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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1915
Page
7
Edna Brewer and Hiram Walters part with hope on the prairie. Walters, once a failed artist, returns richer after discovering cows ears offer an improved brush material. He announces plans to open an art supply venture funded by a future marriage.
Hiram Walters, a latent artistic talent in a rural setting, moves to the city to escape art world lure. After poor investments and city life struggles, he meets Ned Dunbar and a cheery band of studio artists. He realizes they can create art but not sell it, leading him to join as proprietor of a small storefront selling their works.
A Washington official at a social gathering keeps a dry humor as a talkative guest complains of the dull party. The host, unrecognized, jokes that he must stay, then grants polite leave after a light exchange, noting the guest provided the only amusement of the evening.
The piece recounts early diamond cutting origins with a Flemish journeyman Louis van Berghem who may have progressed the art. It notes associations in France and Flanders from the 14th century and cites van Berghem's prize for Charles the Bold. The Nancy diamond, cut and polished, was said to illuminate Charles’s bedroom lamp and survived the Battle of Nancy.
A quoted fragment shows a woman arguing she is as qualified for war as men and expressing a wish to join the fighting despite her husband’s opposition. The dialogue contrasts home life with battlefield desire and ends with a rhetorical question about leaving bone.
Popular Mechanics describes a two chamber vacuum feed mounted on a car dashboard that uses gravity to feed the carburetor. The upper chamber stores fuel and a float opens valves, while the lower chamber supplies the engine, with a check valve separating water and dirt. The system relies on engine suction to move gasoline from the rear tank to the upper chamber and back to the lower chamber as needed.
The text describes a deep toned knock varying with load and gear, possibly from a connecting rod or main bearing, and suggests checking or tightening the front engine bearing and possibly using a bushing before disassembling the motor. It notes that three point suspension can affect the sound and advises addressing bearing play first.
French automobile makers are limited to government orders for most cars while factories with commercial vehicle sections and aircraft engine output face intense pressure from the military. Authorities aim to boost army vehicle production, citing high service quality of automotives linked to the Army Service Corps. A new motor Morse replaces horses on small farms using a caterpillar tractor principle with an internal combustion engine to pull farm implements.
The universal joints in the propeller shaft and eluted shaft are among the most neglected car parts. They perform substantial work and require good lubrication. Inspect and lubricate about every 500 miles and keep the core free from dust and debris.
A new device heats motor cars by using engine exhaust gases to turn a heater valve rotor. The radiator acts like steam heating, producing warm air shortly after starting. Lighter base gases are used while heavier gases go to the muffler. It attaches between engine and exhaust and can be placed under a seat or floor. Heat is adjustable and claimed odorless and noiseless with no operating cost.
A gallery of rabbit recipes and pantry ideas from a home cook’s page. Dishes include larded rabbit with milk gravy, Hasenpfetter style, and chicken sandwiches with olives and pimento. Also features savory rice, Burbank sausage potatoes, venison with chestnuts, chestnut puree for peppers, and desserts like cardinal pears and Scotch short bread.
The piece extols the late afternoon tea as a gentle social custom. It urges simplicity over lavishness, notes that hospitality comes from spirit rather than silver, and discusses practical serving ideas like tea bags, teacups, and ready trays. It mentions a tea cart for efficiency and small accompaniments like cakes and cookies, with a nod to English practices by Nett Tapnell.
The guidance warns prudent drivers to keep the clutch foot in place only during disengagement. Resting weight on the throwout mechanism causes clutch slip and friction between stationary yoke and rotating collar, accelerating wear and risking more serious failures. Some drivers never place the foot on the pedal except when about to disengage, ready for emergencies.
A travelogue recounts a delegation led by an automobile man urging good roads as a rural boon. He jokes that better roads make church trips more pleasant, then pivots to a shift in design with a bicycle steering wheel of 16 inches on a specialized post, touted for rider comfort.
The Mair County Motorcycle club of Altoona Pennsylvania plans to affiliate with the Federation of American Motorcycleists. Irving Janke, third in the Savannah 200 mile classic, headlined a Milwaukee meeting, describing the race vividly. Charleston South Carolina and Hopkinsville Kentucky clubs recently joined the FA. Louis M Duval of Sokai Nigeria reports receiving a motorcycle, while Pennsylvania Water Company workers use bikes for repairs and inspections. Dallas Gas Company officials stress motorcycles cut staff needs, and a motorcycle car will join the Ram Antonio Texas garrison.
A New Jersey iron works used an electric crane with a magnetic lift to secure bundles of iron rods by wiring them together in bundles of a dozen or more. The method aimed to replace unloading by hand from cars, but early attempts to lift individual loose rods failed, proving the approach insufficient.
A technical description explains that lifting a toad with a crane causes rods to rise bent, with rods appearing in bundles when the load is cleared. The passage notes that the rods, wired in bundles, create a clean load of several bundies lifted by the crane.
Miss Callowhill argues Mr Gee must accept a case despite objections. Miss Winebiddie agrees, calling him exceptionally read. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the exchange as part of ongoing local legal chatter.
A quip on marriage warns that rushing into wedlock leaves no brains for later judgment. The speaker jokes that a man who marries quickly lacks the sense to deliberate in advance, implying repentance comes with time.
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur hair remedy claiming darkens gray hair to any shade, adds gloss and thickness, removes dandruff, and stops hair loss with regular use. The at home prep is messy, but ready-made tonic costs 50 cents at drug stores.
The long serving member Mr Balfour tells a public dinner tale about a distinguished gentleman in the press gallery a century ago who, bored by rhetoric, asked the speaker for a tong. The house erupts, the sergeant at arms is called, and a Quaker below is seized.
The nutriment of the wheat is depleted as flour is made white the mineral salts Nature stores under the bran coat are discarded.
The entry notes Grape-Nuts Food of choice wheat and malted grains retained for use in food products. It references the composition including wheat and malted grains and mentions its role in nerve and muscle nourishment.
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