Afghanistan on the World Stage and Daily Life in Kabul
A National Geographic study outlines Afghanistan as a secluded Asian realm now more in world view due to the king and queen's European visit. It describes Afghan origins, language, dress, social customs, entertainment, diet, trade via the Khyber pass, caravan networks, and the Amir Habibullah Khan's governance and roads linking Kabul to major cities.
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Fghanistan
Asia
Europe
Afghanistan
India
Kabul
Bombay
Ome
Russia
Egypt
Amir Habibullah Khan
Havana
Khyber Pass
Herat
Meshed
Maimene
Akteha
Kerki
Peshawar
Kandahar
Quetta
Mazar-i- Sharif
Amir
The Quick and the Dead The Automobile Section
A compact note on automobile matters contrasts fiction with road hazards under the banner The Quick and the Dead. It mentions a literacy test for drivers in Colorado and explains questions about driving safety phrases.
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Colorado
Wilce Retires as Ohio Coach at OSU
R JOAN W WILCE longtime director of football at Ohio State resigns effective June 1929 to enter medicine and teaching He will remain head coach next fall with full charge according to Prof French The athletic board lauds his 15 year service and lists Ohio State records under his guidance
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R. Joan W. Wilce
Ohio State University
University Athletic Board
Athletic Board
Doctor Wilce
Wilce
Thos
French
University of Wisconsin
John R. Richards
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Get Evidence to Prove Accident
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin urges motorists to gather evidence after a crash. It recommends cameras or sketches, disinterested witnesses, weather and road notes, and recording names, licenses, and addresses. It warns against trusting a smooth talker and explains repair bills and sworn testimony as damages proof.
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Legal Department
Chicago Motor Club
Supreme Court
Indian Chief Is Fast
The photograph features Chief Fast Elkins a noted Indian runner and national decathlon champion from the University of Nebraska. He has been training near New York City in preparation for the Olympic games and is shown ready to compete.
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George Manfredi
New York University Nine
Manfredi
Fast Elkins
University of Nebraska
New York City
Oilcloth Cover Keeps Battery Clean and New
Practical tip from Popular Science Monthly on protecting starter batteries. A fitted oilcloth cover prevents dirt and road splash from soaking the top, reducing creeping acid and corrosion. Wipe the top with ammonia damp rag, fit snugly with snaps and cable openings to maintain near new condition.
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Popular Science Monthly
Railroad Uses Radio on One Mile Long Trains
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tests radio communication on mile long freight trains on the James River branch between Richmond and Clifton Forge Virginia. An engine and caboose carry broadcasting and receiving sets. trains can have up to 115 cars requiring a signal relay man without radio.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
James River Branch
Richmond
Clifton Forge
Virginia
Obviating Shorts With Shielded Grid Tubes In Radio
A Radio World note explains that shielded grid tubes can reduce hum from eliminators or last audio when used with other receiver tubes. It advises adding a shield to minimize interference, grounding the shield to an element post, and careful wiring to avoid shorts when using top cap connections or LB plus.
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Radio World
Only One Ambidextrous Pitcher in All Baseball
Bozeman Bulger notes Tony Mullane as the only ambidextrous pitcher in professional baseball history. The piece recalls Mullane’s ability to throw with either hand, and mentions Sentelle’s ambidextrous throwing as he progressed from third base to umpiring, with humorous remarks from Tenney and Raymond about Italian heritage and imagined abilities.
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Bozeman Bulger
The
Farm Journal
Tony Mullane
Sentelle
Fred Tenney
Bugs Raymond
City College Names Dual Lacrosse Captains
City College of New York assigns two captains for next season marking the first dual leadership in any sport at the institute. Both captains, Lavender leaders from the Class of 1929, starred in a season that saw CCNY win four of six games in a revival of lacrosse after a 25 year gap.
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City College of New York
City College
Bits of Sports Tersely Told
The column surveys sports topics including golf travel and stamina, English turf results, hurling in the Southern association, Bogota golf course, and Portland college signing Les Hase roth. It notes Penn State lacrosse struggles and a shift in lacrosse field dimensions versus the past.
Baseball Tops Princeton Harvard Poll as Favorite Sport
A Princeton vote names baseball as the most popular sport this season, ahead of golf track athletics polo tennis and rowing. Baseball also leads intramural activity at Harvard, with both universities citing baseball as the top sport.
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Princeton
Harvard
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Automobile
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Peru
Tokio
J. W. Wilce
Olcloth
Royal Stable of
England
Eddie Wells
Southern Association
South
Latin America
Bogota
Colombia
Portland
Les Haseroth
Occidental College
Penn State
University of Pittsburgh
Yanks
al Nixon
Philadelphia Nationals
Gene Tunney
Lions
Syracuse
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