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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
3
Home demonstration guidance urges using sugar substitutes in cooking and canning. Learn to dry fruits, make fruit juices, and prepare syrups from sugar beets and honey. Use corn sirups and molasses to cut sugar while preserving color and flavor in jams, pastes, and confections.
An agricultural note stresses the advantage of preparing and cultivating corn before planting and before ground emergence to save time on the farm. It warns that preplant cultivation yields easier, more successful results than post-emergence work.
There is a greater shortage of both the sugarcane and sugarbeet crops than expected this season. Since the war began there has been no normal sugar output due to serious losses at sea from submarine warfare. The government requires a generous supply to meet demands of men in service.
A practical guide by William A. Radford on estimating home construction costs. Discusses budgeting, heating options, wiring, lighting, and plumbing. Advises realism in estimates, detailing per appliance or system costs and stressing economy over fancy fixtures.
The article outlines cost factors for frame homes, detailing cost per square foot and per cubic foot, and how interior finish, windows, porches, and ornament raise price. It emphasizes avoiding excess ornamentation, using hardwood trim sparingly, double floors for warmth, and keeping doors and windows economical while ensuring solid construction. It also notes shopping for warmth saves fuel over years and warns against wasteful payoffs.
A Birmingham Age Herald item notes a man wearing last year's suit and joking that patriotic talk makes him want a new one, while many servicemen receive new outfits from Uncle Sam. It also mentions a Boston inventor’s new educational idea to teach reading faster with a machine displaying one line at a time.
A Russian couple in California tell how William Shuvchenko, thought executed in Russia, returns to his wife Dora Bakunof in Camp Fremont. Dora, now married to Michael Bakanoff and mother of his child, discovers the true romance as Shuvchenko reveals his escape from Russia to the United States Army. The pair embrace amid shock, while Dora plans an annulment of her 1914 marriage.
Clinton Townley twenty one of Albany admitted theft after being aided by blind resident Mrs Theekla C Beck who taught him to earn a living. He confessed to stealing her pocketbook after a period of improving sight. In a separate note at Terre Haute two miners fled work after sighting a ghost in Jackson Hill mine No 4 causing a full day coal production loss.
The article explains muffler function to reduce exhaust noise and outlines care steps. It notes mufflers slow gas, use baffle plates or expansion chambers, and should be left alone until clogged. Clogging from rich mixtures or oil, soot buildup, or carbon deposits requires disassembly and cleaning with a three cornered file. A thorough check on hills reveals back pressure from clogging and acceptable power loss under three percent.
When extra movement is needed to get any response from the carburetor the cause may be excessive play in the linkage from the steering post bottom to the butterfly lever.
A forthcoming automobile device will permanently log a vehicle's speed throughout trips to prevent disputes with authorities. The system aims to provide continuous, verifiable speed data for enforcement and safety audits.
A historical note explains a tire puncture remedy to prevent blowouts. It describes cleaning the inner wall with emery paper, applying cement, drying coats, and inserting a patch stem to seal the sleeve, then inflating the tire and trimming stem for a secure repair. The method emphasizes occupant safety in case of punctures.
The article explains common tube insertion errors and fixes. Tighten the bridge nut at the valve stem base, vent the tube by twisting, then inflate and secure the rim nut. Proper fitting reduces pinch points and flats.
An obscure engine issue causes reduced compression when cylinders run hot though tight when cold. The expansion of valve stems during warming up can prevent proper seating unless adequate clearance is maintained between stem ends and tappets.
Melt sealing wax in alcohol then add Mquid and let stand a day or two until it resembles varnish. Used as paint it dries quickly and is acid proof, suitable for terminals bars and battery fittings. Also notes keep chalk in tool kit and shake into shoe when changing tubes. Do not run engine or race it while waiting for traffic to move.
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