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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
3
Maryland motor vehicle chief Austin Baughman says inattention and poor judgment cause nearly half of accidents. He notes distraction, misread conditions, and failure to react properly as common factors and warns drivers to focus on traffic and pull over if a sign or object demands attention.
Ballon tires require correct air pressure as their thin walls buckle under weight if underinflated. Underinflation causes excess heat and fabric separation, accelerating tire damage. Regular weekly checks help prevent tire failure.
With motorists rising by about 2000 weekly, a proposal to build underground car garages beneath select London squares has been revived. The plan preserves exterior square features while adding ramps for entry and exit.
The crane shown in the drawing has wide travel, lifting heavy units from bench to machines and cars under repair. It uses the garage door track as the main support, with a continuous runway, curved corner tracks, a cross rail, vertical pipe support, and a trolley hoist above the load. The design avoids floor-space encroachment typical of four leg portable cranes.
Captain Henry Gleeson of the San Francisco traffic squad asserts women are better drivers. He cites long standing records in his office and notes male drivers are often distracted. Civic leaders discussed pedestrian control under the new traffic ordinance with Gleeson explaining the driving standard.
A column discusses detours and the appeal of lighter cars while noting a California rule requiring violators of the vehicle act to appear within 24 hours with the light properly adjusted. The piece also offers a tip on rotating a rear spare tire to prevent uneven exposure to mud and oil.
Cinder concrete masonry garages provide permanent auto storage with lightweight blocks and two coat stucco. Blocks use cement mortar and cinders for insulation, requiring minimal heat in cold weather.
Scientific summary of photosynthesis from E C C Baly of Liverpool as reported to the Royal Society. Green leaves absorb carbon dioxide water and sunlight to manufacture sugar and starch the basis of plant and animal life. Baly advances a laboratory method using nickel or cobalt carbonate powder in water exposed to sunlight to imitate the process.
The article explains venom delivery in certain fish species through spine punctures. It details the spiny dogfish dorsal fin spine containing a groove and gland that discharge venom, and notes a more complex gland on Port Jackson shark spines. Fossil spines show a rough surface with glandular structures and enamel with longitudinal ridges. The weaver venom causes intense pain.
A milk drop falling into black coffee creates a crater around the impact site with peripheral spray. The crater grows thick and widens while a liquid sphere forms atop the column as the drop is enveloped, then the column collapses into the center of a circular ripple.
A description explains measuring starlight heat using a vane shaped from fly wings suspended from quartz fibers in a small mirror. When light passes through a prism and strikes the wings, the vane turns the beam, and the rotation is recorded by a mirror reflecting another light beam along a calibrated arc.
Cotton cloth is produced by removing seed hairs from cotton plants, twisting the hairs into yarn, weaving yarn into fabric, and applying a stiffening mixture pressed between large rollers. The materials and all processes influence fabric value and should be considered when buying.
The method uses specific gravity to distinguish metals in jewelry. White gold typically shows a SG under 18 while platinum is around 21, helping identify whether a piece is white gold or platinum.
Church bells are tuned by chipping the edge until the proper note is obtained.
Washington reports radio warnings from the Dutch government about Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait. The 1883 eruption, one of the century’s fiercest, sent a dust plume around the world and caused massive tsunamis and loss of life.
England's wealthiest widow Lady Houston hides from the world on her 1,600 ton yacht Liberty anchored near Rouen. Since her husband Sir Robert Houston died two years ago, brokers and financiers swarmed her, prompting her to retreat to solitary control of a $35 million estate from a private cabin. Only essential mail reaches her as she directs investments alone.
A widow declares she seeks escape from routine business in England to avoid what she calls sinister influences linked to her husband’s death. She reveals little, saying only that her husband Sir Robert Houston died under mysterious, sinister circumstances, as stated on his tombstone.
Mexico announces a compromise system with two nationally recognized times: summer and winter. Railroads and public utilities will observe both official times to prevent confusion after previous disputes over astronomical versus official time.
Police data for the year allege bicycles caused more fatalities than heavily loaded buses amid Paris traffic. The study notes buses move fast through jams as bicycles account for a higher death toll.
In Caterham England H Mar ment and Daughter Limited unveils a new sign for a fish poultry and fruit shop. Miss Amy I Marment is named as the daughter and the business has been kept going during the war with her father stating she now holds a major interest in the firm. The father and daughter serve as the sole directors of the corporation.
Quote attributed to Owen Feltham about avoiding litigation and using personal effort to help others, illustrating legal caution and self reliance.
Vermilion substitute Vermilionette is described as a pigment for mimicking true vermilion. It is created by precipitating dye or pigment onto a white base such as barium sulfate or a mixture with orange lead to yield a red orange color suitable for various uses.
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