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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1930
Page
3
Princeton coach Bill Roper argues college football risks dying as a sport within five years. He criticizes spring and early fall practices, night games, and heavy publicity for players, saying football is just an adjunct to the college curriculum and spring drills hurt other sports.
An estimate shows American car owners will pour about 90 million gallons of alcohol into radiators in winter, costing roughly $30 million. When combined with other antifreeze fluids, total spending could reach nearly $100 million.
Nationals rookie fielder Jim McLeod has been farmed to the Louisville club of the American Association on a four hour recall. President Griffith says Louisville leads the circuit and will give McLeod regular infield play. The move aims to develop the rookie with steady games rather than bench time in Washington.
The world’s best player recalls winning the national championship at Forest Hills in 1920 by defeating William Johnston. A drama unfolded as a stalled airplane crashed behind the stands while 13 000 spectators stayed.
Chicago Motor Club warns winter car trouble rises from weak batteries and poor maintenance. Inspect and repair now, check generator charge rate, spark plugs, breaker points, distributor, and wiring insulation to prevent starting failures and possible fires during cold weather.
The article offers practical car care tips noting tire prices, brake noises, and the value of smooth roads for safety. It warns motorists about valve grinding residues entering cylinders and stresses avoiding abrasive compounds. It ends with a humorous aside about a nearsighted lady and a tiny car in the suburbs.
Frank Diedrich of Woodbury New Zealand is captain and star halfback of Penn State's football squad. He joined Penn State after four years at Staunton Military Academy and also plays as an outfielder on the baseball team.
A repair tip from Popular Mechanics Magazine explains oiling windshield wipers. Use light oil in a small container, insert a tube to the cylinder, move the wiper through a sequence to soak the seal, then reconnect. Re-run if the wiper fails to reach the full left point. Oil about every three months.
The champion recalls playing through grief after a fatal plane crash near the court. He describes a tense match with Johnston, despite the catastrophe, finally winning in five sets to claim the national title. The moment of the plane stopping overhead remains his greatest thrill.
A collage of brief sports notes on night games and attendance, golf scoring quirks, Yale athletics with Prof Seldon Rose, Velodrome reconstruction, baseball spendthrift myths, student major influences by coaches, Adolfo Luque’s glove ritual, night baseball fashion, polo travel by Lewis Lacy, heavy bowling balls, sons of famous players in the Yankees, Dartmouth stadium announcing plays, Thornton Lee’s rapid rise, and five former amateur golf title holders failing to qualify.
About 26 broadcasters plan to invest roughly $500000 to launch 50 000 watt stations in the region. This move signals a strong push toward expanded regional radio coverage and new commercial opportunities.
The note claims at 16 mph oil consumption is over twice that at 2 mph. It states cars at average speed pump 150 to 200 gallons of oil hourly, the crankcase oil cycles 100 to 200 times per hour, and the crankcase contents are pumped through the oil filter 10 to 15 times each hour.
The 1941 Atwater Kent promises the Golden Voice with Quick Vision Dial for easy reading from any position. It offers tone control for low or high notes and can run on all electric or battery power, appealing to rural and urban buyers alike.
An article notes insects cost humanity millions yearly through crop damage and disease. Australian scientist Dr F G Holdaway reports that starving larvae shifts development toward males, reducing female beetle offspring and potentially lowering pest populations. Similar sex-control ideas could apply to other pests.
While blasting near Moose River Maine a road crew dislodged rock containing a clearly defined ancient stump fragment. The wood appears knotted and fossilized within sandstone, gradually hardening into a concrete mass.
Ammonia added to drinking water with chlorine forms chloramine. This allows reducing chlorine dosage by more than half while maintaining strong bactericidal action and preventing unpleasant taste.
An odd quote in Wotoan's Home Companion mocks football analysis. It suggests to watch the forward line's front as the key to success, delivered in a quirky, cryptic tone.
A compact fragment notes a magician's assistant wary of spotlight. It mentions doubled prices for cotton and linen due to war. Advice suggests lengthening clothing life using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. Ends with general reflections on forgiveness and curiosity.
A terse note warns against touching the keyboard while plans lie exposed in the parlor. The unusual directive implies caution around a sensitive design or blueprint. No further context available to identify persons or institutions involved.
An advertising copy promotes Bayer Aspirin as a relief for headaches from crowds and store shopping. It claims immediate relief, broad uses from colds to sore throats and female pains, and notes the Bayer cross on each tablet.
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