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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

Miss Bertha Hayes has returned to her home in Boiling, Ala, after a visit with Miss Madge Bass for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27

Mir. Horace Renegar left Thursday morning for his home in Pell City, after a visit with friends in MOnti gOmery. He will leave August to resume his duties with the Associated Press in Atlanta, Ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
UNCLE EZRA
OBSERVES
that amt got nothin'
10 worry about II always

TyoLKS that amt got nothin'
to worry about II always
tellin' other folks not to.
Jim Bibbs says that II HIS auto
was q horse he'd think It had
the blind staggers.
Ev'ry village has got three TEL
lers that kin run the Comment
better'n anybody else IN the hun
country.
You won't find any bootleggers
on the straight an narrer path.
Boys down behind the grocery
stove has give up runnin' the
Comment for the time bein'.
Fishin' is too good.
Bib Teets has got him new
plum-coiored suit an says he's
goin' out an ketch him q fap-
per.
Give some folks. q hun pulpit
an they couldn't preach to you
no more than they does.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
EASY WAY TO GET
GAS FOR PRUNING

When It becomes necessary to
draw gasoline from the fuel tank
Tor printing or other purposes, the
practice Of removing the drain
pug Is not always satisfactory.
especially. when one Is wearing
good clothes, as It usually means
stream Of gasoline flowing up
INTO the armpits, according to
the Automobile Digest A better
method Is to carry a piece OF
rubber hose, or to remove the
nose from the tire pump, and sy.
phon the gas from the main tank.
The flow Is started by DRAWING
on the end Of the hose with az
mouth, which must be removed
quickly to avoid getting a mouth.
ful Of gasoline.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
CUPID'S WAR
RECORD

Skirmishes: Tho counting. Pick
ing good cigar for her Pa
Talking domestic science with her
Ma. The first kiss.
ENGAGEMENT: The proposal.
Battles: The Breakfast Battle.
The House Money Battle. The
Visit.from-Mot Battle. The
After-the-G Came Was-Over Battle.
Wounds: One black eye lat q
time). Occasional biscuit indIges-
ton. Rheumatism from washing
dishes. Lumbago from carrying
baby. One shattered bank ac-
count.
Burroughs: When wife went
home to mother.
Absent Without Leave: When
the wife entertained the Married
Girls Club.
Regimental Slogan: ''You Never
Get Lonesome When Married.
Ho-Do you like nah long?
HUM never eat Chinese
dishes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
Is Your Child
Thin and Weak
McC Oy's Sugar Coated Cod
Liver Oil Tablets Put
On Flesh and Build
Them Up.

In just a few days quicker than
you ever dreamt of-these wonder.
full flesh making tablets called Mo.
Coy's Cod Liver OIL Tablets will
start to help any weak, thin, un.
dernourished little one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

| After sickness and where ricketts,
are suspected they are especially
valuable. No need to give them
any more nasty Cod Liver OIL
these tablets are made to take the
place Of that good Nbut evil smell.
ing stomach upsetting medicine and
they surely do 1t. They do put on
flesh.
One sicIkly, all skin ana bone
kid age q. gained ~ pounds In I
months
Ask Peoples Drug Stores or any
druggist for McCoy's Cod Liver
OIL Tablets-as easy to take as
candy and not at all expensive
tablets so cents.
"Cet McCoy's, the orig
inal and genuine Cod Liver
Oil Tablet"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08
TWO WIVES
PER MAN
BY John r. Medbury.
LTHoUGIz blgarny 3 againat

