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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
3
The article advises careful dealer selection for automotive purchases. It warns against trusting dealer claims of superior service or value. Prospective buyers should inspect showrooms, staff, shop condition, and financial health, and beware of high allowances on old cars as a discount mask. Service after delivery remains crucial.
A vintage guide discusses tire valve plunger care to preserve tire life and warns against unnecessary removal. It mentions using eighteen million pounds of sedates as a war era explosive mix for road construction and suggests glycerin in cooling water to prevent radiator scale. It notes the need for officials to monitor well-kept cars while not policing obsolete vehicles and ends with a question about when a car should be “chioro formed.”
A simple trick helps motorists reduce body squeaks. Before washing, apply a kerosene and lubricating oil mix around body crevices, then rock the car to aid penetration. Loosen body bolts and back them with grease to let the grease coat bolt surfaces and stop the squeak at the source.
A method by G A Luers describes modifying a radiator cap with a tire valve to pressurize the cooling system. Pump about five pounds of air to reveal leaks at pump boxes and hose connections, aiding leak location and cleaning with scale removal. A rubber gasket and cork in the overflow pipe are advised to seal and guide flow.
A readable primer outlines how the clutch links and disconnects engine and drive shafts, how the gearset gives engine to rear wheel power, and how the differential distributes power to rear wheels, allowing uneven wheel speeds for turns.
At the American Economic Association meeting in Washington, speakers discussed organized motortruck lines as a solution to crowded rail terminals in large cities. Prof Emory R Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania led the session advocating routes through designated streets and unloading freight cars on inexpensive land outside cities with carrier motor collection.
Texas attorney general holds that selling land under a judgment foreclosure for state and county taxes to a party other than the state does not extinguish prior year taxes. Foreclosure suits should include all delinquent taxes. Homestead protection remains limited to the taxes on the homestead itself.
Amarillo Texas hosts the 1925 Texas Press Association convention after the year’s meeting. A H Luker is president for the year, Wil A Smith vice president, C F Lehman treasurer, Sam Harben secretary for the 17th year. Editors push an Texas advertising bureau to attract foreign ads and plan to raise 2400 dollars. A special executive committee will review the plan before broad fundraising.
Texas Press Association members after their Amarillo session rode 100 cars to Palo Duro Canyon. Henry C. Harding hosted a Lazy Six ranch barbecue in a canyon grove with beef from Gouldy Brothers Hereford herd. The party faced heat and winds as the band played The Gang's All Here inside Devil's Kitchen cave.
J Claude Wells editor of Wellington Leader was elected president of the Panhandle Press Association for the ensuing year at a Thursday meeting. J G Graves of Portales New Mexico was elected vice president Claude Warwick secretary treasurer Joe Smith of Pampa and W R Steckman of Hereford were named to the executive committee. The association voted to hold its 1925 convention in Amarillo.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for feverish or constipated children. It promises a pleasant taste and no narcotics, claiming one teaspoon can prevent sickness tomorrow and that genuine bottles carry directions for babies and all ages. Mothers are warned to insist on the word California to avoid imitations.
The Boston Transcript quotes E. 8 in a humorous card about Uncle Joe declaring that the Almighty organized humanity as a corporation, issued all capital stock at par value, and refuses to part with holdings, a satirical creed reflecting the era’s social commentary.
In These Days provides a blushing boy image from a column in The Yellow Jacket with a quip about electricity as a playful modern metaphor. The exchange hints at youth charm and social wit in a campus culture setting.
The article traces federal taxation beginnings with carriages and later snuff and refined sugar, through auction sales and liquor retailers by 1818, and adds foreign merchandise. It notes Civil War era taxes on iron, candles, bats, umbrellas, shoes, and playing cards, plus taxes on coal, paint, cement, engines, screws and professionals like architects and lawyers. It ends with a patent medicine ad for Dr Peerys Dead Shot at 872 Pearl St N Adv.
A new primrose, Primula rosea, from the Himalayas, has been exhibited at Kew Gardens London. It blooms profusely at the Rock garden foot of the dripping well with rich carmine pink blossoms. The plant thrives in many soils, preferably rich loam with peat, and suits waterside or other settings.
A youngster at the Irvington branch library asks to join a pet parade contest. When asked what pet, she says she has none, but another girl wants to bring her baby brother. The remark reflects playful, community life coverage from the Indianapolis News.
In a Bell Telephone News snippet a playful scene unfolds as a young girl in the front seat replies four and five with enthusiasm. The moment captures a lighthearted glimpse into early telephone work and family life within the company.
An editorial line suggests alimony can feel like a prize in the so called marriage lottery. It hints at how financial settlements shape relationships and social expectations without detailing a specific case or outcome.
The Tirso river dam in Sardinia opened April 28 creates a 450 million cubic meter reservoir. It should generate about 50.9 million kilowatt hours annually and irrigate 75 000 acres. Cheap power will enable local zinc ore treatment and spur regional industrial growth. This marks the first of several such projects to boost the island’s agriculture.
A brief debate over Algy’s rumored engagement to an actress splits critics who weigh evidence and public perception in a concise literary caption.
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