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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
3
A nostalgic look at old time baseball quirks. Frank Isbell known as Izzy, taunts and mischief mark a Washington series with the White Sox. A Mary Garden joke spurs playful salvos from the stands while Izzy argues balls and strikes.
A Detroit auto manager warns that drivers often misuse brakes by driving at high speeds with excessive engine power. He notes a 2000-pound car would need 850 horsepower to reach 30 mph as quickly as it could stop with hydraulic four wheel brakes. Regular gradual slowing preserves tires, brake linings, and the chassis from undue stresses.
Del Pratt, manager of the Waco Texas League team, endorses night baseball as a financial lifeline. He notes steady light, fewer shadows, and stronger crowds could boost play and salaries, reflecting a national trend among minor leagues embracing electric illumination.
White rats refuse to mate with brown rats as two distinct species. Brown rats are described as notably more vicious, prompting concerns about crossbreeding and behavior differences between the groups.
Thirteen year old Vincent Sullivan, a runaway from Fall River Massachusetts, was found safe after months away. He had been staying at the Brace Memorial News boys' home in New York, earning his living selling newspapers and gaining fame as a marble shooter.
In a tense late-inning scene a pinch hitter, Chappelle, strikes out under pressure. As he reaches for water to ease the strain a voice from the stands yells that the water is for players only, startling him in front of the dugout and crowd.
Umpire Tommy Connolly, famed dean of American League officials, kept a stern expression amid taunting fans at the park. When a spectator asked why he never smiled, Connolly retorted with a dry quip about villains and smiles.
Paul Easterling sold to the Detroit Tigers and Bobby Jones drawing public interest tie the piece to golf and baseball chatter. Mississippi Valley league adds night games while blue laws limit Sunday play for Athletics Phillies Pirates. Boxer Stribling pilots and Flight Legion ties, with many notes on players like Bottomley and Collins shaping rosters and records.
A Popular Science Monthly technique shows a looped stiff wire slipped over the axle end to grip and pull out a broken axle end without removing the differential housing. The loop provides purchase for steady extraction in tight rear axle configurations.
Lesson summary reviews Saul the king chosen by Samuel and anointing at Mizpah, his early gifts and leadership, and his fatal disobedience in Amalek. It notes his advantages, the pressures to rule like other nations, and God’s judgment that led to the loss of his dynasty and his shameful death. It emphasizes avoiding failure through obedience and reliance on the Spirit.
Mortal man can only do what God bids him do. He can repent and believe, and arise to follow Christ as Matthew did, says W. Gladden.
A German poet speaks on steady progress and daily duty urging individuals to move with calm, deliberate effort around the “tusks that rule the day” and do their best without haste or rest.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia is promoted as a universal sweetener that neutralizes stomach acid for both children and adults. It claims physicians endorse the product and notes its long standing trademark history since 1875.
Brian Jewett a Magnesia dealer in Congress Street Portland attempts to sell $5 gold pieces at four dollars each after emerging from a banis with ten new coins. He touts a sale pitch while passersby listen. A foreigner buys one coin and another man purchases a second. eight coins remain unsold as crowds watch.
A census taker struggled to enter an apartment, climbing to the roof and down a fire escape before being admitted after identifying himself. The pursuing humor ends with the matron confessing she mistook him for her husband.
The text notes the need to state disposition of a life insurance and general estate plus keepsakes. It highlights the administration of the will as a heavy issue and stresses the importance of choosing an executor.
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