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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
3
A 1920s style guide warns about cheap inner tubes and the importance of a tight valve cap and washer. It argues that proper tube quality greatly affects tire life, inflation stability, and overall motorist costs, urging use of standard makes and discarding worn tubes.
The article notes reform efforts in auto cleaning methods and brush use while listing industry trends. It states twenty seven states exceed 100000 motor vehicles, Germany exported 20000 automobiles and 4000 motorcycles in 1920, plus 1745 automobiles valued at 2425.18 and auto parts worth 2709141 imported to Japan in 1930.
Advice on vehicle maintenance and safety including engine care, radiator flushes, light washing, valve spring tests, and fuel evaporation notes. Mentions spark timing, wheel bearings, and gas prices in 1808, with a claim that most cars are junked after about 60,000 miles. Includes driving safety tips such as using chains in rain and avoiding brake squeal due to dirt.
An easy accurate method to align automobile wheels is described. Set the car on a flat surface with two boxes and strings to form lines parallel to each wheel. Adjust until distances from the string to front and rear parts are equal on each side, then verify across lines for true alignment. Popular Science Monthly.
Minneapolis voters appoint World War I veterans to run city government with George B. Leach as mayor after a fierce campaign. Leach, a former commander of the 150th Field Artillery, campaigns on straight Americanism and business. His staff includes Neil M. Cronin and A. C. Jensen. Cullen serves as mayoral aide. Leach and his Rainbow division artillery veterans connect with American Legion posts locally.
To prevent magneto issues the distributor cover should be removed monthly and wiped with gasoline. Oil two drops in each bearing every thousand miles and pass sandpaper between breaker points to remove corrosion. This routine greatly delays magneto trouble.
Mr. Kt. E. Jeffrey of Medmop California arrived at Yellowstone Pork with one of the most complete homes on wheels. The body is built off her board and the house contains every known modern convenience except a bail. Jeffrey is enjoying touring as he pleases in this mobile residence.
Over 1,500 students enroll in United YMCA correspondence courses for automotive mechanics. Advice to car owners urges periodic piston ring checks to cut repair costs and prevent crankcase leakage. In Cleveland a new traffic ordinance requires drivers to submit fingerprints with license applications.
Private Gilbert of the United States Marines rode and hiked from San Francisco to New York then to St Paul covering 4000 miles in just over a month. He traveled with a 1 pound pack and relied on shelter and food from American Legion posts along the route. The St Paul Post No 8 welcomed him upon arrival and noted the feat, aided by occasional automobile lifts.
Peter Masterson of New York heads the Police Post of the American Legion in New York City. About 1200 World War veterans from the city’s force hold membership in the General Fayette Poller post. Ten percent held commissions, 50 percent promoted, and 19 Croix de Guerre are cited for gallantry. 19 soldiers were killed in action. The unit maintains a private summer resort on Broad Channel, Long Island, for vacations and plans an Auxiliary to be formed in the fall.
Fines to make the national cemetery at Arlington the most beautiful soldier memorial in the world have been completed by the American Legion and will be presented to a congressional committee soon. Landscape gardeners of international fame will submit designs to the memorial committee with the winning plan to be commissioned to complete the work.
The Legion forms a posse after a Caledonia man escapes a deputy and shoots, while nationwide efforts include land settlement prompts, veterans land rights, and push for a Mount Hood climb. Other items cover retired officers on pay, air travel for address in Asbury Park, prison sanity cases, tax sales blocked for Pershing’s estate, and plans for a Duluth war memorial. Illinois, Oregon, Michigan, New York, and Turkey posts reflect global reach with local heroism and welfare projects.
Claudius G Pendill national vice commander of the American Legion from Milwaukee Wisconsin married Gertrude Elizabeth Wollueger. Pendill rose from regular enlistment in May 1917 to ensign by May 1 1918 and ended the war as a lieutenant. The bride is a University of Michigan graduate and they will reside in Boston Massachusetts.
Thirty American Legion members from Duluth aided in battling a northeastern Minnesota blaze threatening towns and woods. Twenty five Legion fighters, led by the state adjutant, became trapped in a 150 foot ring of fire as a backfire surged with shifting winds. They pressed their handkerchiefs to their mouths and lay flat as flames passed over.
Receipts of hay tight at principal markets with better grades strong in western markets though prices ranged from 0c to 1 lower in central west. Wheat hit new weekly lows with bearish sentiment and exports weak. Corn declined amid storage scarcity and high supplies. Potatoes strengthened on demand while markets steady to strong. Livestock showed mixed to upward trends with hogs and cattle firming and butter and cheese prices steady. Cotton futures fell about 132 points. bulk market activity mirrored weekly shifts across grains and meats.
A Denver live stock market report notes steady sales with varied prices across classes. Fat and medium quality steers debated, with quotes around 4.60 to 6.00 dollars and boxed beef and heavy cattle moving near higher figures amid cautious buying and limited supply. The report cites buyers’ attempts to boost prices against a cautious market.
Signs along the Victory highway route were promoted by the Victory Highway Association. The text notes prices and classifications for corn and wheat, with references to No. yellow corn, No. 2 mixed corn per cwt, and a per bushel wheat grade, all tied to a Denver area Supreme Court decision.
Washington reports show widespread public opposition to a railroad walkout as the nation struggles to recover from war. Officials demand freight-rate reductions to boost industry, with unions warned that sympathy is unlikely. Commentary from major papers cautions the strike could paralyze business and unemployment. In other news, Amelia Heath of Ogden dies at 79, noted as possibly the first woman juror to die.
In New York City ministers planned for possible labor strike burdens. Authorities mobilized trucks and airplanes to feed the city if needed. Hackensack to Newark freight routes considered as the Foster Fire Department urged faster delivery of essential goods by air and road.
After a closed session the House rules committee led by William J. Simmons examined key witnesses but voted not to compel testimony. The event referenced a ceremonial wreath at Westminster Abbey with dignitaries from Britain France Japan and other nations present during a medal ceremony for General Pershing.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Station Employees, an independent union, is likely to enact a walkout similar to the four major unions. President P. Coyle reports ballots for a strike vote are still being counted, and he believes further wage cuts would not seriously disrupt rail service.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a universal cure for constipated and sick children. It claims a teaspoon clears sour bile and undigested food, restoring a cheerful, healthy child within hours. Mothers are urged to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup from their druggist and to beware imitations marked California.
An Englishman laments the heat to an American in London. The American responds with a quip about a country day where a dog chasing a rabbit are both walking. The anecdote preserves the light, period voice and local humor.
A Mrs. advertises Diamond Dyes as easy to use on sweaters skirts and a child’s coat. It guarantees not to spot streak or fade and instructs to tell the druggist the fabric type whether wool silk linen cotton or mixed before dyeing.
A farmer reports a cow with six teats at Riding Mountain Manitoba and says milk is drawn from all six. He notes cows with more than four teats exist, but he has not heard of milking beyond four. In this a record A Time to Pause. When a git begins calling you by your first name, watch out, boy! She likes your last one Judge.
Readers are invited to write in with questions about pipe tobacco behavior. A reader notes one issue and asks for guidance on whether loose tobacco sifts into the stem and how to prevent it.
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