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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
6
Spark plugs, tiny porcelain devices, drive a multination industry. Scientific searches for sillimanite, a high temp mineral, powered by Tesearth labs, California mountains, yield spark plugs that fuel 86 million annual units. Most go to passenger cars, trucks, boats, tractors, and other gasoline engines, lasting five years or more.
The National Automobile Club urges motorists to look and listen for trains at railroad crossings. Courts hold travelers on public roads must use reasonable care. if they could have seen a train in time to avoid injury, it is presumed they failed to look or listen. A rail line crossing itself signals danger requiring stop if needed.
Massachusetts Mutual Liability Insurance report analyzes 11,000 auto accidents with 1,300 motorists, finding 720 injured and 407 cases or 65 percent caused by glass fragments from windshields and windows. Injuries ranged from minor cuts to severe injuries including a severed jugular.
Walter G. King of the National Safety Council warns that winter weather including sleet hail and low visibility increases traffic risks for motorists and pedestrians. Recommendations include windshield cleaners de icing devices regular brake checks functional brakes tire tread safety chains and proper operation of steering headlights taillights horns and batteries.
A description discusses using the top of a closed automobile as a luggage compartment capable of holding extra coats blankets or parcels. It notes the enclosed body provides a convenient space for storage and organization within the vehicle.
A simple modification converts the top deck into a luggage compartment by fitting a loose snap fastener system around the edge. An auto top material is shaped to cover the area, with snaps attached to secure it, allowing space for travel gear while protecting from dirt and rain.
The article notes cars may reach fifty miles per gallon and describes a shift of 1920s flivvers to concentrated centers in colleges. It mentions Denmark’s government report on trucks versus rail capacity and Boston developing a new automobile truck corridor.
The 1925 state highway department outlay on the general system totaled 649,125,101 dollars with 56.6 percent for road and bridge construction. Maintenance accounted for 18.4 percent, materials and equipment 3.5 percent, administrative and engineering 47 percent, interest and principal 7.8 percent, and other expenses 6 percent. Total income reached 780,081,292 dollars, aided by a 130,958,191 dollar carryover. Revenue from motor vehicle licenses and gas taxes rose to 43.5 percent, gas taxes 13.5 percent, while property taxes fell to 3.3 percent of income. Bond sales and federal aid comprised 21.3 percent and 18.9 percent respectively.
Virginia completes its first fully hard surfaced through state highway enabling motor traffic use. In Tennessee a campaign seeks to remove billboard advertising on highways, arguing it endangers motorists and should be cleared from state roads.
A reflective piece urges youth to value spare hours away from work. It cautions against aimless amusement and superficial friendships, warning that procrastination leads to Rusting shields and lost opportunities. The author stresses self focus to avoid walking into old age destitute.
A girl recounts an uncomfortable encounter with a man last night who attempted to kiss her. She resisted verbally, saying no and telling him to stop, and he ceased the advance. The account presents a cautious note on personal boundaries and consent.
A discussion on linen samplers and their name tracing to 17th century craft. Early American homespun pieces mirrored European fashion, serving as self expression amid scarce pattern books. The 1643 London sampler showcases needlepoint and gros point links to petit-point origins.
A fragment from Viola Brothers Shore humorously contemplates aging and self amusement. The excerpt jokes about not revealing age and the humor of tickling oneself, noting self-made jokes save from mockery and pity.
Lieut. John A. Macready argues pilots lose mental efficiency above 30 000 feet and rely on eleven instruments to record engine, supercharger, and external conditions for safety and analysis.
A nostalgic poem reflects on aging and memory as seasons turn, noting how nature and emotions repeat across time. The speaker envisions reunion with loved ones in a future spring while trusting God to restore the days of youth. Attributed to McClure Newspaper Syndicate under Safer.
A short reflective piece urges understanding a person by knowing his cares burdens and daily struggles. The lines emphasize empathy and recognizing the difference between yesterday and today as you truly know someone. The author signpost indicates Edgar Guest.
A brief collection of simple soups including Cabbage Soup Milk Soup Chestnut Soup and Clam Bouillon. Instructions cover basic ingredients cooking steps and serving notes for each dish. Cabbage Soup uses cabbage carrots onions celery and bay leaf simmered with pork in water. Milk Soup involves toasted bread milk eggs and seasonings folded into hot milk. Chestnut Soup blends cooked chestnuts with salt pepper and onion juice and whipped cream. Clam Bouillon steams clams in water then strains and reheats the clear broth.
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