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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
3
William A Radford explains brick houses blend stability with economy. He advertises free expert building advice and outlines evolving home layouts featuring open reception halls, large dining and living spaces, and upstairs rooms with a central large bedroom, aiming for durable, future oriented brick homes for varied family sizes.
An architectural feature article outlines a brick house plan with a nearly square footprint, six rooms, and a large reception hall. It highlights porch design, three upstairs bedrooms, a bright living room, a dining area via an eight-columnade connection, and notes a potential fireplace addition. It argues home ownership is a strong investment comparable to Liberty bonds, urging readers to build this spring for family prosperity and patriotic support.
Iron coins arose in Europe as Austria revived Tron currency to cope with copper scarcity at the war onset. The piece traces an evolutionary path from iron and bronze ingots as money to the first silver coins by Pheldon in Argos, minted at Aegina, noting iron use in China and later decline due to government dishonesty.
The passage reflects on Ireland’s soil lakes woods rocks and hills carrying memory. It notes how natural beauties like Killarney Shannon Tara Rock of Cashel Galway and Blarney Castle have been chronicled in legend and song, shaping idealized world pictures.
G Carveth Wells, writing in the Oregon Journal, portrays the Malay jungle as an active, perilous maze. Dense green canopy, 200 foot trees, damp ground, leeches, and a steamy, variable climate. By day monkeys, birds, insects, and jungle fowl mingle with distant tiger roars and elephants during the night.
An English automatic carburetor, details withheld, reportedly showed remarkable performance on a two cylinder six horsepower motorcycle. The engine started cold, switched from gasoline to kerosene mid run with no performance drop, no knocking, smoke, or odor, and strong pickup. A claim of 80 miles per gallon is unconfirmed.
A historical article describes innovative naval practice devices that improved U boat defenses with a waterborne target system pulled by dual cables enabling rise and submersion. It also details Vermont quarry waste being converted to quicklime in a rotary kiln with a 30 horsepower drive, using producer gas to reach 2200 degrees Fahrenheit and cooling in a rotating cylinder for storage.
Captain Rene Fonck of the French army is credited with 73 official kills before the armistice, but reportedly brought down well over 100 enemy planes. He once downed six machines in mere minutes and was an early adopter of the barrel maneuver. the French government has awarded him nearly every decoration it can bestow, per Scientific American.
The article warns gasoline diluted oil destroys lubrication, risks worn cylinders wrist pins and bearings, and urges motorists to drain old crankcase oil every two weeks in cold weather or monthly in summer, refilling with fresh oil. It cites Max Hagelatine stressing knowledge of lubrication and cites Scientific American on leakage through piston rings.
A description outlines a tire design where the body or frame supports a yieldingly mounted structure. The main goal is to provide a tire that allows resili ency to be regulated easily to achieve optimal cushioning for the vehicle.
In conjunction with a blasting trial by the department of mines near Pittsburgh an exhibition of rescue work by the rescue corps of the mining department was given. The photo shows the rescue team displaying their skills as they aid an overcome comrade in a mine cavern with a truck built to carry their equipment.
The guide explains testing for rich and lean mixtures by air valve, choke, and high and low speed adjustments. It notes winter mixture should be slightly richer and recommends applying anti rust lubricant in spring with a homemade compound of india rubber grease and graphite.
A reader describes a method to vent a muffler cut out to avoid restricting the butterfly valve. Cut the exhaust pipe with a hack saw through half the diameter, then make a parallel slit and a diagonal cut. Bend and saw off two points to form the vent, and seal with asbestos packing for a tight joint.
Packing for pump glands should use wicking, lead, graphite or asbestos rope. Asbestos must be soaked and wrapped with fine graphite, coiled with gland nut direction, not over-tightened. Gasoline level in carburetors should be carefully set. float adjustment should leave about one thirty-second inch below the outlet. The automobile industry in the United States is valued at about 1.207 billion dollars.
A U S Department of Agriculture guide explains dynamite as the most economical method for stump clearing, noting it reduces idle machinery costs and can outperform labor. It covers when to blast, safety, different dynamite nitroglycerin grades, soil effects, and the shift from cap and fuse to electric blasting for safer, faster removal.
Manure is of great value in making soil ready for garden plants. Virgin soil or land not recently dressed with manure needs an application now to ensure rich plant food constituents and good soil structure.
Prospective planters should seek guidance from experienced growers and officials. Place orders early and deal with reliable nurserymen directly, avoiding traveling agents. The Farmers Bulletin 1001 divides the country into 14 districts and lists the best varieties for each district, with free copies on request.
The piece stresses moisture retention with plenty of vegetable matter and proper drainage before planting. It argues seed corn testing as essential for national productivity, noting tested seed yields larger crops and highlighting manure as a nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium source plus humus to hasten maturity.
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