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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
2
A nationwide survey shows about 27,500 people died in U S motor vehicle accidents in 1928, up about 7.36 percent from 1927. With ~25 million registered vehicles, roughly one death per 900 cars occurred, averaging 75 fatalities per day across the year.
A mixed column of wry observations about cars and driving habits. It jests about signaling a turn, road dangers, a gas price anecdote, an earnest delivery rider, and notes on deferred payments, ending with a grim reminder that automobile deaths outpaced gun and bomb fatalities in Chicago last year.
Manager McGraw plans to use Carl Hubbell as a starter alongside Larry Benton Fred Fitzsimmons Joe Genewich Dutch Henry with Carl Mays possibly joining as his arm recovers. John Scott provides relief depth and Curly Ogden has shown promise as spring battles continue.
The Moores challenge the Smiths for league dominance with five upcoming trials while two Smiths join a four-man Smith contingent. The Boston Braves field three Smiths and two Moores, with Moores supplying most outfielders and two-thirds of Braves outfield play. Notable names include Wiley Moore of the Yankees and Earl Smith of the Cardinals, shaping the summer race.
A reader quiz lists answers on vehicle counts and maintenance tips. It states New York leads with about 2,090,815 registered motor vehicles, California second with 1,806,224, plus guidance on tire inflation front-wheel turns spark plug gaps and compression references.
Pitcher Buck Foreman is sent to Houston in the Texas league from Rochester. Louisville announces spring training in Mobile for 1930. George Newblatt to lead NYU basketball next season. Jimmy Dykes may play multiple infield roles for Philadelphia. Wisconsin names George Levis golf coach. Hoss Radbourne’s 1884 NL pitching mark of 60 wins stands out. Pat Patterson signs Seton Iowa pitcher Herbert Tripkosh for Dubuque. Scottish boxing champion Marquis of Douglas and Clydeside holds amateur welterweight title. Dallas acquires Walter Tauscher from Pittsburgh. Pebble Beach hosts amateur golf near the ocean. George Bresnahan and John Picus Quinn linked to Wisconsin and Athletics respectively. England plans 1982 Olympics per Lord Rochdale. Football becomes year-round at many colleges. St Paul in the American Association sets record with 215 double plays in 1927.
A method to use a pleasure car for business without marring its look by painting signs on ordinary window shades. Replace car shade roller with window shade roller, remove ratchet, drive a screweye into the hem, and hang the shade on a screwhook to keep the curtain taut. The rod should be longer than the curtain width to prevent looping.
Walter Johnson, after twenty one years as Washingtons star pitcher, will not pitch next season and will serve strictly as bench manager.
Jimmy Austin, famed St. Louis Browns coach, is nearing fifty but remains a tireless onfield presence. He is among the first out and, with Bill Killefer, last to leave, serving as energetic lieutenants to Captain Dan Howley in a display of enduring baseball vigor.
Dr. W. E. Carroll of the University of Illinois reports infant mortality among pigs is extremely high with up to one third of piglets dying and on some farms half lost. He cites sow faults, damp drafts, and recommends the swine sanitation system, pen adjustments, and ration changes before farrowing to reduce losses.
The United States Department of Agriculture increases federal indemnity for TB condemned cattle. Grade cattle indemnity rises from 25 to 85 dollars and purebred cattle from 50 to 75 dollars, effective February 19, 1930, under the agricultural appropriation bill. The share remains at one third of the value difference and limited to the state or local payment.
Notes on lamb weight targets and profitable production emphasize 80 pound market lambs, legume hay for ewes, and low grain feeding when pasture is abundant. Frequent grazing changes reduce parasites and tuberculosis risk in poultry and hogs. mashed potatoes with skim milk can supplement calves.
Castoria is advertised as a safe vegetable remedy for babies and older children. It promises quick relief for fretfulness colic constipation and other discomforts with doctors' endorsement and a recommendation to keep an extra bottle on hand.
Ben Oventano of Rankin Illinois says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped after first birth and after a second child, and he still uses it. He notes his mother used it for himself and that he can answer letters about the medicine.
A physician reflects on constipation and argues for natural treatment. After 47 years in practice he promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild vegetable remedy that safely empties the bowels without drastic purges. He urges daily bowel movement and offers a free trial bottle by mail.
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