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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
3
A feature on an economical story-and-a-half brick and stucco home ideal for families. It highlights a sunlit living room, dining room, four upper bedrooms, large closets, a kitchen with a breakfast nook, a front porch, and a two-section frame garage on a corner lot, stressing fire protection, permanence and reasonable cost.
Melis Barnett of Heleaa Mont is adjutant of the Montana department American Legion and a popular advocate for veterans rights. Known for vaudeville entertainment at Camp Dodge huts and years of Legion service, he organized the Abraham Lincoln club in Chicago at age eleven and has since been active as a businessman and organizer. He faced early Army rejection for a bad foot but served briefly in an American training camp.
Dr M A Newell a Sheridan Wyoming physician born in Saratoga County New York entered military service August 1918 and served in Kansas and Connecticut hospitals including Fort Riley and US General Hospital New Haven He helped organize the Donald Garbutt Post of Sheridan and served as department commander in August 10
A distressed Boston man sought Daniel Webster’s advice on debts he bore for a failing company. Webster gave counsel free, then offered $40 from his pocketbook when the client appeared unable to pay. The act of generosity contrasted with a later playful exchange about marriage proposals.
A fragmented OCR passage discusses the United States Seal decided June 20 1782. It notes the obverse with the eagle arrows and olive branch and describes the reverse pyramid and the eye motif. The pyramid bears the Roman numerals MDCLXXVE and the motto Novus Ordo Seclorum along with Annum...
Lucien Muratore, the French opera singer, found a Victory medal in a New York pawn shop window. He hopes to locate the veteran who earned it and return the decoration, noting the medal bears clasps for St Mihiel Meuse Argonne and a defensive sector.
Pearl Iva Hawking six year old daughter of a prominent Loxton member in Fergus Falls Minnesota became the first signer on an auxiliary charter application. Kearl says she likes her Auxiliary but that it is a high priority affair.
Minnesota American Legion members urge cut through red tape delaying disability certificates. They seek federal payment flow from banks and post offices to cover travel costs to health and vocational training centers. A. H. Vernon backs legislation and intends to push the idea to leaders and the Vocational Education board.
A letter dispute over farmers gains from World War I and postwar treatment of ex service men. The writer cites long hours on farms, wartime costs, and farm bonuses. Mentions Red Cross Jewish Welfare Board Salvation Army and other wartime agencies aiding farmers. Notes states with ex-soldier bonuses largely agricultural areas.
Charles W. Scruggs of Dul Ins Texas received the adjutant post of the Texas department after attending every state and national American Legion convention. He served as a sergeant with the Thirty sixth division in America and France, later becoming a reporter and educator before the war. A separate note reports a protest over olive drab prison uniforms at Monroe State Reformatory, led by Thomas N. Swale of the Washington American Legion, with officials considering new attire for convicts due to funds and cost factors.
North Dakota Oregon and Minnesota legislatures urge Congress to pass the Fordney DIA adopting the American Legion five fold compensation plan. North Dakota notes its veteran bonus of 25 dollars monthly, the largest state award to date. Legion athletes train globally as Kattal Post No 2 Hawaii polo team defeats several regular army squads.
The Exchange urges listening to a man who claims daily best effort as his secret to success and applying his discipline to one’s own work. The Boston Transcript notes a sensational food stunt with Charlie Chaplin style humor and a farcical headline about Charlotte Russes.
An essential guide for storage battery users explains a compact distiller built from a quart or half gallon can. A top seal, glass condenser tubes, and rubber tubing create a continuous loop to boil water, condense steam, and collect pure water for batteries. An emergency patch notes a roll collar patch as a tire fix.
The article explains that rims creep as tires wear, causing the rim to shift and the valve stem to angle. It advises progressively tightening lug nuts around the wheel, one by one and opposite each other, until all are evenly tightened to avoid uneven stress on the valve stem and prevent damage.
A new heel support for drivers allows the foot pedal to be moved forward or backward, claimed to provide smooth accelerator action and prevent engine choking on rough roads. The device also reduces wear on shoe heels and floor mats.
A contributor to American Motorist explains how to diagnose a spring squeak by driving slowly over rough pavement. If the noise appears only over holes and disappears on smooth sections, the springs likely need lubrication.
A historical note describes removing a stuck wheel without a puller by jacking the wheel, turning the engine in gear, and shaking the wheel back and forth while pulling on the axle line. If unsuccessful, move the car a short distance to loosen the wheel.
The article explains valves in engines: an automobile valve cannot be both inlet and exhaust. It can be an inlet only on an engine operated by the piston's downward motion. The exhaust valve must be forced open against cylinder pressure and is mechanically operated.
A unique traffic director known as the silent policeman stands by the southeast gate of the White House flashing an acetylene lamp. The lamp emits a green light reminiscent of Panama Canal signals, with the White House visible in the backdrop.
Harry Gardner laments careless motorists who ignore their cars and engines at crossings risking collision with trains. He advises correct shifting technique and a light accelerator to ease gear changes and reduce danger.
Automobile owners in the United States contributed 6,122,229 toward good roads in 1819. The funds could build about 500 miles of highway. After wet drives, sponge and dry tires to prevent rust, especially along bead areas.
The market summary notes varied receipts and broad demand shifts across regions with prices fluctuating. Grain futures show May wheat and corn activity while livestock saw declines in most categories except hogs, and dairy prices drift lower as trading slows.
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