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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1921
Page
3
An article by William A. Radford extols Dutch colonial architecture for farm homes noting its landscape harmony, wide dormers, and broad porch. It describes a compact eight and a half by twenty six foot two story plan with seven rooms, a bath, closets, and basement heating area, plus floor plans and a central porch entry.
A rural home design trend emphasizes comfort and practicality to attract young women to farm life. The plan features a compact frame house with a brick foundation, a rear washroom, a pantry, a farm office that can serve as a bedroom, and four downstairs rooms on lighted corners. The layout prioritizes efficient work flow, modern conveniences, and ample light and ventilation to appeal to modern farm families and their guests.
A fragment from a period page recalls social habits, a young man delaying visits, and shifting family dining norms. Anecdotes compare past Sunday routines, a maid’s trouble in Ruskin place, and Uncle Eben advising plain knitting of genuine talent over showiness.
Market notes show wheat and corn prices fluctuating with July corn down and September wheat slipping. Export demand remains fair with Germany, cash prices listed for No 2 red winter and No 2 hard wheat, oats, and mixed corn while Minneapolis and Winnipeg futures edge lower. Livestock markets steady to firmer with cattle and hog prices mixed, pork and veal values uneven, and shrinkage in some grades.
Trading quiet in the cattle market with good grade steers around the 7 mark and strong demand clearing offerings. Miss Lorraine Lindsley of Centennial, Wyoming has been appointed lookout for the Medicine Bow National Forest, to serve on the Snowy Range lookout in the highest point within the forest.
The narrator visits Fatma Om Ahmed, once a washerwoman now veiled, whose son Alired has died five months earlier and husband gone. She confronts grief and threats of selling herself to the rulers, while clinging to faith and her community amid conflict with Christians and justice, amid memories of past life.
Investigations by W Vielland indicate corn stalks contain little sugar in the stem, but sugars accumulate after the ears are removed and grain begins to sprout. Extractable sugars may reach 7 to 10 percent sucrose and 1 to 3 percent dextrose within 7 to 34 days, enabling about 130 gallons of alcohol per hectare. Growth is rapid, with about 400 days from planting to harvest.
The Panama Canal Record appeals to Canal Zone boys to protect trees and shrubs from vandalism. Reported incidents include a hatchet strike on a Lune tree at Balboa, damaged wilt almond limbs on Cruces avenue, and broken tango trees near the cable office on Balboa rout. Readers urged to use influence to stop such acts and safeguard property.
A twin grand piano built in Leipzig is touted as the first of its kind. The instrument combines two grand pianos end to end within one frame and a single soundboard. Keyboards lie at opposite ends with players facing each other.
Romans developed a strong imperishable cement by mixing lime mortar with volcanic ash from Vesuvius, creating a durable underwater hardening concrete that underpinned their vast engineering and architectural achievements.
President Harding urged continued federal participation with states in highway construction while stressing state and local responsibility for maintenance. He warned against wasting taxpayer money on roads that decay and highlighted faster travel, higher land values, and rural benefits as outcomes of well kept road networks. The policy, proven in the East, should guarantee ongoing upkeep.
The text argues for states to participate in federal highway appropriations only if they commit to a system of improved roads funded with state guarantees. It notes Pennsylvania New York Ohio and Maryland have already invested millions and would back guarantees, while unwilling states should not participate.
The article outlines three main road making divisions: location, construction, and maintenance. It stresses choosing locations that ease construction costs and reduce maintenance, focusing on easy grades, drainage, sun exposure, avoiding unnecessary crossings, direct routes, and the number of farms served. It notes not to reject reuse of existing roads solely due to long use.
Legislative lenders in New York state plan a bill taxing motor trucks weighing five tons and over a hundred dollars per ton annually. The proposal aims to raise about three hundred fifty six thousand dollars over four years to fund highway and bridge repairs, addressing the high cost of road damage from large trucks.
A day's labor and ton of materials costs the same whether used on a temporary road or a permanent reed, underscoring equal expenditure regardless of road type. Potatoes respond to fertilization more than any other farm crop, highlighting crop-specific fertilizer effects.
Bill G Morty of Cleveland suggests practical anti theft ideas for motorists. He cites removing the distributor rotor to prevent spark, using a blind ignition switch, wiring tricks to mislead thieves, and logging motor and tire numbers as deterrents. He warns about safety risks but argues these steps foil opportunists and aid recovery.
In Goshen a pair of stone markers stand on Otterkill Bridge sides after many crashes. Carved inscriptions warn drivers to slow, noting a private cemetery across the bridge as a cautionary tale.
Instructions describe determining the left or right side of a car from a fixed object, warn truck owners about wet conditions increasing wear, and advise using Vaseline with camphor to prevent rust on tools when heated.
A device shown in an illustration holds small car parts while working. It attaches to the engine by the cylinder head bolts and is secured by a flexible strap. The article explains two pieces of machine steel bent with holes to move parts, with a screw handle and a wire tool designed to secure and align components during repair work.
A damaged note warns that worn screws holding the small Prose Jackets to the vibrator box should not be replaced with longer screws lest windings be damaged. It recommends backing off the hex and attaching to the doh with small halts to fix the looseness.
The item discusses gasoline prices around 71 cents a gallon and compares costs across regions, noting British and French duties. It mentions a hypothetical 48000 cars stacked to a vast height, and comments on interstate road rule differences causing driver confusion. It concludes with remarks on engine startup smoke not indicating a defect.
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