Seeing Big League Baseball by Billy Evans
Billy Evans recalls baseball lore from Washington and Chicago including the Izzy Isbell Mary Garden quip white Sox lore and Danny Green’s errant throws. The piece weaves humor with anecdotes about players, fans, and a manager’s voice on classic league moments.
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Billy Evans
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Frank Isbell
White Sox
Sox
Mary Garden
Salome
Mary
Nationals
Isbell
Izzy
Sahara
Yage
Danny Green
Sudden Stop Dangers for Auto Chassis and Brakes
A Detroit auto manager warns drivers overusing brakes and harsh stops. He compares braking to accelerating with an 850 horsepower engine and urges gradual speeds, noting that gentle braking preserves tires, brake linings, and chassis life.
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Detroit
Night Baseball Gains Ground In Texas League
Del Pratt, manager of the Waco Texas League club, supports night games as a financial and competitive upgrade. He notes steady lighting, larger crowds, and potential salary gains, arguing that the shift away from daylight play helps clubs survive and teams improve under electric lights.
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del Pratt
Waco
Del
Distinct Rat Species Clash Over Housing
White rats and brown rats cannot cohabit as they are different rat species. Brown rats are described as more vicious, prompting separation to prevent conflicts between the groups.
Paul Kasterling Shines for Detroit Tigers
Beau mont left fielder Paul Kasterling has been a valuable asset for the Detroit Tigers. The text also comments on golf enthusiasts during the summer, noting interest in Bobby Jones over Daniel Webster.
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Paul Kasterling
Beaumont
Detroit Tigers
Ufe
Bobby Jones
Daniel Webster
Lost Boy Vincent Sullivan Found After Months Hidden Fame
Thirteen year old Vincent Sullivan, once missing from Fall River Massachusetts, was located by his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Philip. He had been living at Brace Memorial News boys home, earning a living selling newspapers and gaining fame as a marble shooter in New York.
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New York
Vincent Sullivan
Charles Philip
Fall River
Mass
Brace Memorial Newsboys
Pinch Hitter’s Nervous Moment Sparks Water Warning
A pinch hitter faces a tense moment after striking out. He reaches for water to steady nerves but is halted by a shout from the stands warning that the water is for players only. The scene captures dugout tension and the odd ritual of relief.
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Chappelle
Bell Syndicate
Umpire Tommy Connolly Answers Fan With Wit
Tommy Connolly, dean of American league umpires, faced a taunt from a fan asking him to smile. He kept a straight, serious demeanor and replied, Why should I. Did you ever see the villain in a show smile.
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Tommy Connolly
Tommy
Connolly
Sports notes preview eight team industrial golf league
Utica prepares eight five man teams for a city industrial golf league. Jess Petty, Newark pitcher, plans to become a golf pro after baseball. Jimmy Foxx is tipped as the expected home run champion over Babe Ruth. Mississippi Valley league to have night games this season.]]>
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Utica
N. Y
Jess Petty
Newark Club
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Babe Ruth
Mississippi Valley League
Wire assisted removal of broken axle end without disassembly
A DIY method uses a stiff wire formed into a loop to slip over the broken axle end. The loop provides purchase to pull the fragment out without removing the differential housing cover, as illustrated in Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Selective Logging Promises Perpetual Forests in Lake States
The U S Department of Agriculture reports that selective logging in the northern hardwoods of the Lake states can sustain forests and profits. By cutting only trees over 12 inches, most harvests reuse existing stands, enabling crops of lumber every 25 to 30 years. Technical Bulletin No. 169 details the study and its guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
United State Department of Agriculture
Lake States
Lake State
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Cod Liver Oil Taints Poultry Flesh. Omit Before Marketing
Poultry expert Dr. F B Hutt reports cod liver oil can cause a fishy taste in chicken flesh, recommending omitting the oil from rations for 16 to 18 days before marketing. Purdue tests show taste diminishes after two weeks without oil. higher oil levels intensified taste and lingered when cooled, with no adverse effects on marketable birds.
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F. B. Hutt
University Farm
St. Paul
Minn
Doctor Hutt
Purdue University
Feeding Orphan Lambs Practical Guidelines
The article outlines a protocol for raising orphan lambs. It emphasizes using milk from one high fat cow for the first weeks, feeding every two to three hours with small initial amounts, warming milk to 92 degrees, and thorough cleaning of bottles and nipples after each feeding.
Farm Facts for Livestock and Poultry Raising
The text describes methods to control corn borers with a husker shredder and to improve lamb fattening with silage. It outlines chick feeding space needs, dipping hens to reduce body pests with fluoride dips, kilmite dips, and storage of root crops and cabbage in a horizontal buried barrel pit with soil and straw covering the barrel head as a door.
Country green arrives on farm for first milking scene
Leslie visits a country farm and observes milking. A calf latches onto its mother during breakfast, prompting Leslie to exclaim fearfully that the calf will eat the cow. Perry Greer recalls a cash for car sale requiring references.
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Leslie
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