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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
1
The 1929 New Year brings a burst of sound and light as towns along rivers awaken. Streets fill with cheers horns and music while the world feels renewed hopeful and ready to chase long held dreams. A festive mood spreads from city to prairie and across waterways.
A famous Scotch bug made entirely of egg and chopped fruit, enclosed in a crust, is plentifully served during New Year week.
Poetic lines express a longing to preserve familiar comforts and loyalties from the old year. The speaker recalls steadfast faiths, loyal friends, cherished hearths, and beloved books, while welcoming new blessings. The message centers on clinging to comforting, well-traveled paths despite change.
A Western News 1929 column urges a New Year inventory of possessions both tangible and intangible. It warns against bitterness from late happiness and notes the value of appreciating what we own, even when unseen, to enhance enjoyment and gratitude.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union piece urges readers to forget past sorrows and seize new opportunities in the coming year. It speaks of health, strength, joy, and success if one acts boldly and avoids lingering doubts, citing Florence Harris Wells as the author.
Washington report on how both adults and youths seek learning. Miss H Ruth Pyrtle notes 300000 adults enrolled this winter across 8000 communities, while youths progress faster, aided by discipline, broad curricula, and modern tech. She warns on habits but emphasizes character and vocational training.
An oratorio Stabat Mater by Cornelius once lost for eighty years was discovered in a drawer of an antique writing desk placed up for sale in a Vienna shop. The work, regarded as a major church composition, will be performed at Salzburg Cathedral.
A St Bernard owned by Mrs. Morris Gross in Omaha Nebraska had its left front leg amputated by a surgeon and registered nurses at a hospital for people. The dog will be fitted with an artificial leg, according to its mistress.
Eleanor Walling once jailed for a Bakersfield bank robbery is released on parole from San Quentin after five years. The former violinist vaudeville performer and skilled needleworker exits the prison with her violin and handmade needlework, having earned a sum saved for her.
The article surveys various anti freezing options for autos and tractors to prevent engine damage in sharp freezes. It discusses kerosene as an anti freeze with cautions about heat transfer and radiator wear, honey solutions that withstand extreme cold, and denatured alcohol as a common alternative with boiling point drawbacks. It notes watchfulness for overheating during heavy use and suggests periodic radiator hose replacement.
An increase in insurance premiums is to be levied against New York auto owners and operators who commit serious traffic violations. Reckless driving and speeding causing injury, driving without a license, driving while intoxicated, and leaving the scene without stopping trigger financial responsibility requirements.
The transmission gear demands as much attention as the engine but is often forgotten. Every 500 miles the engine gets oil while the transmission sits under the floor, wearing down bearings and gears. Flaking metal particles mix with grease, creating a grinding compound that shortens life. Clean the case with kerosene and renew with fresh grease.
The text stresses the utmost importance of keeping valves in order when removing them from carts. It warns that without a clearly front and rear marked valve holder, valves may be turned around and returned in reverse order. Proper marking and original guides ensure correct placement.
The first paved highway linked New York and Boston, laid in 1650 using cobblestones. The automobile industry leads U S manufacturing, while high gasoline taxes now exist in twenty nine states compared with twenty seven in 1928. Factors driving gasoline use include idling engines, extended stops, speeding, brake drag, and poor carburetor or spark plug maintenance.
A Savoy duty officer wears oversized white gloves with large cuffs to catch motorists’ attention at night. The rear light on the uniform is intended to improve visibility and prevent accidents.
Summer tire covers protect exposed rubber and check loose battery connections when head light bulbs burn out. Hand crank timing should be retarded and self starter advanced. Young men are urged to avoid horn honking and consider aviation. Cheap oil loses conductivity to acid formation. low price lubricants lack quality. A recent report describes a forty eight year old traffic victim termed an aged pedestrian by a twenty seven year old editor.
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