Nighttime mystery woman in Daly's draws wary pursuit
A French Canadian girl in New York at half past midnight is tailed by two men and a taxi. A passerby intervenes as a dog restrains one assailant. She fears for eight thousand dollars in her possession and claims to be traveling to gamble at Mr Daly's gaming house. The narrator offers shelter and helps seek a hotel while contemplating her father and origin.
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Eine
Daly's
Sixth Avenue
Prench
Sixth
Seventh Avenue
Selinal
Siavh
Herald Squared
Mie
New York
York
Sle
Mr. Daly
Mae
Nera
Seward
Barse
Monaieur
Mademoiselle
Broadway
Madmon Square
Tom Carton
Carson
Tom
Mon Leroux
Larouz
Quebec
United States
Tenth Street
Jamaica
Jim Daly
Locide Daly
Jim
Jacqueline of Golden River romance and adventure tale
A lively romance that blends love and fighting with a deep hidden treasure mystery. The heroine threats and the hero, freed from city life by a legacy, plunge from a big city to the Canadian wilds for fast paced action and evolving twists.
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Jacqueline
Golden River
Canadian Wilds
Editora Note
A Dog, a Count, and a Gambling House Visit
The narrator, newly freed from a bleak clerical life and seeking Jamaica, follows a Kekimo dog to Jim Daly’s notorious gambling house in the Twenties. A striking young woman appears at the doorway, grazed by clues of danger and opportunity amid debts, legacy tensions, and Dalys’ operation.
Fragmentary listing of stones metals plants and animals
Incomplete OCR fragment lists 19 different precious stones, 6 metals, 104 plants, 85 square male, 3 Linde, 6 fishes, 11 reptiles and other creatures, with no clear context or complete details.
Auto Jack Multipurpose Tool For Vehicle Rescue
The article explains how a car jack, along with a wood block and other improvised traction, helps free a stuck vehicle from mud sand or snow. It notes use during spring overhauls or bending body parts and cites a small jack fitting between the axle and frame aiding lifting and straightening without full disassembly, referencing G F Collins via Popular Science Monthly.
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G. F. Collins
Popular Science Monthly
Loosening Inaccessible Nuts By Rocket Wrench Leverage
The text describes using a rocket wrench with a large lever to loosen large and inaccessible nuts often found near channels. It notes this combination provides sufficient leverage to turn or remove stubborn fasteners.
Spark Plug Troubles and Remedies in Early Cars
Two common spark plug problems are oil or carbon particles between the points and sooting of the porcelain. Clean carbon with kerosene, avoid scraping hard porcelain, and adjust the gap to one thirty-second to one sixty-fourth of an inch based on ignition system, carburetor setting, and engine design.
Oil Feed for Throw-Out Collar in Car Maintenance
A historical note describes installing an oil line to lubricate the throw-out collar by feeding oil through a floor board opening into a metal pipe. It suggests using a large oil cup and a small feed opening to control flow, with several commercially available cups suitable for feed through the pipe.
Most Convenient Tire Tool Described for Repairs
A small wooden wedge three quarters of an inch thick and three to five inches long aids tire repair. The wedge slips between bead cores and can be drawn around the tire circumference with one hand, freeing the other to hold the tire. The method is easier than using both hands to force the casing open.
Universal joints need regular lubrication
A dry universal joint wears quickly and breaks if starved of grease. Lubricate about every eight months, even if the job is tedious and a grease gun not at hand, to avoid disaster under the car.
Brake adjustment warning from early automotive notes
A brief note explains that heat results from excessive brake adjustment due to friction. It advises feeling the brake drum after adjustments to detect overly tight brakes, which cause heat and indicate a problem with the drum.
Making a Road Drag From a Log A Practical Guide
A illustrated design explains crafting a road drag from a log of timber using white oak or similar woods. Front and back runners are offset to follow a common line, with cross rungs, auger holes, and dual boards to stabilize weight on hard surfaces.
Typical Design of Split Log Drag Rungs and Edges
Describe the design of a split log drag with specific rung width and length slightly less than runner length. Details include a draw chain about feet long with three eighths inch steel links, potential use of two trace chains on tight drags, and notes on metal-cutting edges. Suggests an iron strip edge about one fourth inch thick and four inches wide, with worn wagon tires or grader blades as satisfactory alternatives for soft road surfaces.
Good Roads as Public Necessity Highlighted Nationwide
A historic editorial argues good roads are essential for country and city life, calling them a public necessity. The piece frames road improvement as a township, county, state, and national issue requiring broad cooperation across all communities and industries.
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