Penn State Boxing Captain Dominates In Dual Meet Victory
College boxing star Capt. Allie Wolff of Penn State remains undefeated in intercollegiate boxing. The Brooklyn, New York native, in the 175 pound class, knocked out Al QOlensis of the University of Pennsylvania in the star bout as Penn State defeated Penn by five victories to two.
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Allie Wolff
Penn State
Wolff
Brooklyn
N. Y
al Qolensis
University of Pennsylvania
Automobile Notes and Quips From The Road
A collage of car tips and wry lines on driving safety. Suggestions include checking oil at every fill, flushing radiators after long runs, and warnings about quick reflexes when cars approach. A California driver suffers an eye injury in a collision, and a former boxer is arrested in the other car.
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California
Big Motor Business Forecast From Auto Chamber Chief
Roy D. Chapin, president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, forecasts 1929 will see automotive employment reach 4 million, production at new highs, heavy raw material demand, sustained auto sales due to pent up transport demand, and global highway construction driving transport needs.
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Roy D. Chapin
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
America
Norelius Acknowledges Father’s Influence on Water Success
Martha Norelius, hailed as the greatest all around freestyle woman swimmer, credits her early coaching to her father, a former Swedish champion and prominent Palm Beach coach. She has swum for the New York City Women’s Swimming Association since 1925 under coach L de B Handley, holding every world record from 200 to SSU yards.
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Martha Norelius
America
Sweden
Palm Beach
New York City
L. de B. Handley
Highway Markers Needed in Cities
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article notes motorists struggle for route markers in cities where city authorities control streets. It explains that state highways mark only roads under state jurisdiction while cities decide urban markers. By 1925 thirty states have marked their systems, eight states 75 to 99 percent, and four states 50 to 75 percent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Highway System
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S
Bureau
Sports Snippets From Across The Baseball And Boxing World
The piece surveys a range of sports topics from chariot revival in Glasgow to heavyweight boxing, baseball moves, coaching changes, golf course upkeep costs, and league developments. It notes Rube Brandon as an umpire in the Piedmont league, Joe Boland becoming St Thomas football coach, Bert Pankratz signing with Columbus, Derrill Pratt advancing from Alabama to the majors, and Ray Caldwell's release by Memphis. It also references Indianapolis pennant loss, Duffy Lewis signing Quin tana in Portland, and George Earnshaw's Fort Myers camp injury.
Kansas Apollo Star Fetty Receives KU Admiration
Eldorado, Kansas nineteen or twenty year old Carlos Fetty is highlighted as KU new student and an exceptional male athlete. Dr James Naismith, KU’s physical examiner and basketball inventor, calls Fetty the best physically equipped newcomer he has seen, noting his all around athletic build.
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Carlos Fetty
Eldorado
Kan
University of Kansas
Fetty
James Haismith
Kansas Apollo
Water drains in fender wells threaten spare tires
The piece argues that sidecar tires cause dirt and wear in fender wells. It notes repeated scraping thins metal and water remaining in the wells damages tires. It proposes drilling a small hole in the bottom of each well to improve drainage.
Missouri boxing board eyes automatic purse forfeiture for fouls
Missouri secretary Ben J. Harrison discusses a proposed rule to permanently forfeit a boxer's purse for fouls including hits below the belt. The rule aims to protect fans after recent foul endings and aligns with a National Boxing Association measure barring competition against suspended fighters, with Tommy White cited as the first example.
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Missouri
Ben J. Harrison
Missouri Boxing Commission
Harrison
Benny Bass
Henry Lenaré
Dent McSkimming
St. Louis Post Dispatch
New York
Buddy Taylor
al Singer
Missouri Commission
National Boxing Association
Pew
National Association
Tommy White
Houston
Jimmy Finley
Louisiana
McCarthy Sees Cubs Pitching Key to Pennant Chance
Chicago Cubs manager Joe McCarthy says the team’s title bid hinges on pitching. He complains about not having enough pitchers and youngsters but believes the current regulars will deliver a pennant victory in the end.
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Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
McCarthy
Joe
Foreign Matter Sticks at Neck of the Bottle
A Popular Science Monthly note explains that foreign matter clogs the neck of a mobile radiator. It describes removing the radiator shell, making a curved incision, folding out a flap, extracting obstructions, and reattaching by soldering.
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Popular Science Monthly
Working While Others Slept Itinerant rescuer tale from New England
A famed public lecturer repeats a story of a farmer boy who pulls cars from mud for a dollar each. The boy boasts six successes in one day and explains a nightly routine of drawing water to keep the mudhole ready for the next day’s business, illustrating clever enterprise.
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New England
Mexican Border Prize Fight Ends In Draw And Riot
A promoter staged a 20 round prize fight between heavyweights in a Mexican border town near California. The referee, secretly betting, called it a draw to save his money, provoking a near-riot before declaring the bout complete with a joke about 20 rounds Mex or 10 rounds American.
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Charles £. van Loan
California
McNaught Syndicate
Tre
Cow butchery figures on bone hide heart liver and shrinkage
The passage notes bone content varies with the cow with a maximum per cent of bones 2248. Hide typically accounts for 6 to 6 percent of live weight. Heart weighs 3 to 4 pounds, liver 8 to 9 pounds, and tongue 2 to 8 percent. Shrinkage in dressing ranges from 33 to 12 percent.
Protecting Paint With Cedar Oil Fragrance
A May method warns that adding a drop of cedar oil to each gallon of paint repels flies and gnats by odor while the paint is wet. Some painters opt for citronella in smaller amounts. the effect remains the same as insects avoid fresh paint.
Milks Emulsion Praised By A Mother's Testimony
A San Antonio woman Miss Katy Waller credits Milks Emulsion with curing a severe pneumonia cough and persistent winter illnesses from 1917 to 1920. She notes improved sleep appetite weight gain and eventual full recovery after following instructions and using the product. She recommends the remedy and offers to help the company.
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Katy Waller
Argyle Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Terre Haute
Ind
Adyv
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Safe Baby Clothes
An old advertisement asserts Red Cross Ball Blue keeps baby clothes fresh and white without streaks or damage and notes it is sold by all good grocers. It also cheekily suggests bachelors may be lonesome but outgrow it.
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Ady
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Diamond
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W. G. Bramham
Joe Boland
Notre Dame
St. Thomas College
St Paul
Bert Pankratz
Detroit
Columbus Club
American Association
Derrill Pratt
University of Alabama
American Legion
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Memphis
Indianapolis
Duffy Lewis
Rafael Quintana
Portland
Havana
George Earnshaw
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Kansas
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H. H. Sheldon
New York University
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Westinghouse Electric Company
Electrical Society
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Dr. Pierce
Zane
Buffalo, N. Y
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Indiana
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Algiers
Italy
Riviera
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Berlin
Paris
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Frank C. Clark
Times
Perry Nurseries
Perry
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New Beck
Pittsburg
Kans
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Kemingford
Nebr
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