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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
2
A digest of ring folklore and wedding customs from antiquity to the present, noting beliefs on rings granting power, cures, or fate. The item lists finger positions, marriage luck, disguises of wealth, and quirky household practices accompanying rings and related tokens.
George Kojac, a teen from New York and alumnus of a large city high school, dominated the 100 meter backstroke at Amsterdam. He eclipsed the standing record twice, clocking 1 minute 9.4 seconds to win the event, after earlier setting 1 minute 8 1-6 seconds in the semifinals. He rose from local clubs to national fame by beating Johnny Weissmuller at the Chicago championships in 1927.
The National Zoological Park notes that rearing young snakes is difficult. It recommends feeding meal worms earth worms grasshoppers and similar small insects and keeping a milk pan with a raw beaten egg in the cage.
When an automobile is hard to start, loses pep on hills, and underperforms, neglect by the motorist until inefficiency is conspicuous is common. Proper servicing, engineers say, keeps performance from 10 000 miles to 25 000 miles alike. Regular checks cover ignition timing, spark plugs, battery terminals, fuel lines, oil changes, carburetor, and other items to save maintenance costs.
The Weather Bureau operates a dedicated Arlington broadcasting booth for radio weather news at 10 05 am 3 45 pm and 10 05 pm. A Navy linked amplifier at Arlington sends forecasts to listeners across New England Atlantic states and most east of the Mississippi. The weekly outlook airs Saturdays with district forecasts and flood warnings.
The column highlights late bouts featuring Gene Tunney and Jack Britton, sides mentions Jem Mace, and notes boxers Nelson and Blackie Carter. It covers sports movements like Box Spring taking Hamlin club in West Texas, Boston College football at Fenway, and coaching change at Loyola Baltimore. It also notes a novelty European relay using planes and bikes and other scattered items from baseball and basketball history.
A DIY method to check valve gas tightness using a tin can crafted tester. Drill a hole for a tire valve stem, seal with washers from inner tube, and use rubber tubing to pressurize. If you can blow air through, the valve leaks and more grinding is needed. test the tester on a flat metal surface first.
Trickle chargers designed for 66 volt batteries can be adapted to 4 volt cells without major cost or changes in construction. Attach the end of a resistance winding from a G ohm rheostat to a charger post, using the resistance unit from an air cooled rheostat as best.
Doeg of California emerged as a bright star at Forest Hills in the Kest-West tennis tourney. He is a favorite with tennis fans and drew strong applause from the crowd.
An advertisement touts Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infants and children, claiming quick soothing of common pains without drugs. It notes use for colic constipation or diarrhea and states twenty-five million bottles were purchased last year.
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