Irish Boxer Jimmy McLarnin Forge Ahead From Obscurity
From a lean start in 1923 San Francisco where officials feared his age McLarnin progressed to main events in Los Angeles and Oakland. He earned a $35 curtain-raiser win and a near $20,000 knockout payout for Terris at Madison Square Garden before claiming ten round wins and later titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Yerris
Jimmy
Pop” Foster
San Francisco
Vancouver
British Columbia
McLarnin and Company
Pop
Observatory Club
Oakland
Jime M’larnin
Frankie Sands
Sands
Terris
Pride of
Tommy Simpson
Los Angeles
McLarnin
Pancho Villa
Belfast
Gentry
Joe Sanger
Jackie Fields
Bud Taylor
Tommy Cello
Do Not Neglect to Clean the Oil Filter
Automotive engineers have lengthened car life with devices like the oil filter. The article explains how the filter works to trap dirt and grit, reducing engine wear, and stresses the need for motorists to understand its function and maintenance.
Auto Motor Removal By A Pair Of Tongs
A garage uses five foot long tong handles to lift or replace auto motors quickly. The tool, built from 1 1/4 inch bar stock, pivots with a loose bolt and allows two or four workers to grasp from opposite sides to lift the motor from the chassis. Washington, D. C. description in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fustra
G. A. Luers
Washington, D. C
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cheap Batteries Do Not Last or Save Money
The article argues that cheap dry batteries are short lived and unreliable, and that the cheapest option ends up costing more over time. It stresses quality materials and construction, including solid cans, good chemicals, and proper insulation, as essential for durable, long lasting power.
Diamond Stars Speculate As Portland Club Profits From Players
Thomas Turner president of the Portland club in the Pacific Coast League is a leading figure in the baseball ivory exchange. He has fattened the treasury by over a quarter of a million dollars through player speculation including the 113000 sale of Chalmer Cissell to the Chicago White Sox. Turner bought Cissell from Des Moines for 13000 and declined 65000 offers for Pitcher Fred Ortman. He produced Gordon Cochrane for 300 then sold him to Connie Mack for 75000 and sold Rube Walberg to the New York Giants for 25000. Humefield was moved to Cincinnati for 30000 then to the White Sox for 30000 with Reds paying half upfront and losing 15000 overall. Turner, once an Athletics pitcher, now brokers talent across the nation from dusty sandlots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Turner
Portland
Ivory” Exchange
Turner
Chalmer Cissell
Chicago White Sox
Cissell
Des Moines
White Sox
Fred Ortman
Wall Street
Connie Mack
Athletics
Turner Products
David Harum
Baseball
Gordon Cochrane
Mack
Rube Walberg
New York Giants
McGraw
Bill Humefield
Cincinnati
Reds
Cording
Humefield
Royal Henley Regatta Dates Set On Thames
The Royal English Henley regatta will be rowed on the Thames on July 4 5 6 and 7. A note mentions cameramen heading south and ongoing sports chatter includes forecasts about golf prizes and baseball coaches.
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Thames
Jumping Winner Ruth Landsburgh Demonstrates Winning Jumper
Ruth Landsburgh of San Francisco showcases "Who's What" at the Oakland California horse show with the jumper earning first prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Landsburgh
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Oil Filter Traps Two Pounds Of Abrasive Matter
An illustration notes that 10 000 miles of driving causes an oil filter to collect about two pounds of abrasive material from the oil. After this mileage, motorists should have the filter serviced to restore efficiency.
Automobile Items and Driving Facts from 1920s Observations
A collection notes worn bushings in Westor cars, wireless telegraphy as a life saving device, and a 2 percent color blind driver rate from a government survey. It questions 1928 motor prospects, urges pedestrians to train, and observes speed records from those not going far. It warns autos won’t be safe until 7 miles per hour is no longer a sales boast and notes gasoline quality is hard to find for 25 mpg guarantees.
