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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
8
A wartime feature notes an 84 percent rise in female labor in Britain’s metal industries since the war began. Women at London General Omnibus Company factories perform technical engine work on motorcars and buses, with unions on the Pacific coast pushing protections for female workers against exploitation.
Practical guidance on winter car care from denatured alcohol antifreeze mixes to radiator covers and idle-storage cautions. It explains proportions at different temperatures, fuel and starting tips, and notes on preventing damage. It also surveys evolving automotive innovations and rising female labor in the industry.
A cautious guide warns that novices rush to adjust parts like logical objects, causing higher repair bills. Anticipate problems without welcoming them, and avoid misjudgment born of inexperience. The old saying fools rush in where angels fear to tread anchors the advice.
The method describes an operator inserting the foot flatwise between the shoe flange and rim, turning rapidly, slipping the socket over the hub, and removing the tire by running the tool around the wheel. To replace the tire the tool is reversed and the operations repeated.
A luggage holder attaches to the car running board and sells for three dollars. Made of enameled steel and webbing, it expands to hold suitcases or lunch baskets without slipping. Weighing about three pounds it can support 300 pounds and folds into a canvas bag for under seat storage.
Anna Klein after 43 years in St Peter state hospital for the insane has been returned to her children in St Paul. A probate court inquiry was sparked by an old city employee remark about her late husband and the will, leading to discovery that she had survived and been ward of the state since 1874. Mary Klein of California, visiting, confirmed the reunion with her mother as the court weighed the large estate.
In the hospital a patient known as "Baby" Klein shows selfless concern for fellow patients and begs the nurse to save her from discharge. She resists leaving until coaxed, then sits on the nurse's lap in the car, seeking protection as they depart toward the street.
An elephant from the Robinson circus blocked the tracks before Haynes automobile factory in South Kokomo causing hundreds of workers to flee for safety as the animals halted on the line during the tour to winter quarters in Peru.
The Sincere Company Limited of Hong Kong has opened a new five story department store on Nanking Road in Shanghai. The building forms part of a central block beside the Oriental Hotel. The venture is Chinese owned and managed by Wow Chee formerly with Sincere’s Hong Kong store.
In Tulsa Ohio Mia Crosby mistook a fire alarm box for a mail box. After pulling the alarm and triggering a fire department response, she mailed a letter later, the chief admitting the mix up cost the city $200 to mail it. Fire Chief D A Alder signed the note.
A Cherryvale resident claims to have discovered a secret substance to stop the craving for whisky. He offers to sell it to the governor for $10,000, arguing it would keep Kansas bone dry. The governor says the price is too high and a buyer is needed elsewhere.
Perscallo sues employer M Bevanda to recover a week's wages, alleging payment in poker chips. Bevada counters that Perscallo joined a friendly game and is a poor loser, while Bevada asserts the chips were not wages and were taken in a sitting of the indoor sport known as poker.
New York reports James Doyle a high class burglar told Mrs Buckout he would steal only 15 dollars and return next day for a good job with Frederick Buckout. He later confessed to stealing 3000 dollars in jewelry from another New York home claiming police fear of a straight life.
Wellington county commissioners closed the jail and released all prisoners due to coal shortages. The institution will not reopen until spring. any inmates needing confinement will be sent to Winfield or Wichita.
A letter mailed nine years ago was finally delivered to Mrs. Frank Smith in Princess Anne Maryland. The missive had sat in an old magazine at the Princess Anne post office for nearly a decade.
Berlin and Vienna officials report no demand for Alsace Lorraine or indemnity from Russia. Czernin notes unity with Wilson on self determination but warns of colonial issues. Hertling cites Germany ready to discuss a league of peace after key points, with Austria seeking frontiers readjustment and autonomy for peoples.
A Ram say area blaze damaged the packing plant of the Du Pont Powder Company in Butte Montana. Officials believe an overheated steam pipe started the fire. Loss was estimated at 10900 dollars.
Washington reports Edward R. Stettinius of New York has been named surveyor general of army purchases, effectively directing munition purchases for the wartime government. The appointment places J. P. Morgan aide in a key procurement role amid ongoing supply efforts.
A rural and urban call to substitute wood for coal to ease rail coal strain. Farmers and city landowners with woodlands urged to supply fuel, with estimates showing potential savings of millions of tons of coal if a portion is replaced. Guidance on burning wood, seasoning, and measuring heating value and cord sizes is provided.
A Washington DC man opened local woodlands to the public to help families endure a coal emergency. He mobilized roughly 5,000 cords of fallen or dead timber from nearby lands with owners’ consent and supervision, inviting fuel cuts as needed.
The guide advises that active sows in lighter condition need ample bedding. Sows in high condition or those in any better state should receive only a small amount of cut straw.
The soil for most garden vegetables should not be overly rich, especially for succulent crops like cabbage spinach sweet corn cauliflower and celery.
A historical table estimates cordwood yields from forest trees. White oak data show 10 in diameter at 50 ft yields one sixth to one seventh cord, 15 in diameter at 60 ft about two-fifths cord, 24 in diameter at 70 ft about 1.2 cords. White pine yields 10 in diameter at 50 ft one eighth cord, 18 in diameter at 60 ft one third cord, 24 in diameter at 70 ft seven eighths cord.
The article discusses arranging cord wood to dry for air flow, noting 5 percent moisture loss in three months. It argues unusual demand creates opportunity for farmers to improve woodlands and landowners to clear tracts for profit. It urges communities to encourage cutting wood as national aid to the army and allies, and mentions lowering sugar intake without health risk.
The United States Agriculture Department studied the Virgin Islands and urged local cultivation of vegetables and fruit. While mugnr a and Sea Island cotton lag in yield, stock farming and dairying need better forage, stock handling, and farm enterprise improvements to boost local food supplies.
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