Seeing Big League Baseball Upset turn into career path
In Youngstown Ohio 1905 a sportswriter reluctantly umpired when no official available. The two teams Milarty Hogan and Howard Ussher urged him to stand in for $15, then $20 a week. His reluctant debut led to a season contract and a future with the American League president B B Johnson.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Milarty Hogan
Howard Ussher
McCloskey
Homestead
Bil
Billy Vans
Niles
Jimmy McAleer
B. B. Johnson
American League
Bell Syndicate
Kam Kamm a Steady Third Baseman on White Sox
Liken Kamm to Ol Man River as he rolls along year after year with the White Sox since 1923. He leads league fielding among regular third basemen, played 155 games last season, and has shown loyalty and steady effort, despite team management speculation and Comiskey’s tenure.
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Illiam Edward Kamm
Ol Man River
Bill
Becaus
White Sox
Joe Dugan
Joe
Sox
San Francisco
Mr. Kamm
Chicago
Comiskey
Kamim
Akrim
Bib Falk
Bib
Kamm
George Simpson Defies Illness To Become Track Star
Sidney Ohio native George Simpson rose from a prolonged illness and nurse care in youth to become a standout track athlete at Ohio State. His father G M Simpson credits early intake of sports equipment and disciplined rest as key to his health and success.
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George Sidney Simpson
Ohio State
Papa Simpson
George
G. M. Simpson
Columbus
Winter driving safety problems and precautions
The article notes winter driving has become common due to better roads and cars but warns of ongoing hazards. It highlights spring bumpers, protecting radiators and fuel tanks, and advises protecting engines, managing cold air intake, and maintaining batteries to prevent emergency failures. It urges careful driving at all times.
Winter driving safety tips from the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council offers ten winter driving safety suggestions to reduce hazards. They cover using antifreeze, changing crankcase oil for cold, avoiding engine racing, using lighter grease, never running an engine in a closed garage, and ensuring brakes are in good winter condition.
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National Safety Council
Automobile Notes and Cautionary Tales From the Road
Practical driving advice urges alertness and mechanical upkeep especially brakes steering and headlights. A looming gasoline price impact may shift how stations set prices. A missing driver was found wandering near a garage. A joking exchange links a motor noise to a busy dial tone.
Two-Story Bungalow Type of Home Specially Attractive on Large Lot
William A. Radford outlines a two-story bungalow variant suited for large plots. The design keeps bungalow appeal with a first floor layout of five spacious rooms, including a 13 by 23 foot living room with central fireplace and a sun porch. Upstair bedrooms and bath branch from a central hall.
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Th Street
Caesium Used Mainly for Radio Tubes, Says Bureau
The bureau of mines states caesium is practically used only for radio tubes. It is introduced as chloride with magnesium or calcium, pressed into small pills, and flashed to remove air to achieve the required vacuum in tube manufacture.
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Bureau of Mines
Women Drivers Rated Better by Surveys, Club Finds
The Chicago Motor Club cites multiple surveys suggesting women comprise about 24 1 3 percent of U S drivers yet account for far fewer accidents. In nationwide and city state studies, women were 6 percent of 669 960 drivers in accidents, implying one accident in about every seventeen for women.
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Chicago Motor Club
Motor Club
United States
Acci
Radio Safety Factor in Weather Reports for Aviation
Clarence M. Young, assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, says radio weather reporting remains the principal aviation safety factor. He notes the aeronautics branch plans a national network of broadcasting stations to aid the growing number of airplanes with radio gear. Nectarines, fuzzless peaches, are a sport of the peach tree.
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Clarence M. Young
Commerce
Aeronautics
Department
Magnet Test for Rod Bearings and Pins in Iron Pistons
An electromagnet test can locate loose wrist pin or connecting rod bearings in engines with iron pistons. A U shaped bolt forms the core, with two coils on each end wired in opposite directions to create north and south poles. The method does not work for aluminum alloy pistons. Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Picturesque squibs of various sports from everywhere
A collection of brief sports notes highlights mini golf, a famous pitcher Dazzy Vance, and safety plays by Penn State. Mentions Jimmy Wilson as a strong base player and a Green Meadow golf shop veteran George Hughes. Notes an English woman winning the American tennis title and jokes about miniature golf at midnight.
Annual Heating Plant Checkup Urged for Home Owners
The article advises homeowners to hire a heating contractor before cold weather to inspect radiators, boilers, dampers, chimneys, and flues. It covers damper alignment, warped doors, hinge pins, grates, chimney mortar, and soot removal, plus proper drying and varnish guidance for wood finishes and three wood-group priming techniques with turpentine and oil mixes.
Modern Painting Methods for New Buildings
Berton Riot in Better Homes and Gardens notes painting to suit modern lumber. Twenty years ago soft white pine dominated. now diverse woods require different paint mixtures. Lumber varies widely in characteristics. three rough groups emerge, with weathered and untreated woods needing distinct approaches.
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Berton
Many Types of Roofings From Which to Choose
A discussion on roofing options notes wood, asphalt, asbestos, slate, and tile shingles as common materials. Choice depends on preference house style locality and budget, with freedom to mix styles and colors to suit surroundings.
Plumbing fittings guide for home water systems
A Better Homes and Gardens article explains the home plumbing layout including water supply and sewage networks. It covers pipe materials, gauges for a six to seven room house, shut off valves per bathroom, insulation, hot water circulation, noise reduction, and cost breakdown of fixtures versus roughing-in labor.
California Fig Syrup Advertises Child Health Benefits
A Milwaukee mother recalls using California Fig Syrup for Carolyn Babush to ease constipation and improve well being. The ad claims fifty years of use by mothers and recommends its soothing bowel aid for colds and fretful spells, noting the genuine product bears the California name.
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Carolyn Babush
Downer Ave
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
California
Carolyn
In God We Trust Motto Born in Civil War Era
The motto In God We Trust appeared on coins starting in 1864 during the Civil War. Salmon P. Chase as secretary of the treasury authorized it, and Francis Scott Key drafted the motto though not the exact wording. The phrase echoes in the Star Spangled Banner line about trust in God.
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Salmon P. Chase
Treasury
Francis Scott Key
Pathfinder Magazine
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Billy Evans
Pound Gene
Cleveland Indians
Liken Kamm
Bill Kamm
George Simpson
Ty” Cobb
Detroit ‘Tigers
Asheville
Automobile
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Lavine
Orrio
Ooub
Scond
Jimmy Wilson
Wether
George Hughes
Green Meadow Club
Westchester
Dazzy Vance
Penn State
Niagara
Lebanon Valley
Syracuse
Perstorp
America
Or Health Products Corporation
North 13Th Street
Newark
N. J
U.S Dept of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Doan
Dean’s
Linccl
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