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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
3
Garden spaces gain freedom from daily cares through artistically designed exteriors. The article notes harmonious garden design using sun dials bird baths pots benches and fountains to enhance lawns shrubs and pergolas while stressing durable materials to preserve beauty.
Lorado Taft foresees a shift from drab farms to beautified rural landscapes in the United States. He envisions farmers competing to create attractive farm buildings and grounds, arguing beauty is affordable and can be built into farmsteads and community spaces. Taft, renowned sculptor of the Middle West, notes iconic works like his Black Hawk statue near Oregon, Illinois, are well known to farmers.
The English bridge features three timber trusses supporting two roadways about 12 feet wide each. The woodwork is reported nearly perfect in framing and joining, like cabinet work, with total freedom from focal distortion after 90 years of use, proving wood’s durability and design excellence.
The magnolia and azalea displays in South Carolina are praised as the finest in the world, reflecting years of cultivation and planting. The gardens attract many visitors during their bloom, especially around Easter, as cited by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Copper roofing becomes affordable with a dew form shingle offering copper protection for wear weather and fire. Once costly, science enables copper clad roofing at half the price of copper and only slightly more than high grade wooden shingles.
Homeowners urged to avoid planting species with vigorous root systems that can invade sewers and drains. Experts warn that rapid root growth from certain tree types may cause blockages and costly repairs, favoring species with less invasive roots.
Robert Clair, safety engineer and National Safety council official, cites survey data from 100 men and 100 women car drivers and 300 commercial drivers to argue women drive as carefully as men. Dr F A Moss finds women respond to danger signals as reliably as men and sometimes more consistently, though Clair notes women log far fewer miles and drive mainly for nonwork activities, reducing exposure to hazardous hours.
The article explains England plans broader highways funded by local authorities with national road funds. In return the government may acquire land a quarter mile wide along new arterial roads to capture enhanced values for the state.
A Poplar Mechanics Magazine report describes a new special headlight that projects a wide beam to each side without glare to oncoming drivers. The lamp improves illumination on curves and shows the road ahead before turning, intended as a supplementary device to regular headlights rather than a replacement.
Popular Mechanics describes a wooden front mounting bracket for an outboard motor on cars. An oak board rests on iron brackets bolted to the frame, with bars to the front spring bolts for rigidity. The setup places the top edge about three inches below the radiator and aims to avoid obstructing air flow.
A research engineer explains that spark plug length affects ignition and engine performance. If too short, firing points stay out of range and efficiency drops. if too long, overheating and early ignition occur. The correct plug length aligns with the cylinder head wall and proper spark gap. Maximum power requires using the manufacturer recommended plug type.
A column notes skid chains should be stored to prevent rust after the season ends. It jokes about cave men fleeing fast wheels at 40 mph and mentions Italian women increasingly driving. It observes no prewar vehicles to Turkey and lists current vehicle registries: 6000 passenger cars 1500 trucks and buses 3000 tractors and 400 motorcycles.
Bell Telephone Laboratories showed a new televisor using sunlight to capture images and display full body actions on a small screen. The system uses a more sensitive photoelectric cell and a larger field, suggesting broadcasts of sports or events nationwide.
In high mu tube amplifiers the loud speaker may howl unchanged by receiver tweaks. The fix is to reposition the tube or use sponge rubber mounts to dampen vibrations. Shock proof sockets also help prevent microphonic ringing and swapping sex changing tubes aids some cases.
United States trade commissioner E. D. Lawson reports radio programs with gramophone recitals, aided by publicity, spur record sales in South Africa. Jazz popularity wanes as Capetown station polls 1,300 listeners. top five records exclude jazz.
When receiving sets use of power tubes for local reception can cause excessive volume. Lowering filament current may distort tone. A simple fix is a fairly high resistor in the plate lead of the last RF tube to reduce volume without noticeable distortion.
After a receiver has operated for some time, cleaning the antenna insulators can boost reception. Replacing with new wire and insulators is best, but carbon tetrachloride also works. In some cases, soot removal from insulators yields a material improvement, per Radio News.
I am doing well supplying rare in sects to Collectors.
A dealer touts a Ming vase as an ultra rare item for ardent connoisseurs. A buyer responds with interest and asks where to get items to place in the vase, prompting a request for purchase options.
Bettina Bedwell describes French seaside fashion across Deauville Le Touquet Dinard La Baule and other resorts. Men in blazers parade with parasols while women wear ranging outfits from chiffon to birch-bark bathing suits and feathered ensembles.
Barclay Warburton Palm Beach mayor notes New England farmers visit for amusement. Farmers discuss Abner Moss and Abe, with remarks about farmers leaving winter farms and bringing checks and games to Palm Beach.
An advice note urges readers to treat foot problems with Moone's Emerald Oil from druggists. It promises relief after the first application and eventual full comfort, claiming the oil is clear and non staining with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A widower begins to tell a story but breaks into tears recalling his wife who used to interrupt, correct, and finish his narratives, leaving him unable to proceed without her. His emotion underscores the unique bond and ongoing influence she had in his storytelling.
A young Boston boy asks about a cone at a soda fountain, replying it is one of those ice cream conic sections as stated in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Brief, humorous note from Vancouver Province reports a child saying she swallowed a nail in a playful exchange between Lucy and her mother. The item reflects an odd domestic moment and local human-interest tone.
A customer asks for an enlarging device for a camera while the clerk questions intended use. The brief exchange hints at possible fishing or observation purposes.
Advertisement notes Vancouver is under 40 years old with a population over 2 275 000 and 150 steamship lines have agencies in the city. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for housekeeping needs across towels linens sheets and pillowcases.
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