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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
7
A colorful exhibition features roosters and hens of many colors, parrots, pheasants, pigeons, canaries, cranes, carrier pigeons, and dogs. Each species loudly invites visitors to admire their feathers, tails, songs, and gentle temperaments in a lively, noisy show.
A boy named Bobbie eagerly shows his birthday gifts to his mother figure Mrs. B. Each Sunday his parents avoid church and take him to the movies. After seven trips he learns the family did not return from service and plan to stay for a second show.
A family dinner centers on Leo and his mother restricting sweets. Leo’s father loosens rules, adding a sweet dessert. Leo confronts him, asking the cook to acknowledge the family has reduced enough.
A reader recalls a humorous exchange about a child’s future. The speaker jokes that the youngster will become a golf instructor, noting the boy’s own remark about holding the golf club correctly after a recent lesson.
An Edinburgh Scots man notes Tommy arrives home after school. The boy insists the front seats are being painted while the mother questions his sums. The scene captures a domestic moment with tight dialogue and humorous miscommunication.
Fragmentary notes describe a measles outbreak at a power unit school with a teacher and students affected. The chatter mentions luck and worry as illness spreads among unnamed pupils and staff.
An experimental safety device tested in Berlin uses a rubber front bar to absorb shocks in a collision. The feature, shown on a car prototype and a diagram of a tree impact at 14 mph, kept the car undamaged after the test.
A worn-out fan belt can be temporarily replaced with screen door springs in an emergency. Two springs may join to substitute a long spring and preserve operation until a proper belt is installed.
Washington State College found tires wear far less on concrete than macadam with 40 500 miles before failure on concrete versus 5 900 on macadam. Gas mileage tests by UC show fuel use far lower on concrete, with heavy wear and depreciation reduced on smooth hard surfaces.
A. E. P. Phillips of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trades in London says British makers now admire American car appearance. He told the Metropolitan Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers that Americans lead in design and styling, reversing an old view.
Greeks replace leather laced sandals with rubber tire casings and Mexico increases domestic reuse of used tires. Department of Commerce notes at least 80,000 casings are being imported by Greece while Mexico reduces reliance on outside sources.
A Baltimore resident has received patent papers for a new auto window screen invention. The device uses a lever to activate screens that fill the open space as the window lowers, made of material that is clear and does not obstruct view.
The article notes causes of valve replacement from improper adjustment and warns on engine sluggishness tied to ignition coil issues. It cites New York state projections that automobile investment by end of 1928 will near 1.8 billion dollars. It also likens safe driving to a locomotive engineer keeping a steady throttle.
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