Tractor care tips for avoiding overheating and engine wear
Guidance on radiator maintenance and filtration to prevent scale and dust buildup, plug prevention, proper spark plug types for fuel, and using hot or cold plugs. Emphasizes battery ignition checks, impulse starters, air and fuel system cleaning, valve gap clearance with a thickness gauge, distributor points care, condenser replacement, and keeping clean fuels and lubricants in controlled storage. Includes tire air pressure and transmission oil checks for reliable operation.
Twin Sisters Die From Same Cause
Two sisters died within days of each other from the same cause. Frances died first, eight days earlier, after severe hiccoughs resisted by physicians. The other sister fell ill with similar fits and died despite medical efforts.
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Eeee
Frances
Overseas Air Travel Expands Rapidly After War
International air travel has grown quickly since the war, with the United States seeing a rise in passenger flights and routes. The article notes increasing demand for overseas journeys and expansion plans by airlines to accommodate more travelers.
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United States
Chinese Herbs On The Market
Chinese herbs on the market have been used for thousands of years in the Orient. Mr. Lee describes deerhorn tonic and ma herbs as ancient remedies dating to Emperor Hsuan Nung, 5,000 years before Christ. Most herbs are sold in bulk as leaves bark or dried stems. Animal preparations are neatly wrapped in papers. Lee credits China’s 1918 influenza immunity to these medicines and notes his family has run the business for three generations with relatives living long lives.
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Orient
Mr. Lee
Hsuan Nung
Lee
China
Young Girl Overcomes A Serious Handicap
Toronto nine year old Eleanor Glidden born without arms writes, weaves, swims, and plays with peers. A pupil at Wellesley School for Crippled Children she is an excellent student who speaks on her handicap with grown-up perspective. Her guiding light is Kathleen Hart born without hands and feet who is rising as a Canadian artist.
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Toronto
Eleanor Glidden
Eleanor
Wellesley School
Canada
Guiding Light
Kathleen Hart
Outdoor fireplaces minimum distance rule update
Outdoor fireplaces must be located at least 50 feet from the nearest building unless the adjacent structures are fire proof. The rule emphasizes safety by maintaining a clear non combustible buffer to reduce fire risk and protect properties.
Jupati Palm Outranks All With Huge Leaves
The jupati palm of South America has leaves up to 50 feet long and leaf stalks 12 to 15 feet. Its trunk reaches only six to seven feet in height. The plant’s fanlike leaves would provide a cooling breeze on a hot day.
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South America
Gift stamp collection sent to Princess Elizabeth
Eight year old John Westhead sent an unusual gift from London to Princess Elizabeth consisting of 113 covers on official Canadian City stationery bearing the new four cent Princess stamp. Most are first day covers.
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London
Ont
Princess Elizabeth
John Westhead
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historical Page
Unsightly plant Hopkiln Conical masse of yarn Author of The Fifth Column Monkey Greenish yellow Strait turned Into a pillar of salt Thus Symbol for lutecium Mountain take To allow Climbing Prevaricator Poem by Tennysof Reward Petitions To attempt Acted as an attendant Soft mineral Compass point Dolphintike mammal Eggs Chief ruler of ancient Mexico Recent Union of three Hindu weight Pronoun Snakelike fish To give forth Piece of turf Ki of Bashan Reverential fear First king of Musical composition Mexican coin To make see Slang burglar Hindmost Musicas To schedule written French river Man's Unwrought nickname.
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Tennysof
Mexico
Crows Nest on Power Line Short Circuits 2300-Volt Feed
In Carlsbad New Mexico crows built a nest on a crossarm of a 2300 volt line feeding a potash mine. Chief electrician R E Tarleton found the fault after fuses browned three times. The birds had tied the nest with wiring, causing a short circuit. no dead crows were found.
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Carlsbad
N.M
R. E. Tarleton
Tarleton
Meyers No Mail From Family At Dorchester Prison
An ex convict says Maj. Gen. Kurt Meyer the Nazi S S Division commander serving a life term at Dorchester Penitentiary receives no mail and is un communicative about his family.
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Halifax
Kurt Meyer
S.S
Dorchester Penitentiary
World’s most remarkable tree Moriche Palm of Venezuela
The Moriche Palm of Venezuela yields edible fruit, beer from juice, wine from sap, and bread from pith. It provides thatch for fish-lines cords and nets. Its wood is suitable for building.
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Venezuela
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Overseas Air Travel
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H.M.S. Anson
BY William Ferguson
Peterstown
West Virginia
U.S
W. P. Jones
Kie
Kovimi
Brazil
U.S Pat
Elmer
Greenwich
Borough
England
Rajah
Musicas
Fis
Meyer
Margarita
Little Reggie
Rumpus
Priscilla
al Vermeer
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