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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
6
The author recalls Luis Firpo's knockout of Jack Dempsey in their famous bout, describing how the press box and crowd erupted in pandemonium and how the moment stood as the most thrilling in sports history from his view as a writer and observer.
The piece explains why winter oil must have good cold flow, how modern refining lowers wax content to improve cold tests, and why using winter oils reduces friction and wear. It suggests warming and storing oil, draining and returning warm oil before starting in extreme cold, to maintain proper lubrication.
Eight clubs will join the Sally league next season per President W G Bramham plans. A golfer receives a furnished home while Alfred DeOro won pocket billiards titles in 1887 and 1911. Mel Hein never had a timeout in fifty football games. Johnny Bassler and Hank Severeid top Pacific Coast league catchers for 1930. Rudy Tesar, Creighton captain, will enter Nebraska State legislature next January. Duke students ride horseback for credits. a twenty horse stable is on campus. Boston Mayor James M Curley invites Notre Dame athletics director for a potential 1932 Boston postseason. Princeton coach William W Roper returns to gridiron after illness. Dazzy Vance in Brooklyn seeks 1931 1932 contracts at $20,000 per season. Nemo Seibold signs to manage Columbus AAA club next year. Nebraska plans to trench athletic finances due to lower football gate receipts. minor sports stay but with reduced allowances. Four Kansas Aggies football players are full-blooded Indians from different tribes. Tony Canzoneri earns over $250,000 since 1925. Connie Mack’s A’s and the St Louis Cardinals meet in 1931 at Fort Myers. National Ski Association awards 1932 nationals to Lake Tahoe. 1931 tourney to Chicago.
Gabby Hartnett, famed Cub broadcaster, received a two year pact from Bruins president William L. Veeck. The agreement pays over $20 000 per season as he returns after a turbulent past season and a noted French 75 incident.
A quirky baseball tale describes Hannah of the Los Angeles Angels avoiding cashing pay checks to save money for winter. The club treasurer questioned him and he explained he was saving the dough for this winter.
The American Automobile Association reports 32 million drivers in the United States, vs 26.5 million motor vehicles registered on January 1, 1980. The nationwide survey notes drivers exceed registrations by 5.5 million and that 1.2 drivers exist per vehicle.
Kenneth L Wilson presented Knute Rockne with an ancient Irish shillalah to be contested between Northwestern and Notre Dame on the football field, at the Notre Dame club of Chicago banquet. Wilson said the rivalry and tradition should be perpetuated with this trophy.
Chicago billiards star Erwin Rudolph recaptured the world title by defeating longtime champion Ralph Greenleaf 125 to 121 in the closing play of the world tournament in New York.
In a homemaker style feature the article gives Ice Box cookies and Ice Box rolls with step by step amounts and methods. It describes creaming butter with sugars, adding eggs and flavorings, rolling dough, chilling, and slicing for thin cookies. It also provides a yeast raised Ice Box roll method with yeast, sugar, shortening, and flour ratios.
The article lauds Robert Burns as a primordial tourist draw, noting Ayr’s Burns birthplace near Alloway with its thatched cottage, the Auld Brig O Dun, and the haunted kirk. It highlights Burns’ fame through travelers and literary figures who visit the area and the River Ayr featured in his poetry.
The term helpmeet derives from Genesis 2:18 where God says I will make him a helper suitable for him. Meet means fit for him, forming the combined word to denote a wife. Popular usage altered it to helpmate, now both spellings are recognized as proper.
A survey by Engineering News Record covering 44 American and European cities finds US domestic water use per person is two to three times higher than in Europe, driven mainly by higher living standards.
A government agricultural specialist says native butternut and the Persian walnut known as English walnut grow well in eastern and northern states, offering promising nut crops for growers.
The gorilla’s foot closely resembles a human foot, more than that of any other primate, likely due to its walking habits.
An explorer recounts a near fatal polar bear encounter. With no bullets, he recalls tears freezing on his face and becoming improvised ammunition that melted into water and froze into a dagger, which struck the bear’s head. The bear died from water on the brain, as described in Boy's Own Paper.
Mrs Clara Gilliam of Des Moines Iowa reports her son Arthur recovered from a bad measles with California Fig Syrup. She says it regulated his bowels increased energy and has helped with colds and upset stomachs for over fifty years mothers have praised it doctors advise its use for biliousness headaches constipation and to keep bowels open during colds the syrup is noted for its rich fruity flavor and mild action Look for the name California to ensure genuineness.
A bride complains about a stag dinner pun as she asks for a different meal. The groom explains the joke and offers venison as an alternative, highlighting a playful exchange over the stag theme.
A compact collection of two ancient quotes on safety and prudence. Burke notes that early fear spares danger, while Euripides urges the prudent to seek chance.
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