Hornsby lauded as baseball’s top player of his era
A sports feature extols Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs as the game’s premier talent. It notes his 14 big league years, peak .424 season in 1924, multiple .400 plus campaigns, and enduring all around skill at bat and in the field. It highlights his August September dominance and career .365 lifetime average.
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Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
Hornsby
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Cards
New York
Boston
Iowa Athletes Enter 1930 Baseball Season with Pro Careers
Five University of Iowa stars will play professional baseball this summer. Willis Glassgow signs as infielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. Francis Mulroney is heading to spring training with the Boston Red Sox. Mace Brown, Forrest Twogood, and Virgil David join other major league clubs or their affiliates. Glassgow and Mulroney helped the 1927 Hawkeye nine win the Big Ten pennant.
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University of Iowa
Willis Glassgow
Halfdick
St. Louis
Francis Mulroney
Boston Red Sox
Mace Brown
Forrest Twogood
Virgil David
Cincy Reds
Glassgow
Iowa
Mulroney
Hawkeye Nine
Schuble Trouble Surrounds Tigers Season
Detroit suffered a rough season as shortstop Heine Schuble hit 33,000 and 35,000 dollar stumbles last year. The Tigers plan to move Schuble to Beaumont club next season, but his erratic defense and costly errors often ruined innings. Manager Harris cycled him in and out, and the mound fretful pitcher blamed grounders that Schuble mishandled.
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Detroit
Schuble
Heine Schuble
Bbeumont
Iris
Tigers
Heine
Harris
Uvenne
Spark Plugs Boost Power According to Tests
Tests at an automobile laboratory show an engine with plugs over 12 000 miles produced 31.2 horsepower at 20 mph. A fresh set yielded 38 horsepower, an increase of 6.8 hp or 21.8 percent. The results stress the value of good plugs for power and fuel efficiency.
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Automobile Manufactuer’s Laboratories
Paris
Derby Date Set for 1930 Kentucky Run
The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday May 17 1930 per Col M J Winn Churchill Downs executive director The spring meeting opens Saturday May 10 and closes Saturday May 31 after nineteen racing days Whichone a Harry Payne Whitney colt is listed as a 4 to 1 favorite with other strong contenders noted.
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M. J. Winn
Churchill Downs
Whichone
Harry Payne Whitney
Interesting and Timely Paragraphs of Sports Illinois Carnival March 15
A collage of sports notes mentions Illinois inviting Iowa to its indoor track carnival on March 15, various racing and football observations, and profiles of athletes and events. It covers coaching anecdotes, track records, and era-specific sports happenings with numerous named figures and places.
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Illinois
Iowa
Temporary repair for broken brush spring on starter motor
A rubber strip from an inner tube is threaded through the motor frame openings and tied to form a tight band. The rubber presses the brush against the commutator, enabling the starter to operate and start the engine normally.
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Popular Science Monthly
Improved Roads Get Part of Motor Costs
Minnesota figures show road work is a small share of total motoring costs. Total state and local road bills run about 10 percent of motorists expenses, with 1930 road spending projected at 38.5 million and total motor costs near 390 million dollars. The highway commissioner notes better roads reduce per mile cost despite rising registrations.
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Duffy
Minnesota
State Highway Department
C. M. Babcock
Missioner of Highways
Automobile Radios Becoming Common Standard Equipment
Cars are increasingly fitted with built in aerials and high grade receivers. Interference from spark plugs and generator systems is being reduced with condensers and resistances. By soon all higher grade autos will include radios, with even cheaper models offered as options.
Centenary Added to Iowa 1930 Football Schedule
Centenary college of Shreveport Louisiana is booked to visit Iowa City October 11 for a non conference clash. Iowa State late addition includes Penn State November 15 with Bradley Tech Oklahoma Aggies Detroit Marquette and Nebraska also on the slate. Additional future games are anticipated.
