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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
3
Practical guide by P. P. Avery in Popular Science Month explains an emergency setup using six dry cells wired in triangle, connected to storage battery terminals for starting the motor. It stresses keeping terminals bright, checking water level, avoiding short circuits, and maintaining high efficiency for extended battery life.
Vehicle maintenance note warns that steel arms holding windshields can loosen nuts and lock nuts due to vibration. Resulting movement may crack finishes near the windshield supports. Periodic inspection should include checking these supports for loosened fasteners.
Best results come from a clean radiator by removing dirt and mud that clog interstices. On long trips over rough roads, debris packs the radiator reducing heat transfer. A water hose clears mud and a stiff brush provides temporary relief.
The industry trend in sport type motorcars favors smaller wheel diameters and larger tires to enhance rakish appearance. Caution is advised on oiling: too much oil attracts dirt and grit. avoid flooding every oil hole to protect the engine.
Occupant of vehicle held by court to have permitted the violation. The owner, as registered possessor with control, may be presumed to have participated in unlawful speed. If the owner can explain or contradict, guilt may be avoided. otherwise a conviction could follow.
A frame covered with wire netting to be attached to automobiles is described to catch hats and other items blown away. Also announced is a new electric brake claimed to stop a car at 50 mph within 45 feet without skidding.
The text prescribes gasket types for different joints. Oil joints require wrapping paper gaskets. water joints need asbestos gaskets coated with graphite. Hot gas joints use copper covered asbestos, while dry gas joints require coated asbestos.
Don’t let your motor freeze use kerosene or denatured alcohol in the radiator. Ten percent glycerine prevents rapid evaporation, offering a simple precaution to keep engines from freezing up.
William A Radford offers guidance on sensible design and solid construction for homes large or small. He urges readers to build durable, well planned dwellings, warns against shoddy work and defective chimneys, and invites inquiries with a stamped return envelope to Chicago address at Prairie avenue.
A cautious draft stresses fire risk checks and architect advice. The cottage is described as sturdy and safe against fire and climate. Built with rough stone faced concrete blocks for porch and chimneys, it presents a practical, affordable home on a 80 foot lot with a large living room and connected dining room and kitchen.
A historical note discusses chocolate’s nutrition citing Pere Labat, the Martinique missionary, who endorsed its nourishment. The account references Frederic C. Fenger and his Caribbean voyage, noting chocolate’s praise by Strnsh doctors and its use in British campaigns, including Queen Victoria sending chocolate to troops.
Chemists explain spontaneous combustion stems from particles of coal dust or other inflammable material heating as they rub and strike against each other. The phenomenon arises from friction and oxidation releasing heat.
A discussion from Popular Science Monthly outlines how proper chimney construction and maintenance reduce fire risk. It covers foundations, roof clearance, separate flues, terracotta linings, tile rests, metal stops, avoiding offsets, wall thickness, capstone sizing, and cautions that ventilation can both help and hinder fire spread.
Frankfort on the Main reports completion of a major German rail line power plant run entirely on locomotive cinders. Three boilers with automatic under feed stokers burn cinders with coal dust as needed. Cinders arrive by traveling electric crane to the boiler room and steam powers turbines that drive lighting and power systems.
A prisoner recalls a gray rat he befriended and trained. The animal calmly accepts a bit of bread, savoring kindness from someone behind bars. The prisoner notes the rat does not judge or know his confinement, easing loneliness with simple companionship.
A governess loses track of Mary who wanders into the cook Cortez’s kitchen. The cook shows a process of opening a chicken and removing parts while Mary watches with innocent curiosity. She finally asks what he is looking for, in a quaint, moralizing anecdote worthy of early 20th century guidance.
An article celebrates St Patrick as a humane Irish figure who rose from humble beginnings to influence the British Isles. It argues greatness comes from inner spirit, not birth, and portrays Patrick as a unifier and teacher who fostered good will and social harmony among Celts.
A reflective piece on Saint Patrick’s Day and the shamrock as Ireland’s sacred emblem. It notes shamrocks worn in hats, crosses by Colleens, and the shamrock’s sacred, magical, and protective associations. It mentions luck with four or five leaves and legends of origins from ancient or mystical sources.
The article traces the shamrock name to various clover and related plants, noting the white clover as the national emblem. It recounts ancient Greek sacred roots, the belief that a four leaf clover wards off evil and aids success, and mentions lovers and dreams associated with the plant.
In his Confessions Patrick recounts paying his own way through the Green Isle and refusing any compensation from baptized people. He emphasizes humility, denying gratuities offered for ordination or grace, stating he spent as much as possible for others and endured dangers to baptize and ordain.
A columnist lauds a Irish soldier as more capable in charge than defense when unrestrained and notes his fretful energy if held back. The Hibernian benevolent association lodge is praised as a revelation of kindness and delicate feeling, reflecting on how the term brilliant is used for Irish more than other aliens aside from Hebrews.
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