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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
7
The piece advises modern automobile tourists to be self reliant and organized. It covers shelter options with outside tents or sleeping trailers, recommends balloon silk tents for compact folding, waterproofing, and insect protection. It emphasizes water supply, compact camping gear, and avoiding unnecessary bulk in the car.
Alarm clocks placed in office buildings enforce a two hour parking limit in Topeka. After two hours the alarm rings and workers rush to move their cars. The device is installed in multiple businesses and is spreading as a popular, effective method.
The article notes a new car clutch engages more abruptly than an older one. New clutch plates grip gently at first, then bite suddenly during final engagement, causing the driver to release the pedal quickly.
Motorists are urged to test brakes daily after taking a car from the garage. Applying brakes in the first block helps ensure nothing has deteriorated since last use, potentially preventing fatal accidents and serving as a basic self preservation check.
An article lists color names used on cars at recent auto shows. Names include Pyramid oriole red thrush brown bluejay blue mal lard green sea fog gray channel green shoal water blue ocean blue marine blue Robin Hood green Peter Pan blue fairy red Buckingham gray Egyptian red Haig green Italian cream bronville blue midnight black maize fawn pistachio green dawn mist Dagestan blue bakam blue burning bush orange Ambato green.
Illustration shows soldering a small whistle to the radiator overflow pipe to emit a shrill steam warning. The device works day or night and is especially useful with radiator shutters, alerting the driver to stop and inspect the cooling system when overheating occurs.
A witty roundup on driving habits and car culture. It notes back seat drivers, tire and spare issues, passing dangers, and the appeal of parking space. It adds humor on India’s low car-to-resident ratio as publicity value for the country.
The piece comments on physiology and digestion, citing Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott to discuss stomach acidity, natural healing, and the role of doctors. It urges early symptom attention, neutralizing soda water for mild indigestion, and mindful health practices before seeking physicians if symptoms persist.
The Baldwin apple was raised near Lowell Massachusetts about 1750. Jonathan and Northern Spy were grown in New York, Grimes Golden in West Virginia and Maiden’s Brush in various places before 1800. Red Astrachan was imported from Russia in 1835, Rome Beauty grown in Ohio by 1848, Stayman Winesap appeared in Kansas in 1866 and Delicious in Iowa in 1895.
A 1893 London edition of Abbe Domenech’s writings recounts a Brownsville Presbyterian minister who advertised his three daughters for marriage with $3,000 each. A wag cried out during the sermon to add his name for two wives, illustrating early 19th century Texas social humor.
William Lord Wright, a noted newspaper man and former country paper editor, grew tired of rivals stopping the presses with late news. His front page finally proclaimed there is nothing of sufficient importance to justify stopping the presses, a jab that echoed the long rivalry in the field.
Two contributions of 50 and 50 were made toward establishing a chair of dietetics at the University of London. The gifts, totaling 100, come from an anonymous woman and a manufacturer of dietetic preparations. They aim to widen medical knowledge of food values and benefit the public.
A frog stowed itself in an airplane at Pensacola Florida and was discovered when the plane landed in Macon Georgia. The Boston Globe calls it the greatest known hop of any frog in Calaveras County.
Quote discusses saving as a double blessing, noting the money saved is less important than the psychological impact it creates. It compares saving to mercy and cites Sir Ernest Benn on saving's dual benefits.
An advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue in every home claiming it keeps clothes white and gentle on fabric and recommends shopping at all good grocers.
A humorous exchange about vehicle performance shifts to a quip on mounting costs as one speaker jokes that the car isn’t a great climber but can rise to the challenge of a higher garage bill.
An estimated hundred billion cigarettes were produced in the United States during the previous year. The article notes the vast scale of tobacco manufacturing.
The passage notes that overtures are independent orchestral pieces yet commonly serve as preludes to larger works. It also opines that among ailments laziness is the most pleasant, presenting a wry contrast between artform and human tendency.
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