Missouri House moves to repeal the 42 percent loan law
Jefferson City lawmakers report favorable action on the Hicks bill to repeal Missouri's 42 percent loan law used by 161 loan companies. The session also sees proposals to abolish capital punishment and raise sheriff fees, with debate on a bipartisan budget and revenue department.
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Jefferson City
House
Judiciary Committee
Missouri
O. B. Whitaker
Hickory County
James T. Blair, Jr
Cole County
Whitaker
Frederick D. Gardner
Automobile Notes and Odd Reflections on Driving
A collection of home grown tips and wry thoughts on car care and driving. It mentions oil checks with fill ups, refueling in motion as a fanciful impractical idea, a California eye injury from a crash, and notes on radiator flushing. The piece also muses on space conquest and dangers of near misses with vehicles.
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California
Auto Chamber Chief Forecasts Big 1929 Motor Boom
Roy D. Chapin president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce predicts 1929 will see 4,000,000 automotive jobs, record production, and strong sales due to pent up transport demand from 1928. He notes highway construction worldwide will spur transport needs.
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Roy D. Chapin
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
America
Norelius Credits Father for Water Success
Martha Norelius, celebrated American Olympic swimmer, credits her early water training to her father, a former Sweden champion and now noted Palm Beach coach. She has represented the New York City Women's Swimming Association since 1925 under coach L de B Handley and holds world records from 200 to 880 yards.
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Martha Norelius
America
Sweden
Palm Beach
New York City
Highway Markers Need City Coverage Across the Nation
A USDA prepared report notes motorists miss US routes in cities where markers are absent. State highway departments place markers on state roads, while city streets fall to municipal authorities. Some cities have marked their streets. since 1925, 28 states completed marking, eight states 75–99 percent, four states 50–75 percent.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Highway System
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S
Bureau
Ancient chariot revival and varied sports notes in Glasgow
Highlights from the sports world include Glasgow planning a chariot racing revival and notes on boxing, umpiring, college football coaching shifts, golf course upkeep costs near New York, player signings in Detroit and Portland, Alabama players entering the majors, and details on the American Legion baseball tournament participation and injuries at Fort Myers camp.
Kansas Apollo Star Fetty Seen as Top Athlete at KU
Kansas Apollo Stars Carlos Fetty, a twenty year old sophomore from Eldorado Kansas, is hailed by Dr James Naismith as the best physically equipped male student at the University of Kansas and one of the best he has seen. The Apollo is modeled after Aden's and Fetty is described as an all around athlete.
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Carlos Fetty
Eldorado
Kan
University of Kansas
Fetty
James Haismith
Kansas Apollo
Ap Aden
Penn State Boxer Capt Allie Wolff Extends Undefeated Streak
Brooklyn native and College Boxing Star Capt Allie Wolff of Penn State remains undefeated in intercollegiate boxing. He rules the 175 pound class and knocked out Al Olensis of the University of Pennsylvania in a star bout as Penn State defeated Penn by five victories to two.
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Allie Wolff
Penn State
Wolff
Brooklyn
N. Y
al Olensis
University of Pennsylvania
Water drains for spare tire fender wells
Readers are urged to improve fender wells by drilling small holes in their bottoms to drain water. The piece notes wells trap dirt and wear from the top due to retained moisture, which can corrode spare tires and metal.
Missouri boxing board moves toward automatic purse forfeiture for fouls
Missouri officials consider a rule to strip a fouling boxer of his purse in all bouts the change aimed at preventing unfair outcomes. The proposal parallels a national rule penalizing fighters who compete while suspended, with Tommy White cited as the first example.
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Ben J. Harrison
Missouri Boxing Commission
Harrison
Benny Bass
Henry Lenare
Dent McSkimming
St Louis Post Dispatch
New York
Buddy Taylor SU
al Singer
Missouri Commission
National Boxing Association
National Association
Tommy White
Houston
Jimmy Finley
Louisiana
McCarthy: Cubs rely on pitching for pennant bid
Joe McCarthy, manager of the Chicago Cubs, says the club’s pennant chances hinge on pitching and would welcome more young pitchers. He trusts the current regulars to come through and believes the Cubs will win in the end.
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Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
McCarthy
Jove
Foreign Matter Sticks at Neck of the Bottle
An old Popular Science Monthly note explains radiator blockages form at the neck of cooling fins where water circulates. It advises removing the radiator shell, cutting a curved incision to lift a flap, extracting obstructions, then re folding and soldering.
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Popular Science Monthly
Milks Emulsion Helps Woman Rebound From Illness
A testimonial from Miss Katy Waller of San Antonio Texas recounts severe pneumonia in 1917 18 a lingering cough in 1919 and a lasting recovery after using Milks Emulsion starting September 1920. She credits the product with restoring sleep appetite and weight enabling a full return to social life and vows to recommend it widely.
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Katy Waller
Argyle Ave
San Antonio
Tex
The
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Gun Fired By Accident In Kitchen Fire
Charles Maull of Milford Delaware hung his gun on the kitchen wall thinking it unloaded. It was loaded and discharged when a fire started in the kitchen. The blaze was contained and did not spread.
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Charles Maull
Milford
Del
Indigestion Relief From Phillips Milk of Magnesia
Many people misjudge indigestion as a serious condition when it is often an acid issue that a quick Phillips Milk of Magnesia helps fix in minutes. It calms sourness and gas after meals and prevents late discomfort, unlike soda which only offers temporary relief.
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Phillips
The Leap Year Custom Proposals A Woman May Make
The dialogue notes a leap year custom where a woman may propose to a man instead of him proposing. The mother remarks life can be so monotonous that there are not even mistakes in it.
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Ethel
First Bottle Helped Her By Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
A Philadelphia mother of three praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic after childbirth. She says she felt run down nervous dizzy and weak but improved after the first bottle and now recommends the medicine to friends.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Louder Pack
Front Street
Phila
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