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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
2
The Yale Alumni Weekly argues against paid salaried coaches in undergraduate athletics. It questions whether current pressure driven coaching serves students, suggesting less conspicuous coaches and stronger captain leadership would better foster leadership and initiative, arguing for a steady athletic policy over winning at all costs.
An automotive market report notes that California reduced its motor fatality record by 12 percent last season. It warns pedestrians dislike being hit by fast stock cars and urges motorists to test warning horns. It also mentions horses have adjusted to automobiles and advises keeping a spare tire for winter road conditions.
A traffic expert says at 40 mph a train needs 1520 feet to stop while a car stops in 93 feet. The piece argues motorists bear nearly all responsibility for avoiding collisions and notes the locomotive engineer's limited control at crossings.
Illinois coach R C Zuppke faced Michigan with no single standout star this season. Instead he relied on depth as 32 players dressed for the game, including 12 sophomores and 11 letter men, highlighting Illinois' strong reserve strength.
Distilled water only should be added to storage batteries. Undistilled water causes mineral absorption by plates making them harder and clogs pores with insoluble salts.
The American Automobile Association urges precise definitions of courtesy and cooperation on highways. It cites a national questionnaire across 928 communities showing signals, including parking lights, as essential to road safety and preventing confusion among millions of drivers.
Walter Hagen wins his fifth national professional golf title at Dallas defeating Armour Espinoss and Turnesa. A caddie named Billy receives Hagen’s favorite club and a red hair sweater after the match, exchanged for the boy’s prized gear as the champion teases the crowd at Cedar Crest club house.
A collage of notes highlights New Orleans leagues, Georgia Tech's famed Cumberland contest, and world sport figures. Mentions Gene Tunney, Bobby Jones, Yale football height records, Abadullah in soccer, Ray and track stars, and field hockey growth. Illinois tax and racing revenue cited. broad snapshot of early 20th century sports chatter.
Article describes a homemade hot air heater applied to a jet pipe to melt snow on a windshield. A funnel directed toward the fan concentrates air through the stove to clear frost.
A brief note from Popular Science Monthly describes using a Bose vacuum cleaner and a nozzle to clear glass near freezing. It explains how air raises the glass temperature above freezing to let the wiper operate and suggests experiments to set the proper nozzle distance.
A method for bringing in a lead-in avoids drilling through sash or glass. Cut a wood strip the width of the window and two to three inches thick, drill it to seat a porcelain insulator, and set the piece on the sill under the sash.
The article advises merchants to patiently assist shoppers who are unsure of what they want. It emphasizes courteous, low pressure service, letting customers browse at their own pace, and using a friendly tone to earn trust. Kind handling turns indecisive shoppers into repeat, vocal promoters of the store.
A terse note suggests people calm after the pressure ends and depart without further conflict. The line implies restraint following a tense encounter as the threat subsides and individuals disengage.
The piece urges workers to ignore dissatisfied coworkers who gripe about store policies. It argues that attitude shapes outcomes and advancement depends on cheerful cooperation with management, warning that agitators harm both employer and employee and that perfection in any organization does not exist.
The quote argues ignorance yields certainty, while growing knowledge reduces certainty. It reflects on how ancient people felt confident in their limited understanding, whereas modern readers know more about the past and become more tolerant and less dogmatic.
The first gold mined in the United States came from the Appalachians. North Carolina supplied the initial coinage gold in 1804, followed by Virginia and South Carolina in 1829, Georgia in 1830, Alabama and Tennessee in 1831, and Maryland in 1868.
Nature Magazine advises cocoons stay outdoors where conditions resemble their natural setting. Netting protects from birds, freezing is not harmful and may be needed for some species, and outdoor dampness is beneficial.
Nature Magazine explains that the crew family birds split into groups like mammals with crows ravens jays and magpies commonly placed in the corvidae family. The passage notes the best eywisen character is unclear.
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