Carbon Monoxide Seen as Deadly Enemy in New Film
The Chicago Motor Club cites a Department of Commerce bulletin claiming carbon monoxide is a universal poison gas responsible for over a thousand deaths yearly. The film will show dangers from exhaust in garages and workplaces and teach ventilation and first aid to reduce fatalities.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
Chicago Motor Club
Washington
Chicago Motor Club Bulletin
Maes
Wape
Step Annoying Hissing by Knotting the Hose
The article describes temporary fixes for a hissing suction in windshield wipers caused by leakage. It suggests tying a loop in the rubber hose with string to act as a valve, or disconnecting the tubing and plugging the copper tube with chewing gum. It also mentions pinching the copper tube ends with pliers as another makeshift remedy.
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Te Kynce
Uproar Over Fines and Rulings Shifts in Courtroom
A motorist in Ireland faced a $1 070 fine for a traffic violation but the judge lowered it to $11 25. The article notes judges reverse decisions unlike umpires and discusses Western Australia’s rapid vehicle growth outpacing rail lines.
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Ireland
Watch Your Car Doors to Prevent Accidents
A bulletin from St Mayer of the Automobile Club of Hainois warns drivers to keep children away from car doors and not to assist with door operation. Several injuries this year stem from doors not latching properly, including a three year old hurled from a car at about 40 mph.
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St. Mayer
Automobile Club of
Hainois
Mayer
Hat Brim Trouble Light Attachments For Auto Work
A Popular Science Monthly tip describes attaching a trouble light to a hat brim to shed light on working areas around a car. It outlines a cork reflector as a makeshift lens, a Christmas tree or miniature socket, and wiring to a battery for direct illumination at the work site.
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Popular Science Monthly
Ecuador Bans Cigarette Lighters on Motor Cars
Ecuador grants a Swedish match firm exclusive rights to sell matches and bans electric cigarette lighters as they are considered fire producing. Consuls abroad refuse to certify invoices for autos with lighters and ships must seal foreign matches at Ecuadorian ports.
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Ecuador
Road Safety Guidelines for Driver Visibility and Stopping
Clear sight on a road limits speed to allow stopping within the visible portion ahead. Curves, roadside objects, hill brows, oncoming traffic, approaching headlights, windshield condition, and headlight projection all affect safe speed and stopping distance.
Radburn Plan Builds Novel Garden Town in New Jersey
A new town concept centered on 600 family units at Radburn NJ features individual rear gardens connected to a central parkway. Parkways host tennis courts playgrounds a school and a community center with limited dividends to fund community life and restricts auto traffic to designated motor highways.
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Radburn
Trafic
Brick Veneering as Exterior Shell of Sound Construction
Brick veneer is considered sound for exterior design though it has no inherent structural strength. It is laid over bases like wood or concrete in running bonds, with soldier courses at lower edges and cornices.
Brick’s Colorful Brickwork Marks Modern Craft
The text notes ancient builders mastered structure but lacked today’s color and texture range. It praises the United States for leading in brick varieties and colors, and highlights architects using face brick for exterior walls and interior finish to achieve artistic effects.
Country Life and Liberty in the Farmer's Domain
Prince Albert Patriote de Ouest extols true liberty and independence found where the farmer rules his land. He argues life is healthier and more moral, with happier homes and better Christian upbringing, urging virtue, thrift, and simple living as nature, air, and heaven seem closer.
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Prince Albert Patriote de
Progress and Taxation for Real Reduction
The piece argues real tax cuts require trimming non essentials and political hobbies that raise government overhead without proportional gains. It stresses preserving progress and needed improvements while eliminating unnecessary experiments.
Worth Remembering The Resale Value Of The Home
A concise note discusses how resale value benefits from a well thought out duty rounds plan. It emphasizes practical steps and financial awareness to preserve property value and attract buyers.
Tea Gowns Embrace Formal Evening Details
Fashion notes for autumn and winter tea gowns show longer lines and train elegance inspired by evening wear. Velvet prints in ivory and peach, metallic accents, and chiffon layers define at home gowns with wrap a coat frock variants.
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Travis
New York Times
Couturiers
Papuin
Paris
Boulanger
Mortel
Kansas livestock men optimistic after postwar deflation recovery
Topeka reports Kansas livestock men see improving profits as prices for cattle hogs and sheep rebound. State livestock sanitary commissioner J H Mercer says the industry is in a prosperous period with beef demand active and slaughter cattle limited, predicting satisfactory prices for two to three years.
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Topeka
Kansas
J. H. Mercer
State Livestock Sanitary
Mr. Mercer
Ieas
Kansas branding iron law test faces court ruling
Topeka. William A. Smith, attorney general, intends to test the 1927 branding iron law by seeking a writ of mandamus under the declaratory judgment act to submit to the state supreme court before the general election whether voters who did not cast a primary vote must reveal party affiliation to receive a ballot. The move aims to clear election day questions for voters and officials.
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Topeka
William A. Smith
Kansas
Peneral
Supreme Court
Kansas cigarette tax receipts rise for 1928
Topeka figures show cigarette tax revenue for the first two months of 1928-29 higher than 1927-28 by 10,419.50. July 1927 brought 62,990 and August 65,192.59. July 1928 rose to 68,525, up 5,535 from 1927. August 1928 increased 4,884.50 to 70,077, with total receipts by July 1, 1928 at 689,400.
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Topeka
Kansas
Will J French
State tax receivers sought for delinquent pace line dealers
Wichita report says Seth G Wells state inspector will ask courts to appoint receivers for pace line dealers who persistently delinquent in payment of the state 2 cent tax. The former chairman of the Republican state central committee tours Kansas to check gas tax collections. A few dealers in Wichita and Kansas City Kansas hold out a good share of the 27000 tax levy not paid to the state, Wells said.
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Wichita
Seth G. Wells
State of Innspector
Republican State Central Committee
Kansas
Kansas City
Kas
Wells
Civil War Vet George W. Shackleford Dies in Atchison Area
Atchison report notes George W. Shackleford 86 one of the last Civil War survivors in the area. Thirteen people died at his daughter Mrs Flora Herod home. He and twin Archie Shackleford served with the Fourth Missouri cavalry. Archie died last October and both were honored guests at a Fourth of July celebration in Kansas City last year.
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Atchison
George W. Shackeford
Flora
Herod
Mr. Shackleford
Archie Shackleford
Fourth Missouri Cavalry
Kan‘sag City
Kansas health board weekly report notes rise in contagious diseases
Topeka report for the week ending September 15 shows a net increase of ten contagious and communicable disease cases in the state compared with the prior week.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Health
Power line tragedy claims Roy Capshaw in Texas
Roy Capshaw aged 95 of Abilene Texas was killed when he touched a high tension wire while moving a power ring near Winfield and Dexter. The incident occurred in Winfield and left local authorities to investigate the fatal accident.
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Winfield
Roy Capshaw
Abilene
Tex
Parsons Banker J F Steele Dies on Golf Course
J F Steele 77 president of Parsons Commercial Bank collapsed while putting at the seventh hole during a round at the country club. Golf companion Val Medaris gave first aid but he died at the scene.
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Parsons
J. F.steele
Parsons Commercial Bank
Val Medaris
Cimarron High School Boy Killed in Plane Crash
Sonny Mavis of Cimarron high school died when an airplane carrying him and two others crashed at the Gray County fairgrounds. The two remaining victims were seriously injured, with hopes for recovery uncertain. Local authorities investigated the accident.
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Cimarron
Sonny Mavis
Gray County Fair
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