ALU DRIVERS SHOULD KNOW THESE ANSWERS
A historical feature outlines questions from Thomas Edison’s famed questionnaire, adapted for motorists. George H Kubite presents a list of automotive questions drivers should answer, promising time and money savings if owners know the right responses.
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ALU
Thomas A. Edison
George Ho Kub Tie
Kablio
Protective windshield shield for autos shown in illustration
A form of auxiliary windshield protects occupants from rain and wind. The shield uses a sheet of celluloid in a brass frame screwed to the body edge near the windshield and to the frame. One shield is placed at the car side alongside the side curtain to seal the opening.
Vision shields extend to brass frames with celluloid panes
The text describes extending edges to fasten to brass frames to provide clearer vision when side curtains are in place. Transparent celluloid resists breaking like glass and can be renewed by separating screwed brass strips. Shields are about 12 inches wide and match windshield height. polished brass enhances appearance.
Turnips and Cabbage Heads Turnips and Cabbage Heads
Alice and Jim dream of a country home and plant a two acre garden with a surprise in progress. He hides a lettered alphabet bed of flowers for Alice while she sowed vegetables, leading to a comic mix up when both realize their gifts spell out their names and reveal hidden feelings. The couple hires a gardener to tend the garden.
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Alice
Euer
Jim
Jin
Nwtike
Williams
Dearent
William Tosten
Abe
Breen Fod
It Dent and a Connecticut Grammar Question
A fragment recalls a classroom moment in Connecticut where a teacher asks why the phrase It oo t sounds odd and Freddie replies that it does not sound right. The scene hints at dialect and language instruction in a bygone era, with a stray reference to a daughter and unclear surrounding context.
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Connecticut
Freddie
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