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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
8
French former featherweight champion Eugene Criqui says offers from South America tempt a comeback. He pledged not to return for mere exhibitions and would fight to win if he resumes his career, after his defeat by Danny Frush.
Baseball moves include Eddie Ainsmith signed by Minneapolis and Harry Heilmann with Detroit for a one year contract. Waterbury signs Albert Haas. Forbes Field renovations add 12 000 seats at a cost around 750 000. Morris Berg released to Reading. Morris Berg previously with Brooklyn Dodgers. 1924 York racing season payouts totaled 2 130 815 with 973 races. Clarence Kraft quits baseball to enter auto business after 55 homers and 848 batting.
The article reviews Leo Hartnett as a rising star at catcher under Manager Killefer. It praises his speed, defense, strong arm, and quick decisions while noting youth and occasional errors. It also mentions Bob O’Farrell as a veteran challenger, with spring training shaping the first string.
Earl Mack inherits captaincy of the Philadelphia Athletica from his father Connie Mack. The move is presented as merit based with no favoritism. Earl Mack is noted for clever play and echoes his father's reputation for foxiness.
After ten years as pinch hitter and utilityman, Rube Bressler, formerly a Philadelphia American pitcher, is seen as the likely regular first baseman for Cincinnati. The vacancy opened by Jake Daubert’s death last fall prompts Reds to pursue options, with Bressler described as a 300 hitter who can also play the outfield.
The Minneapolis American Association club announces the sale of two pitchers and a first baseman. Jay Kirke, veteran first sacker, is sent to Newark of the International League. Bill Morrissette goes to Little Rock and Fat Malone to Shreveport, both in their respective leagues.
Boston club president J A K Quinn announced the Red Sox will report to spring training together rather than sending the battery men ahead to New Orleans. He cites a younger team this season making the advance date unnecessary.
Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, calls the O Connell Dolan scandal a fly that the sport has swept away without injury. He also denies reports the club considered selling Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for 500000 dollars.
William A Radford explains space saving design in a square 80 by 82 foot bungalow. A concealed closet bed converts living room to a sleeping area to reduce costs by about 1000 dollars while maintaining a five room feel. The plan includes living dining kitchen and rear bedroom with a dressing closet in the bathroom area.
The bulletin shows how farmers can boost earnings by efficient wheat farming and by adding other crops and livestock. It cites practice improvements, efficient labor use, and selecting high yielding varieties, based on data from 25 McPherson County farms. Copies are available free from the USDA in Washington, D C.
The article reports that range pastures in the area now yield only 10 to 50 percent of their original productivity. Overstocking, driven by high prices and opportunistic buying, degrades range health while conservative ranchers adjust stocking to subnormal years. A New Mexico study showed wide variation from 240 to 125 acres per cow annually.
Harry Hooper of the Chicago White Sox is hailed as one of baseball history's great outfielders though not a top hitter. He bats left and throws right and, beyond baseball, succeeds in golf playing left handed with iron shots right handed, a rarity praised by Mike Brady and John McGraw for his remarkable skill.
University farm St Paul issues a concise booklet on docking and castrating lambs written by Phillip A. Anderson. The guide stresses the importance of these practices for market outcomes and explains the why and how of both operations.
Missouri experiment station results show two wheat plots in a six year rotation receiving five and six tons of manure as top dressing averaged nearly five bushels more per acre than the plot without manure. Clover plots with manure out yielded those with none by more than 1,400 pounds.
The Brooklyn Dodgers will travel with an unprecedented eighteen pitchers. Regulars from last season join new arms including Dazzy Vance Burleigh Grimes Steve Decatur and Tiny Osborne. Newcomers include Rube Ehrhardt Jim Roberts John Hollingsworth Green McPhee Dutch Henry and others with seven southpaw options and several veterans from minor league clubs.
Hubam a annual sweet clover developed by the Towa experiment station reaches five to seven feet in one season. Planted in spring it can be pastured or cut for hay. It resembles the biennial but completes growth and seed production in one year, though some farmers find stems coarse and grazing period short.
Farm notes urge clean ground for onions, warn of missing stalks from ear loss, and promote water systems to save steps. Milk from tuberculin tested cows is safer for children. Alfalfa needs air to survive and multiple hay crops risk damage. Emphasizes farm organization, healthy poultry, egg care, and avoiding frosted birds.
The guidance requires chimneys to extend above roof ridges by at least three feet on flat roofs and two feet on peak roofs, with proper caps. Top extensions must project four inches beyond the chimney edge to allow a wash and two-inch projections. Wash should resist water and freeze thaw, with a concave surface if possible to improve draft.
The article reviews hollow building tile as a growing choice for load bearing walls in residences, churches, schools, and commercial structures. It highlights strength, light weight, fire and weather resistance, permanence, and reduced shrinkage as advantages over solid masonry and stucco finishes in frame construction.
Soy beans reach equal milk production to alfalfa in trials and offer 1 to 2 tons per acre in tested sections. Farmers report good results when fully adopted, though curing soybeans is slightly harder than hay.
Walter Fr. Koppisch, three time captain of Columbia University football, completed four years of varsity play. He appeared in all 35 games, scored 82 touchdowns for 192 points, and reached the captaincy again this year for track. He jointly holds the world indoor quarter mile record at 49.85 seconds.
Harmony in decoration rests on blending colors. Color schemes should be chosen after careful thought and consider the room position. A dark outlook benefits from bright colors to attract the eye, while a bright room needs soft hues to reduce glare.
The report warns that frozen silage should not be fed to horses due to frequent deaths linked to the product. It notes dairy cows in milk may be fed frozen silage but it is not economical or particularly palatable. Do not feed to cows nearing calving as fatalities have been reported in such cases.
A tense scene unfolds as a wife descends in wrath on her husband who stands at the stage tour. He replies with a cautious greeting and a quip about knowing she would seek him downtown, while the judge observes.
The text discusses greatly reducing the weight carried by a wall on the skeleton frame and the resulting savings in structural steel or reinforced concrete frames and their supporting foundations.
Tile ties brighten sun rooms with color texture and taste. Tiles solve design tasks for owners and architects, offering single shade or design options. A tiled surface stays clean and retains finish, highlighting furnishings flowers and fountains with proper association.
The text explains two main foundation types monolithic cast in place and block belt foundations. It notes monolithic foundations are cast in place while belt foundations use wooden forms. Concrete blocks are sometimes locally manufactured or made by owner builders. Block walls are less regenerative to erect than mortared stone walls, but in certain conditions block walls perform adequately.
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