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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
8
Charles M Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor Club, urges motorists to curb raucous horn use. The American Automobile Association backs the effort to cut senseless honking while recognizing horn use is sometimes essential for safety and warnings at crossings and curves.
Engineers report that excess choke use during cold starts drives 59 to 73 percent of motor problems. It admits cold air rush and fuel wash from cylinders, thinning protective film and causing crankcase issues. Automated climate control with an auto radiator is advised, usable in four months each year.
Professor Alexander Sillman, head of chemistry at University of Pittsburgh, warns that early electric vehicle era brings carbon monoxide poisoning risk. He cites exhaust fumes filling thoroughfares and slow progress on preventing CO formation, urging owners to ensure adequate ventilation.
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports days differ in driving danger while stressing constant caution. After reviewing 5,000 incidents, Tuesday is safest, Wednesday next, Friday similar to Wednesday, Thursday and Monday mid, Saturday second safest, and Sunday worst with most incidents.
A photograph illustrates a baggage rack mounted on a car hood used to carry grips and guests' cases from a railway station to an Ohio hotel. Constructed from 34 inch pipe with cross-member rods and iron strip flooring, the rack measures 24 by 30 inches and safely holds several heavy suit cases with the driver’s side items arranged to preserve a clear road view.
The piece warns that harsher driving correlates with faster wear and risk, urges avoiding cars with bad tires, and critiques careless drivers while noting that attention to engine leaks and suspicious joints matters. It mentions unsafe habits and suggests cautious behavior to prevent accidents.
A Iowa Farmer article discusses highway statistics showing pavement saves driving costs. It cites fuel, tire wear, and maintenance differences between earth, gravel, and paved roads with figures from the Indiana Highway Commission and F B R White, noting higher ton mile costs on earth and gravel versus paving and suggesting thresholds for economically paving roads.
A bulletin by A W Campbell federal highways commissioner shows Canada spent about 200000000 on good roads in 1926, with over 2500 miles paved. Ontario led with 3000000, Quebec 2909000, Prairies 30000000, BC 8000600, and Maritimes 6600000 each. Roads now patrol 21609 miles, aiding tourism and western farm settlement.
Dr Trumbower, chairman of the highway finance committee of the highway research board, resigns from the United States bureau of public roads to become professor of transportation at the University of Wisconsin. He will help develop a highway transport curriculum and will maintain ongoing highway research work for the present.
An advertisement touts Bell-Ans as a proven relief for over acidity belching gas sick headache heartburn nausea and other digestive disorders. It emphasizes thirty years of value not a laxative and invites free samples from Bell & Co Inc Orangeburg NY. A poke r promotion follows about playing poker being a wicked vice if you lose.
Distressed stomachs and gas relief pitched with a dramatic health claim. The ad promises rapid easing, featuring Dave's Alentha Pepsin and Mentha Persin elixir with a money back guarantee from any druggist. It emphasizes heart distress and breathing difficulty as symptoms and offers refund if not helped.
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful penetrating remedy for corns, bunions, and even varicose veins. It claims pain relief without removing the corn itself and offers a money back guarantee. Drugstores increasingly stock and sell large quantities of this preparation.
An Allert Courier notice from Lynnville Kentucky markets guaranteed tobacco and chewing product pricing with 10 pounds costing 42.70 and smoking 10 pounds at 1.90. It also lists 18 pounds at 1.56 and mentions a Seven Per Cent Guaranteed Investment Interest paid yearly by Normont Inv. Co of Williston North Dakota with a December 1982 principal.
Boston Transcript notes a contrast in housing phrases as House Hunter seeks cheaper options suitable for a patient, reflecting classed rental language in a city market. The item presents a media puzzle about audience targets and phrasing rather than a concrete listing.
An old advertisement warns that genuine Bayer Aspirin bears the Bayer cross and name on the package or tablets. It urges consumers to insist on Bayer to avoid fake or unsafe versions and mentions the product is proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 fears.
A Path finder Magazine account places the first American theater in Williamsburg Virginia, built in 1736 under Governor Alexander Spotswood. Charles Stage and wife Mary contracted with William Leingston for the theater, while Virginia court records from 1665 show play censorship over Ye Bare and Ye Cub with no fault found.
In Madrid the judge questions the defendant about taking off his shoes inside a house and the prisoner explains there was somebody ill in the home. The exchange reflects courtroom humor amid the proceedings.
In a chatty exchange, Muriel laments that her photo is displayed in the beauty parlor while Hazel responds with a wry remark about the caption printed beneath it. The brief quip captures small town humor and social chatter.
Hams weighing ninety pounds each were obtained from a hog slaughtered near Hagers town Maryland described as the world’s largest hog at about 1,400 pounds. The report appears in Capper's Weekly with emphasis on extraordinary size and yield.
A satirical line questions belief in the jury system with a quip about juries not agreeing and having a visit together. The remark appears to reflect wartime or courtroom humor and references social attitudes toward juries.
The prince of Wales, charmed by the countryside near Nottingham, purchased a dairy farm of about 12 acres. The piece rails at notions of freedom and success, noting Samuel Smiles and men living by their wits. It argues a bad man can give good advice despite failures.
Census figures indicate radio tube production climbed from about 24,000,000 in 1924 to roughly 40,000,000 by 1928, reflecting rapid expansion in the early radio era and technological demand across the industry.
A dealer touts Diamond dyes for home tinting of underwear and stockings, claiming real color quality and fade resistant results. The ad promises a free Diamond Dye Encyclopedia and a free Color Craft book with sample colors, mailed from Diamond Dyes in Burlington Vermont.
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