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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
5
Fragmentary dialogue from a text titled The Spell of Metody. Characters Cy G, Wolber, Purnier Corntoxssel discuss motives and sleep as a workday ends. The readable lines imply tension over self restraint and contemplation of suicide.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions prison and punishment but contains many unreadable words and names, leaving only the theme of crime and punishment. The readable parts imply a focus on sentencing or a prisoner’s fate with no clear individuals or places identified.
A rubber tire for automobiles, tubeless and punctureless, resilient and patented by Thomas C. Watkins of Ingram, Pa, differs inside from a regular pneumatic tire. It features oblong cells with rounded corners and a solid live rubber end, while outwardly it resembles standard tires in diameter and fit.
A detailed description explains a tire design with air cells and coned walls that seal when punctured, allowing air to vent only as needed. The mechanism aims to keep integrity under pressure, with potential military and emergency vehicle applications. Inventor Mr. Wint discusses ongoing work to perfect wall thickness and materials for reliable sealing and rapid venting.
A note on hood finish quality noting that extreme temperatures cause the hood to finish earlier than other car parts. It discusses wiping tips to prevent water spots as the metal heats and dries, with caution about patterns from drops and advice for maintenance.
Describes a method to ease bolt operation by attaching a short wire to the bolt thread. The wire acts as a handle to start the bolt before it is fully inserted. After installation the wire is removed with a few turns.
Avoid overcharge or deep discharge and keep electrolyte clean distilled water only for refilling. Do not use commercial acid or let metal tools contact the battery. Prevent spills, cold damp areas, and jars touching each other. Maintain uniform cell levels and secure all corrections.
Firestone statistics place Canada second globally for automobiles manufactured and owned per capita. The industry employs 15,000, with a $50 million investment, producing $200 million in cars yearly and 94,000 cars built last year. Vehicle registration reaches 350,000 with a 13 percent rise since 1918, equating to one car for every 23 people, vs one per 16 in the United States.
It is advised to shift cross links of tire chains occasionally to distribute wear. Moving the chains prevents constant loading on the same link and reduces drag at the attachment points.
Practical advice for car maintenance covering spark, ground, and wiring issues. Highlights include keeping engine running moments, loosening tight chains, using a dust cover, regular spring cleaning, water pump gland packing options, rust prevention, drying chains after use, and ensuring tight connections in dry cells and bearing caps.
Charlie Coyote recalls being raised in a gentle, pampered way by a keeper. He describes bottle feeding and soothing milk, loving pats, and early tameness. Clemens praises Charlie’s appearance and strength while noting coyotes’ habit of working together when necessary.
Readable text shows a rustic scene where girls plan to assist with a cook stove as someone named Mies and a steer are mentioned. The fragmentary item hints at a rural social scene and communal tasks reported by Dathis News.
A Sunday school teacher asks the Delight child to spell the sin of the Pharisees. The child answers plating enamels, a pun on the biblical line about straining gnats and swallowing camels.
A humorous exchange where a boy questions a moan might be inhabited and another boy recalls his father claiming it was made of green cheese, joking that cheese is prone to habitation.
Miss Mildred Johnson a student at Oregon Agricultural College is the first woman to apply for a civil service exam for the grazing assistant post in the U S forest service. The job needs practical range stock experience.
A new golden colored chemical discovery by Dr Price called P D Q Pesky Devils Quietus rids homes of bedbugs roaches fleas and ants. A 35¢ package makes a quart of strong bug killer and coats eggs to prevent hatching. Free patent spout aids hard to reach places. Available from Owl Chemical Works Terre Haute Indiana via druggists or prepaid by mail.
A dispatch from Omsk says a committee is being organized to prepare for the opening of navigation in the Obi and Yenisei basins. Raw export materials total 75 million dollars, including 2.5 million fur pelts and 360 thousand pounds of bristles. Planned exports include 2700 tons of wool and flax with linseed and other raw materials. The first portion is 10,000 tons with efforts to boost the second and third categories.
Percival, riding on a Sunday, notes a blossom filled peach tree and a thorny honey focust before spotting a gigantic tree track missing its top. He exclaims to his mother that he sees a tree with no head on its neck as astonishment overtakes him.
A child named Llortense Ma gee pleads to turn back time while her father laments a lingering curse from a Seventeen-year locust visit. The quotation hints at a past pestilence remembered in a tense domestic moment.
A conversation excerpt shows a friend described as overly emphatic on certain topics harming any candidacy. Senator Sorghum notes the person is not a dark horse but a hobby horse.
Edward visits Betty as his mother goes to the club. They tire of playthings and of each other until Betty suggests they pretend to be having a good time and continue their game in mock merriment.
A frightened constituent asks if the campaign mite gger used funds. Senator Spershum replies that he did worse by wasting money, signaling a political furor and calls for scrutiny.
A weary typist, after months of work, seeks solitude in Halehearty a place touted as the best in the world. She asks about the death rate and a district relic answers with a grim joke claiming one death per person.
Uncle Bill Botthe recalls attempting a home brew experiment. He notes the process produced an unsatisfactory result due to a near yeast problem, describing it as a cautionary episode about improvised brewing.
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