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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
William A. Radford explains how to plan home building costs without excessive debt. He advises tracking five years of expenses, evaluating resources, and considering taxes, interest, and loan principal. He emphasizes careful budgeting before engaging architect and builder.
The text argues quality materials and craftsmanship matter more than size or speed in erecting a house. It notes hidden costs up to five percent of the estimated price and suggests builders can achieve high satisfaction with well‑calculated plans. The illustrated example shows stone masonry combined with stucco creating a pleasing, substantial appearance.
A builder outlines estimating the five year expenses and income for a prospective home. The text covers design details, material choices like stone and stucco, and interior layouts including living room, stairs, fireplace, dining area, kitchen cupboards, and second floor bedrooms. It discusses borrowing, available funds, and how total construction cost should balance with funds on hand and potential loans, along with a note on pearls meaning tears.
A Woman's Home Companion note describes using a medicine dropper to apply peroxide to small cuts, reducing spillage and promising substantial savings. The second fragment recalls a cross symbol linked to slave death and murder punishment, and Constantine's order for gold jeweled crosses.
Prof. C. C. Hay den of the Ohio experiment station advises using roughages to the dairy cow’s capacity due to a large hay crop and weak demand. He notes hay and soy bean hay and clover as cost effective, while corn and grains remain needed in small amounts. alfalfa at $20 a ton is cheaper than bran at $30, and timothy hay should be limited to milking cows.
Tips for profitable dairying advise keeping productive cows, feeding silage and ample roughage with grain in proportion to output, supplying clean water, and ventilating barns to produce top quality dairy products.
The present sharp competition in the dairy business and the increased price of feed force the dairyman to maximize returns on his outlay. Registered cows promise more progeny than grades, aiming to justify purebred stock. L. W. Wing Sr. of the Missouri college of
Agriculture officials urge dairy breeders to conduct official testing before selling registered cattle. Breeders must show sire registration, clan records, advance registry daughters and proved sons, and dam line data including granddams and grandsires. State college supervision is advised for verification and guidance.
A cork brick flooring solution has been adopted for barns to suit horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep. The cork and asphalt bricks measure nine by four by two inches and are laid in cement mortar over a concrete and stone sub-base, as described in Popular Science Monthly.
The text instructs to milk cows thoroughly even with other work delayed to gain profit. It advises a calving ration kept cooling and mildly laxative to improve cow and calf condition, warns against upsetting calf digestion by mixing milk temperatures, and notes scrub bulls may be cheap but costly to maintain.
A compact study of John fifteen guiding Christians to abide in Christ for a life of fruitfulness. It outlines the vine and branches metaphor, cleansing through the word, and the progression from fruit to much fruit while stressing love as the governing principle and the joy of obedience.
An essay by Georgy Diehl argues road choice should hinge on ton mile costs, not treasury size. It details traffic census methods, differentiates vehicle types, and notes the Great Lakes Year automobile tour across Michigan, Cloverland, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Milwaukee, and Chicago as a popular regional feature.
A regional tour along the Great Lakes links fire highways and water trips as new popular attractions. Proponents tout good hotels and abundant summer resorts, promising full coverage from departure to return, highlighting the scenic beauties and planned stops.
Farmers face more traffic near homesteads as rural roads improve. Missouri College of Agriculture’s H F Major urges pride in home grounds, urging simple upkeep over showy displays. A clean welcoming yard with trees shrubs and flowers reflects home life and character.
Road dragging brings simple pleasure to riders and drivers, with a drag improving roads for those who ride and those who enjoy a well-dragged path. Horses endure heat beforehand, yet brief rests help them through the task.
A reflection on road aesthetics highlighting shade trees pretty bridges flowers and broad vistas. It notes dust minimal spans and mile markers as part of creating beauty along highways with many approaches.
A prominent good roads movement backs a proposed $50,000,000 bond issue in Pennsylvania. An amendment to the state constitution would be needed in the upcoming legislature to enable the plan. In a separate note, the article warns against unsightly backyard debris as vines cover litter, suggesting attention to maintenance and appearance.
A veteran wheelman warns against driving in high gear under heavy load and urges downshifting to protect engine bearings. He notes four cylinder motors surge when overtaxed, while six cylinders show less but still need lower gear as RPM drops. Proper timing around 15 mph with full throttle improves efficiency and speed, though no universal rule fits all cars.
Automobile tires made of color fiber are being experimented with in Australia to assess their durability on rough roads. It is reported that these tires are claimed to be bullet, nail, and glass proof.
English inventors have created waterproof robes and lap robes for drivers that stay in place if the wearer leaves the car or remains seated, offering practical protection in wet conditions.
The article explains that erratic engine running is largely due to bad carburetion rather than ignition faults. It notes that modern ignition improvements reduced ignition faults, but low grade fuel and poor fuel vaporization still cause rough running. Even warmed engines may misfire if mixture distribution or vaporization is faulty.
The article describes using an sintomobile device to power threshing grain, saw wood, and pump water. It explains hind wheels resting on a Power Transmitter with two grooved wheels where power is drawn from the axle. A centrifugal governor and levers regulate engine throttle. It also notes a German bicycle made of steel wire and closely coiled.
The Automobile Club of Columbus Ohio urges a city ordinance requiring all gasoline dealers to display in figures the specific gravity of the gasoline offered for sale. The push aims to curb adulteration and ensure consumer clarity on fuel quality.
An inventor patents a prism device to catch automobile headlight rays at night and deflect them through a span of red glass to prevent collisions. The invention aims to enhance nighttime driving safety by steering glare away from other drivers.
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