LTHoUGH bigany Is against
the law, man should be
- allowed two wives. one to
enjoy and the other to fight with.
You could quarrel with one
and pal around with the other.
AS it Is now, man has to
make a friend and enemy out Of
the same wife.
It gets monotonous battling with
the same woman day In and day
out.
II Wife No. gave you a black
eye, Wife No. g. should put. a
piece of beefsteak on It.
Then you and wife No. 3 could
set together and talk about wife
No. /.
Still. a man with two wives
would have to think up two
alibis when he came in at
o'clock in the morning.
No matter how many wives a
man might have he'd always be
out looking for another one.
The average fellow doesn't seem
TO realize that he can get all
the trouble he wants right at
home.
But for some reason he likes
to go outside the family and hunt
for it.
With two wives he wouldn't
have to hunt for trouble. It
would come naturally.
It would solve lot Of domestic
troubles II a man could be mar.
ried to two women at the same
| time. While one ives nagging
you, the other one could be tell
ing you how wonderful you are.
You could use your own judy
ment and listen to the one who
interested you the more.
It wouldn't be long, however,
before they'd both be nagging
you.
Your heart would be full Of
love, your ears full Of gossip and
. your hands full Of trouble.
With a couple Of Mrs. around
the house, a mans pants pockets
would be about as safe as I'm oil
well in Washington.
Even with two wives, the
chances are that HIS socks
wouldn't get any more attention
than a bathtub in Russia.
But just the same, IL you
fought with one wife, It would
be nice to have another one to
go to for consolation.
Still, some men are so hard
to get along with that II they
had half q dozen wives, they'd
probably be fighting with all six
Of them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

But just the same, IL you
fought with one wife, 1t would
be nice to have another one to
60 to for consolation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

II Wife No. gave you a black
eye, Wife No. Q. should put. a
piece Of beefsteak on 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

It gets monotonous battling with
the same woman day in and day
out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

AS it Is now, a man has to
make q friend and enemy out Of
, the same wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

Even with two wives, the
chances are that HIS socks
wouldn't get any more attention
than a bathtub in Russia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

Then you and wife No. 2 could
set together and talk about wife
No. /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

Still, some men are so hard
to get along with that II they
had half a dozen wives, they'd
probably be fighting with all six
Of them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

With a couple Of Mrs. around
the house, a mans pants pockets
would be about as safe as I'm oil
well in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

Still, a man with two wives
would have to think up two
alibis when he came in at
o'clock in the morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

It wouldn't be long, however,
before they'd both be nagging
you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

You could use your own judg-
nnent and listen to the one who
interested you the more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

No matter how many wives a
man might have he'd always be
out looking for another one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

Your heart would be full Of
love, your ears full Of gossip and
. your hands full of trouble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

The average fellow doesn't seem
TO realize that he can get all
the trouble he wants right at
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

You could quarrel with one
and pal around with the other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

It would solve q lot Of domestic
troubles If q. man could be mar.
ried to two women at the same
time. While one ives nagging
you, the other one could be tell
ing you how wonderful you are.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

But for some reason he likes
to go outside the family and hunt
for it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

With two wives he wouldn't
have to hunt for trouble. 1t
would come naturally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

& - ~ 1850 ~ X f{5asss ~ s.s.1s5sf
IAE BUG UoAo ERGGTS rs
Pc PIE TO -TAikJk AG..S
COT BRAINS II EcANSG
HG HGN oRtzEs a Tor
or ON,lf4roRTAhyV FACTS .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-08

- the law, q man should be
allowed two wives. one to
enjoy and the other to fight with.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
THAT OUGHT TO TEACH THESE FOOL LESSON"

grandsons stood shoulder to shoulder
at the seventy first birthday eelebra-
ton observed the other day by the
families of 10000 employees of the
Studebaker Corporation at South
Bend and Detroit.
Nearly 5000 artisans We're awarded
medals for continuous and loyal ser
vice of five, ten. twenty and up to
sixty years with Studebaker. the
oldest automobile manufacturer in
the world.
Some Serve 60 Years
More than $500 received bronze
medals for five or ten years service;
157 were awarded tcrlins silver
medals for fifteen years and 222 had
gold medals pinned upon them for
more than 90 years employment by
the House of Studeballcr. The last
group included those employees who
have been with the corporation from
20 to 60 years. They We're cheered
by their fellow workers as they re-
ceived the honors.'
For - years the name Studehaker
has been linked, not only with every
improvement in transportation. but
with American industrial develop
ment as well.
Since its inception in 1852 as a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

