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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1915
Page
7
Aberdeen Washington motorist builds a barge for under 100 dollars that is driven by a car steering across a 20 mile bay. Propellers on each side connect to the car via leather clamps and straps, aligning with the rear axle when the car is raised. Loading takes about eight minutes. speeds reach eight miles per hour with a light car and higher with a powerful one.
Clarkson touts Sudan grass as a premier drought resistant forage. a sorghum progenitor resembling Johnson grass but noninvasive. It yields 300 pounds seed per acre and 4 tons hay, suitable for dairy farms and varied crop rotations, extending tailed benefits to national food supply and farm incomes.
Goodyear Akron manager RS Wilson warns that tiny abrasions let dirt and moisture penetrate tire fabric, rotting it and causing blowouts. Inspect tires every few days and repair minor cuts promptly with gasoline cleaning and quick repair gum to save tires and avoid costly replacements.
Inventors highlight a tire inner tube with three distinct ribs that create small airspaces when inflated to boost resiliency. The thicker tube resists nail or tack penetration and early tests report satisfactory performance.
Illinois cities may impose wheel tax on autos and other vehicles. The Supreme Court voided the prior law from Lincoln. The legislature rewrote the measure to satisfy court objections and Governor Dunne signed it. Chicago’s auto tax ranges from $10 to $20 based on horsepower.
Inventors unveil a device that not only reads speed but also regulates it. A speedometer triggers an electric contact at a set limit from zero to sixty miles per hour, energizing a magnet to retract a throttle pin and slowly close the carburetor, preventing faster speeds until the cycle resets.
A South Dakota inventor has patented a device that lets motorcyclists steer their machines with their feet while managing other tasks. The article notes the difficulty of juggling bundles cars oil flow and a coat while riding and introduces the new foot steer concept as a solution.
Describes a pedal and footboard system with a pivoting mount on the machine frame, springs attached to pedals, a guide member on the forward bar, outwardly inclined arms with pulleys and guards, and a bar above the mud guard connected by ropes to the bar ends and pedal front ends.
A vehicle manual warns that hub nuts securing rear wheels to tapered axles stay tight at factory release but loosen with wear. If not promptly tightened, pounding on the key and key-seat can twist or break the axle, so keep the bub nuts tight.
The article explains that burning a gallon of gasoline in engine cylinders releases about two gallons of water as steam. This illustrates the large water content produced by internal combustion and highlights water formed during fuel oxidation.
Whey offers limited benefits for calves even at best. When returned from the cheese plant it is typically fermented and unsuitable for calves unless mixed with grain and supplements. Feeding guidance suggests starting with whole milk for six weeks, then gradual whey introduction, with off meal or ground flax as common supplements.
University of Missouri expert Leonard Haseman endorses dry weather dust barriers and damp weather chemical barriers to control chinch bugs. Proposes parallel ditches or a stirred plowed strip as barriers and tar or similar repellents along paths, with kerosene emulsion spraying for early field infestations.
Cripple Creek district July output totaled 1 127 685 dollars in bullion value 1 127 655. The July tonnage was 2 0 5 cents per ton average value 13 744 dollars per ton with dividends totaling 165 000 paid by Portland Gold Mining Vindicator Consolidated Golden Cycle. Portland Company Battlement Mountain Independence treated 45 50 tons at 2 90 per ton. Compared with last year July tonnage rose slightly while average value and gross value fell due to low grade ore processing locally.
Arizona reports new ore bodies at Commonwealth and Extension mines with assays from $20 to $66 per ton and $37 for the lowest sample, while Copper Queen’s mele Sam shaft resumes production and White Tail Decr lease is active. Wyoming yields $7,297 in 1914 gold silver copper, Colorado mines see activity in Aspen Moose and Stratton’s independence, Cresson Consolidated paid $1,050 in Q1 1915, and zinc remains widespread across 21 camps including Leadville and Breckenridge.
From Charlottetown, PE the shells and mud of Prince Edward Island bays form a fertile fertilizer. Deposits reach five to twenty five feet, dredged by summer raft machines or winter ice, and release rich phosphates and alkalies improving exhausted soils.
An Empire Ranch commentary asks what title fits the Australian cattleman who controls 28 to 500,000 acres of ranch land comparable to a state size. The phrase “captains of industry” and similar labels are invoked as possible fits for such immense holdings.
A fragmented reflection on fear in romance notes that dread comes not from a girl who grows indignant but from the one who laughs at him, highlighting the social sting of rejected advances.
A New York letter delivered to Secretary McAdoo adds 10000 dollars to the conscience fund. The sender states he repaid double for a theft and offers another payment. It is the third largest donation, in a fund that also includes pennies. The article notes past payments, including Horton fathers contributing 18 dollars in 1898 for an hour at a time, now earning 28 dollars for a 44 hour week.
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