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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
9
The article argues that gauges, bumpers, signaling devices, anti-skid chains, radiator covers, fuel filters, shock absorbers and even cut outs improve car safety and efficiency. It notes these accessories can lower repairs and insurance costs, protect value, and raise resale price, with a payback period for some items.
Spring car checkup saves money and improves ride quality. Regular maintenance prevents small issues from growing, boosts resale value, and avoids costly repairs. A timely overhaul keeps a vehicle near its original performance and comfort.
Windshield rattling occurs when the glass loosens in its frame making closure hard without risking breakage. If the glass is not too loose, fill the frame space with shellac to pack it tightly using a pointed stick or brush, applied slowly.
The article explains that water exposure during driving or rain barely affects tires. It notes rubber and cotton fabrics resist moisture, while humidity rots fabric layers and shortens tire life. Cold tires cope with humidity better, so storage should be in a dry, dark place.
A critique urges proper tire conservation from the start to avoid costly repairs. It condemns patched and worn tires as unsafe and uneconomical, noting that repairing a deteriorated casing risks blowouts and inner-tube damage while offering little or no real mileage.
Instructions describe tying springs in autos and trucks using a vise grip on the tie-bolt head. The method stacks leaves and crosses the last four to form an umbrella-like spread, starts the nut, pivots cross leafs into place, then tightens the nut. End clamps must be removed to assemble.
A driver glimpsed a truck thought to be at rest on a downhill slope actually moving uphill in reverse. The vehicle was in reverse gear to gain engine pull for a heavy load, leaving the motorist shaken and puzzled by the unusual misdirection of gravity.
Austin Texas moves in textbook mandamus cases arguing that the state textbook commission did not properly take the oath of office and thus the contracts from last December are null. The state education board allegedly controls book changes and contracts, and suits against the state or governor are not authorized. Absolute denial that contracts exist is filed, with alleged oath violations cited.
Washington. Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles, veteran army leader, premier Indian fighter and author, died suddenly Friday inside a circus big tent. He collapsed after telling Mrs Noble he felt ill as a pageant opened, surrounded by cheering children from his family.
Austin Texas state education officials distributed over 1,000,000 dollars as the final 14 per capita apportionment for the current scholastic year. Funds were withheld from 107 counties for lack of depository bonds and from two counties for missing annual statements. Two independent districts also failed to file depository bonds and two did not file treasurer statements.
Oklahoma City state criminal court of appeals on Thursday dismissed the state’s appeal in the case against former governor J C Walton. The dismissal frees Walton of all charges for diversion of public funds. The allegations matched those in the impeachment articles leading to his 1923 removal.
In New Orleans on Friday the bodies of George W. Peckham, 40, a philosophy professor at Newcomb College, his wife Eleanor, 35, and their two children George Jr., 2, and Elizabeth, 7, were discovered in the bathroom of the professor’s apartment across from the college. The coroner ruled a triple murder and death by self-inflicted gunshot.
Austin spans approval of three school bond issues by the attorney general's department. Rotan Independent School District issues 75000 bonds at 5 percent mature serially. Italy Independent School District issues 40000 bonds at 5 percent. Newton Independent School District issues 30000 bonds at 5 percent mature serially.
Professor Marcel C. Moreau, inventor of the sun furnace device that concentrates solar heat, was found dead Thursday in a tent he occupied near Redwood City California. The sun furnace was located in an adjoining tent and Moreau had perfected the device to radiate intense heat.
Austin Texas reports the Texas Automotive Dealers Association held its ninth annual meeting. Galveston was chosen as the convention city for 1926 and Ellis H. Boyd of Fort Worth was re-elected president, with the gathering adjourned Thursday.
General Charles Mangin, celebrated Verdun defender, died Tuesday and was buried Friday in Montparnasse cemetery with full military honors in Paris.
Billie Brownie encounters a vine family on a piazza called Dutchman's pipes. The vines describe their pipe shaped leaves and vow never to be smoked. They invite Billie to take pipes to Fairyland while noting the natural scene of woods, calves, hedges, and foggy ocean views nearby.
In a domestic scene a mother entertaining guests tells her son Eric he must not speak until she finishes. The boy retorts that she never finishes, highlighting a playful clash of voices in a family moment.
Liverpool steamship owners present an instrument titled the prophet of the tides to the Bidston observatory at Birkenhead. It claims to predict ocean tide times anywhere in the world fifty years ahead and to report tide times for the past five centuries.
A promotional advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims gentle healing effect and rapid relief, urges immediate treatment, lists bottle sizes, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
J Fuller Gloom jokes that heaven lacks alarm clocks and adds there is no alarm clock at his home either but he doubts that equals heaven. The remark frames his view of daily life versus ideal afterlife.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing a baby's irritated skin. It touts Cuticura Soap for hot baths followed by Cuticura Ointment with gentle anointings. A fragrant touch is offered, plus 25¢ talcum powder.
A brief, humorous line from Stray Stories about a father and his son. The tutor notes the son is extravagant and the father accepts it, suggesting the child spends money quickly as allowances mount.
Treat your liver wisely with this established remedy sold as a prescription pill for the liver. It claims to cure headaches biliousness dizziness and liver troubles at 25 cents a bottle.
A witty dialogue questions college standing and engagement. A student boasts about being engaged to a co-ed while admitting he has not checked his studies lately. The exchange highlights campus life humor and priorities.
An advertisement touts Dr Peerys Dead Shot as unmatched for quick action against worms or tapeworms. It claims a single dose cleanses intestinal parasites and lists 872 Pearl Street as the address for purchase or inquiries.
A note recalls two women named Mrs Rocker and Mrs Locker who departed abruptly, leaving the narrator without warning and without jewelry, reflecting a string of bad luck and sudden loss.
A Nashville Banner item recounts a humorous court exchange. The judge presses the culprit to explain his insult to a woman who sang in the street. He defends saying the lady is fat and quips about her song title. The judge keeps the matter formal while the pun lands.
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