Babe Ruth and peers under pressure in baseball lore
A study of reactions to criticism in baseball, focusing on Babe Ruth and rivals like Bob Meusel and Walter Mails. The piece contrasts personal temperaments, from easygoing to highly reactive, and shows how boos and taunts shaped careers and self images amidst the era’s fan animus.
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Bob Meusel
Cincinnati
Ruth
Meusel
Bob
Meuser
Girl Owns and Operates Gasoline Filling Stand
Loretta Rabbitt an eighteen year old of St Louis operates a gasoline station after her father’s death six years earlier. She manages the Sunlight station in Mound City while staying too busy to date, becoming possibly the youngest female station owner in the United States.
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Girl
Pretty Loretta Rabbitt
St. Louis
United States
Mound City
Carl Reynolds: A Hard Hitter on Football and Diamonds
Carl Reynolds, a Southwestern athlete praised as a hard hitter, excels in both football and baseball. The article recalls a football collision where he injured a tackler, then carried that power to the diamond by crashing plates and driving runs, earning a reputation as a dual sport powerhouse.
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Carl Reynolds
Southwestern
Carl
Timely notes on baseball stars and sports moves
A collage of sports notes mentions Jimmy Foxx, Tony Lazzeri, and Fred Fitzsimmons as standout figures. It notes Lazzeri at multiple infield positions, Beall playing with a firemen's team, a Pirates spring option Stuart Clarke, and Walter Brown sold to the Yankees. Additional items cover college football schedules, misprints, and miscellaneous league shifts.
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Stuart Clarke
Pirates
Dallas
Speedometer Noises Stem from Cable in Instrument Board
Speedometer noises arise when the flexible shaft or cable is bent sharply. Sumner S. Howard states noise usually comes from outside the speedometer, not the gauge itself, and can be corrected by repositioning the cable behind the instrument board.
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Sumner S. Howard
Howley Finds Shaft Position Aids Speedometer Drive
Howley argues the shaft positioning is crucial as the speedometer reads via a drive from the engine transmission. Each 1 008 revolutions equals a mile and 1 008 rpm equals 60 mph, with cable breakage from sharp twisting common. The device records speed, distance, acceleration, and mileage cost, guiding maintenance and fuel economy.
Japan to Enter Next World Balkline Championship
Koji Yamada, a former balkline contender and leading Japanese billiards figure, informs C A Storer of the National Billiard Association of America that Japan will provide a single representative for the next billiard classic. Yamada is noted as the first Japanese to gain international billiards fame.
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Japan
Koji Yamada
C. A. Storer
National Billiard Association of America
Yamada
Man o' War Sires Sale Noted For Calin and On Watch
Announcements list famous thoroughbred sires including Calin who stood at Edward B. McLean’s racing farm. On Watch, a rival of Man o' War in two year old stakes, sired Colin who never lost in 17 starts before injury ended his career. Man o' War himself had a single defeat to Upset as a two year old.
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Meusel
Bob
Walter Mails
Ty Cobb
Walter
Mails
Rube Waddell
Cleveland
Calin
Edward B. McLean
Mous Jamalcs
Colin
Man O’ War
Ohio ton-litter club to be abandoned for hog producers
Ohio pig growers led the nation last year with ton-litters defined as litters reaching a ton by six months. The Ton-Litter club ends after this year as the extension service shifts focus to a pork production club applying learned practices to the entire herd, with one successful year already recorded.
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Ohio
J. W. Waichet
Ohio State University
Extension Service
Walcher
Fall Best Time to Buy Cattle and Sheep
The fall months September through November offer the best opportunity to purchase cattle and sheep, especially breeding stock. Purchases from ranches are ideal when possible, but central markets in the fall provide wide selection and careful buyers can secure satisfactory deals with proper judgment and sanitation. Prices remain moderately high as both sheep and beef cattle are strong. consider hiring a knowledgeable agent to navigate market grades and values.
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W. H. Peters
University Farm
St. Paul
Peters
Live Stock Hints and Veterinary Notes for Farmers
The article discusses pig diseases and worming methods, dipping sheep to kill lice and ticks, and signs of stomach worms in lambs. It warns of frog cholera in hogs causing large losses, and notes feeding considerations for barley, corn silage, and pasture value for hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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United States
Josiah Finds God's Book in Temple Reform
A sermon outline traces Josiah as a godly king who restores worship after a long depletion of Bible access. The discovery of the Book of the Law prompts penitence, prayer, and a covenant renewal, leading to purging idolatry and renewing Passover under Josiah's reform.
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Josiah
God
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Shaphan
Muldah
Jerusalem
Suldah
Following in His Steps and Sacred Sacrifices
A quotation from John Watson speaks of sincere devotion and the duty to follow the Lord. It emphasizes sacrificing for the path and growing into His likeness despite difficulties, presenting faith as a splendid yet demanding endeavor.
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John Watson
Prayer as Pulse of the Renewed Spiritual Goal
Octavius Wloslow states that prayer remains the constant measure of spiritual life and the steady heartbeat of renewed aims, framing devotion as essential to growth and discipline.
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Octavius Wloslow
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