Reckless Driver Is Called Menace to Law
Frederick Benedict argues that the term road hog is inadequate and calls for revoking licenses of reckless drivers. He cites police focus on speeders as misdirected and urges tighter enforcement, better road design, and strengthened laws to remove danger from streets, citing New Jersey and New York examples.
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Frederick 8
Benedict
New York Herald Tribune
Montclair
N. J
New York
Simple Means to Test Automobile Generator
Easy method to test a generator for open circuits using a flashlight. Connect a bulb to the generator, insert a nail or heavy wire at the shaft center, and rotate with a hand drill. A steady light indicates proper operation. flicker signals trouble in the commutator or wiring.
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Popular Science Monthly
My Greatest Thrill in Sport
The piece recounts a veteran billiards champion recalling his career highs. He cites records: an 18.1 balkline high of 155 in November 1910, his 18.2 specialization, and a 14.1 run of 303. He highlights the thrill of setting unmatched marks over repeated championships.
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Jake Schaefer
Public Ledger Company
Golf Star Overreaches in Praise of New Standard Orb
Bobby Jones advocates the new standard golf ball in writings but his claim of minimal loss of distance spurs criticism. He argues a two iron can approach 275 yards with the ball, while a four iron exceeds 160 yards with the old ball, suggesting a 435 yard combined total.
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Golf Star
Bobby Jones
Automobile Hints and Bus Use in 1920s America
The note cites 42 000 school busses in the United States and says only a fraction over 4 percent of the national income is spent on autos. It also states closed cars accounted for 89.4 percent of American automobile output in 1929 and suggests careful drivers can identify a car that isn t among the kind.
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London
Tires May Cause Trouble on Curves
The article warns tires affect steering, swerving, and skid risk when cornering. It notes balloon tires with soft front or rear tread cause shimmy and loss of control, especially with flat tires, and cautions against high speed driving when tires are worn or damaged.
Radio sets aid blind in England, thousands served
Radios for the blind have supplied 6400 recipients in England. There remains a need for 18,000 more receiving sets to aid blind persons nationwide.
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England
Design Radio Control Control device for any receiver
A control device capable of connecting to any receiver has been designed. It works with receivers of various types, enabling broad compatibility and ease of use for radio control setups.
Antifreeze Rules For Water Cooled Cars This Winter
A motorist offers nine practical checks for antifreeze use to protect water cooled engines this season. Ensure complete protection non boiling non damaging to cooling system does not heat engine preserves paint remains nonflammable odorless stays viscous and stable at low temperatures and does not deteriorate.
Whistling golf club invented by Missouri maker
Willie Dunn of Clayton Missouri unveils a driver with a hollow sound chamber that whistles on impact. Swing at the right angle and speed draws a distant note, effectively giving the golfer a personal gallery. Dunn, famed as the grand old man of golf, began playing at age three in Scotland and helped create Long Island’s first course.
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Willie Dunn
Clayton
Dunn
Scotland
Long Island
N. Y
Artificial Snakes Improve Scarecrow Effect in Beloit
Beloit horticulturist Frank Chaney uses painted artificial snakes as scarecrows to protect his berries and grapes. He also scatters cut rubber hose pieces painted like snakes to deter birds, resulting in a strong fruit harvest with fewer bird losses.
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Beloit
Wis
Frank Chaney
Sporting Bits From Many Games Across The Globe
The note highlights varied sports topics from 1931 including Jolson buying Kildare at Belmont Park for 10000 dollars shore earning 17000 a season as hockey’s top earner De Hart potential return to Washington and Lee players generations in Northwestern football and Wash ington state clubs eyeing a California training plan golf bunkers in South Africa armored picadors in Mexico and New York universities 1931 football schedules and a record six 18 hole golf course expansion in Salisbury Long Island and Mrs George W Wightman winning a national tennis doubles title for the thirty first time
Model Citizen Kills Family Then Commits Suicide in Washburn
George Froseth longtime assistant postmaster and trusted local figure fatally harms wife and four children with a hammer while they slept before slashing his own throat. Neighbors led by Mrs. Olson break into the Froseth home discovering the massacre and Froseth dead in the bathroom. the victims are Mrs. Froseth and children Neil, George, Adelaide, and James.
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Washburn
Wis
George Froseth
E. W. Olson
James
Froseth
Mrs. Olson
Robert Thoreson
Thoreson
Neil
Dog Steals Oats From Calf and Gains Weight
Capt. L. D. Howard of North Geneva reports his four month old calf Peter losing weight as oats vanish from the calf’s feed box. Pal the airedale dog has grown fat, and Howard says ground oats from Peters box were eaten by the dog, leaving the calf thinner.
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Geneva
Ohio
L. D. Howard
North Geneva
Howard
Peter
Pal
One Third of Reptile Kills Three Deerhounds
Kinston North Carolina report states a six foot rattlesnake killed three deerhounds following hunters. D E Wood the local sportsman describes the dogs approaching the snake and being bitten repeatedly until all three died within thirty minutes.
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Kinston
N. C
D. E. Wood
Wood
Sheriff Locks In Drunken Prisoner In Sylvia Jail
D V Minus was jailed for drunkenness in Sylvia Kansas and the jail key was lost, forcing authorities to break into the jail to release the prisoner. The incident highlights an unusual lock in.
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Sylvia
Kan
D. V. Minus
Minus
Restoration Effort Aims to Revive Laysan Island
A USDA representative spent the summer on Laysan Island in the Pacific north of Hawaii to restore fertility. Once rich in guano, the island was abandoned after profit declined and rabbits stripped vegetation. Doctor Wilder leads a small team with two officers two men a cook and supplies to replant suitable grasses and plants.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Laysan Island
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
South America
Laysan Islands
Lonely Islet
Laysan
Doctor Wilder
Pioneer
Nebraska Farmer Uses K R O to Kill Rats in 12 Hours
A Nebraska farmer reports killing 103 rats in 12 hours with K R O, a squill based exterminator. The product claims to be deadly to rodents yet harmless to dogs, cats, poultry, and chicks and is described as widely used and sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Nebraska
U. S
America
King George Seeks Distinctive Mark on Coin Design
A historical note recalls King George wanting a distinctive emblem on his coin. A sculptor presented designs but the king demanded a big V behind his name to avoid being confused with earlier Georges.
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George
Boy compares Lindbergh to Columbus in hero talk
In a light moment a mother asks why her son adores Lindbergh so much. The boy replies that should be no surprise since Columbus discovered America and Lindbergh made history too.
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Paul
Lindbergh
Columbus
America
Horse Power Riddle Exposes Simple Car Power Trick
A humorous exchange asks how to find a car’s horsepower. The reply suggests lifting the hood and counting the spark plugs as a playful misdirection.
Poor Clara Inquisitive Riddle Echoes Chessboard Metaphor
Fragmentary lines hint at a character named Clara and a reflection on a pawn’s role in a chess game. The text presents a playful or cryptic phrase suggesting Clara contemplates meaning and position in a metaphorical sense.
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Duke University
Washington and Lee
Lee Hanley
Northwestern
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Hugh
Wash
Ington
Washington
Negton State
Respect
Penn
Elizabethville
South Africa
Mexico
New York University
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California
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