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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1927
Page
8
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin notes overheating in winter is common, not just summer. It urges proper cooling with antifreeze, warns against water-only cooling, and stresses correct radiator level, dampness in the ignition, and dry spark plugs. Drivers should watch oil dilution and bearings during winter trips.
Instructions warn that a clogged copper gauze strainer in the crankcase can halt oil flow and ruin the system. Use a brush and gasoline to clean the strainer without damaging the fine gauze, then reinstall correctly to prevent leaks and maintain oil-tight seals.
Chief W E OVon of Juneau Wisconsin devised a unique plan to impress motorists on arterial stop signs. Offenders are made to retry the arterial and complete a stop in line with traffic rules. The method reportedly works with many tourists and locals using the main street route. No arrests were reported.
A practical note advises using portable blocks about five by eight inches to hold a car wheel while changing it. The guidance highlights the risk of wheels dropping if the jack fails and shows a drawing illustrating the blocks placed under the frame for safety.
A quick method to place blocks in front of or behind a wheel uses a large corner iron as a handle at each block end, secured with tape. The handles prevent finger pinching during positioning.
Experts report that cold weather causes excessive engine wear more than extreme heat. The study by several automotive engineers finds damage even in mild Septembers and Octobers as motorists neglect proper protection. Frequent service visits and early trade-ins result from wear soon after purchase.
Chiefs of police nationwide push a uniform standard limiting automobile top speed to 85 mph and call for harsh penalties for intoxicated drivers including heavy fines jail, license revocation, and strict enforcement to reduce loss of life and property.
The Bureau of Public Roads releases a summary of gasoline taxes by states for the first half of 1996. Total motor fuel taxes collected nationwide were 84 939 373 dollars with 145 306 used for collection costs and 54 981 677 allocated to state highways. Average state tax rate was 2.39 cents per gallon. total taxed gallons reached 3 560 987 586 with 856 459 000 non taxed or non used gallons reported by a few states.
The American Automobile Association urges state officials to clear debris and remove unsightly shacks along highways. It cites clutter from road advertising that confuses drivers and mars scenic beauty, posing accident hazards on major motor routes.
The Mexican Congress created a federal road system by an act in March 1925. A tax of three centavos per liter on all gasoline funds the program, with tobacco taxes also contributing to the federal road fund. If monthly revenue falls short of $500,000, treasury notes may be issued. The project aims to build 1,237 miles, mainly north south from Laredo to Mexico City to Acapulco. About 24,000 cars exist nationwide, many in Mexico City, and pre road-building travel outside the city was rare.
The Moffat tunnel commission awards a two mile railroad roadbed contract linking the Moffat railroad to the tunnel west portal in Colorado. The road will cross the Fraser River and Victory highway on a bridge and connect near a highway crossing, easing transit once the tunnel is finished for both trains and cars.
S. T. Henry, newly elected vice president of the American Road Builders association, says wider highways are being adopted nationwide due to rising automobile numbers and traffic talks at the 1926 Chicago convention. He notes motorists will benefit on Sundays as well.
A moral lecture on young men showing off in offices and on the road. It warns that egotism and rebellion against discipline undermine potential, urging adherence to rules to achieve success and rise to wealth and fame. The essay laments vanity among youth and promotes steady guidance as the path to the winners’ place.
A fragment from a poem or verse piece discusses life and love with lines about tears and smiles. It contrasts crying with laughing and hints at social themes about relationships and perception. The piece references “SAWS Viola Brothers Shore” and uses colloquial rural imagery.
Quote from Walter Lippman on advancing through humility and seeking truth. Emphasizes revealing and publishing facts over private comforts or echoing uncertain notions.
A home dessert guide outlines fig ice cream made from milk cream condensed milk vanilla sugar and a junket tablet, plus fig filling and orange juice. Also includes Flemish carrots with beef broth, Graham Cracker Cake with honey and cinnamon, and a layered jam filling with chocolate icing.
Poem celebrates Lincoln as a boyhood hero shaping ambition and character. The speaker imagines a boy living Lincoln’s dreams, seeing strength in service, work, and imagination, and concludes boyhood loves Lincoln for inspiring lofty goals and resilience. The piece links personal growth to Lincoln’s example and ends with the idea that greatness is found in boyhood admiration.
A reader explains the origin of the phrase sour grapes from Aesop's fable The Fox and the Grapes The fox fails to reach ripe fruit on a vine and declares the grapes sour The tale traces to Palledrus Greek sources and frames the common expression used when one denigrates something they cannot have.
The young lady across the way argues the appendix has purpose in the human body and suggests gall stones serve a function as well. McClure Nenapaper Syndicated editors.
A quirky quotation imagines future commuting patterns with residents traveling from parking spaces to workplaces. It hints at evolving urban mobility and prompts questions about infrastructure needs and traffic planning.
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