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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
6
Long list of farm tips focusing on water for sheep, ventilation for barns, milking machines, alfalfa and clover hay, laying hens, feeding costs, and breeding for dairy profits. Emphasizes water, rest for exhausted horses, soil building with sweet clover, and dairy profitability through careful records, diverse crops, and selective breeding.
Frank Gotch discusses dangerous grips in professional wrestling. He explains headlock and flying mare holds, notes the strangle hold is barred, and recalls matches with Tom Jenkins in 1903 and 1905 highlighting how strength and technique determine pinning and safety.
Finnish amateur Hannes Kolehmainen proposes running four men in the country for one hour. Analysts doubt four trained distance men could be beaten by him, but a run could threaten Alfred Shrubb's hour record of 11 miles 137 yards.
Tony Caponi eyes a shot at George Chip while Mike Mowrey joins Baltimore Federal league and Gunboat Smith pursues prize money. George Chip outscores Gus Christie in ten rounds at Milwaukee. An English vegetarian athlete team heads to Berlin 1916 games. Pitcher Harrington leaves Indianapolis for Binghamton. The Boston Braves plan a young lineup. Battling Levinsky remains active, boxing every three days. Thames Rowing Club targets Henley Melbourne. Navy selects Overreach as 1914 captain. Midwest ten-pin tourney in St. Louis draws 6335, with profits split among five man, two man, and singles. Cornell protests only 16 varsity Cs awarded after Penn game.
St Paul middleweight Mike Gibbons stops Bob McAllister of San Francisco in the seventh round of a ten round bout held in New York.
Maurice E. McLoughlin defeated Charles P. Dixon in straight sets to give the United States the Davis Cup. The victory marks a historic era with seven nations competing for the title and ends a decade of British dominance as the trophy returns to American soil.
George Stallings recalls passing on Honus Wagner twenty years ago when he chose Heidrick for Paterson. He notes Wagner later became a star and argues managers rarely know the best pick, comparing Wagner to Heidrick and reflecting on near misses with great players like Cobb or Matty.
Andy Smith, ex Penn coach at Purdue, will open a coaching school and run a summer football course beginning May or June. He will instruct Midwest high school coaches in tactics and team building to train men able to teach all aspects of the game.
The English Civil Service Amateur Athletic Association celebrates half a century of competitions in which more than 15 200 athletes competed and over 2 000 prizes valued at more than $25 000 were awarded.
The New Zealand Rowing Association lists 53 affiliated clubs with about 3,000 paying members.
The piece highlights thousands of young Americans leaving cities to farm in Western Canada. Improved machinery and open plains in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta attract former farmers like R H Crossman of Kindersley who won prizes at Tulsa Oklahoma. The Canadian government offers 160 acre land grants to encourage migration and farming success.
Miss Anna Maxwell Jones recounts experiences at the Budapest conference where attendees left hats with soldiers. She recalls a woman wearing an inverted cornucopia like Paris hat with tassels, noting it as an unfamiliar national costume.
In a rural scene a doctor examines a badly sprained wrist. The blacksmith resists, insisting the hand be removed with knife or ax if needed, prompting an angry exchange with the surgeon and the assistant.
A satirical line notes that talking costs money only when Congress is paid to do it, implying frustration with legislative rhetoric and funding. The quip highlights public perception of lawmakers' talk versus action and expense.
A concert remark mocks a soprano's screeching tone provoking a quip about liking high bawls. The exchange highlights audience razor wit and backstage tension at a performance event.
A reader shares a long illness story from peritonitis to nervous weakness and indigestion. After trying Grape Nuts and Postum on a friend’s suggestion, health improved, sleep returned, appetite balanced, and strength regained. The letter promotes Postum Co. products and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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