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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
2
The article promotes National Change Week 1929 from May 5 to 11. It argues spark plugs wear out after 10,000 miles, showing photomicrographs of burned center electrodes and pitted ground electrodes, leading to weaker sparks, wasted fuel, and reduced engine power. engineers advise yearly plug changes for cars and more often for tractors and stationary engines.
The article stresses preserving crankshaft and camshaft relative positions to maintain timing. It suggests leaving old gears in place until new gears are ready and wedging the flywheel to lock shafts during installation. It notes that the stiffness of new gears increases the difficulty of this task.
Floyd Carlson, noted crack pitcher for the Omaha Amateur team, has fielded several big league offers but remains with bricklaying. He earns $12 daily as a skilled bricklayer and prefers his trades over uncertain major league salaries.
Aut o notes remark on new license plates and Bermuda's ten vehicles. A flagpole sitter was injured after a rumble seat fall. Witty quips compare auto safety with pedestrian fatalities and argue car arrival ends remoteness of a village.
Knute Rockne outlines five cardinal principles for football success. He says a coach must explain clearly what he visualizes, ensure players perform the actions, have them execute those actions, criticize constructively, and practice executions repeatedly. He adds he aims to follow these rules.
Discus thrower Mark Eric Krenz, holder of IC-4A intercollegiate shot and discus marks, set a new world record with a 163 feet 8 1/2 inch throw at a Stanford University versus Olympic Club meet in Stanford Stadium San Palo, surpassing the previous 158 feet 1 1/2 inch mark.
Five veterans lead Sport Vale rowing with Tappen from the 1928 varsity. Donovan named Notre Dame captain for 1929-30 basketball. Babe Herman praised as hitter with Dodgers but weak in fielding. Nashville starts season with new owner manager and most new players. Walter J. Travis the lone surviving former amateur golf champion. Armour joins Tom O Shanter Detroit as part of season. Tauscher of Pittsburgh had 17 games last year with no decisions. Birmingham’s pennant winner roster largely overhauled. Small and MacFayden wear special baseball eyeglasses. Present champions and title holders from golf’s major events compete in Miami winter meet. Norris named captain of Rochester for 1929-30. Hendricks says he would not trade Cruz for Hornsby. Curdy Byrd signs to play outfield for Montgomery. Wanderling signs Nick Carter as manager of his Red River Valley league club. At Cal, associated students buy new spring shells for regattas with freshmen receiving previous-season varsity shells.
An article argues long careers among pitchers come from natural talent, careful living, and temperate living. It cites stars like Walter Johnson Grover Cleveland Alexander Christy Mathewson Red Faber and Ed Plank as examples of 15 to 22 year plus service.
In Chicago on November 25 1805 six cars started from Jackson Park to Evanston and back a 14 mile course run in muddy icy slush. Charles E Duryea won in 10 hours 23 minutes. Two cars finished.
A tour through historic newspaper barbs on stage craft cites sharp lines from Rising Sun Indiana and others. Amateurs in a Midwestern city staged Lady Audley's Secret while the editor quipped about Shakespearean itself in Hamlet. Hap Ward recalls a one night Oregon stand ending with a mixed central page notice.
In a spiritualist gathering a medium summoned famous shades for entertainment. Jefferson on bugle, Mary Queen of Scots on a table, Mark Anthony on guitar, Newton speaking with a Brooklyn accent. A caller sought Cardinal Newman and the figure on stage uttered Benedictine.
A short promotion urges parents to use Castoria for common infant pains and colic. It claims no doctors or drugs are needed, presents Castoria as vegetable and safe for repeated use, and notes twenty five million bottles sold last year.
A daily habit of ten deep breaths improves blood circulation and nerve function. Filling lungs to the bottom enhances energy and health, forming a simple, impactful personal resolution.
An ad from Realistic Travel promises the scent of salt as passengers ascend the gangplank to New York. It hints barrels of tokens beside the plank and cheekily offers a pirate with a cutlass for $10, adding a playful wink to voyage lore.
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