Concrete Courts Boost Tennis Skill Across Nations
The article argues hard courts foster speed and precision in modern tennis. It highlights Mary Browne and French players praising concrete surfaces, notes wealthier rivals building red clay courts, and cites American schools and California youths thriving on concrete. MIT and parks widely adopt the hard surface with pigment mixes to reduce glare.
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Merica
Mary K. Browne
America
France
Charvieu
Lyons
California
Bill” Johnston
Pacific Coast Star
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Favor Alcohol As An Anti-Freeze
Winter weather threatens radiator performance but proper precautions keep cooling systems safe. Alcohol is a common anti-freeze that remains liquid in cold and is easy to obtain, though it evaporates quickly requiring topping up. Kerosene prevents freezing but risks overheating and can degrade rubber hoses. Follow sensible guidelines to maintain radiator efficiency in freezing temperatures.
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King Winter
Ruth and Gehrig Duel In Distinct Batting Styles
The piece details Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as rival sluggers with contrasting approaches. Manager Miller Huggins notes five differences but highlights two shared elements eye power and coordination. Gehrig hits flat footed while Ruth rests before swinging. Gehrig rapid, compact swings. Ruth longer, harder swings. The tone remains friendly and playful between the two legends.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Gehrig
Miller Huggins
Miller
Columbia
Alphonse
Gaston
Tuth
Lou
Many Battery Charger Types
A Radio Broadcast Magazine piece reviews types of A battery chargers for trickle and high rate charging. It notes electrolytic rectifiers and dry crystal aid trickle charging, Tungar limits, and three high rate rectifiers Tungar vibrator and Raytheon cartridge. It compares trickle vs high rate charging and suggests rates taper as batteries charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Broadcast Magazine
Raytheon
Multiplex System Lets Ships Use One Antenna for Many Signals
The United States naval research lab at Bellevue reports a multiplex radio system enabling a single antenna to receive and transmit signals of different wave lengths simultaneously. This breakthrough could streamline naval communications and improve efficiency aboard ships.
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United States
Naval Research Laboraory
Bellevue, D
Soldering Tools Guide for Fine Radio Work
The half-pound soldering iron is too large for radio set work. Use a quarter-pound copper with a long drawn point, one side quarter inch wide and the other slightly narrower, for delicate soldering tasks.
Interesting S qiubs of sport
New York City Billiard Room Keep ers association has 1,000 members. Edward J. Burke left guard has been elected captain of the Navy 12s football team. University of Florida asks UCLA for a 1928 game. Mitetome, forty, has earned 394000 since starting his 17 year ring career. Muriel Amy Gunn of London is greatest woman bread jumper with 18 feet 344 inches. From 1880 to 1900 six sons of Judge Poe kept alive the name at Princeton football hall. Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics holds the World Series runs record with 20. Johns Hopkins and St Johns have met 40 times in a long football feud. Dummy Taylor now does odd jobs at a school for the deaf and dumb in Council Bluffs. Johnny Risko tossed sugar bags for a Cleveland wholesaler.
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Muriel Amy Gunn
London
England
John Prentiss Poe
Poe
Princeton University
Stecher Retains Heavyweight Title in 45 Minute Defense
Joe Stecher defended his heavyweight wrestling crown by defeating challenger Joe Ganson in a 45 minute 25 second match, confirming his status as champion in a dramatic bout.
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Wrestlig
Joe Stecher
Joe Ganson
The Right Way to Help a Customer Buy
A clerk should inform without belittling the customer and focus on the service the merchandise provides. Build rapport, avoid pressure, and guide the buyer with tact to emphasize usefulness, appearance, and economy rather than technical jargon.
The Clerk Who Looks Like a Total Loss
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece urges retail clerks to maintain cheerful, genuine demeanor. It argues that a friendly, eager approach boosts sales, customer satisfaction, and repeat business, while a sullen appearance harms the store’s fortunes.
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Western Newspaper Union
Great Persian Poet Led Age in Science
Omar Khayyam gained fame not only for poetry but for his algebra and astronomy work. He wrote an Arabic algebra treatise that surpassed earlier texts and, in 1074, revised the calendar at the sultan's court with six scholars, achieving near Gregorian accuracy. He was a lifelong scholar rather than a man of action, contrary to some romantic views.
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Omar Khayyam
Gibbon
Kansas City Star
Ability and Wealth Shape Public Taste in Arts
An editorial excerpt argues that society worships ability over money, praising skill in the arts while criticizing income as a corrupting influence. The writer notes people endure discomfort in theaters to witness a favored star rise, suggesting fans remain emotionally swept by fame.
Parrots Cause Trouble for Film Producer in London
Parrots from Robinson Crusoe film led W. A. Wetherell to court in London after neighbors complained their noise. He was fined 20 shillings for harboring two lively nuisances, following the completion of the movie.
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Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Man Friday
W. A. Wetherell
Fat-Reducing Chair Demonstrated at Northampton Center
A fat-reducing chair was shown at a Northampton health center promising one pound loss daily by electrical stimulation. The chair uses metal plates to touch muscle centers and electric currents that expand and contract muscles in time with heartbeats, as reported by London Tit-Bits.
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Northampton
London
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Los Angeles
Division of Motor Vehicles
Mniature
Clarence Page
New York City
Billiard Room Keepers’ Association
Edward J. Burke
Navy
University of Florida
University of California At
Lo Angeles
Mitetome
Eddie Collins
Philadelphia Athletics
Johns Hopkins
St. John’s College
Taylor
New York Giants
The
School For Deaf and Dumb
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Stecher
O. T. Frash
Monarch Quality Food Products
Monarch
Corrier
Dr. Keeley
Keeley
Keeley Institute
Write V. G. Nelson
She Keeley Institute
Illinois
Krman
Munson
J. M. Mail Order House
E. Main
Milford
O. O. Mcintyre
Cosmopolitan
Hill
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Boschee
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G. G. Green, Inc
Woodby, N. J
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