permanently cured of any embryonic leanings toward government ownership. Secretary of Commerce Redfield notes the nation’s experience with federal operation of railroads, the merchant marine, and telecommunication.
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United States
McAdoo
Congress
Burleson
Washington
Detroit Free Press
Charles Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Redfield
Paying the Socialists Price
An opinion in the Free Press argues socialists claim ideas behind wartime success are socialist in nature and that the world unknowingly adopts them. It cites U.S. railroad management’s deficit as evidence that “success” has a cost borne by the people. A real estate listing offers 320 acres in Centennial valley for 750 dollars, with irrigation, fencing, and a three room house frame near Monida.
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Mankato
Minn
Free Press
Centennial Valley
Monida
Stage Road
J. P. Campeau
Glendale St
Dillon
Montana
Michigan’s early slave history in Detroit and abolition
The Detroit News notes Michigan’s slave past from colonial times through the 19th century. It traces Indian and African slave origins, 1773 census figures, 1818 taxation, the rise and decline of slavery, and Detroit’s role as an Underground Railroad terminal aiding runaways to Canada.
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New York
Detroit
Northwest Territory
Michigan
Underground Railway
Canada
Animal Heroes in Warfare
A Toledo News-Bee tribute to animals in war honors horses mules and dogs for bearing battle brunt. It notes Red Cross dogs and alpine hounds as canine heroes and suggests a memorial shaft recording 42 311 animal deaths.
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Red Cross
Alps
Paradise Park
Toledo News-Bee
Forecasting Storms Through Solar Heat Rift Discovery
A new scientific claim suggests weather forecasts could be accurate two weeks in advance. Researchers including a former weather bureau chief and a Smithsonian representative report heat rifts in the solar atmosphere alter Earth’s heat, with a period between rift passage and storm appearance.
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Weather Bureau
Smithsonian Institution
Power and engineering shift shaping Great Britain’s future
Discussion on large scale use of Britain’s mineral resources to produce electric power and optimize coal usage through regional power distribution. Government involvement anticipated as experts push for a national reconstruction plan. A six foot pendulum clock uses a full sized typewriter as its bob.
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England
Great Britain
Especij
New York Times
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Pearl I. Smith
Beaverhead State
Federal Reserve Bank
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