crossroads blacksmithing and wag-
building shop, Studebaker has eX-
banded to one of the greatest mama
featuring institutions in the world,
with $4,000, 900 of actual net assets,
including S50.000,C90 of plant facili-
ties and an annual production capac-
ity of 10000 cars. Studebaker has
5000 branches and dealers in the
United States and is widely repre-
scented in all foreign countries.
Branches Out Rapidly
This romance of the American in
dustrial world began With Henry and
Glen Studehaker commenced opera
tons in South Send in 1852 with two
FORCES and cash capital of S6S. They
built two wagons their first year. one
of which gave satisfactory service
for 33 years, record that indicates
the ideals of quality upon which the
business was founded.
Three other Studebaker brothers.
John NJ. Peter E., and Jacob F.,
joined the firm: the first, John NJ.
adding to the assets $4,000 which he
had earned repairing wheelbarrows
and stage coaches in the busy days
of the gold rush" in California.
The fame of Studebaker vehicles
spread rapidly. In 1868 the firm
name was changed through incor-
poration to Studebaker Brothers
Manufacturing company, and few
years later the first branch house
was opened at st. Joseph, Mo-, to
handle the trade of pioneers who
were crossing the country in large
numbers. The business prospered
and expanded accordingly during the
following years until Studebaker be-
came the worlds largest producer of
horse drawn vehicles.
Builds "Horseless Vehicle
1t was inevitable. therefore. with
the advent of the automobile in the
late ?0's that the company would be-
come interested in this new method
OF transportation and fits possible
bearing upon Studebaker's business
future.
AS early as the spring OF 1897
Studebaker built and experimental
with "horseless vehicle" as II was
described. in the directors minutes,
and bodies were built in 1899 for
electric runabouts made by another
company. Studebaker actually be-
gan building electric runabouts and
trucks in 1902 .of which twenty We're
sold in that year, and a total of 1871
were constructed up to 1912, when it
abandoned electric machines.
The company started production of
gasoline propelled automobiles in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

1904, and during the next seven years
buiit and sold 2461 passenger cars
and trucks. the chassis OF which were
built by another company.
The management perceived the
necessity of embarking into the
business on a large scale common
surate with its position in the We
hicle industry. and sufficient 10 en-
ploy the facilities of its large plants
and sales organization throughout
the world.
Moderate priced automobiles 10 be
built and sold in large quantities
were decided upon and Studebaker.
in 1910. acquired complete ownership
of the business. plants. assets, and
trade name of the Everett Metzger-
Flanders Company of Detroit, which
had been manufacturing machines Of
this character.
Makes Unusual Records.
During its dramatic rise in the au-
tomubile industry Studebaker has es-
tablished many records. One OF the
most remarkable of these was In
1921. year of business depression.
when Studebaker enjoyed the biggest
business in It's history. prior to 1922.
The sales of Studebaker cars were ~
PER cent. greater than in 1920. not
outstanding that the total number
of cars sold of all other makes ex-
cept Ford was As per cent. less than
in 1920. Sales during 1922 surpassed
1921 by 6J per cent. and the record
for 1922 was exceeded in the first
eight months of 1928.
In it's ~ years Stuiebakcr has I'M
dergone many changes. of course. yet
IN one respect it has remained I'M
changed. The old ideals of quality,
value and dependability OF product
have endured down II this day and
remain the Inspiration OF those who
control the Idestinies OF Studebaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Tho law Of compensation it at it
again--as gas goes up, hope goes
down.
They're Investing

