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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
8
Weekly bulletin offers weekly articles on motor car industry progress, the world’s largest automobile plant, founder Henry Ford, and buying tips to guide economy in transportation and farm power.
The Touring Bureau of the National Automobile Club California outlines light travel as the first rule, urging a compact tent or bed in the car, a reliable gasoline stove, compact cooking kit, bedding for cool nights, and minimal valuables. It stresses folding cots, aluminum utensils, canned foods, a vacuum bottle, a water bag, spare gasoline and oil, and carrying these on the running board to ease travel and maximize enjoyment.
A Minnesota highway bulletin urges pedestrians to walk on the left side to improve visibility. It notes many still walk on the right, risking being unseen by motorists. The piece warns against begging for rides and stresses parental caution for children. The Hoover safety conference analysis cites New York data: 20,982 pedestrian-involved of 47,128 accidents in 1925, with 1,156 pedestrian fatalities. 50 percent of crashes and 5 percent of deaths occur on straight level roads.
Resting is praised as ideal for fatigue and momentum. A solid front helps a man gain support and backing in challenging endeavors.
The article explains common missteps in handling motometer fluid. It notes boiling water does not gather the liquid and that bubbles keep it separated when the device lies on its side. Proper restoration uses upright position and a sharp tap to gather the liquid.
An expert argues running cost depends on total piston displacement rather than number of cylinders. He notes splitting displacement into two, four, six, or eight cylinders uses about the same gas. More cylinders smooth power, but expense rises only if displacement increases.
A column urges drivers to use proper lights at night to show a white headlight ahead and a red rear light. It notes seventy six percent of US cars are bought on deferred payments and mentions a dramatic non stop run on the Monza track covering 14916 kilometers in 144 hours.
The Chicago Motor Club urges safer driving amid many new drivers. It warns seasoned motorists to avoid teaching by intimidation and stresses learning rules before entering heavy traffic. It notes about 1,000,000 new drivers this year and that traffic conditions now demand greater knowledge of rules and courtesy.
A vacation trip should start with proper tire gear to avoid delays and inflated resort prices. Carry two or three spares based on trip length and fit new tires on the wheels while using old tires as backups. Fresh casings reduce puncture risk compared with thin worn tires.
A column notes shifting roles of saxophone and other instruments in popular music, contrasts Southern California earthquake stories with Florida coverage, and comments on gender norms and social expectations with brisk, opinionated language. The piece reflects era style and rhetorical tone.
The Baltimore motorcycle taxicabs prove successful and will be adopted elsewhere to ease traffic. They cost about half the fare of standard taxis and offer high speed and easy weaving through traffic. The accompanying photo features Miss Lillian Lubinsk at the handlebars in Baltimore.
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