Reggie Rawlings Re-signs with Blue Sox
Reggie Rawlings signs to play with the Blue Sox of the Blue Ridge league again this season. A veteran in Class D with a career record near .350, he has served regularly since the league’s organization and now makes his home in Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Reggie Rawlings
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Blue Sox
Reggie
Rawlings
Banish Radio Howls and Noisy Shrieks
O H H Caldwell acting head of the federal radio commission predicts 1928 holds practical advances. Single side band transmission could halve necessary channel spacing and let about 800 stations operate effectively in the 600 to 1,400 kilocycle band with proper time division. The ad value of radio time should remain unaffected guiding adoption of the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H H. Caldwell
Federal Radio Commission
Caldwell
Chain Broadcasting
Reckless Drivers Dominate California Violation Totals 1927
California motor vehicle records show reckless driving and speeding made up 8216 percent of 85145 reported offenses in 1927. About 135000 people were fined jailed or punished for motor vehicle violations that year, with courts reporting 85145 violations but officials estimate an additional 50000 unreported punishments.
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State
Aerial Drops Feed Mont Blanco Observers and Alpine Huts
Airplanes fly over the Alpe How area supplying astronomers at the Mont Blanco observatory with food. Parachute drops carry provisions to be collected on land. Previously mountain hauled food to alpine tourist huts is now distributed by air.
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Alpe
Mont Blanco Observatory
Earth
Alps
Prodigious Memory Demanded For Modern Identity Numbers
The article notes a man is expected to recall multiple critical numbers including his house, telephone, bank account, safety deposit box, automobile license, driving permit, and church subscription envelope numbers, highlighting a shift toward numeric literacy in daily life.
Minister with portfolio and without portfolio explained
The term minister with portfolio refers to a British cabinet member who heads a specific department. A minister without portfolio is a cabinet member without a defined department to govern.
Makes Name in Caves The Ring tailed Cat
The bassariscus a long tailed animal of the Southwest called the ring tailed cat or civet cat is an interesting though rare fur bearer. It prefers rocky country and has its den in caves and clefts.
Align Them Yourself Said Hi Ho Statesmen Quote
Quote from Hi Ho of China town contrasts two kinds of statesmen: those ready to sacrifice themselves for country and those ready to sacrifice their country for themselves. Washington Star attribution noted.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
The Slave Driver The Man Next Door Is a Tyrant
The text accuses a neighbor of tyranny, claiming he imposes unaffordable living conditions and pressures residents to model lives against their best interests. It references a real name as What-Will-People-Say American Magazine.
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Hils
Leather quality praised from reindeer skin for gloves
High grade reindeer skin yields one of the finest leathers. Wor men's gloves made from thin skin combine chamois softness with buckskin durability.
Fresh Water Springs Found Amid Ocean Waters
Fresh water pockets occur in various oceans with one notable site beyond Miami Florida. A subterranean river feeds a spring that creates fresh water amid the salty sea.
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Miami
Fla
Scarcity of the Meek Hint in Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
A fragmented Fort Wayne News-Sentinel remark laments the meek inheriting the earth will face legal hurdles and demands more than a single quack lawyer to gather even a dozen heirs.
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Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Perpetual Motion Declared Impossible by Standards Bureau
The bureau of standards states perpetual motion is not possible under any known physical law. It describes the idea as a conceived incessant motion that would supply its own motive forces without external input.
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Bureau of Standards
Tongue Worth Having
A Detroit News brief notes a novelty claim about Kinaffe tongues being two feet long and suitable for licking ice cream from a freezer can.
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Detroit
News
Modern Definition Living Room
A compact prose definition identifies the living room as the part of the house through which a family travels from the car to the dining room. The note emphasizes the room’s role as a transitional space in daily home flow.
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Publishers Syndicate
Sloth Traits and Habitat in South American Forests
A description of the sloth as a tree dwelling animal native to South America. It rarely comes to the ground and lives entirely on vegetation in the trees, hanging suspended from branches with long legs and claws.
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South America
Jockey Rides With Short Stirrups To Lighten Load
A jockey uses shortened stirrups to take weight off the horse and keeps weight on the shoulder to allow the horse to bend and give.
Oldest American City Claim for Santa Fe Surfaces
A note from Woman's Home Companion states Santa Fe, New Mexico, claims to be the second oldest city in the United States after St. Augustine Florida, reflecting general historical beliefs about early American settlements.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Santa Fe
United States
France Eyes Reindeer as Beasts of Burden
France may expand reindeer use in mountain districts as oxen and horses are replaced. The agriculture ministry funds a Haute Savoie reindeer farm and already a town in France uses reindeer. Travelers from Annecy to Chamonix pass Megeve where reindeer may be seen drawing sledges in winter.
