Highway Bureau Studies Bitumen Use In Road Surfacing
The United States Department of Agriculture Bureau, through its Division of Road Materials, has advanced more than any other federal agency in bitumen research for road construction. Experiments under service conditions determine soft tone suitability, rock cleavage usage, optimal bitumen quantities for waterbound macadam, and coverings for various surfacing cases, shaping highway engineering since the 1910s.
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Carrying Produce to City Boosts Truck Transport
About 20 percent of motortrucks in the United States are farmer owned, yet roughly 60 percent of truck work occurs in rural areas. Expenditures on surfaced highways this year are projected around 3,000,000 dollars, up from 125,000,000 previously. The potential for trucking produce and supplies between farms and cities is only beginning to be explored, with new roads promising greater economy in motor truck transport.
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Work grader over highway proves center dries first
The center of an earth road dries more quickly after rain than the sides. The first grader pass over the road after rain works the center with the blade angled to push dirt outward. This method smooths the center flat, guiding traffic to the center where it should travel.
Norway Leads World With Pneumatic Tire Road Bill
Norway proposes national law requiring motor trucks up to two tons to use pneumatic tires to protect roads and cut repair costs from tire damage. The measure aims to curb road wear and reduce maintenance expenses.
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Road Roade Fix rican Roads in a large measure determine the
Road and road maintenance shape agricultural activity and markets, setting prices for producer crops. Plant Deserves Trial highlights biennial sweet clover as a valuable pasture plant worthy of trial on every farm. Silage for Silage emerges as a key topic in feeding dairy and forage operations.
Proper Way to Break In a Car for Longevity
Learn to examine the storage battery and radiator before delivery. Drive slowly for the first hundreds of miles to seat motor bearings and pistons. Have oil, grease, and transmission checked. ensure brakes are familiar. inspect air bolts, nuts, and tires. Avoid fumes, mud, and damp storage. study fabrication charts to avoid costly repairs.
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Old Toner Tube Reuses As Inner Lining For New Tube
An old toner tube past its usefulness can still serve. It is opened along the inner side and placed over the new tube to act as an inner lining and strengthen the new piece.
Homemade car wash brush with water fed tubing twist
An old Popular Science Monthly note describes a DIY car wash brush. It uses two copper or brass tubing lengths wrapped with cloth strips to form a spinning water jet brush. Water flows through drilled holes in the tubing to wet the cloth mass for cleaning.
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Automobile care tips for lubrication and tire upkeep
Grease cups should be cleaned and kept filled. Lubricate spring shackles and wrap electric wires with rubber tubing. Tires are wrapped in paper by manufacturers to protect rubber from sunlight and air. Ensure proper clearance for oversize tires and recognize that motor power lost to friction reduces efficiency. Spare tires left unprotected for a year shorten tire life by about 2000 miles.
New Autumn Model T Points in Fur Trim Styles
A vivid rundown of autumn fashion features two fur trimmed coats. The first shows a velours coat with a high fur collar, buttoned front, and scalloped hem, using beaver fur and varied color options. The second suit targets wool suiting with an ankle-length panel back and embroidered front, designed for versatile wear.
Neckwear trends and ready-made sets loom in fashion notes
In the Realm of Neckwear the piece discusses ECKWEAR as a broad term embracing neckpieces and sets including ventoes and cuffs. It notes no major new arrivals yet but anticipates developments as fashion evolves, highlighting organdie fabrics, lace, and white or pale colors. mentions collars, vexters, and collar and cuff sets in white or ecru, and ready-made pieces with bands, lace rims, and net accents.
Hat fashions show vibrant oriental influence in color trends
The article notes bright hues dominate hat design with copper, royal, Algerian blue, chocolate, jade green, canary yellow and more. Embroideries use soutache and tortoiseshell style bends, while turbans remain common. Wooden shavings dyed in vibrant hues and duvetyn contrast are popular, with drawn work and bead detailing on blouses and georgette fabrics.
The Little Dog Bracke Tells His Journey Home
A brown and white wire haired terrier named Bracke narrates a long voyage from a distant country to his current home with Nick and Nancy. He recalls hunger, rough travels, a pirate-like voyage, and a master who bought him for tobacco, ending with reunion and happiness.
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Remains Visit to Cottage Sparks Childs Question
A Goat man's weekly visit to a country cottage draws a four year old’s curiosity as he overhears his mother’s instruction to go into the garden. The child asks, puzzled, where blue-Lendom Tie Bits had come from, puzzled by the scene and his mother’s actions.
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