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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
6
The St Paul Dispatch argues that poor enforcement of Minnesota lighting laws endangers night drivers. It cites two headlights, a tail light visible 500 feet back, and notes horses and wagons are improperly exempted. It urges a state highway patrol to enforce the basic lighting requirements statewide.
The Portland Maine golfer Helen Payson, praised as a rising star in New England golf, has won the Bermuda title and the Canadian championship, defeating Ada Mackenzie and Maureen Orcutt. Coming from a golfing family, she trains hard with a free, straight style and strong iron play. Maine hopes she captures national honors this year.
The Imperial Valley in California, once a barren wasteland beneath the Colorado River, was reshaped by a 1904 flood that created the Salton Sea. Irrigation then turned thousands of acres into productive farmland with crops like alfalfa, grains, fruits, and vegetables, fueling a regional boom. Also described is the National Catholic Shrine to Mary Immaculate in Brookland, D C, billed as the largest Catholic church in the Western Hemisphere with a vast crypt, grand dome, and statues, costing about 5 million dollars.
The article explains the speaker’s function to faithfully convert electrical impulses into sound. It notes the challenge of achieving a uniform flat response from 80 to 10,000 cycles, stressing the importance of even energy distribution across fundamental and harmonic frequencies for fidelity in audio reproduction.
Seattle sells outfielder Brick Eldred to Wichita Falls in the Texas League. Frank Welch, ex-Red Sox, released by Hollywood Stars. Waterbury adds Gerst Brogan and Gilroy to Lewiston in New England loop. Edits note free agency for Adolph Camilli in San Francisco. City College of New York makes lacrosse a major varsity sport after thirty years. Edith Jensen, Danish swimmer, may attempt the English Channel swim this summer.
Shielding is a near necessity for modern receivers in congested districts. Encasing the audio section in a shield is advisable though not absolutely essential to prevent interference.
A Chicago Cubs vs Giants tale recalls Leon “Red” Ames who batted amid McGraw’s attempts to yank him. A passed ball and misread signals led to Ames swinging, powering a homer off Mordecai Brown. McGraw lamented being on the bench while Giants prevailed.
Popular Mechanics describes a large cactus apples farm near San Fernando California devoted to raising cactus apples for jelly candy and eating fresh. An acre yields 500 to 600 boxes with the fruit selling at 1 25 dollars per box in the past season.
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson notes Shakespeare's vocabulary reaches about 24 000 words, more than Milton, the Bible, Homer, and Dante. He says 5 000 words were used only once and 426 words appear across different plays within Hamlet.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet recalls Sally ending her engagement to Jack after attempting to cut her initials on a diamond with the ring. The joke lands when she discovers the initials already on the diamond instead.
The Bureau of Public Roads notes that many small bridges resemble the numeral eight because roads approach streams at an angle. Crossing at right angles to the stream improves alignment with the channel and enhances safety.
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