Rocket car sparks new era of European propulsion in Germany
Detroit officials report a groundbreaking rocket powered car tested in Germany. The car uses 12 rockets to propel a motorless frame. Tests near Russellheim and at the Avus track aim to set new short distance speed records.
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Germany
Douglas Miller
Berlin
Detroit
Department of Commerce
0. M. Butter
Department
Michigan
Detroit News
Pew
Russelheim
Way
Avus Speedway
Northwestern to Host Grid Strategists Coaching School
Applications pour in from coaches nationwide for Northwestern University sessions August 13 to 25. Head football mentor Coach Pick Hawley leads the program with guests Jess Hawley Arnold Horween Walter Steffen and Duke Dunne offering talks on forward pass backfield and line play along with basketball track and athletic administration courses.
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United States
Northwestern University
Pick Hawley
Northwestern
Jess Hawley
Dartmouth
Arnold Horween
Harvard
Walter Steffen
Carnegie Tech
Duke Dunne
Highley
Uawley
Horween
Steffen
Arthur “Dutch” Lonborg
Lonborg
Kansas University
Forrest Allen
Frank Hill
Hill
Amsterdam
Kenneth
Tug” Wilson
Maine issues roadside driver licenses to school children
A safety program in Maine hands first roadside driver licenses to school children, with Gov. Brewster’s sons receiving the inaugural licenses at the secretary of state’s office. The program, funded by the Automobile League Association with 5000 dollars, enlists pupils to pledge to protect pedestrians and drivers on Maine roads, with licenses revocable by teachers for carelessness.
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Maine
Secretary of State
Charies
Owen Brewster
Ralph O. Brewster
Automobile Legal Association
Simple Matter to Make Your Low Loss Socket
An excellent low loss socket can be made by taking an ordinary one.
Moline signs Johnny Bortles and other notes from spring train
Moline announces the acquisition of infielder Johnny Bortles from Springfield of the Three- League. Wachtel, a veteran Texas League pitcher, has won over 200 games in the circuit during the past decade. The Boston Red Sox roster includes a school boy catcher Robert Asbjornson of Concord, Mass.
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Moline
Johnny Bortles
Springfield
Wachtel
Hornsby Pleased by Braves' Fine Team Showing
Rogers Hornsby, newly appointed Boston Braves manager, beams at the team's strong recent display and notes the impressive showing as a sign of good things to come for the club.
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Boston Traveler
Rogers Hornsby
The
Brives
St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Thevenow
Boston Braves
Street Sign Is Easily Read by All Motorists
A street sign is described as easily readable by drivers, highlighting visibility and legibility for passing motorists.
Readable Night Sign by Mrs Helen Gatehell
Mrs Helen Converse Gatehell invents a square arrangement of four glass strips in metal frames within a large frame that fits around a street lamp. One sign is installed in Chicago at a boulevard intersection and is easily read at night by motorists.
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Helen Converse Gatehell
City of
Chicago
Boy 16 Given Chance With Boston Red Sox
Joseph Doherty Cicero a 16 year old Atlantic City schoolboy shortstop is invited by the Boston Red Sox to try professional baseball. He is right handed, 5 feet 8 inches, 167 pounds. Manager Al Carrigan supports the trial despite the mother and president Bob Quinn preferring high school education.
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Boston Red Sox
Robert Asbjornson
Concord
Mass
Asbjornson
Joseph Doherty Cicero
Atlantic City
Sasion
Bob Quinn
Cicery
al Carrigan
Heavy Wire Required for A C Tube Circuits
The article stresses using heavy conductors for filament connections in A C tube receivers. It notes CX series tubes draw substantial current, with three CX-326 tubes over three amperes and a C-327 at 1.74 amperes. two R and two C-327 tubes push higher. No. 20 wire is inadequate. rubber covered twisted wire No 11 or larger is advised, with No 16 or 14 preferred when possible.
Managership Talk Sparks 1929 Baseball Rumors
Irving Vaughan reports early scouting for 1929 managers in major leagues. Names mentioned include Donie Bush of Pittsburgh, Bill McKechnie of St Louis, and George Moriarty of Detroit, with Chicago’s White Sox under pressure amid Ray Schalk turmoil.
