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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
3
New Czech designed vehicle features eight forward speeds four in reverse and a six wheel setup with four driving wheels. It uses a 12 gear arrangement and a 65 kph European horsepower engine for rough terrain testing near Detroit.
A winter skidding warning discusses how balloon tires reduce but do not prevent loss of control on wet roads. It cautions drivers that tire wear increases skid risk and emphasizes the usefulness of non skid chains despite their inconvenience.
Sir Thomas plans a tea off in 1932. West Points join Wesleyan's baseball schedule. Harry Schoening becomes Minnesota basketball captain. Bobby Jones predicted to win upcoming golf titles. All-America lists include Canadian hockey players, Norwegian ski jumpers, Savoldi and Schwartz.
A simple tin tool aids quick valve lock installation on cars. The method protects fingers, greases inner surfaces for placement during spring release, and avoids strain during maintenance. Additional notes cover sports and college topics from the same period.
In 1924 Chicago Walter Johnson faltered with two walks and a bunt. I hit a grand slam off him to put the game in our favor, delivering the biggest thrill of my life and sending the ball home to my kid. A fan later traded for the souvenir but the ball vanished until an inning later a new two-base miscue nearly cost us the game.
The column jokes that a vehicle in a ditch is odd and that alcohol has fuel advantages over mineral oils. It also notes a proverb about rolling stones and poor driver habits. The National Association of Motor Bus Operators reports a 200 percent rise in bus passengers over seven years.
Foreign buyers expand their hold on U S trotters by purchasing three year old Jessamine for about 10000 dollars via trainer W J Rosemire. Jessamine showed promise with a runner up finish to Hanover Bertha in the Kentucky Futurity heat setting a 1.01 time.
Charles A Pendola Jr world champion weight lifter plans for the Los Angeles Games. At twenty seven he set a new right hand dead lift record of 505 pounds. In 1928 he lifted 802 pounds in a two hand dead lift surpassing the former mark by 149 percent.
Harley Boss is returned to the Washington team from Kansas City in a trade for Bill Bayne who came from Chattanooga. The deal leaves Washington with four first basemen Joe Kuhel Joe Jidge Art Shires and Boss and returns Bayne to the Red Sox lineage now with Chattanooga.
Radio tubes purchased reached 70 million in 1929, vastly higher than the 1 million units sold in 1922, reflecting rapid growth in early electronics demand and consumer radio adoption.
Once a 1930 World Series hero Earnshaw left the International League to pursue a major league return. He bought into a Buffalo insurance firm and settled in a suburb seeking a baseball comeback. After negotiations with Jack Dunn and Connie Mack he joined the Athletics in spring 1928.
No one who loses his temper in traffic can justify being a good driver. Modern traffic tests temper as it is congested, slow, and unstable. It demands mental effort and deprives skill of development when the driver remains irritable.
Four revelers sang on the waterfront under moonlight when the tenor fell into the bay. A careless tender missed the fall but heard the discord and noted one singer was off key. The basso muttered that Jack was off quay for the harmony to fail.
Quips about a dog acting oddly two days and a joke about the dog day season end accompany a brief exchange. The dialogue hints at aging or change in the pet without detailing specific symptoms or remedies.
A playful verse notes applause and cheer for a chosen figure, likening a singing group to an operatic band and capturing a moment of public acclaim and hopeful support.
Cartoonish exchange from the Brooklyn Eagle notes a diner waiter refusing a fly in the soup, with a patron joking about vacation costs and inability to afford a camping trip. The quip highlights a dining mishap in a lighthearted, period-voice item.
Neighbors at the funeral console Kate after a pedestrian is killed. They note it is a hard burden to be left with two children. One remarks she knew he was a pedestrian when they married, signaling a grim irony.
A humorous exchange features a disease salesman and his wife as they tease his forgetfulness and a misplaced sample case amid a portable wireless set, ending with a punchline about their odd evening plans.
A student demonstrates fluency in language by reciting and spelling a complex college yell after extensive study and preparation. The piece highlights the discipline of spelling and elocution as a marked academic achievement.
A terse dialogue unfolds as two individuals clash over appearance. One accuses the other of being half-made while questioning the motive behind the look. The exchange centers on staredown and identity.
A veteran jokes about leaving military life with a surgeon’s blunt line and a quip from a former dough boy about pushing limits after service.
Mrs Newgilt says she engaged fourteen servants for her town house. Mrs Littleflat counters that this month she employed more than twice that number for her apartment but they did not stay engaged.
In a terse exchange, two punchers joke about a cow punching bout. The second notes the first’s awkward bucking motion, likening it to a rumble seat ride.
A one hundred dollar reward is offered to any individual not a regular officer of the law for the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally collecting bounty funds. The notice is issued by the Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Association.
The Growers' Association offers a reward of 250 dollars for conviction of any sheep thief and 100 dollars for conviction of any camp robber in the Madison National Forest area.
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