Modern Cars Are Much Improved
Reminiscences by K. W. de Guichard of the AOC Spark Plug company mark twenty years of progress in automobiling. He notes early methods such as tea kettle priming, carbide lights, and manual tire changes, and contrasts them with modern engines, spark plugs, better tires, and regular servicing that extend car life and reliability. The piece emphasizes improved roads, weather, and service infrastructure that support longer, safer driving today.
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K. W. de Guichard
AOC
Spark Plug Company
Mr. de Guichard
Northwestern to Play Illini in Homecoming Clash
Northwestern prepares for a homecoming clash at Illinois on October 27, revisiting a series marked by Illinois dominance since 1913. The Wildcats seek to overturn a long scoreless streak against Zuppke era Illini, while Hanley brings a veteran but partly depleted squad and a strong freshman crop to Evanston’s opponent.
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Orthwestern
University of Illinois
Wildcats
Illinois
Zuppke
Northwestern
Ilini
Zup
Ilinois
Evanston
Michigan
Hanley
Solid Schedule For Ohio State Eleven In 1928 Season
Ohio State announces a full eight game stretch between the opener with Wittenberg and the finale with Ullhois, with no open dates. The schedule includes four Western Conference battles and a Princeton matchup, a true test for the squad.
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Ohio State
Wittenberg
Ohio
Princeton
Muskingum
Ullhois
Ohio Staters
Northwestern
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Ulinois
Squibs of Sport and Players in a Patchwork News Bit
A collage of sports notes mentions Tunney nicknamed the killer and a champion golfer’s steady support role. Grady Adkins led the Vicksburg club in 1924, and Michigan lists George Rice as a two year veteran captain. Quantico Marines football to base at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia this fall. A boxing fan jokes about a hollow shell and watermelon. Racehorse riders named Smiths compete at Windsor Canada. Pugwash Nova Scotia to be restored by a Cleveland millionaire, not a watering place for boxers.
Automobile Hints and Urban Driving Dangers
An old column muses on car maintenance noting brake checks every 500 miles or 30 days and laments jaywalking drivers. It compares dangers from English scrubbing businesses to tea taxes and wryly comments on two-car families and reckless driving as a single “weapon.”
Fast Lead-Off Man Earl Combs in the Hall of Fame Regard
Earl Combs is hailed as a premier lead off man and silent centerfielder. Players say he is the hardest to pitch to due to his crouched stance and versatility to hit to any field. His .324 batting average marks him as a top hitter and fleet on the bases.
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Earl Combs
Combs
Soldered Connections Important in Radio Set
The article stresses soldered connections as crucial for best radio reception. It advises cleaning every joint and securing soldering at all points, especially antenna joints, to ensure reliable performance.
Death Sentence for Robber Golf Ball Thief
Golfers at the Saint German club mockingly celebrate a blackbird accused of stealing golf balls. A cache of 50 balls is found with many more suspected hidden nearby. The bird reportedly staked out a hole by the seventh green and operated from a bunker, swiftly reclaiming balls.
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Saint German Club
Blackbird
Grounding and contact issues plague vintage tube sets
The article notes at least 22 contacts in a five-tube set, with 20 tube prong contacts plus the battery switch and rheostat. Dirt or solder residue on base prongs causes oxidation and high resistance, yielding noise. Cleanliness of the battery switch and rheostat is crucial to avoid receiving-set foible.
Flying Ball Teams Embrace Air Travel Says McGraw
Baseball skipper John J. McGraw predicts teams will travel by airplane as the safest method. He notes his own extensive flying experience and favors multi motor aircraft over single motor planes for team transport.
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J. J. Hoben
Yale
John J. McGraw
McGraw
Havana
Unknown script found at Skara Brae in Orkney excavations
Archaeologists at Skara Brae report a hitherto unknown script on a front wall slab and uncover a double burial within the House hut. W Gordon Childe notes grave interments with two skeletons in a contracted pose amid limpets and stone tools, suggesting human sacrifice to stabilize the hut foundations.
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London
Skara Brae
Bay of Skail
Orkney Islands
Europe
W. Gordon Childe
Edinburgh University
Reindeer Herders Vie in Designing Brands
In Juneau Alaska reindeer herders compete to design brands as a new law requires brands on the right hip. Nome high school student offers monograms for five dollars each. Eskimo herders use seals birds bears fish and flora in marks. all brands filed with the territorial secretary and registered to owners.
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Juneau
Alaska
Nome
Man Wears Same Pair of Shoes for 36 Years
Oklahoma City pair holds steady for 36 years as Christ Moeller, 86, proclaims the wooden shoes the most comfortable. The 6 by 14 inch shoes serve as slippers, work, and Sunday wear per the wearer.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Christ Moeller
Not in Market Ben Alder Not In Market for a Husband
Lady Houston announces she is not seeking a husband after paying 7,500,000 in death taxes on Sir Robert Houston's estate. The multimillionaire shipowner's widow has received numerous marriage offers since.
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Ben Alder
England
Lady Houston
Sir Robert Houston
Shades in Currency Dublin
Orange and green currency notes authorized by the Free State government are now in circulation. The pound note is green and the ten shilling note is orange.
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Dublin
Free State
Ancient pistol owned by Dallastown man dates to 1805
H M Raab of Dallastown Pennsylvania, a collector of antique horse pistols, has acquired a weapon manufactured in Virginia in 1805. This piece is described as the oldest of its kind known, surpassing the prior earliest date of 1865.
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H. M. Raab
Dallastown
United States
Virginia
Milks Emulsion Promises Relief for Constipation Case
A Greensboro Alabama reader reports severe constipation with weight loss improves after using Milks Emulsion. After twelve bottles the writer says return to perfect health, gaining 25 pounds, and recommends the product. The ad claims guaranteed satisfaction or money back, sold by all druggists from Milks Emulsion Co Terre Haute Indiana.
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W. L. Jones
Greensboro
Ala
The
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Ady
France Sees Rise of Rent Agents for Prehistoric Deposits
In France a new profession has emerged as rent agents for prehistoric deposits. These agencies hold options on fields believed to hide rich archeological remains or cemeteries and permit excavation in exchange for fixed rental payments.
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France
Town Says What’s Up Zeke Hauling Sawdust
Residents ask what the town is doing while workers haul sawdusted materials through streets. A chorus of voices from Nevival or a circus rumor circulates as locals seek clarity on the activity and its purpose.
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Zeke
California Fig Syrup Advertises For Children
A San Antonio mother credits California Fig Syrup with her three year old daughter's rapid recovery from intestinal flu. The ad touts a fruity taste pure vegetable formula and claims physicians recommend it for over fifty years with four million bottles sold annually.
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Connie
H. W. Turnage
Cadwalder St
San Antonio
Texas
California
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Fielding Yost
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Fis
Tad Wieman
Harvard
Illini
Bob Zuppke
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Tunney
Grady Adkins
White Sox
Vicksburg
George Rice
Quantico Marines
Municipal Stadium
Philadelphia
F. Smith
D. Smith
W. Smith
Winrdsor Track
Canada
Pugwash, Nova Scotia
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Arctic
South America
Moone
Magnecoil
Broadway
Salt Lake City
Utell
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