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Irving Vaughan
Chicago Trbune
Tinwere
Donie Bush
Pirates
Bill McWhechnie
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
George Moriarty
Tigers
Chicago
White Sox
Ray
Cornell Guide to Grain and Mash for Chicks Feed
The Cornell poultry department outlines a two phase feeding plan for chicks using a mash heavy first six weeks then balancing mash and grain later. It prescribes specific ratios of cracked wheat corn meal bran oats meat scraps bone meal salt and dry milk products with liquid skim milk as a starter drink and optional oyster shell grit or charcoal.
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Cornell Poultry Department
Noor
Spray Solution Kills Mites in Hot Weather
Poultry mites threaten early summer eggs as they hide in roost crevices and walls. Best to spray houses before outbreaks with kerosene crude oil carbolic acid cresol. repeat in a few days and ensure penetration of hidden areas. The solution also acts as a disinfectant.
Poultry Care Tips for Beginners and Farm Conditions
Practical guidance on feeding, housing, and management of chickens and turkeys. Emphasizes balanced rations, careful feeding to chicks, proper roost heights, use of alfalfa hay to deter mites, starting small, seasonal care for turkeys, early market timing for broilers, mineral supplementation to prevent crooked breast, and clean, well lit, draft-free chicken houses with gravel floors and straw litter.
Old Timepiece Still Record Passing Hours
A Paramount studios wardrobe department in Hollywood houses 121 antique watches gathered from across the nation over 15 years. The collection includes 43 silver and 20 gold men’s watches and 42 silver and 16 gold women’s watches. The oldest pieces span 150 years, with several between 75 and 60 years old, two 150 year old Swiss chatelaine belts standouts.
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Paramount Studios
Hollywood
No Competition on Marriage Quips from Tit Bits
A lighthearted exchange from Tit-Bits humor column features Emily declaring joy in marrying the man she chooses and Winnie replying that true happiness comes from marrying the man someone else wants.
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Emily
Winnie
Proof Enough Hortense And Do You Think He Was In Earnest
A dialogue shows a flirtation moment where Marjorie notes a proposal, though doubt lingers as Hortense observes his cigarette going out unnoted, hinting at sincerity or distraction in the courtship.
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Hortense
Last Resort Professor Notes Decline of Cultured Reading
Professor Jordan laments dropping reading interest blaming movies and trashy magazines. He cites a child’s quip about not being sick to read, illustrating the younger generation’s reading gaps and comic misunderstanding.
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Jordan
Johnny
First Come First Served Wife Exchange Teletype
A brief informal exchange implies plans to meet at a theater at 8 15 for a midnight show reflecting a light domestic note in Vancouver. The fragment suggests shared plans and a casual tone. No further context or participants are available in the readable text.
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Vancouver
Lruve
Ince
Thear Briefless to Marry Millionaire's Daughter
The Montreal Star notes Thear Briefless plans marriage to a millionaire's daughter and hints he will switch from law to a different business. The piece implies a career shift alongside the engagement.
Napoleon alters Europe map beyond recognition
An editorial snippet from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a remark about Napoleon reshaping Europe. The line suggests students often overstate maps as a playful comparison to grand historical changes, highlighting a tongue in cheek view of history.
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Napoleon
Euerope
Louisville Couriere Journal
The Easier a Man Is to Approach Yet Harder to Escape
A terse aphorism asserts that approaches ease interaction but complicate flight, suggesting moral or social tension between accessibility and lasting impact.
New York Drivers Must State Exact Age For Licenses
Car care tips advise turning the needle valve clockwise to clean carburetor and enrich the auxiliary use valve. California gasoline tax receipts last year reached 22 467 083, leading all states with Ohio second. A traffic official notes peak accidents occur between five and six PM. A South Dakota motorist discovers a gold nugget band caused a puncture, then the garage dampens his luck about fortune.
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California
South Dakota
Naw
Interesting Experiments in Antenna Tuning Demonstrated
An article describes tuning experiments using an adjustable condenser inserted in the antenna read or across the antenna and ground posts of the receiver. The aim is to tune the antenna system of the set for improved reception.
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Grid Strategists’ Coaching School
Helen
Helen Wills
Paris
Eileen Bennett
England
American League
New York Yankees
Dark Horse
O'Doul
Giants
Leaving de Paris
France
James McLaughlin
America
Louis Rubenstein
Montreal
Canada
Wilkie
Pittsfield
Shane Collins
Hornsby
Mrs. Gatchell
A.C
Schalk
Bush
Pittisburch
McKechnie
Tral
Breadon
Rickey
Bob O'Farrell
Cardinals
Iss
Faemehet Lili
Drake
Pexel Company
New York City
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