The newspaper's reputation as a platform for liberal and left-wing opinions has led to the use of the epithets  Guardian reader and Guardianista for people holding such views, or as a negative stereotype of such people as middle class, and politically correct.
Windshield Wipers by Mary Anderson in 1903.. WINDSHIELD WIPERS. The first mechanical windshield wipers had to be operated by hand! Either the driver or a passenger had to work a crank to make the wipers go back and forth. Mary Anderson, from New York City, was awarded a patent in 1903 for a window cleaning device.
In 1904 when the first windshields were introduced, most were a horizontally-divided piece of plate glass just like the glass used for house windows. When the top half got too dirty to see through, a driver could fold it down and keep going. Ford, in 1908, advertised its Model T for $850 â unless a driver also wanted fancy extras like a windshield, speedometer, and headlights, equipment that boosted the price another $100.