Worn engine bearings and stethoscope tips
The article explains bearing wear and knocks in engines, noting bronze babbit bearings wear down causing rattles at piston strokes. It covers shims to tighten bearings, use of a stethoscope or rod to locate knocks, and cautions keeping timing with cylinder order. It also includes local notices from Belmont County and Pomeroy Bend about taxes and coal trade.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Bend
Kanawha
Ohifo
Oldsmobile Sees Increased Business Into 1925
Olds Motor Works reports improved business in November and December from zone managers and travelers. Peasley says national auto sales likely to rise in spring 1925, with factories keeping production aligned to retail demand and unsold car stocks low. Corset enrollment mention appears garbled. Ford Christmas plans noted as potential trend.
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Oldsmobile
Guy H. Peasley
Olds Motor Works
Lansing
Mich
Carolinas
Georgia
Mr. Peasley
Forida
Alabama
Birmingham
Mississipi
New England
Texile
Connecticut
Castor Oil in Airplane Motors Distinguishes Lubrication Needs
Historical look shows early steam engines used animal oils, but with higher temperatures mineral oils became standard. The advent of airplane engines required a lighter, castor oil based lubricant for reduced weight and superior performance under extreme heat and pressure.
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Orde
Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Spreads Auto Ownership This Christmas
The Ford Weekly Purchase Plan is described as enabling about 150 000 people to buy a Ford car this Christmas with convenient payments. Dealers nationwide report growing enrollments as more families gain access to automobile ownership for holiday gifting and personal use.
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Santa Claus
Ford
County auto club backs two cent gas tax for roads
Nelsonville report notes Athens County Automobile Club endorses a two cent gasoline levy to fund road maintenance and calls for a traffic patrol. The group reportedly has over 1900 members on its rolls.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Automobile Club
Harvard Professor Sargent Wins European Horticulture Honor
Prof Charles S Sargent receives the Loder Rhododendron Cup from the Royal Horticultural Society of England in recognition of his international contributions to horticulture. For nearly fifty years he chaired Harvard's arboriculture department and directed the Arnold Arboretum, a premier New England botanic garden. The cup is traditionally awarded to British horticulturists, making this overseas honor noteworthy.
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Charles S Sargent
Royal Torticultural Society of England
Sargent
Harvard University
Arnold Arboretum
Har
Vard
Museum of
Acme
New England
Loder
Prof
Europe
Great Britain
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