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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1913
Page
11
An Englishman fitted a 1910 Sunbeam 12-16 hp car to a 32 foot yacht. The rear wheels are lifted and power is drawn from the Cardan shaft via a chain to the boat’s propeller shaft. The setup demonstrates a possible hybrid of motoring and boating for inland waterways.
A Lancaster report details 18 motor trucks hauling seven hundred thousand ton miles for an oil pipeline from Midway fields to San Pedro California. Trucks surpassed 500 of the best Missouri mules by crossing 40 miles of desert, climbing to 4400 feet, and running on river bottoms. Drivers endured 122 degree heat, shifting gear ratios, and heavy dust while completing 80 miles a day. One truck did the work of fifty mule teams, illustrating ingenuity and sound management.
A fragmented report notes how motorcycles found diverse urban uses after a recent storm and high water. It highlights Quinaha Neb as the lone innovator who imagined using bikes to establish telecommunication with the outside world.
T B Jarrrad, vice-president of a New York auto firm, challenges the A S A M formula for horsepower. He argues heat limits power, cites cooling, lubrication, and dynamic testing, and says motors differ despite equal displacement. The author questions the old rule and predicts future change by engineers.
An early rising auto on the farm completes chores from dawn to dusk. It milks cows, washes clothes, plows fields, reaps, hauls the yield, and churns butter. It tends stock water and corn while the farmer reads by lamplight, then runs the dynamo at twilight.
A garbled snippet describes using a worn casing with an inner tube and old wool stuffing to improvise a quick homeward tire fix. The fragment mentions locating a spare tire and urges haste while warning against crude language.
By E. W. WEISGERBER in the Farm and Fireside notes wandering redpolls arrive in eastern fields during winter. The hardy birds visit from various regions, fearless of humans, feeding on weed seeds and aiding the farm by clearing raggy crops. They form small flocks, endure harsh conditions, and provide a timely study for farm youth.
The passage urges hog owners to combat lazy sows by forcing activity. It argues inactive sows produce poor pigs, warning mismanagement keeps herds idle. Recommendations include limited inside feeding, outdoor scattering, and encouraging rooting to awaken and strengthen the herd.
Illinois Farmers Institute argues phosphorus must be purchased to maintain soil fertility. Raw rock phosphate at about 1,000 pounds per acre every four years is proposed, costing roughly 30 cents per acre annually and boosting phosphorus supply twice as fast as removal in large crops.
Farmers show widespread dissatisfaction with horse tagging, blaming insufficient attention to breed and lineage. The brief notes a longstanding call for better sire and dam information to improve stock quality and paddock performance.
Farmers should plow oats and barley stubble early and harrow soon after to allow ground to settle. Heavy land needs three-horse plows, with sulky plows used for even furrows. Harrow and roll before ground dries, then drill after two weeks. Manure should be spread with a spreader for even coverage, harrowed in next day, and drills sown with bone fertilizer for higher yield.
A Kansas man uses a device shown in the illustration to handle large heavy tile and place them quickly in a ditch. The drawing, nearly self explaining, can be made by anyone with a few tools. The frame A length varies with tile size and length.
A small wheel is centered in the end of a swinging bar held by a bolt with two braces supporting the upright. The device folds into a tile and can be eased into position by a single worker, replacing the effort of two or more men.
Idaho Experiment Station writer explains a simple rule to estimate materials for a yard of concrete. For a 1 2 4 mix the cement sacks equal 40 divided by seven, about 6.7 sacks. Sand and gravel totals follow from mix parts and yield around 11 4 and 22.8 respectively.
The White Coma or White comb in fowl is caused by decayed food, impure water and overcrowding in dark filthy houses. Symptoms include scrawny combs and wattles with gradual feather loss on the head and neck. Treatment is moving birds to clean quarters and providing wholesome food, plus nightly castor oil once and daily conditioning powder with soft food, then vaseline on affected areas.
An unclear dairy advertisement promises purity and reliability but its confusing wording leaves readers unsure about breed status and feed quality. The vague message raises questions about the product and its promised benefits for dairy herds.
William A. Radford outlines a durable 27 by 45 foot house aimed at families with four or five bedrooms. He advises on lot width, drainage, elevation, and sewer considerations, plus child-friendly features like a backyard playground and attic playhouse. The piece stresses lasting materials, sensible design, and future neighborhood value.
A father and son debate college costs as a humorous misunderstanding about burning the midnight oil unfolds. The father notes the higher expense of late study, while the son implies relief from nightly labor, highlighting the financial pressures of college life in a wry exchange.
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