Ineyro investing
Selling automobiles on credit, as
feature Of modern life, evidently
needs little clearing up in view Of
viewing the subject. The retail
elothiers have lost considerable sleep
pver the subject, pessimists have
said that the pay-as-you-ride plan
Is strainiug the credit facilities OF
The Nation, yet all the while more
and more people go on buying more
and more cars ION time"
! There must be a reason. II the
k400, 900, 900 spent on automobiles on
the installment plan had represent
I'd a national indulgence in superflu-
tiles 1t is reasonable to suppose that
by now the average person would
close up like clam whenever any
bne suggested to him the purchase
bf another car on time.
What is really happening fails to
reveal this vast expenditure as in
bny way representing an indulgence.
At all the automobile shows held
throughout the country the public
seemed to be more willing than
over to buy automobiles on the
Same plan that has enabled. them to
knjoy what was once reserved for
the rich. There seems to be no
doubt in the minds of these people
that 1t Is right and proper to buy a
rar in installments If there Is no
better way to acquire 1t.
Maybe 1t Is because these people
heed the automobile. In all the dis
eussion that has been raised by the
troubled clothiers no consideration
seems to be made of the fact that
transportation is quite as essential
ntx a,xI
the automobile Is being bought be-
cause it best meets this need.
1t would seem to be a logical step
Tor the public to buy the automobile
the easiest way. If 100000 people
Dwn cars on salaries of less than
$40 a week than apparently $780,
boo are investing in the automobile
rs means of earning more-con-
siderably more-than $40 a week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Did You Know

That the engine should always be
cranked as soon as possible when it
Is cold and as late as possible when
1t is warm, in starting? Many
drivers will first adjust the windows,
turn on the lights and dust the dash
before cranking, all of which means
that they will not give the engine
sufficient time to warm up once it is
cranked. Being all set" to start
they viii let in the clutch and make
the engine deliver normal power
under abnormal conditions. But
when the engine is warm a last
minute crarking will be q true form
of economy.
That fifty per cent of the advant-
ages gained by grinding in the
valves are lost again by i'm
mediately driving the car with
normal valve tappet clearances? The
valves, after grinding, must be
given an opportunity to pound
down until they seat properly. If
no tappet clearance is provided for
thls process over period of about
100 miles the valves may burn and
warp. Carbon will collect under the
heads and around the seats.
That steering wheel play" Is not
standardized feature, and that one
should not give the wheel more
play" or reduce play just because
different adjustment is suited to
the peculiarlties of some other car.
Some cars steer perfectly with
play running up to as high as two
inches. Inc make OF car, in par
ticular, no play" at all appears. 1t
varies with the models of the same
make. Therefore. it's an individual
matter to he determined by the
needs of the particular car.
Two Parking Pointers
Don't open the doors until you
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Used Tire Problem

With the rapid development and
adoption of the balloon tire motor
lists are already worrying tire deal
ers with the problem of taking old
tires in trade. When a car owner
considers new feature such as this,
and then contemplates the posi-
bility of being obliged to discard
five good cords, he very naturally
Eesitates to place his order for bal
looms. The tire dealers may have
to use their heads a bit. One sug-
gestion they might offer to pros
pective balloon tire buyers is that
they endeavor to sell their partly
used cords as spares to motorists
who still prefer the conventional
tire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
IhA Old Mechanic Saws:

The best-cared-fo cars are those
that are used temperately. Just like
the men who drive 'cm, cars that
btay home all the time get into a rut
while those that are always on the
30 sooner or later have serious
breakdown.
Some people think they are treat
ln' their cars royalty by keepin' 'em
in the garage nine tenths of the
time. Others get the idea that n
car improves with use and so
promptly drive 1t to death. These
kre extremes of intemperance. The
result, in either case, is trouble.
I'd rather see a man use his car
rs often as necessary. but no more
Ind no less. IL he leads n temperate
life, socially and in his business
activities, he'll have so much need
pf transportation. no more and no
Jess. He won't try to travel 200
miles in one day. Neither will he
bit home and die Of dry rot
The cars I tackle i'm this shop are
Goubled either from bein' rusted or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
When Nacessity Arises


