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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
3
William A. Radford offers free expert questions on building as a farm house article describes the charm of a modern four bedroom two bath farm residence. The 82 by 82 foot square plan features bright window spaces a large attic and a sleeping porch. It emphasizes comfort practicality value and progressive farm life.
The piece discusses rural home ideals with a model farm house shown, praising comforts like a sleeping porch and modern kitchen, and notes how electric lighting and water improve farm life. It also surveys language use of "ain't" and a light exchange about earmuffs, reflecting everyday rural culture.
The article notes a Baedeker glossary by Mr Muirhead listing about a hundred Americanisms with Briticisms. It contrasts terms like bedspread and counterpane and arranger words such as commuter tickets and season tickets, while arguing British usage sometimes differs in word choice like fall and autumn and rooster and cock.
BR. M. Roszel of Winchester Virginia named state historian and chair of the American Legion Department's Americanism Commission. Roszel, born in Baltimore, educated at Johns Hopkins with AB and PhD, taught physics and chemistry, led Sewanes Grammar School, and has headed Shenandoah Valley Academy. He served 18 months in the U.S. Army and was discharged as a major, later joining the Reserve Corps.
The American Legion and the Bureau of Commercial Economies arrange free display of a vast travel and educational film collection. The 21,000 plus items, catalogued and numbered, will be available to Legion posts with only express charge payments. no admission fees. State departments handle catalog distribution and locating centers for post access.
Jacob Tetnowitz, adjutant and Americanism director of Walter 8, Post No. 161, Chicago, renames himself Jacob Legion Tenny to promote an American nomenclature standard. A lawyer and former Democratic candidate for municipal judge, he enlisted with Chicago’s first contingent and served overseas.
In Muskogee Okinawa a dance hosted by an American Legion post featured Mims Alice Robertson the newly elected congresswoman from Oklahoma. The event drew other Legion members and local attendees as part of post social activities.
California American Legionnaires Van W Bishop and G Allison travel from Los Angeles to Mexico City over 1 500 miles. They stop at Legion posts in Yuma Tucson Bisbee Douglas and others, praising hospitality and bunked rooms. They plan to enter Mexico at El Paso or Laredo.
Faribault Minnesota post of the American Legion staged a carnival to raise funds for post activities. Miss Tillie Olwn has assumed the title Queen of the Carnival in the celebration, not posing for a past era photo.
National headquarters report lists fifty one American Legion posts outside the United States with seventeen foreign countries and three territorial possessions across four continents represented. Alaska and Hawaii host numerous posts while Manila Cavite and Panama appear among foreign locations in the Philippines and Central America, alongside cities like Brussels Paris Tokyo Mexico City and Warsaw.
An A. E. F. playbrary opens for American Legion posts to stage home talent shows. The musical comedy Sittin Pretty features a dough boy posing as a French welfare worker who saves AWOL soldiers, chaperones two daughters of a French nobleman, and rescues the party from drowning in the Come nac River. Address: A. E. F. Library, 68 West Fortieth Street, New York City.
Robert J. Boyd twenty five year old member of Gilbert O Grafton Post No 2 of the American Legion in Fargo North Dakota is the youngest member of the North Dakota house of representatives. He was elected by a small majority at the last election. Boyd is a former president of the Fargo Trades and Labor Assembly and an active member of the Presiden s Union at Fargo. He is expected to introduce bills favorable to organized labor.
Western markets report improving conditions with top grades in demand while receipts are light. Kansas City and Chicago absorb heavier offerings. prairie and oats price ranges noted, with corn, wheat, and livestock prices trending lower or steady as New York wholesale prices weaken and animals shift in sparse supply.
Secretary Milliken reports 184088.50 in corporation fees collected in prunry in the department office, up 7900 from last year, including foreign and domestic yearly reports. Judge Robert E. Lewis of the U S District Court grants Denver Tramway Company the right to raise fares.
In early automobilist days garages were rare but now the garage becomes an indispensable adjunct to the home. It should be fireproof and well located near the house, with proper ventilation and drainage, underground gasoline storage, noncombustible floors, and practical doors.
Guidance on installing spark plugs without force and avoiding cleaning leather with gasoline. Warns against over tightening and improper seating. Also notes issues with gasoline harming leather and maintaining proper appearance.
The Scientific American details a lifting jack by A B Hutchinson and Dr Krahn of Brooklyn New York. The device is described as improving lifting jacks used as an accessory for motor vehicles. The article notes the jack’s design and its application to assist vehicle maintenance and lifting tasks.
A lifting apparatus is described with a device that keeps a load in true vertical alignment during operation. It includes a removable component and securing means adjustable relative to the base to maintain stability and alignment throughout the lift.
When decarbonizing a motor cylinder the top holes collect oily carbon water during scraping. Use short screws without bends or with a screwdriver to drive them in before scraping. After decarbonizing, remove grub screws to reveal clean holes.
Corroded storage battery terminals are hard to remove after long use. Using a hammer risks damaging plates. A C clamp, applied safely with the Up against the terminal and the screw against the connector, allows a couple of turns with a wrench to release the cable quickly.
A Victorian note describes placing leather washers under toetal washers to improve poise and provide elastic compression. The technique reduces risk of stripped threads when bolts are slightly undersized, preserving fit and function.
The note emphasizes that keeping up appearances matters for motorcard showcases. It highlights the need for presentable exterior and orderly presentation to convey quality. Attention to detail, cleanliness, and timely maintenance support positive impressions at display events.
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