Illini Start Campaign Against Booing at Games
University of Illinois students launched a campaign promoting sportsmanship in athletics, led by George Huff who denounced booing and hissing at basketball games. The effort, backed by a campus mass meeting including Russell Crane and John Griffith, produced an Illinois code of sportsmanship and urged better spectator conduct across the Big Ten.
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University of Ilinois
George Huff
Big Ten
Huff
Ilinois
Russell Crane
John Griffith
Huf
Vic Olander
Illinois
Pladner Defeats Schwartz in Flyweight Bout
Emile Spider Pladner of France earned a decisive 12 round win over Izzy Schwartz of New York to claim the flyweight title. The referee awarded Pladner the decision after eight rounds of dominance and two rounds even.
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Emile
Spider
Pladner
France
Izzy Schwartz
New York
Studio Cat Started Sen Kaney on Road to Success
NBC announcer Sen Kaney of Chicago rose from KYW as a plain voice to a popular air personality after introducing a studio cat on a show. He said the cat’s arrival inspired a new, warmer announcing style and sparked a flood of listener mail and stuffed cat gifts.
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Studio Cat
Sen Kaney
NBC
Chicago
Kaney
KYW
Six-Wheel Trucks Urged For Roads By U S Bureau
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article argues for six wheel trucks with pneumatic tires to reduce pavement wear and allow larger payloads. It cites tests showing reduced per-wheel load and lower pavement impact with pneumatic tires versus solid tires.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Pos. H. MacDonald
Bureau
Society of Automotive Engineers
Co-operative Highway Transport
Federal Road Chief
International Live Stock Show Broadcast Reaches Farmers
Thousands of farmers across the United States Canada and Mexico tuned into a radio relay of the International Live Stock exposition and Hay and Grain show in Chicago. B H Heide editor of the Breeders Gazette spoke vividly announcing prize awards and introducing international agricultural authorities via the NBC network.
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
B. H. Heide
Breeder's Gazette
Illinois Boxing Commission Bans Profanity in Ring
The Illinois boxing commission issues an injunction against swearing in the ring. Promoter Sig Hart of Chicago is the first to be sanctioned, with licenses revoked after a show in Chicago due to profane language.
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Illinois Boxing Commission
Sig Hart
Chicago
Automobile Hints and Motoring Miscellany
A collection of car tips and reflections on driving habits. Advice warns against locking doors after theft, stresses keeping a car moving while steering, and notes how attention to careful motoring correlates with accidents. It includes wry observations on chariots, boats, trains, and autumn scenes.
Scotch bachelor marries Macy's clerk instead of Gimbel's
A cautious Scotsman aims to marry a department store clerk choosing Macy's over Gimbel's. After six months he is wed, doubts if better choices existed. The tale frames a quirky search for a wife among New York clerks and reflects on taste and chance in courtship.
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V. V. McNitt
New York
Macy's
Gimbel's
Sports Scribbles From Various Cities and Universities
Brief notes from multiple sources recount coach appointments and resignations, standout players, and sports developments. Columbia’s Charlies F. Crowley returns as head football coach at the university. Chicago’s John Thomas resigns as head coach at Taskell Institute. Baseball figures include Lefty Grove opening a bowling center in Maryland and George Magerkurth moving to the National League for about 2740 dollars. Admirers gift Georgia Tech assistant Bill Fincher an automobile. Local golf and marathon anecdotes, plus Oscar winners and aviators referenced in passing.
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Bill Fincher
Georgia Tech
Sardonic playwright at Broadway party jokes about nose
A New York playwright known for dry wit attends an after theater party at a Broadway cafe. He meets his host's fiancée whose prominent hook nose prompts a ceremonial insult about any scent of death. The anecdote ends with his pointed quip and a raised brow from the crowd.
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New York
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Castoria Comforts fretful babies and children
Castoria calms fretful infants with gentle drops and is described as a safe vegetable remedy. The advertisement urges keeping an extra bottle for emergencies and notes it helps with constipation colic and general discomfort in young children. It also claims doctors approve its safety for the youngest infants and that older children benefit too.
Modesty and Fashion Told by Lady Hawes in Dinner Gowns
Lady Millicent Hawes formerly the duchess of Sutherland comments on current fashions. She says modesty hides ugliness while many dinner gowns display beauty. She laughs that gowns are remarkable for latitude rather than longitude.
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Millicent Hawes
Duchess of Sutherland
Five Hour Remedy for Colds Promoted by Adver
A journalist advertises Pape’s Cold Compound as a five hour cure for colds and grippe. The tablet formula is praised as pleasant to take and authoritative, claiming rapid relief beyond ordinary remedies.
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Grippe
Pape
Advy
Swedish Graduates Idle Grips Upsala Officials
The Swedish government push for high education has left Upsala University officials worried as a large number of graduates finished courses with few employment opportunities.
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University of
Upsala
Sweden
Withholding Praise Cited as Sin Among Seven
A teaching article notes one of the seven deadly sins is omitting praise to a man who deserves it, urging readers to acknowledge merit and resist envy. The piece frames refusal to praise as a moral failing impacting social virtue.
Defeat as Fuel: Staying Positive Through Loss
A reflective note on embracing defeats to learn resilience without bitterness. It argues that failure can sharpen resolve and drive growth, keeping spirit focused on improvement rather than resentment.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin touted since 1875
Old folks recall Dr Caldwell’s laxative remedy used in 1875 and marketed as Syrup Pepsin. The pleasant tasting mild vegetable laxative treats constipation and biliousness without narcotics. Elderly people find it ideal and bottles last months. Free trial offered by Monticello Illinois department BB.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Prehistoric Fishing Hooks and Lines Described
Prehistoric humans used flint hooks and raw hide lines with needle like hooks. After a fish swallowed the hook a sharp jerk turned it crosswise in the mouth to secure the catch.
Samuel Johnson’s Wit On Youth And Insight
The quotation notes Samuel Johnson's belief that youth carries much knowledge yet lacks complete understanding. It reflects his view that at sixteen one may know nearly as much as at fifty three, even as full comprehension remains elusive.
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Samuel Johnson
Pecans Oklahoma Native Vecans Selet Grade Se
The fragment lists PECANS Oklahoma Native Vecans Selet Grade Se per ib plus Parcel Post charges. W O Winn Okmulgee Okla Box 1156 appears as a contact or notice line.
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Oklahoma
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John Thomas
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George Magerkurth
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