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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
3
Maryland motor vehicle commissioner E Austin Baugh urges drivers to practice self examination before blaming others. He says criticizing the other fellow is futile unless one first analyzes and improves one’s own driving habits to enhance safety.
The photograph features Glenn Wright of the Pittsburgh Pirates, noted for a strong season surge. After a slump and extended time away last year, Wright is back in stride and delivering solid performances this season.
A new high frequency radio tube can emit waves strong enough to fry eggs and bake apples, signaling potential kitchen appliance applications.
A magazine notes nine players of Polish descent in the major leagues plus many in minors and college ranks. Stanley Coveleskie is praised as the top Polish player for two World Series appearances, with five Coveleskies in baseball and three Polish stars in the Philadelphia Athletics. Some players use anglicized names such as Jack Quinn and Al Simmons. The piece extols Polish athletic spirit and historic virtues linked to national heroes and poets shaping American sports.
Guidance for choosing radio receivers outlines two main circuit types the tuned radio frequency with detector and audio amplification and the superheterodyne. It notes apartment dwellers favor indoor loops and straight loops with superheterodyne, explains sensitivity and selectivity, and mentions speaker impact on tone.
The notes cover Charles Paddock's world records, Roland Douthit joining the St. Louis Cardinals as a third baseman, Frank Bennett with Pittsfield, and golf’s popularity. Mentions include Ss. F. Hampton as junior baseball manager candidate, Cy Young’s famed fastball, Babe Ruth’s wardrobe habits, Fox’s early career, Arlie Tarbert's loan return, a Turkish Olympic roster, Charley Hall’s hitting streak, and Homer Blankenship's Texas league play.
Inattention remains a principal cause of automobile crashes says leading authorities. The “one arm” driver who ignores the road for a charming companion is a potential casualty. Turning to address a guest in the back seat may head toward the cemetery.
The photograph shows Syracuse University's rowing director Jim Ten Eyck beginning his twenty fifth season as coach. He is the oldest coach in point of service at any American university.
Connie Mack leads a staff of former managers and players including Kid Gleason Ed Collins Tris Speaker Ty Cobb and others. In a recent game against the Senators an error in batting order by Washington was spotted by Collins who guided a key fifth inning reversal, forcing Judge to be called out and correcting the scoring.
A USDA Leaflet 23-L by agronomist Dr. A J Pieters outlines sweet clover culture. Key tips: lime, inoculation, and firm seed bed to secure a stand. Used as hay or pasture and valued as a green manure for corn due to nitrogen fixation and early growth.
The Jersey Black Giant is favored in poultry circles for meat due to its color advantages and strong traits. Despite market bias against black fowls, breeders are drawn to this variety for white quill emergence, clean dressed appearance, rapid growth, heavy weight, vigor, and overall beauty.
One fourth of American soil suits tree growing and cattle should be kept out of wood lots to protect seedlings. Milk cod liver oil corn products and leafy greens aid chicken growth. Maple sugar production since 1850 has been led by New York Vermont and Ohio. Large kernel sweet corn matures faster than small seed. Plant black locust European larch or white cedar to grow fence posts in 15 to 25 years.
A nostalgic comparison notes many drivers in the past were careful, unlike modern motorists. California's 1,800,000 registered vehicles, about eight percent of the nation, reflects large scale growth. Illinois is credited with the greatest mileage of concrete highways as 5,361 miles began construction.
Mary K. Bryan of the bureau of plant industry urges sterilizing tomato seed as a control for bacterial canker known as the Grand Rapids disease. The disease, first seen in Michigan in 1910, has spread widely and can infect fruit through the stem or seed, with controls including seed sterilization and avoiding old seed beds.
Technical Bulletin 56-T from the USDA discusses how the potato wart fungus spreads and survives in soil. It presents data on resting sporangia resistance to heat and to mercuric chloride and formaldehyde used in seed potato disinfection, and notes quarantines limit movement to curb spread while no resistant potato varieties have been found.
Nebraska authorities advise disposing of poultry two years old or younger after tests for tuberculous in flocks. Breeders and farmers should cull non breeding stock to cut disease risk and boost profits. Early culling promises cleaner premises, better space for fall stock, and higher summer prices.
Agricultural experiment stations nationwide report alfalfa leaves and high grade alfalfa meal rich in minerals and vitamin A. Vitamin A helps prevent a disease like scurvy and aids better hatches. Adding 10 percent alfalfa meal to mash shows little extra fiber if replacing bran. Second or third cutting alfalfa hay can be fed to chickens with minimal waste using poultry netting racks.
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