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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
3
A country driver recounts his 61st ride with a country car owner in a damaged vehicle built on a Matrix track. The improvised upholstery rests on kerosene boxes, the pilot lacks a license, and speed is pursued despite dangerous conditions. Rain, a punctured tire, and a mangled end leave the narrator limping to his destination.
Wei ter writes in the English Motor that the best position places the contact breaker in view without a mirror. Enclosing high tension loads from magneto to the plug is a mistake, as it hinders locating defective loads. If enclosure is necessary, a split axial tube aids easy dismantling.
The article explains a future system where motor car plates will be color coded by year to prevent owner evasion. Each year a new color will be issued and old plates retired, making it harder for owners to reuse numbers across years.
The text suggests retiring current numbers and issuing new ones by application order. It envisions No 1 car likely becoming 68068 next time. Another proposal would let each scheme end on year’s last day, with the 12 months starting from the issue date.
A vintage appraisal extols the Essex Six as widely known and praised for road performance reliability and economy. It notes the model’s 17.3 horsepower four cylinder L head engine with aluminium pistons and silent chain drive, plus sturdy half elliptic suspension and balloon tires.
An old man near death jokes about the Ford car saving him. His wife Sally comforts him as son Istén listens. He asks to be buried with the old Ford, saying the vehicle never let him down, even in life’s deepest hole.
A collection of home health hints promoting nightly baths, upright sleeping with pillow supports, and increased water intake. Advice includes adjusting shirt collars for comfort, avoiding neck constriction, and using watercress or onions as purifiers. The tone mirrors early 20th century wellness columns.
A Melbourne reader recounts long had backache and kidney pain eased by Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. She reports restored kidney function and daily energy after using the remedy. Sold by chemists and storekeepers at 2/9 per bottle, Foster-McLellan Co. 15 Hamilton Street, Sydney.
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