Balloon tire benefits for car conservation outlined
Mike Courtney of Bud's Tire Shop in Frestone extols balloon tires for smoother rides and reduced wear. He says gum dipped cords cushion jolts, lessen vibrations, and slow chassis wear, saving money through longer car life and fewer repairs. Firestone offers easy balloon applications and changeover spokes to fit existing hubs.
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Mike Courtney
Bud
Courtney
Frestone
Daves
Firestone Company
Firestone
Acre Wheat Yield Greater In Canada
Canada’s wheat area reached 22 055 710 acres in 1924 yielding 262 097 000 bushels valued at 320 362 000 dollars. Fall wheat averaged 28 8 bushels per acre against 23 75 in 1925 and 22 8 for five-year period. Other crops valued at oats 203 034 000, barley 60 509 000, mixed grains 22 626 000, flaxseed 18 849 300. total field crop value 995 257 000, up 97 091 000 from prior year.
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Ottawa
Associated Press
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Sugar industry booms Indo China territory
Manila, Feb 15. George J. Fairchild publisher of the Manila Times and sugar producer/exporter says Indo China sugar industry is set to grow in importance. He notes French-backed developments, near-complete postwar recovery, and two modern centrals amid rising cane use for eating. Optimism also spreads in the Straits Settlements due to higher rubber and tin prices.
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Manila
Associated Press
George J. Fairchild
Manila Times
Indo-China
Java
Straits Settlement
India
Mr. Fairchild
Philippines
Fairchild
Far East
New Franklin Cars Display Radical Design Changes
Franklin introduces a new line designed by de Causse featuring a longer wheelbase, lower body, and a near horizontal hood. The open cars break American norms with English hoop tops and touring runabout styling while closed models offer cabriolet, sport sedan, and enclosed-drive limousine variants with unique interiors, leather upholstery, and a uniform catalogue price including equipment.
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Franklin Automobile
de Causse
Franklin
America
Commodore
New York
Noteworths
Frankin
Armament limitation timely says Senator Shipstead
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota introduced a resolution stating the senate is ready to hear concrete proposals from President Coolidge for binding international agreements to limit armaments and codify the rules of warfare. The measure was ordered to lie on the table. The resolution emphasizes readiness to consider agreements among American, European and Asiatic powers to restrict warfare and enforce the commission’s recommendations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Shipstead
Framer-Labor
Minnesota
Coolidge
Senate
International Commission
Palestrina Centenary Sees New Nonreligious Works Debut
Rome notes the fourth centenary of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina with the premiere of many unknown profane works. The project, led by Domenico Alabona, aims to publish a complete edition of his secular music, once thought lost or mis-edited, including a Petrach text canzone and a 1371 Lepanto battle madrigal.
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Rome
Associated Press
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Palestrina
Richard Wagner
Germany
Alberto Cametti
Monsignor Casimiri
Giovanni Tebaldini
Domenico Alabona
Petrarch
Lepanto
Fishermen Kneel in Prayer Before Newfoundland Voyage
Le Mavre February 28 The Havre fishing fleet gathers at St Peter feast with Archbishop of Rouen in attendance. The town flags light the church as sailors and families join in hymns and prayers for those who go to sea. A weathered master mariner recalls many voyages at sea.
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le Mavre
Associated Press
Havre
Peter
Rouen
St. Luienne
Newfoundland fishing season opens after blessing ceremony
In a seaside church scene sailors gathered as the archbishop blessed the ships. The crewed decks flew flags and sang as Wands played the Marseillaise. The 1925 Newfoundland Banks fishing season began with a festive mood and hopeful prospects.
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Istorm
Wands
Oundland Banks
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