Sports Notes Highlight Early 20th Century Athletics
A collage of sports notes cites Winnipeg’s 1.57 percent mile pace as a historic pacer record, Pelota’s Spanish rise as fastest ball game, and college teams from Yate Harvard Princeton Army Navy Lehigh Penn and Cornell playing soccer. It mentions Rogers Hornsby as a versatile hitter, Tom Heeney predicting his own heavyweight crown, John Merrick, and Kelly becoming 1929 Maroon captain. It reports Dammit the Chicago guard as head coach doubt, Gazella’s World Series pay, Joe Rabbit’s Western league move to Toronto, Seattle’s Hetherly buying from Omaha, and base theft coaching.
Why Oil for Engine Must Be Kept Clean
An engineering notice explains how friction heats hands illustrating lubrication. It stresses keeping engine oil clean and ensuring the oil filter works. The filter supposedly lasts 10 000 miles before requiring service, which takes five minutes at a station.
China Gauges Illiteracy Through Reading Reach
A quotation notes that in China a person who can read only one or two thousand characters is still illiterate since they cannot comprehend an ordinary book or newspaper. The remark highlights gaps between basic literacy and functional reading.
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China
Old Fashioned Auto Sights and Travel Notions
A column notes nostalgia for antique car horns and manners. It contrasts drivers misjudging speed with safer limits, observes hardware stores shifting from horsewhips to auto accessories, and mentions Cuba’s duty free car travel rule making tourist cars personal baggage.
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Cuba
Play Tiresome Golf at St Andrews Club
Bernard Darwin writes in the London Spectator that a round at St Andrews is slow but pleasant, easing players into a leisurely pace. He notes the caddies can be stern or overbearing, sometimes mishandling payments, yet still offers a forgiving view of the course and experience.
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St. Andrews Club
St. Andrews
Bernard Darwin
London Spectator
Braid
Warden
Taylor
Army Signal Corps Nail Picker Removes Hazards
The United States Army Signal Corps nail picker uses a magnet attached to a wagon to lift nails pins and steel scraps from roads. This device clears hazards for motorists and improves road safety and driving comfort.
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Army Signal Corps
United States Army Signal Corps
Phenomenal tuning of a radio set astonishes Chicago group
J Oliver Riehl, NBC Chicago director, recalls inviting neighbors in 1921 to hear radio for the first time. A soprano from KDKA sang with orchestral accompaniment amid initial static, followed by instrumental music as tuning continued. A listener jokes about tuning out the woman to hear the band clearly.
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J. Oliver Riehl
Chicago
NBC
Riehl
KDKA
Famous Songs Featured Through NBC Stations
Renowned baritone Reinald Werrenrath hosts "Famous Songs and Those Who Made Them" on NBC network stations each Sunday at 6:00 p m. The program mirrors Walter Damrosch's symphonic radio education approach for the American public.
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Walter Damresch
America
Reinald Werrenrath
Senes
National Broadcasting Company
Sunny Jim Wins NL Most Valuable Player Honor
Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP by six votes over Fred Lindstrom of the New York Giants. Bottomley led with 133 RBIs, 31 homers, 93 extra base hits, and 124 runs in 149 games, despite a .225 average, earning a $1000 gold prize. Known as Sunny Jim, he rose from Oglesby to baseball stardom with Branch Rickey’s Cardinals.
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Jim Bottomley
St. Louis Cards
Fred Lindstrom
New York Giants
Bottomley
Lindstrom
Giants
Jurt Whitman
Boston
Baseball Writers Association
St. Louis
Hack Wilson
Larry Benton
Grimes
Pirates
Critz
Reds
Benton
Oglesby
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Mitchell
Houston
Syracuse
Jacques Fournier
Sunny Jim
Industry Now Gives Women Equal Chance
New York reports a National Industrial Conference Board study of 129 manufacturing companies finds equal capability for men and women to perform identical work. While employment opportunity is similar, women’s hourly earnings trail men by about 35 percent, due largely to output levels and piecework wages.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Conference Board
Boy Accused of Firing Home to See Sweetheart
David P. Lewis, eighteen, is jailed in Cumberland Md on a charge of arson after allegedly confessing to trying to set the Screen home ablaze on October 28. Authorities say he hoped to frighten Bernetta Wilson, his sweetheart, who was inside. Eva Wilson reported hearing a noise and seeing a familiar figure fleeing. The basement fire caused no damage.
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Cumberland
David P. Lewis
Lewis
Francis Screen
Bernetta Wilson
Eva Wilson
Screen
Philippines to Carry on Drive Against Rats
Public health and U S representatives join in a comprehensive plan led by Dr. K W Hart to make Philippines healthier by eliminating rats. The program includes rat proofing port areas and storehouses, trapping and poisoning campaigns, lab examination of carcasses, and flea index studies across islands to detect bubonic plague early.
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Philippines
Manila
United States
Public Works Department
Bureau of Health
K. W. Hart
Feed liberally for big profits in dairy farming
A Michigan Farmer writer warns dairy farmers against cutting rations when feed prices rise. Proper maintenance of cow body weight plus production feed ensures milk yield and profit. Spring ration reductions should be gradual and not premature, as grain offers more value than early grass.
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Michigan
Prevent Tuberculosis by Thorough Cleaning
After diseased animals are removed, thoroughly clean and wash the barn and related buildings. Apply an approved disinfectant only after cleaning, then disinfect utensils and contaminated items. Haul manure to plowed fields, spread thin, expose to sunlight, and spray yards and fences. This prevents infection spread to healthy animals.
Individual Feeding of Dairy Cows Is Favored
Different cows vary in converting feed to milk. A skilled feeder uses milk sheets to adjust rations, increasing feed for top producers to gain profit while avoiding overfeeding cows with limited production to maximize efficiency.
Salt feeding habits in cows across seasons
The article notes that feeding salt is often overlooked in summer because animals are grazed, but in winter cows housed in barns depend on their owner for feed and salt is irregularly provided. Regular salt supply is emphasized over irregular, large doses which fail to meet needs.
Wintering bulls need exercise and protection
The article advises breeders to winter bulls away from the herd in a clean stall with exercise, weather protection, and a moderate ration. It suggests building a strong stall in a corner of the cow barn with an adjoining paddock or corral, or using a cable and chain setup to limit movement.
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Walter Hagen
Professional Golfers Association of America
England
Great Britain
SPORT
Winnipeg
Spain
Yate
Warvard
Princeton
Army
Navy
Lehigh
Penn
Cornell
Rogers Hornsby
Tom Heeney
John Merrick
Kelly
University of Chicago
Mr. Dammit
Balves
Mike Gazella
Joe Rabbit
Toronto
Seattle
Clarence Hetherly
Omaha
Anita Page
Meredith
James E
Ted) Meredith
Olympic
University of Pennsylvania
Lawson Rdbertson
Daley
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