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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1926
Page
8
Popular Science Monthly cautions drivers that cotton waste can clog carburetors as lint sticks to parts when the hood is closed. Use clean cloth to avoid irregular fuel flow and engine trouble. Dust, road debris, and hot weather hood raises can also affect air intake and cooling.
Promotional poem touts a motoring guide book that helps travelers find roads and towns such as Slumbertown Jimsonville Mansy s Mill and Daubenspeck s garage. It invites readers to memorize routes and memories with playful jogs and memorable signage. The piece blends product placement with a nostalgic road motif.
A guide from the National Safety Council urges drivers to show consideration for others on the road, pedestrians, animals, and even sleepers. Do not honk needlessly, keep brakes quiet, stay in lane, avoid one arm driving, and refrain from flirtation or verbal abuse. Remain calm after accidents and avoid backseat driving or disputes with commercial vehicle operators.
An editor argues motorists should always keep the gas tank cap safe after filling. The piece suggests placing the cap in a coat pocket or on the car floor to avoid misplacing it, noting it is forgivable to forget but not to lose the cap.
Simple guidance shows using two wooden blocks with cut clearance for mud guards, plus short chain pieces and eyebolts to form a portable mudhole recovery aid. The illustration highlights block size and bolt placement for a sturdy pull system.
The article urges regular care of the magneto to prevent misfires and failures. It advises weekly oiling, periodic distributor cleaning with a brush or gasoline, and removing dust buildup. It warns about platinum point pitting on the breaker and recommends using fine emery cloth to restore a gap only if needed.
Engineers report best road clearance is ten inches to suit many road conditions. Car weight center height affects handling and stability. too high raises risk in turns and makes steering harder, while too low causes undercarriage strikes on rough surfaces and deep snow.
Illustration shows an adjusting mechanism for vehicle headlights featuring a transverse rod across the vehicle front with conical recesses at its ends to brace the rod and align the headlight aim.
The text explains that releasing the clutch while turning a sharp corner reduces tire strain and skid risk. It notes that cross strain on tire treads increases with vehicle weight, curve radius, and square of speed, and that applying power in a curve worsens tire wear due to backward drag from traction. Releasing the clutch eliminates this factor.
The article describes starting on a very steep grade in low gear so the rear wheels drive the engine, using engine braking to control a light or heavy car. It emphasizes regular practice to become proficient and notes it as the best option if other brakes fail.
Careful steering can bring front wheel projections into contact with fender parts or bumper. Sharp turns risk cutting tire tread. heavy loads worsen gouging from fender projections and bent fenders. Inspect underside of fender for protrusions and ensure tire clearance when loaded to capacity.
A US average family uses eighty pounds of soap annually costing about ten dollars. In Turkey threshing is done by women who drive oxen hitched to a heavy curved plank over the grain.
A playful verse describes a motoring map from Stony Gap to Mandalay with turns by lumber piles and railroad crossings as the sun sets on a journey through implied roads and routes.
About 140 farmers attended a tractor clinic at Specht Motor Company in Somerset Pennsylvania. The Ford film Farm Process was shown and noon speeches were made by Professor Blasingame of Pennsylvania State College and Pittsburch Branch representatives. A demonstrations of Fordson farm implements followed with several sales.
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