McGraw Happy with Giants, Hopes for Pennant This Season
New York Giants manager John J. McGraw says the club has improved and is encouraged to win the pennant this season if they get the breaks. He cites a stronger pitching staff and progress from Leach and Reese, while noting Chicago and Pittsburgh as tough rivals and the team’s disciplined regimen.
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John J. McGraw
New York Giants
McGraw
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Leach
Reese
Giants
France Leads In Global Tennis And Golf Claims
The article extols France as a leader in tennis with players Lacoste and Cochet, notes US stars like Tilden and Johnston, and lists American golf greats Jones Farrell and Hagen. It also cites Helen Wills as the top woman tennis player and claims US dominance in boxing except for a disputed flyweight claim by Emile Pladner. The overall tone asserts strong American competitiveness.
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France
Lacoste
Cochet
Bill Tilden
Bill Johnston
United States
Bobby Jones
Johnny Farrell
Walter Hagen
Jones
Helen Wills
Emile
Spider) Pladner
Plans to form Class D baseball league in KY TN
Revive Class D Billy Doyle and Ed Goostree said plans move forward to organize a Class D league in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee. Clubs would be owned and controlled by major leaguers with towns under consideration including Clarksville Jackson Paris Tenn Hopkinsville Paducah Henderson Owensboro Mayfield Bowling Green Ky and Cairo Ill.
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Billy Doyle
Detroit Tigers
Ed Goostree
Clarksville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jackson
Paris
Tenn
Hopkinsville
Paducah
Henderson
Owensboro
Mayfield
Bowling Green
Cairo
Doyle
Goostree
The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A set of automotive Q and A about battery freezing, tire inflation, lubrication, oil filter renewal after 10000 miles, and yearly savings from an oil filter. It notes keeping charge, higher generator rate, under-inflated tires, and fuel or wear savings ranging from twenty to twenty nine dollars annually.
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Ans
Permanent Stations to Replace Temporary Weather Radios
Hud son Strait receives replacement permanent radio stations to report weather and ice conditions previously provided by temporary setups. The change aims to improve reliability for mariners and local authorities during harsh conditions.
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Hudson Strait
Alternating Current Definition in 19th Century Text
A basic explanation states that alternating current reverses its direction of flow at regular intervals. The description emphasizes the concept of periodic direction change in electrical current.
Highways Embrace Safer Design and Aesthetic Road Work
The article notes that newer vehicles demand safer and speedier highways. Engineers plan better grades, wider pavements, superelevated curves, and longer sight distances. They emphasize beauty, parkland integration, and preservation of trees through careful right of way clearing and harmonized bridges and culverts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
National Parks and National Forests
Bureau
Buck Declares Cubs Greatest Ball Club
Manager Bucky Harris calls the 1020 edition of the Cubs the greatest ball club he has ever seen on a field. He credits its balanced pitching staff and heavy hitters and adds that the compliment includes the New York Yankees as well.
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Bucky Harris
Cubs
Interesting Little Sport Squibs
A collection of minor sports notes and player mentions from various teams. Milestones include Mel Ott at twenty, Reggie McNamara’s sixty one six day races, and youth in the league. Mentions cover the Memphis Chickasaws, Phillies concerns, and college players moving toward professional offers.
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Reggie McNamara
Windshield Wiper Care Improves Longevity
Popular Science Monthly explains wiper rubber wears out before glass or blade life. Constant contact with glass creates a kink and prevents proper cleaning. A folded triangular sheet metal shim with notches lifts the rubber, preventing permanent deformation and extending use.
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Popular Science Monthly
Making Progress With Live Stock Pasture Farming
The article notes S J Kirby of North Carolina State College advising that productive pasture requires adequate area and fertile soil. It recommends cultivating a good seed bed, disking land, plowing under residues, and using lime and phosphate. It suggests limestone and fertilizer like 2 5 8 or 12 4 4, along with manure top dressings after sod establishment, and reseeding old pastures as needed.
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S. J. Kirby
North Carolina State College
Kirby
Piedmont
Preventing Bloat in Clover Pastures for Cattle and Sheep
Recommendations for early season grazing to avoid bloat include feeding dry hay in the morning, turning animals to clover after dew dries, and keeping them on clover only briefly. Warns against grazing on wet foliage and advises cautious watering. When bloat occurs, left side tapping with a trocar is advised, and gas should escape slowly.
Kill Gad Flies In Cattle During Grub Stage
An old veterinary note advises killing gad flies while grubs are still embedded in cattle backs. Apply an ointment of one part jodoform to three parts vaseline at each warble hole using a finger. Warbles can be forced out by finger pressure, but this is often hopeless and crushing grubs may trigger dangerous anaphylactic reactions.
No Advantage in Mixed Ground Feed for Pigs
There is usually nothing to be gained by grinding corn for pigs, yet barley and oats feed better to young pigs when ground. It is acceptable to grind the corn with the barley and oats to simplify feeding. Mixing the ground feed into slop offers no real advantage. feed dry if water is available most of the time.
Handling Ewes and Dead Lambs From Crowding Issues
The guide notes that many lambs die when crowded through doors and gates at lambing. It advises gaining flock confidence, guiding the ewe to lambing pens, and calmly presenting the lamb by the forelegs for the ewe to scent as you move to secure the newborn.
Coal and Ball Blue Ad Promises Winter Laundry Help
The notice says soft coal will make laundry heavier this winter and that Red Cross Ball Blue will remove grime, advertised for sale at all grocers. It also cheekily notes even a light eater may prefer the dark meat.
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Red Cross
Adyv
Castoria: trusted remedy for children in every home
Timer tested Castoria marketed as a safe vegetable baby remedy for infants and young children. Advertises relief from colic constipation and diarrhea with minimal risk compared to stronger medicines. Claims five million homes use Castoria and urges mothers to remember the name.
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Castoria
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