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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
7
The Chicago Motor Club warns drivers that hosting a hitch hiker creates a host guest duty and liability risk. Courts vary on required care from gross negligence to ordinary prudence under similar circumstances. Motorists are urged to avoid giving rides due to risks including robbery or deadly violence by unknown travelers.
A reader quiz covering car care and safety facts. It lists answers about parking space capacity at Grant Park Chicago, dented fenders, emergency brake testing, spark plug checks, and multi car owning households in the United States.
A historical column laments the demise of a uniform signaling code for motorists. It notes drivers rarely signal and signals are often ambiguous, with arm gestures meaning many things and little consensus among road users. The piece humorously speculates on automatic devices as a future solution.
D Nettenstrom of Chicago perfected an automobile device to prevent shear of the pin bolt holding springs. The invention uses wedges to lock and secure the entire spring assembly, claiming to reduce accidents.
University of California tests show efficient air cleaners are now standard on tractors and autos in dusty use. Forward facing carburetor air intakes admit about three and a half times more dust than rear facing ones, suggesting vertical or rearward intake designs to reduce dust entry.
A historic image shows Berlin’s first motor taxicab, a vintage vehicle built by a Berlin concern. The caption imagines such a taxi creating traffic jams in New York’s theater district.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines a boy friendly sun suit design called a modern overall. It features short bound trousers with a one piece back, front side buttonholes for small fingers, and wide shoulder straps. Adaptable from romper patterns with full sun exposure and easy washing.
The term refers to pines in the American colonies set aside by the British government for naval masts. Trees were marked while standing and only the government could cut them, not even landowners.
A home cookbook excerpt lists simple cake and dessert recipes including Chocolate Loaf Cake Cinnamon Bun White Cake Favorite Fruit Cake and Queen of Lemon Pie plus Caramel Pudding. It provides ingredient quantities steps and baking guidance for each dish.
In a 1929 Western Newspaper Union column, Julia Bottomley surveys summer style noting sheer frocks with streamers and shoe-string straps, layered tiers at the hem, and coral georgette gowns. It highlights neckline and shoulderline drapes, scarf arrangements, and the evolving silhouette for evening dresses.
Figures from the American Motorists' Association show the average American motorist spent $1 per day in 1927. Operation and maintenance were $229, depreciation $136 based on seven years and a $953 average car price. Fuel and lubricants were 44 percent of the bill at $101. Mechanics $47, replacement parts $41, tires $40.
A compact editorial urges courtesy in traffic noting that the other driver has his problems and that pedestrian right of way endures after an ambulance. It cites 4,341,138 people employed by the U S auto industry and muses on delaying retirement to watch for a ten ton dirt truck in a waxed paper package.
The article warns drivers to locate the lowest car part and inspect it at the first garage after detours to avoid repair bills or breakdowns. It notes rising US car ownership since 1922 and a lion blocking a road in British East Africa, humorously miscast as an interstate bus.
A whimsical fairy tale recounts a toothless Great Ant Eater boasting of his dining prowess. He entices ants with talk of soft meals and appetite, then reveals his plan by feasting on the ant hill's guests, proving his hunger is boundless.
U S Department of Agriculture notes cedar chests deter moth larvae but do not kill all life stages. Thorough cleaning and sunning of winter clothing is advised before storage to prevent infestations and garment damage.
Cotton fabrics gain favor for sports wear due to durability and comfort. Piques broadcloth and suitings appear in sleeveless tennis and boating dresses while spectator sports wear and water wear use cretonnes and cotton exchanges. Pajamas and sleeping ensembles also favor cotton blends. Formal and informal dresses feature organza lawn dimity and voile with floral and geometric prints.
A wire spoon shaped whisk helps fold egg whites and beat thin batters. Use large buttons at least three fourths inch for children’s clothing and roomy buttonholes to aid self dressing. Spring fabrics like prints linen and sateen appeal for nursery and school rooms. For mattress stains apply a thick paste of laundry starch and soap jelly, leave overnight, then brush away with a whisk broom.
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