Highways Urge More Attention as Motor Vehicle Traffic Surges
United States Department of Commerce reports 7,085,440 registered motor vehicles in 1919, up 28 percent from 1918, signaling growing highway use. Revenues from license fees have risen, supporting road maintenance, with New York and Pennsylvania alone nearing the totals of all motor vehicle registrations in 1912. States face funding and road-building challenges amid rapid growth and higher demand for improved roads.
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United States
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New York
Pennesylvan
Maryland
Mirylind appeals to commission for transport aid
Mirylind officials sought help from the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure sufficient material shipments needed to repair roads and restore essential transportation links hampered by fortilns and supply constraints.
All Receive Some Benefit From Better Roads
The article argues improved roads will benefit producers and consumers by reducing storage costs and easing marketing. It notes freight congestion cannot be eliminated entirely but that good roads will reduce long hauls, encourage diversified farming, expand profitable production, and stabilize distribution of farm products.
Roads and soils shape farm buyers’ choices
A prospective farm purchaser weighs soil adaptability to farming, stock raising, dairying, or market gardening and considers home life, schools, churches, and community life tied to roads and access. The text links highway quality to agricultural viability and social infrastructure.
Progeny of Purebred Bull Boosts Dairy Income
Ontario agricultural college figures from 140 herds show crossbreeding with purebred bulls raises annual income by about $82 per cow versus grade bulls.
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Inc
Ontario
Ontario Agricultural College
End Play Fix For Crankshaft Bearing Caps
A repair note suggests easing crankshaft end play by filing the lower half washers and adding a small iron strip, to fit screws passing through washers. Measure clearance between the last bearing and the crankshaft end, then adjust to about a quarter inch to avoid replacing bearing caps.
Invention on Power Transmission by G L Jacques
G L Jacques of Nellinville Wik describes a power transmission device aimed at adjusting speed without loss of power. The invention focuses on a controllable mechanism to alter gear ratios for driving machinery more efficiently.
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Scientific American
G. L. Jacques
Nellinville, Wik
Friction Power Transmission Design Object Summary
The document describes a top view of a mechanism with a flexinie shaft driving disk and propeller shaft, noting a power break between motor and drive wheel. It claims a friction power transmission using a creator bearing maintained between driving and driven friction members.
Worn Tires Warn of Hidden Car Costs
The piece argues worn tires raise repair costs to wheels, engine, and transmission, and increase breakdown or crash risk. It urges tire makers to advise customers not to seek extra mileage on worn tires to avoid expensive damages and danger.
End play prevention by split washer on crankshaft
A historical note explains placing a split bronze washer over the crankshaft between the bearing and flywheel to compensate end play. The washer is cut into two pieces, joined with screws, and includes a hole slightly larger than the shaft. An illustration in Popular Science Monthly shows clamping a thin iron piece under a bearing bolt head to hold the halves.
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Popular Science
Automobile trends and tires in early motoring notes
King Albert of Belgium experiences motor industry shifts as Canada and Dated Statue report about 4 million motor vehicles. Automobiles standardization slows, gearboxes and throttle impact fuel use. First motor vehicle built half a century before railroads. Tire protection from sun and light. monthly wheel side play checks. emergency gear and tow rope advised.
Rann-dom Reels By HOWARD L. RAM
Howard L Ram writes satirically on meat prices and pork economics, noting how postwar inflation and war-time disruptions shifted consumer habits. He bemoans pork’s rising cost, jokes about value and practicality, and reflects on farmers, merchants, and diet choices amid changing markets.
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Howard L. Ram
The Doughboy Name in American War History
An article traces the origin of the term doughboy for American infantry, noting its British colonial roots with bread rations called doughbays, revived during the Civil War and later conflicts. It explains how large buttons and imagery influenced the nickname, linking Revolutionary and Civil War usage to later eras.
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Last Night's Dreams Meaning in Freudian Theory
Dream interpretation notes from Freud on aquatic imagery. It cites that dreams of swimming reflect proximal childhood through pleasant content and that water symbols foretell events depending on dream actions. Predictions include meeting old rivals, reconciliation, and personal progress if mouth remains above water.
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Hogan
Gion Hinger
Freud
Wen Af Dremian
Mother's I Cook Book by Verece Magnet
A fragment from a recipe collection titled Mother's I Cook Book by Verece Magnet includes instructions for dishes like Italian chowder, jelly molds, Lightning Cake, Potato Dumplings, and Orange Honey. The text shows proofreading errors but preserves multiple recipes and kitchen tips alongside a note on mildew control and a brief Western Newspapers Unions reference.
Detection of Short Circuit in Wiring Systems
The text describes how a short circuit in the wiring or starting point generates heat as a predictable accompanying phenomenon. It notes that careful observation by the operator can detect the short through the heat produced.
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Wong
When Vacuum Tank Fizzles On Road Feed Fuel Car
A damaged report notes that a collapsed vacuum tank on the road may temporarily pressure and feed fuel by blowing the main line. Repeating every quarter mile could move the car to a garage for repairs, though safety and legality are concerns.
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Three Billions Not in Banks in United States
Philadelphia reports estimates by Willum FH. Hutt of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank that combined holdings of Lisle Thread National Bank and the Peather Bed Mattress Bank exceed 3.0 billion dollars in cash and securities. The note suggests much of this wealth is in circulation and could return to par if deposited in savings banks, potentially reviving industry. The article also mentions a violent incident involving an assault at a crib scene and a separate note about a concrete sinking method invented in Montana.
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Philadelphia
Lisle ‘Thread National Bank
Willum FH. Hutt
Philadelphia Federal Rewrve Bank
Rat Attacks Child in Pennsylvania Town
A fragmentary report from Bhenandoah Pennsylvania notes a child was attacked by a large rat near the home of Prof. A Gulmes and Sirs in the area. The incident underscores concerns over urban rodent control and safety.
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