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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
3
William A. Radford outlines barn plans to house sheep, horses, and cattle, arguing modern buildings are a sound farm investment. He notes sheep need shelter and pasture, and lambs are vulnerable to weather, stressing the value of proper housing to reduce losses and improve health.
Farmers urged to consult architects and contractors when planning sturdy farm buildings to improve animal health and productivity. A fourteen sided sheep barn concept shows a 60 foot diameter, central silo, concrete and cinder floors, movable feed racks, and overhead litter carrier to ease care and boost efficiency.
Henry Watterson notes elites in major cities shift westward from historic centers. In Europe London Paris Berlin move west while Tokyo Canton Calcutta Cairo also trend west. South American capitals Rio Buenos Aires inland. US cities like Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago New York expand north and east as urban centers migrate.
The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge visited Germany and wrote about Cologne. He noted an ancient belief that the city once smelled foul due to a foul perfume devised to improve living conditions, while modern Cologne is quick and pleasantly scented enough for sensitive noses.
N Colgan reports to the Royal Irish Academy that tropical seeds have washed ashore along Ireland’s Atlantic coast from Donegal to Kerry Head for two centuries. The seeds, native or naturalized in the West Indies, are capable of floating in water for at least a year, suggesting natural long-distance dispersion without human aid.
A fine steel plane wire is used for ocean sounding depths reaching about six miles. The deepest ocean point is reported near Geam Island at 31,614 feet. The wire must be extremely fine and strong to support such depths during sounding operations.
The United States Housing Corporation wartime plans for various government projects will be released for general public use through the own your own home section. The Education Service of the Labor Department will promote women’s interest in the movement, with plans for several house types shared with own your own home committees active in over 40 cities. Plans emphasize affordable, practical designs blending beauty and utility, not replacing local architects, and enabling cost comparisons across states. Local campaigns are urged. 400 cities were addressed with requests to start efforts immediately.
Chicago seeks state zoning law to let Illinois cities designate residential, factory, and commercial districts. The Davenport Times argues such districts safeguard homeowners who beautified grounds and homes from next door business intrusion, noting many Davenport areas lack protection from undesirable development.
A city planning issue studies how to maximize sun exposure for buildings and streets. A Canadian planner notes that aligning with compass points blocks sunlight. the example town uses irregular street angles and walls facing varied directions to capture maximum daylight today December 21.
The text extols home ownership as a foundation for cooperative civic life. It asserts real success rests on others' welfare and notes that lasting impressions of a town come from its residents’ character and the homes they inhabit.
Roller-skating, once a pleasure activity, has become an important business skill. Several large mail-order houses in Chicago and New York require office boys to navigate on skates, following a carefully planned route between departments.
A historic note recalls a Virginia tobacco town once famed as a tourist Mecca. The tobacco factory showcased the industry in progress with workers, many Black, singing folk and spiritual songs that added unique entertainment to the mill setting.
Fragmentary OCR item preserves a terse aphorism about social fortune and class. The readable bits reference a contrast between a rich man and a poor man, implying inequality as a recurring theme in everyday life. The incomplete text hints at a broader editorial or column note.
Philp Hale writes in the Boston Herald that war brings new words such as disousing and vermin related to soldiers. The article recalls historical references from Oxford and Monmouth era, noting payments misappropriated, depictions of soldiers afflicted, and antiquated remedies once used to treat vermin and disease.
The item recounts Warewick S. Carpenter’s comment on fox hunting dogs and endurance, the dog found near Cranberry Lake over seventy miles away, plus a note on dog identification disks and a broader moral for dog owners. It also includes a series of satirical observations on greetings, English usage, and a Siamese newspaper notice, followed by notes on archeologist Heron de Villefosse and the removal of the Vents of Milo in 1870 and 1914.
A Birmingham Age-Herald line quotes Mr. Jagsby recalling a man named Glipping who called him Old Silenes. The speaker contemplates action, noting he has forgotten Lever’s knowledge of Sirenes and suspects he was neither pillar of the church nor an ornament to society.
Dr Leonard Williams lectured at a London nursing conference on "Common Sense" noting tight collars hinder brain function and provoke bed temper. He observed women abandoning high collars for freer garments, leading to sweeter temperaments.
A 1919 speech argues against expensive freak road schemes and advocates permanent highway construction funded by stock-like securities. It credits motor trucks with relieving railroad congestion and predicts vast economic gains if roads are properly built, avoiding terminal dependence and tying highway finance to market mechanisms. The text quotes figures on freight movement and speeds, and warns that poor roads burden bondholders and local governments.
Arizona and its 14 counties launch a road improvement program aided by national and forest service appropriations. The project, likely over ten million dollars, faces the choice of bonds for funding as many communities cannot pay upfront.
In a Popular Mechanics piece by LW Robbing, a wooden drum mounted over a vehicle hub enables winding hoisting rope via the driving wheel. Construction uses an eight inch oak cylinder, a disk top, hub fit, and three strap iron arms. Operation involves backing the car, blocking the other wheel, wrapping rope, and pulling to lift heavy loads beyond one man’s strength.
Advice from an old car manual urges sponging off tires after wet driving and drying along beads to prevent rust, especially in spring rains. It recommends carrying 25 feet of bulfiied Manila rope for tours and notes that squeaks in cylinders require immediate attention. A double hook aids garage door access and extra lubrication improves steering.
The piece notes that public awareness of road improvements is rising but stresses the vast effort required to catch up with how extensive highway systems must be. It states the United States entered the war in 2014 and cites 75,000 miles of surfaced highways, with a need for over 1 million miles proportionally. It adds current mileage is 2.5 million, only 12 percent improved, and mere 0.25 percent built for heavy traffic.
A column advises prompt removal of road tar from a car using everyday substances. Butter or oleomargarine can soften tar without harming varnish, while cocoa butter, used in stage makeup removal, also acts as a solvent for grease and tar. these products are sold in drug stores as harmless cleaners.
Slipping in cone type elites is caused by air in the leather. A remedy is to sprinkle fuller's earth on the leather. If unavailable, borex may be used. carbide dust or residue from an acetylene generator serve as satisfactory substitutes.
The article urges owners to emboss and record the vehicle serial number at purchase. It covers using improvised traction aids, inspecting springs and hangers, and avoiding overload of electrical systems. It warns about battery strain, brake wiring, and the risks of neglecting wheel maintenance, noting rising car registrations and vehicle manufacturing investment.
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