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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
7
A writer extols the oil can as a motor aid, urging drivers to study the lubricating chart and learn bearings. By oiling accessible joints from clutch to generator and ensuring fans and belts function, overheating and costly repairs can be avoided. neglecting lubrication raises maintenance costs.
A Missouri inventor details a front mounted spool on a horizontal shaft that winds a steel cable when the engine turns a worm gear. If a car stalls in mud the cable is fixed to a tree or pole and the engine winds it to pull the car free, popular science style.
The article explains tire life relates to air pressure with 20 pounds recommended per cross-section inch as a starting rule. It notes exceptions and that road load and speed affect required pressure, giving examples of 3.5 inch and 4 inch tires needing 70 and 80 pounds respectively.
Motor trucks replace mutes and carriages for heavy hauling to Jamaica while Denmark issues driver licenses after inspections. Brazil hosts half of 12,000 motor vehicles in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. A patent in 1834 covered vulcanization rubber, and the auto parts wholesale market totalled 725 million dollars. A 20 by 8% tire yields about 687 revolutions per mile and a 33 by 5 tire completes 571 turns per mile.
The article describes a split log drag devised by D Ward King of Maitland Missouri. It explains using two maput logs split into halves laid flat with a 20 inch gap secured by stakes and a platform for the driver, plus a hitch and reinforced front slab with iron edging.
In Cleveland tents a five ton truck with full load averaged 11.78 mpg on concrete and 5.74 mpg on earth roads. Seven road types were tested showing mileage variations from 5.58 to 11.78 mpg. For 8000 miles yearly with 4000 on poor to fair roads, fuel cost rises by about 40 dollars if roads are not concrete, plus tire and wear savings on concrete roads.
The 1915 average haul shows eleven principal crops yielding 0,000 tons per 100 acres, totaling 8,855,000 tons nationally. Iowa leads in crop hauling with one ninth of the total, followed by Illinois 6,500,000 tons and Kentucky with 4,502,000 tons. Nebraska Indiana Ohio and Texas each reach about 4,000,000 tons, while road conditions largely influence hauling costs across states.
The New Jersey highway commission bought a four and a half mile Camden area toll road for 70000 dollars. Built in 1890, the road marks the final toll facility to come under state control in the history of New Jersey roads.
During the last year highway inspectors in Pennsylvania weighed 4 076 motor trucks in various sections of the state and found 1 296 to be overweight.
The article surveys apron dresses that function as both dresses and aprons for house work. It notes stable fall fashions, durable fabrics like fast-color percales and ginghams, and variety in color and trim. Designers pursue practical yet attractive details such as collars belts pockets and buttons.
A vintage feature describes millinery displays greeting September with cheerful hats. Five styles show new season modes from velvet crowns with netts and florals to felt dress shapes, pheasant feather trims, and sport inspired bands.
Fragmented OCR reads like a beachside storytelling sequence where Father and Mother Ocean recount magic scenes. The Sand Palriew and Brees Brothers listen as they drift between tales of golden rod towers and festive decorations.
A quirky exchange unfolds as a speaker asks to rid themselves of a problem while a mother and child argue over effort and misunderstanding. The dialogue hints at social dynamics and mispronounced phrases reflecting a rural or dialect setting.
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