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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
2
Everett C. Brown of the Central Association of Chicago was re elected President of the Amateur Athletic Union at its annual section meeting in New York. Cleveland chosen as the 1816 Olympic site will be presented to the international body for final action. No dispute is anticipated.
Boxing history conflict unfolds as Tommy Ryan disputes Boston claims that Paddy Duffy was the first welterweight champion. He recounts prewar bouts, noting American and world titles, shifts to middleweight, and the challenge of find a truly legitimate welterweight champion who can make 142 pounds at ringside.
An editor notes English cricketers entertain Americans with their batting eye and quirky play. The piece compares cricket bowler style to baseball pitching, praising the English method of sweeping at low balls and the Australian adaptation, citing past tours and the crowd’s reaction to slow play.
Syracuse University shows confidence in rowing for the annus inter collegiate regatta on the Madison River near Summer. Students subscribe generously to raise a $6,000 indebtedness. Freshmen join with sculls and sweeps as Coach Jim Ten Eyck expects ample material to select from.
Joanna and Ward move into a new flat and feel lonely among neighbors. After a kitchen accident at Mrs. Hancey’s luncheon plan, Joanna helps repair relations by sharing her table, cooking help, and inviting Mrs. Rancey to join as guest of honor. Their gesture dissolves jealousy and opens a close-knit neighborhood.
A humorous column cites an estimated 100 million population and about 60 000 true poetry lovers. It recounts a April 1 meeting of The Poets Association of America and a failed attempt to run a correspondence school for poets. The piece features a self declared poet praising art for art’s sake and proposes a poet as a future father of American literature.
Practical guide on Portland cement selection and concrete proportions for farm work. Recommends standards, storage tips, stone grading, screened gravel, and a 1:2:4 or 1:4:6 mix. Lists tools, measurement practices, and batch sizing for moderate quantities on well-run farms.
Agricultural authorities urge saving all corn stalks as winter roughage to accompany straw, noting a lagging 1910 hay crop and potential high prices. Farmers should store fodder efficiently, trade surplus feed with others, and avoid parting with valuable fodder before confirming needs.
An expert notes oats are easily digested and provide essential protein for muscle, while hulls aid digestion by roughness. Corn is cheaper and fattening but may increase disease susceptibility, and corn-fed horses may lack muscular strength, endurance, and disease resistance compared with oats.
A Swiss firm builds an agricultural automobile with a paddle wheel like soil pulverizer mounted rearward, used to prepare light and dry soils and before plowing when soil is unusually hard. It is a three wheeler with a single forward steering wheel and very wide rear wheels.
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