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France
Haute Savoie
French Ministry of Agriculture
Europe
Annecy
Chamonix
Mont Blanc
Megeve
Steamed Graham Steamer Cake Mix Instructions
A recipe for a steamed cake using graham flour corn meal and molasses. Combine sifted graham flour salt and baking powder. Stir in molasses and milk. Grease a steamer and steam for three hours with constant boiling water.
Idly Drawn Scrawls Reveal State of Mind
An article in Liberty Magazine cited by Louise Rice, a graphology teacher, argues that idly drawn ugly faces and death heads indicate troubled mental states. It claims the hand reflects mind conditions the person cannot verbalize and notes confusion in scribbling signals nervousness that may persist after the writing.
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Louise Rice
Liberty Magazine
Miss Lice
Soviets Plan Large Scale Earthquake Studies
Information from Washington reports that the Soviet Union will conduct extensive earthquake studies. One hundred seismograph stations will be built and fitted with modern instruments. The project aims to greatly enhance global knowledge of earthquakes, especially across the vast interior of European Asia which currently lacks facilities.
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Soviet Russia
Washington
European Asia
Shirt signed by Challapin and artists auctions for 300 guineas
A white shirt front bearing signatures of Challapin and other artists from a Folkestone concert tied to a British music trades convention was worn by a convention member and sold at auction five times, realizing 300 guineas.
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Challapin
Folkstone
England
The Brute Mrs Green-1t at the Dentist
Mrs Green recalls a painful visit when the dentist kept her mouth open for an hour. Mr Green jokes that if he had forced her to keep it shut for the same length of time it would have been deadly.
Quotable Thought on Intelligence and Pride
A succinct aphorism notes that every man knows someone smarter yet hides that truth. The line highlights humility and ego in self assessment.
Caponizing Practice Through the Ages
The article traces caponizing from ancient China more than 2,000 years ago to adoption by Greeks and Romans and through medieval Europe before its recent introduction in America. It notes the long historical lineage without specifying dates or figures.
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Middle
Europe
America
Back Seat Reformers Ride Along with Cash Miller
Thrift quotes Cash Miller the cigar store philosopher criticizing back seat reformers who tell a man how to raise children and run his life. The line suggests pervasive meddling in personal choices and behavior.
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Cash Miller
Thrift Magazine
Chinese Foot Binding Practices In Early China
The text notes that binding of children’s feet in China usually starts between ages three and seven and lasts about three years. Feet are tightly wrapped so standing is often impossible, preventing natural foot growth and altering posture.
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China
Cricket Chirps Estimate Temperature Proved
A New England professor shows temperature can be determined by counting chirps in sh seconds and adding 40. The method needs a cricket and a fast telegrapher to count the chirps.
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New England
Detroit News
Holy Fish Halibut Origin Ties to Holiday Dish
The term halibut derives from Middle English haly or hali meaning holy and butt meaning a flounder. The fish was named for being widely eaten as a special holiday dish.
Tiny Exmoor church serves a small faithful band
On Exmoor in England a tiny moorland church has kept a very small congregation for a generation, averaging about three to eight worshippers each week, organist included, illustrating persistent intimacy rather than growth.
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Exmoor
England
Umpire Johnson Provokes Barbed Exchange in Row
Comic line from the Passing Show recalls a heated exchange with umpire Johnson, noting the official’s refusal to be ruffled. The remark frames a stubborn, quiet response amid a lively sports fable.
It Takes a Strong Mind to Hold an Unruly Tongue
A proverb on self control highlights the discipline required to manage sharp speech. The saying underscores mental strength as key to restraint and measured responses in conversation.
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Flint
Mich
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O’geofty
Duluth
American Olympic Committee
Larry Kopf
Cincinnati Reds
Ben Egan
Georgetown University
Leo Calland
University of Southern California
Burt Shotten
Phillies
Florida
California
Fidel la Barba
Stanford
Ring
Bill Kelly
Babe Ruth
North Carolina
Porter
St. Moritz
Ries
Earl Deakin
Chicago
Palm Beach
Sloth
Bell &Co., Inc
Orangeburg
N.Y
Hanford’s
Sir William Osler
Bayer
Beyer Manufacture
Carters Thti
Boston Brown Bread
Johnson
Dean’s
Doan’s
C. B. Campbell
W. Maple St
Wichita
Kans
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co. Mig. Che
Buffalo
Pope Laboratories
Hallowell
Maine
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