Earl Smith Faces Riotous Pro Baseball League
Former Pittsburgh catcher Earl Smith nicknamed Oil by peers joins Toledo under Casey Stengel but laments the American Association as riot prone. After two games he worries about players sneaking with bats as teammate Tom Sheehan jokes about Minneapolis and St Paul roll calls after riots.
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Earl
Smith
Pittsburgh
Casey Stengel
Toledo
Smitty
American Association
Tom Sheehan
Tom
Sheehan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Motor Quiz on Tire Care and Auto Facts
The quiz covers tire enemies and sun damage, proper inflation, staple automotive colors blue brown gray green and black, four engine power loss causes compression timing ignition and carburetion, and 1928 automobile grade crossing fatalities at 2,165 per Interstate Commerce Commission figures.
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Ans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Farmers Have Sets Approximately One in Four Farms
A Pennsylvania report notes that about one in every four farms owns a radio. The finding highlights radio adoption among rural households and agricultural enterprises in the state.
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Pennsylvania
Missouri magnets patrol roads to curb punctures
Missouri highways report saving motorists about 500 dollars daily by using three magnets attached to a 2 ton patrol truck. The magnets remove nails bolts and scrap metal from gravel roads, preventing roughly 1006 punctures a day during a 56 mile run.
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Missouri
State Highway Department
C. P. Owens
Highway Department
Harvard Gridiron Card Sets Long Schedule
Harvard lists a 1932 slate with Penn State Dartmouth Brown Army Holy Cross and Yale filling the late Saturdays. A two year Michigan pact ends this fall and Texas will join next season, as Harvard broadens its football policy after ending ties with Princeton in 1926.
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Harvard
Princeton
Crimson
Penn State
Dartmouth
Brown
Army
Holy Cross
Yale
Michigan
Cambridge
University of Texas
College Star Walter Masters Wins Fifteenth Straight
Walter Masters of the University of Pennsylvania baseball team has extended his unbeaten run to fifteen victories, a feat achieved over two years of intercollegiate competition. The pennant hopeful star pitcher kept his parade of wins alive with another dominant performance.
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Walter Masters
University of Pennsylvania
Automatic garage door opener via radio device from Switzerland
A new Swiss invention lets a button press trigger radio signals that are received by a garage aerial to start a motor and automatically open or close doors. The system allows entering or exiting without leaving the vehicle.
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Switzerland
School Championship of Japan Attracts Crowds
The School Championship of Japan drew larger crowds per game than the World Series in the United States. A Japanese-born observer told Sporting News that if Japanese batters matched U S players and American baseball organized world series winners were sent to Japan, each game could attract over 150000 spectators. The piece notes strong play in the Philippine islands and contrasts skills with Filipinos, who claim superiority to their northern neighbors. A Filipino youth says he would prefer independence with baseball kept, over doing away with the sport, to avoid outside meddling by politicians.
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Japan
United States
Sporting News
Philippine Islands
Teresly Terse Sports Snippets
Twenty eight leading athletes graduate from Lehigh teams this year. Dan Howley notes all eight National league clubs show strong title chances. Princeton fencing captaincy goes to David G. Marvin 81 of New York City. Northwestern polo remains undefeated in four Big Ten seasons. Andy Coakley receives 500 in gold before Columbia and Penn match. Coakley coaches Columbia 13 years. Donald McGary of Bangor set a world duck pins record. Rusty Callow plans a Delaware River boathouse for Penn crews. De Mar drinks ice water during marathons and favors orange juice. Connie Mack Jr. to captain Germantown academy 1931 baseball team. Over a ton of canvas per America's Cup defense yacht sails. Main sail alone weighs 1400 pounds.
Remedy for Leaky Exhaust Valve Guides on Any Motor
A light spring over the valve stem with a felt or leather washer seals the valve guide to stop leakage. A thin metal washer between the spring and washer helps press the seal. Useful for old cars where replacing guides is costly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Pressure Reading Misleads About Oil Quantity
The article explains dash gauges measure oil pressure, not quantity. It urges reading under the oil filter pipe for accurate oil level, noting summer conditions affect readings and cautioning against relying on the dash gauge alone.
Women use chauffeurs more than men do says AAA official
The article notes 650000 private chauffeurs in the United States and $104 million yearly for uniforms, asking who employs chauffeurs most. An AAA official states women are increasing as drivers and use chauffeurs more than men, while a dopester estimates radio tubes in use would stretch 4000 miles if laid end to end.
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United States
American Automobile Association
Remove roosters from hen flock to improve egg quality
North Carolina State extension poultry expert F. Parrish warns warmer weather boosts poor quality eggs if roosters remain with hens. He lists five rules: keep nests clean with one nest per four hens, gather twice daily, market twice weekly, store cool and dry, and remove roosters after breeding season.
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F. Parrish
North Carolina State College
Mr. Parrish
Feeding Baby Chicks Sour Milk to Prevent Diarrhea
H. A. Bittenbender of Iowa State College recommends sour milk as a key preventive for white diarrhea in baby chicks. When milk is plentiful, omit drinking water for the first six weeks and feed sour milk exclusively while avoiding sharp daily acid changes. Use earthen or enameled vessels for feeding to maintain cleanliness and success.
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H. A. Bittenbender
Poultry Husbandry
Iowa State College
Chicken Culling Emphasized Across Growing Season
The article argues that culling should begin at hatching and continue through the growing season. Weak or crippled chicks should be killed to prevent disease and avoid extra rearing costs. Weak chicks also lag in growth and maturation compared with strong birds.
Succeed With Turkeys
The feed and feeding method for poults greatly affect outcomes. Poor feeds and improper feeding have harmed the industry for years. Poults on ample range require less feeding attention than confined flocks.
Mistaken for Cold Chickenpox in Poultry
Article discusses confusion between cold and a form of chickenpox in chickens. It notes that misidentification can lead to high mortality unless care is taken. It advises raising pen temperatures, giving birds special care, and changing litter to keep moisture low, plus removing diseased birds early.
Rubber Tires Explode From Severe Stress, Detroit Man Says
Walter Keyes of Detroit reports to the American Society for Testing Materials that rubber tires can explode when heavily overloaded and heated.
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Walter ©. Keys
Detroit
Mich
American Society For Testing Materials
Keyes
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for health turn
Mrs J W Atmirgan of Mission Texas says she could hardly do housework before using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She reports feeling much better and would recommend the remedy to other women in similar conditions. Letter dated Des Moines No 28 1930.
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Tex
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mirs
J. W. Atmirgan
Miller Avenue
Mission, Texas
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Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Catcher Earl Smith
Helen Wills
Mrs. Moody
College
Lehigh
Dan Howley
David G. Marvin
New York City
Princeton University
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Big Ten
Andy Coakley
Columbia
Coakley
Donald McGary
Bangor
Maine
Rusty Callow
Penn
Delaware River
de Mar
Connie Mack, Jr
World Champion Athletics
Germantown Academy
Wyckoff
Frank Wyckoff
Chicago
Paultry
Cincinnati Enquirer
Phillips
Magnesia
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Des Moines, NO
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