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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
10
The text explains cold starting challenges for automobiles and urges using logic over brute force. It covers choking technique, gradual air intake, heating the intake manifold with hot water or a teapot, avoiding water on ignition terminals, and warming devices that heat incoming fuel air. It also notes prestart warming with hot radiator water to prevent condensation and improve starting.
A factory authority says manual priming is unnecessary. Follow steps: turn off ignition and throttle, then start and crank engine about a dozen times to create vacuum and draw gasoline from the tank to the vacuum tank, readying the car for immediate ignition.
The 22,000,000 cars in operation travel about 220,000,000,000 miles annually at roughly 10,000 miles per car per year. These cars burn 65,000,000 spark plugs per year, implying one plug for every 8,384 miles a car travels.
An illustrated method shows adding an electric indicator lamp to alert the driver to oiling system faults when the oil gauge is not read. Install an extra gauge on the dash rear, remove the glass, fit brass fingers above the pointer, and wire a dash lamp so the light shines if oil pressure drops before running.
Pasquale Strano claims a life saving device that stops any car instantly by dropping cork pad fitted chocks under rear wheels. The eight pound shoes mounted on rocker arms wedge under wheels and roller tops prevent skidding if power is applied before chocks are retracted.
Autoward items on highways and in politics de tours are the order of the day. Accidents caused by road hogs injure only road hogs. Another way to acquire a vo cabulary is to try making the old tires last through the winter.
Santa notes a shift in Christmas gifts toward modernistic styles with angular cubist shapes and bold colors. Interior decorators push this trend as lamps, shades, bases, and other items showcase geometric designs, altering his usual rounds.
Made of crepe paper this geranium rivals nature blooming daily all year. It never falls and serves as a Christmas or remembrance gift. A roll of geranium colored paper green leaves wire artificial moss and optional sealing wax or fluted paper complete the decorative making process.
A fashion note highlights the modern miss’s festive look with sleeveless party wear enhanced by a square chiffon handkerchief tied at the wrist. The fluttering accessory, referenced as a formal handkerchief, signals a playful gift idea for Christmas shoppers seeking stylish trinkets.
A vivid note on Christmas and year round sofa cushions highlights gaz yarn embroidery on black velvet in bas relief. Bright wool flowers crocheted and appliqued on black satin or felt create charming, hand painted cushion styles popular in interiors.
The remark notes that cosmetic or grooming efforts cannot substantially disguise underlying flaws in a person’s character or appearance. It emphasizes limits of appearance overhauls.
Snowy linens are the pride of every housewife. Use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry to keep them bright. Advertisements note availability at all grocers.
A playful dialogue from Pathfinder Magazine centers on a father resisting an unsuitable suitor and considering an unorthodox proposal to remove his daughter from a troubling match.
Readers invited to write Pacific Coast Borax Co Dept W 100 William St New York for a free copy of the booklet Better Ways to Wash and Clean Ady.
A French veteran who escaped death at Douaumont fort in 1916 perished on a bicycle journey to the site. He traveled from his home in Renvrew, hired a bicycle, and fell when the machine skidded, breaking his neck.
Historical note describes Pastor Koenig founding a Nervine business, with factories in the old world and distribution worldwide. The company offers a large free sample to readers who mention the article, at no cost beyond a postal write for Koenig Medicine Co in Chicago. The ad ends with a moral line about faith in humanity.
A dialogue reflects on a quirky information bureau setting and social chatter about temperaments. The piece pivots on playful exchanges and the idea that not all statements are fully reliable or truthful.
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