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Centenary College
Shreveport
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Iowa City
Penn State
Bradley Tech
Oklahoma Aggies
Detroit
Marquette
Nebraska
Iowa
Robins Name Wilbert Robinson Manager For Two Years
Wilbert Robinson is chosen as manager of the Brooklyn Robins of the National League for the next two seasons ending the lengthy feud plaguing NL magnates. Steve McKeever joins in after accepting a peace pact proposed by league arbiters despite a prior rejection last December by President Heydler. The Robins prepare for spring and a big season under the new leadership.
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Wilbert Robinson
Robins
Brooklyn
Steve McKeever
Robbie
Heydler
Bulgaria Builds Sofia Superstation Linking Europe Capitals
A powerful Sofia radio station connects Bulgaria with European capitals enabling rapid government communication across the region. The facility positions Bulgaria at the center of regional dynamics and information flow.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Europe
The Motor Quiz: Dirt in Oil Filters and Early Fiji Autos
A quiz on oil filter buildup and maintenance notes that by 10 000 miles the filter should be renewed and it can collect over two pounds of contaminants. It recalls Fiji’s first car in 1905 meeting superstition, and defines Shellkol as a fuel alcohol from molasses made in Australia.
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Fiji Islands
Australia
Poultry Facts on Cold Prevention and Diseases
Dr. I J Brunett of New York State College of Veterinary Medicine explains how chicken head anatomy affects cold susceptibility. Managing warmth air flow and dry litter helps prevent simple colds from turning into roup or bronchitis.
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I. J. Brunett
New York State College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Brunett
Cod Liver Oil for Laying Fowls in England Tests
Experiments show open fowls do not need cod liver oil to prevent adult rickets while hens confined behind ordinary glass need vitamin D. Two percent cod liver oil in grain supports vitamin D needs. one percent medical oil may be insufficient for windowed layers. Oil source may affect results. benefits for open front pens on a normal green diet remain uncertain.
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England
Healthy Chick Program Boosts Returns for Poultry Flocks
The four point Wansaas healthy chick program promotes clean houses ground and feed. Following it saves up to 90 percent of chicks and increases egg production by 30 eggs per bird. At 25 cents per dozen this yields about 60 cents extra per hen.
More Brooder Houses On Clean Ground For Chick Rearing
Brooder houses are movable to change location and keep chicks on clean ground. However moving them away from other farm buildings defeats much of their convenience. The main challenge is finding clean ground and keeping it disease free under typical farm conditions, a key to success.
Culling Pullets Best For Efficient Poultry Trials
An easy method to remove nonproducers from a pullet hatch involves housing each hatch separately and keeping the first 75 percent of pullets that begin production while selling the remaining 25 percent. This minimizes winter losses from nonproducers and protects productive birds from high feed costs. Nonproducers are a liability.
Dominion entomologist estimates Canada crop loss over 100 million
Arthur Gibson of the Dominion entomologist notes aggregate insect damage costs Canada more than 100 million dollars yearly to field crops and additional losses to forests shade trees stored products and related sectors. He cites forestry and other postharvest losses averaging over 30 thousand dollars annually.
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Dominion
Arthur Gibson
Canada
Canadian Natural Research Bureau
Distinction Between Fatally and Mortally Wounded
The phrases fatally wounded and mortally wounded are often used interchangeably but carry different timing implications. Fatally suggests death after a period of struggle, while mortally implies imminent death at or near the time of injury.
Texans eye 100000 dollar Brazos river project
Texans consider spending 100000 dollars to develop the Brazos river system for irrigation power water and recreation. The Brazos river conservation and reclamation district plans to seek state and federal aid to fund the plan.
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Brazos River
Indiannapolis News
Temperamental soprano quips audience cried during performance
The temperamental soprano asks if the audience wept as T sang. The music director replies that the noise came from the singer herself, not from the crowd, clarifying the odd moment on stage.
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Lolita Salgado
France
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Gerardo Machado Y Morales
Cuba
Marianao Track
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Emil St. Goddard
The
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Manitoba
Sonny Workman
East
Centenary
Bayer
Great Water Project
Joe
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Recentaum CO
Arar
Chas. H. Fletcher
Library of Congress
Nellie
Columbus
Palos
China
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