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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
8
Tire care is vital yet often neglected by drivers. Three factors govern tire cost per mile: tire quality, operation conditions, and owner care. Regular inflation, inspection for cuts or debris, and proper handling save time and money while preserving tire power and ride.
The National Safety council says many crashes come from faulty equipment and urges regular car inspections and overhauls. It recommends keeping brakes in good condition with frequent tests, using chains in ice and wet weather, keeping number plates clean, avoiding noisy mufflers, and equipping cars with bumpers to reduce collision damage.
Army drivers must share the road with others under strict prohibitions. Smoking while driving, blaring horns, and blocking faster traffic are forbidden. On dry roads, drivers must go slow to limit dust and preserve visibility for others. When meeting an oncoming car, soldiers must yield at least half the road. On narrow or rough sections they must slow to halt speed and never stop on bridges or bends. These orders aim to save life, time, and equipment.
Experts at a London luncheon celebrating the fall automobile show asserted brunettes are more careful drivers than dark men but not steadier than blondes. They noted one woman in four in England knows how to drive a motor-car.
A safety bureau warns that passing on blind turns is dangerous. Newspaper observers tracked a driver who slowed on straights then lunged by at turns, risking others. The piece argues licenses should be forfeited and bail held for those who gamble with road safety.
A reader suggests an auxiliary air inlet for vacuum operated windshield wipers to improve mileage on long trips. The method involves tapping a petcock into the rubber hose line to feed extra air.
A note from Popular Science Monthly explains how pulling the hose end from the wiper on long runs lets more air into the manifold by adjusting the petcock. The illustration demonstrates the arrangement.
A column notes speed should not equal eighty miles per hour and warns rubber tire temperature extremes. It cautions against mixing tire tread types on rear wheels and suggests fashioning an emergency cotter pin from a hairpin. A joke about a Dan and a country road cow accompanies odd legal notions on driving rights and dangerous acts.
Dr. G Melay of the bureau of public roads says today’s highways are integral to daily life and have grown in importance over the last 15 years since the motor vehicle became practical. He outlines three classes of motor vehicle service local distribution and passenger movement long haul and joint transport with rail or water, emphasizing short haul dominance and potential in terminal areas.
The Lincoln highway from New York to San Francisco covers 3142 miles and is largely improved except 41 miles. The total federal aid highway mileage reached 30 628 miles in the fiscal year ending July 1. India campaigns push roads for motor buses, while a new highway bill must fund rapid, efficient construction and guard highway funds from theft.
Early road signs reveal a history dating to ancient civilizations. Archeological finds in Crete Asia Minor and the Greek Peloponnesus show signs used in the era of legendary Hellenic heroes. The Roman golden milestone bore road names and distances from Rome. Modern markers are being placed on many roads.
A visiting aunt negotiates packing up to leave, recalling a past suggestion to take the twin dolls from Billy and little sister to relieve nursery clutter. Billy pressure-tests the idea by proposing the dolls as bait, while Aunt Mary declines, saying she cannot find a place to pack them.
Charles M. Schwab spoke at dinner before Europe departure praising speciation and distinguishing speculation from gambling. He noted gambling profits only the house, while a family in Nice observed casino play and the joke about catching the rake as a bet against luck.
Four rattlesnakes were captured in the Blue Ridge foothills and one, named Lucky Jake, was kept as a pet by wood haulers and workers at the Deford tannery in Virginia. During a severe cold spell the favorite reptile died, likely of old age, and the tannery staff held a brief funeral service.
Lord Graigavon premier of Ireland travels by a primitive cot to an old graveyard on Galloon island in Upper Lough Erne. He is told the island’s sole industry was illicit whisky making, which police have since destroyed.
The United States treasury describes intriguing currency anomalies. A bill deflated to nearly half its size after contact with lye in the redemption division. Another note expanded about 50 percent when it passed through heavy rollers in a mill.
Mae With a late concrete action.
A dialogue snippet contrasts belief in business success with appearances and caution. Winters mocks assumptions about wealth, while the speaker hints that a truly successful person errs when errors do not count against him. The tone is witty and observational.
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