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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
10
In the Andes bolivia region heavy supplies shifted from burros and llamas to high altitude trucks. Incas developed the concept, modern trucks now move up to 2,000 pounds over 120 miles, replacing 120 pack animals and cutting transportation costs in rugged, high altitude sites.
United States Bureau of Standards revises circular on anti freez ing mixtures for auto radiators. Alcohol remains top choice though wood alcohol risks corrosion and evaporation. Glycerin avoids evaporation but costs more. calcium chloride widely used yet corrosive to solder and aluminum and risks short circuits. Honey and glucose require high concentration. low solutions fail to lower freezing point significantly.
In carburetor tuning the owner should usually adjust while the engine is cold but test the new setting by running a few miles. If misfiring occurs at first, allow the engine to warm to normal operating temperature. the adjustment may prove satisfactory once warmed.
Under a city ordinance, drivers of trucks taxis and automobiles in St Louis will be arrested for backfiring and using sirens. The measure targets vehicles that create loud noise through backfires or sirens as an unlawful nuisance.
Houston Post notes a road sign painter recommends four railway crossing signs with grim humor. The phrases warn drivers and pedestrians about dangers, urging caution rather than complacency at crossings.
Traffic police are to be provided with small pagodas touted as safety and visibility enhancers. Traffic Officer R. M. Frye oversees pedestrians near the United States Treasury as these pagodas are introduced to aid daily movement.
An auto ad notes acceleration from five to thirty mph in ten seconds and argues deceleration matters more today. It claims saving even a few seconds in braking reduces stopping distance, with hand brakes, foot brakes, and drum brakes all affecting deceleration time. Stop watches could reveal the need to focus on seconds over distance.
Vehicle primer rods run from the front radiator to the carburetor and pass through a radiator air passage. Thin radiator tubes allow vibration to cause the rod to wrap around, leading to leaks and jank. A remedy is to insert a stiff tube in the air passage to hold the rod in place.
The U S bureau of public roads reports four years of tests on motor truck tires. Findings show thinner tread and narrower rubber reduce impact. thicker rubber lowers road impact in single and dual mounts. dual mounting increases impact forces with the same load.
Delphos residents back a plan to plant shade trees along the Lincoln Way east and west of Delphos. A committee would study costs per tree and organize community support to line the highway as a lasting memorial to Lincoln, enhancing the route for future travelers.
The Lincoln highway in Duncan Nebraska has been rerouted through a town section to remove dangerous railway crossings. US roads are described as the world’s leading network with 500000 miles of good roads. Traffic congestion costs the nation about 10.5 million dollars daily. Finland plans to spend 1.5 million on road improvements in 1920s. A winter road service may be established to keep New York to Montreal routes clear despite heavy snow.
The article traces the origin and meaning of the saying like a fly on the wheel. It links the phrase to medieval torture wheels and explains its use to describe helplessness or overwhelming oppression in stock market speculation and unfair situations.
A quirky musing on time and dance, marriage and in laws, and the hard and easy in life. The speaker notes that dancing is universal and that hard tasks become easy with practice, comparing personality to a carved sculpture forged by effort.
A motivational column compares life to mining, noting that success often lies just around the corner. It urges persistence, cites famous figures who labored long before achievement, and stresses a daily creed to persevere. The piece ends with a pasted scrap motto about unexpected joy around life’s corners.
Poem notes that dress hides character, promoting equality beyond rank. It contrasts silk and lace with linsey woolsey, satin hose, and powdered hair, urging that true worth lies in shared courage and patriotism across Washington and Lincoln. The piece invokes unity and civic duty in all social strata.
A fragment from a 1927 Western section cookbook shows winter cuisine tips and dessert recipes. It includes a tapioca sherbet mix with lemon and egg white, a fruit sherbet with pineapple and citrus, and an apricot Charlotte made from dried apricots, gelatin, and whipped egg whites.
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