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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
7
An affordable stethoscope for engines helps detect faults early. It uses a four by four inch cylindrical chamber with a steel rod and copper diaphragm, two ear tubes, and transmits engine vibrations to the user’s ears. Ernest Schwartz notes in Popular Science Monthly that using it in a toolkit can save repair bills by warning of approaching trouble.
Public safety notice explains trains travel fifty miles an hour and take about 700 feet to stop after brakes engage. It warns motorists to stay back and watch from 100 feet away, noting electric trains often run at high speed on open tracks.
An old article notes water in gasoline causes carburetor trouble as water settles bottom of tank and is drawn into the carburetor when fuel is low. It advises keeping strainers clean, testing valves, clearing clogged feed pipes, and ensuring the intake and vacuum systems are free of leaks and obstructions to maintain a proper fuel air mix.
The text notes women as garage keepers in England and Ontario as central to the automobile industry. It cites Canada with 28 million people and 20 thousand cars, 90 thousand motor vehicles run by governments, Holland with about one car per 700 inhabitants, many English tracks using solid tires, Holland producing under 200 cars annually, and young drivers with a 14 year old operator in Kansas and West Virginia. Denmark speed limit set at 50 kilometers per hour.
A whimsical tale follows fourteen little brown caterpillars who chatter about meals, growing up, and eventually becoming Blue Swallowtail Butterflies. They discuss sharing, independence, and their dreams of future flight and beauty.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a string of riddle style questions and quirky mis-spellings about cows horses and farm animals. It hints at wordplay and puns, with references to Cork and Ireland and a butchered joke about a pig. The text is fragmentary and not a coherent article.
Exquisite fabrics for summer frocks are described with organdie, dotted Swiss, and ginghams in cool whites and floral colors. Patterns include plain organza looks, tucked vests, elbow sleeves, and kimono style cuts. Designers favor light, decorative cottons and lace for children’s wear suitable for leisure and play.
A survey of summer dress adornments features new necklaces of crystal and bead, leather and ostrich skin bags, and decorative ribbons. Beads in glass colors imitate jade and harmonize with summer outfits, while flexible filigree bracelets and rhinestone strands offer delicate accent to the arm.
Bureau of Public Roads completes investigation on California highways. Report finds 12.5 percent of concrete pavement in good or better condition, with most deficient sections on adobe soils. Proposes simple methods to clarify road conditions for other states.
The article stresses careful design and skilled workmanship for roads. It argues the foundation must be deep and substantial and criticizes crushed stone as insufficient without proper underlayment. It highlights the importance of steam underlayers and surface regularity for safe, lasting roads.
The Tennessee highway department reports a recast of long experiments on road surfaces. The new mix termed Lente high by surface uses thin cement and stone aggregate. The roadway described is eight inches thick, eighteen feet wide, reinforced with wire mesh, and paves for main factory travel.
Broken stone and tar binder are the only soil factory repair materials for head and rowdy in many me arowed country roads are of dirt type Heavy Duty Roads. Of the 2,000,000 miles of highway in the United States, only 6,250 miles are subject to the deaaide of time duty traffic. Leas Exorbitant Prices suggest rates can be built for use than exorbitant uricem.
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