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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1920
Page
3
An illustrated home design emphasizes simple attractive features and practical layout. It highlights three bedrooms a sleeping porch and ample window space for ventilation while avoiding faddish exaggeration. The piece argues home ownership rather than rent is the true remedy to housing costs.
A survey of economical prewar house design describes square frame homes with shingles and dormers, detailing living dining and kitchen layouts, light from multiple sides, and practical dimensions. Separate items discuss women’s entry to the French Academy, with opinions from M. Poincare, M. Bourget, Emile Boutroux, Alfred Capus, and M. Henri Regulier.
The New York Evening Post comments on straw ballots as a recurring American disease. The piece notes straw ballots were used in ancient Rome gladiatorial games and mentions Mexican use in presidential contexts. It draws a historical thread from Exodus to modern debates, highlighting cultural persistence and novelty.
The piece portrays Pharaoh as a sharp political boss who scatters people to gather straw rather than stew. It notes straw's perceived usefulness but ridicules its fashionable status, then shifts to two Black men debating the eloquence of a southern Negro college professor, suggesting the speaker uses big words to hide ignorance.
Washington reports emphasis on mobilization readiness. The War Department outlines plans to develop officer schools and staff for a potential two million strong first mobilization, leveraging regular army, National Guard, and reserve officers to form ready corps and divisions. Also covered are farm tenancy studies and anecdotes on leadership.
A compact reflection on Milton Shakespeare and Wordsworth showing that the musical rhythm itself pleases, even without decoding meaning. It contrasts this with the idea that fortunes are guided by a higher wisdom and providence, urging bravery temperance and hope amid life’s uncertainties.
A practical guide shows drivers how to fit tire chains quickly. With simple steps, lay chains over the wheel, tuck ends under, position hooks toward the rear, and snug tightly to avoid mishaps. Practice reduces fitting time to seconds, reducing risk when streets are slick.
A prose list promoting tire maintenance with tips on inflation, alignment, tube handling, avoiding jolts and skidding, cleaning, rust prevention, and carrying spare tubes. It emphasizes preventing blowouts, regular repairs, and careful driving to save money on tire costs.
The proper method of mounting wide tires is described by laying the rim on the floor with the valve stem aligned, drawing ten inches of bead on each side, and fastening the tire in place first on one side then the other. A tire tool or screwdriver may be needed to aid the final seating to avoid misalignment of the rim.
A garbled excerpt discusses engine faults and maintenance tips, noting bearing wear, rotor friction, and signs of overheating. It mentions low historical speed limits in England and Scotland and briefly references braking system squeaks and a chemical paste for pipe joints, reflecting period automotive discourse.
Wedey W. Kuhlmann of Woodcliff-on-Hudson NJ invents a wrist worn electric signal device. The wearer extends a hand to alert following drivers with the word Caution projected in electric letters on a red target. A palm strap holds the device, with a push button operated by the swiddie finger to show the warning.
An obscure knock may stem from a piston touching a worn packing in the cylinder top. A stubborn nut on an antinar course can be loosened by heating an open end wrench and applying it briefly. At railroad crossings, do not coast across. look both ways before entering tracks. France imposes a new motor car tax bill of 051 francs. Take care with children at play near roads.
A discussion on road improvement argues that permanent roads, though expensive upfront, greatly raise farmland values and justify the cost through increased land worth and easier upkeep. Dirt roads require constant repairs, while grated roads reduce erosion and encourage farming districts to invest in lasting infrastructure for future generations.
The article notes a push to build a national road system rivaling foreign networks. By late June, about 20,000 miles of road had been approved and hundreds of projects were underway or completed. The program, funded at an estimated cost of about 1.0 billion dollars, spans 2116 different projects across 1000 sites.
A historical note discusses how road proximity affects a farmer's access to markets. It cites weather bureau reports and editorial pieces on highways, and mentions glass blocks from factory waste, breeding flock care, phosphate benefits, green feed shortages, and tractor impact on horse use for farming.
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