27 Nov 1930
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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
1
Bill Roper of Princeton says college football risks killing itself within five years. The Tiger coach, nearing retirement, blasts spring and early fall practices night games and heavy publicity for stars. He calls football merely an adjunct to the university curriculum and criticizes spring drills pulling players from other sports.
An investigation shows American car owners will use about one third of the nation's alcohol output to guard radiators against winter freezes. About 30 million gallons of alcohol are expected to be poured into radiators, costing roughly 30 million dollars, with total anti-freeze spending near 60 million dollars when other solutions are included.
Nationals president Griffith announces rookie fielder Jim McLeod has been farmed to Louisville of the American Association on a 24 hour recall. Louisville leads the circuit and needs infielders, so McLeod will play regularly. The move aims to develop him with steady minor league action rather than bench time in Washington.
The world famous player recalls winning the national championship in 1920 at Forest Hills after defeating William Johnston in a dramatic final. A plane overhead failed midflight and crashed near the stands as 43,000 spectators watched, with many remaining seated in stunned silence.
Winter car issues stem largely from battery neglect and faulty ignition parts. Chicago Motor Club advises owners to fully charge the battery, limit electrical draw, check generator output, inspect breaker points, spark plugs, and wiring for insulation breaks to prevent freezing and fires.
Tips warn tires are cheap and brakes screech not from price. The piece chides speed as the main enemy of good roads and warns drivers to avoid oil residue after washing and valve grinding debris. A quirky line mentions a near sighted neighbor finding a tiny car with milk.
Frank Diedrich of Woodbury New Jersey is captain and star halfback of Penn State's 1930 football squad. He joined Penn State after Staunton Military Academy and also plays outfield for the baseball team.
A method from Popular Mechanics describes oiling windshield wipers by using a small container of light oil and a modified air line. Move the wiper to extreme right, left, then vertical while the tube dips in oil, repeating as needed, to prevent hard drying of leather packings. Oil every three months.
The player describes continuing a national final as a fatal airplane crash looms nearby. He takes the fourth set back, then wins the decisive fifth, while colleagues in the air transport事故 are killed and the machine lies in splinters. He calls the third set moment the biggest thrill.
A collage of sports notes highlights Yale athletics with Prof Seldon Stose, a Yale baseball star 20 years past, and Adolfo Luque’s quirky batting habit. It covers the Velodrome rebuild, baseball admissions spend, a Seattle Hollywood night game, polo trips to Spain, bowling balls, sons of pros with the Yankees, Dartmouth stadium loudspeakers, Thornton Lee’s rise, and five former golf title holders failing to qualify.
About 26 broadcasters plan to invest roughly $500 000 to establish 50 000 watt stations, signaling a bold push in the future of broadcasting.
An article discusses oil use at different speeds noting consumption at 50 to 65 mph exceeds that at 80 mph. It explains engines pump 150 to 200 gallons of oil per hour and circulate crankcase oil 100 to 150 times hourly. It adds the crankcase contents are filtered 10 to 15 times per hour.
A Polish episode recounts Jamilhac a chasseur officer who posed as Napoleon I during a visit to Warsaw. He gained money gifts and prestige by mimicking the emperor’s voice and mannerisms, was exposed by a French officer, and given a light dismissal from the army. Contemporary historians note his wealth and secrecy remain unresolved.
John Langdon-Davies writes in Dancing Catalans about la sardana the Catalan dance said to originate near Gerona linking it to Catalan culture and politics. The dance represents democracy and unity as diverse people embrace the tradition without self-consciousness.
An advertisement for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin touts its use during colds to keep bowels open and reduce phlegm and waste. It claims the laxative is gentle, non gippy, and suitable for children, with a family physician behind its prescription and fast selling status in drugstores.
The remark suggests that true shock rarely lands without provoking aversion, implying social thresholds for offense and the challenge of provoking change without turning audiences away. It emphasizes careful calibration of drama and consequences.
Mrs. B. of Oklahoma City touts California Fig Syrup for her son Gerald claiming it boosts appetite, regulates bowels, and aids digestion. The ad extols its use for headachy, bilious, half sick children and advises doctors to approve this pure vegetable product to ward off constipation and keep bowels open during colds or children's illnesses.
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