Finding so many substitutes for
everything that is found in the world
in natural state the motorist has
good reason to wonder whether he
will live to see the day when the
rubber Of shoes and inner tubes will
be manufactured alphabetically in
our industrial centers rather than
imported from the distant planta-
tons. Scientists answer this ques-
ton by declaring that rubber can be
made easily-even from SO common
an article as the potato-but the
processes thus far developed are
not financilly attractive. Isoprene
the basis of rubber, can be got by
Oscillation of turpentine. Lime and
coal, converted into calcium carbide
through being heated together in an
electric furnace, need only the ad-
dition of water to give acetylene
lsoprene can be made from this
familiar gas and turned into rubber
through heating, acid, alkali or
sodium. There are various other
methods of obtaining rubber chem
ically, but they do not seem to be
commercially attractive. Apparently
there will be no real progress along
this line until there is a necessity
for synthetic rubber. Then inven-
ton will flourish in it's familiar way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
WOOLNICII

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wade are
visiting friends in Lewiston.
Ralph Written has n fine position
with the Lewiston Sun in the Au-
burn Office.
Mrs. James Mcfarland is in very
poor health.
Mrs. Waldo Hawthorne and baby.
Harvey. are at home from the Bath
city hospital.
Edgar Blanche is on the sick list.
Miss Sarah Bagley and Miss En-
ma Barnes will open their home at
the Center in "A week or two.
Miss Charlotte Banks has return
ed from. visit in West Bath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

into parking spaces or getting out
of streets you didn't intend to turn
into. All these processes serve to
waste considerable mileage in the
course of Il years driving. 1t is one
and of the things that can be
eliminated by better cars, better
traffic regulations and better dri~-
ing. Cars with good springs, shock
absorbers and easy riding tires do
not have to dodge holes. Good traf
fic regulations keeps cars in line.
Sensible driving prevents miscalcula-
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

Motor bus passengers are said to
reveal a striking contrast to rail-
road riders. The man who boards
the express places complete con-
fidence in the engineer. chiefly, be
cause the signals and the operation
of locomotive are Greek to him.
With the motor bus rider, however,
it is different. A sign ahead read
ing Danger" reminds him. that he is
as familiar with conditions as the
driver. and it is, often true that he is
more skillful at shifting gears than
his pilot. Motor bus riders do not
place the same confidence in their
pilot as do railroad passengers. 1t
is hoped that this will serve to pre-
vent accidents in this new form of
transportation by encouraging the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Lost Motor Miles

Engineers who make speciality
of fuel consumption on automobiles
as well as tire mileage recognize
what may be termed lost miles,
the number of miles a car goes out
of its way in the course of a year
Take your own car and observe this
process in operation. Note how you
steer around every hole of uneven
ness in the road, how you crisis
cross from one side of the street to
the other when lodging about in
traffic and how you frequently re-
trace your treads in backing up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Two Tourinu TIPS

This being the season for gloves
cause you think you have firm
grip on the wheel is no reason to as
sumo that you really have. New
gloves, especially if too big for the
wearer, are very likely to slip. caus-
ing the driver to lose control of the
wheel if the car goes over a rough
place.
If the car seems to be bouncing a
lot, and the road is not rough be-
You'd the point Of being wavy, try
driving at faster speed. Usually
thirty or thirty-five will be more
comfortable than twenty or twenty
five over this sort of paving.
Copyright 1924 by The UIIman
Feature Service.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05

The above picture, taken two days
after the earthquake which destroyed
Yokahoma, shows a Buick sedan. be-
ing used as police headquarters In
that city.
Nothing was left Of the police sta
ton or equipment with the exception
of this car which was many ieet
from it's parking place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
Take YoIIr Choice

Just as in the case of four wheel
brakes, balloon tires are now split
into factions. There is the true bal
loon requiring a 20 or II inch wheel,
and those that are semi to fit
regular rims. When you talk ball
loon tires be sure to know the dis
tinctiOn