Diegel recalls Hagen match and nervous champion lesson
Leo Diegel says nerves prevent champions from prevailing and cites his match against Walter Hagen. He recalls Hagen conceding a putt that surprised him, a spectator's distraction under his legs, and Hagen's later quip about missing the putt by a nose. Diegel attributes the slip to the sport’s unpredictable moments.
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Los Angeles Times
Leo Diegel
Diegel
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Walter
Melting Pot of Words From Many Lands in Language
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece notes how English has borrowed from Persian Malay Hindu and other sources. It traces everyday words like caddy polo tan and tea to their distant origins, highlighting language as a melting pot. It mentions terms from Turkey Portugal India China and more.
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Girard
Philadelphia
Xerxes
Holland
Portugal
Buddha
India
China
America
Red Cross as a living force in relief and reconstruction
The speaker portrays the Red Cross not as a charity but a dynamic organization driven by planning and skilled action. It ignores pure statistics when relief is needed, cares for the wounded and hungry, and continues long after immediate danger passes to support reconstruction and readjustment, aiding the blind, the halt, and the destitute to build new lives.
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The
Red Cross
Best Similes of the Year Highlight Queasy Wit
The New York Times compiles a vivid list from Frank J. Wilstach of contemporary similes. Notable lines compare dentists offices, twilight, quicksand, motor cops, billboards, income taxes, syringe vitriol, and other sharp images. Many items feature celebrity authors and critics.
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Frank J. Wilstach
Bugs Baer
J. Brooks Atkinson
Heywood Broun
Irvin S. Cobb
Parke Cummings
Henry Siedel Canby
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Benjamin de Casseres
Paul de Jerenis
Arthur Eddy
B. J. Ferney
Rupert Hughes
Joseph Hergesheimer
Sinclair Lewis
Alexander Leftwich
James Miller
Isabel Briggs Myers
John A. McClorey
Edward L. McKenna
Timothy McInerney
Quotation Sparks of Wit from Past Voices
A collage of sharp lines from authors and public figures, each quip revealing wit and perspective. Notable voices include El sie Robinson, Ferdinand Reyher, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Damon Runyon, Leo Nora Speyer, Will Rogers, Helen Rowland, Arthur Stringer, H. G. Wells, Donald Rose, Robert W. Rogers, and Charles G. Shaw, spanning humor, fate, and social observation.
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Elsie Robinson
Ferdinand Reyher
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Damon Runyon
Leonora Speyer
Will Rogers
Helen Rowland
Arthur Stringer
H. G. Wells
Donald Rose
Robert W. Rogers
Charles G. Shaw
Branch Plants Abroad Marches Forward in 1929 American growth
American manufacturers ended 1929 with branch plants abroad totaling 1.355 billion dollars. Nearly half was in Canada while Europe absorbed a growing share. The movement, driven by tariffs, transportation costs, and bias against foreign goods, mirrors European trends and seeks to overcome domestic market barriers.
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Springfield Republican
Canada
Europe
Lamont
Senate
Lodge Pole Basketball Results and Local Socials
The first team won 41 to 18 and the second team lost 12 to 3 at Big Springs Friday night. A large crowd watched. Rose Kripal and Marion Ruth Barlow visited the Walters home Sunday. Several locals traveled to Excelsior Springs for health reasons. Mrs. R. M. Brown of Denver visited with Mrs. R. F. Miller.
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Big Springs
Rose Kripal
Marion Ruth Barlow
Walters
Co. J. Smith
Excelsior Springs
R. M. Brown
Denver
R. F. Miller
C. A. Feulscher
Lincoln
F. D. Barlow
L. S. Bridge Club
Henry
Fred Holtman
A. Englert
Altar Society
William Weber
Helen Weatherwax
Keystone
P. H. Barrett
American manufacturers face wage and efficiency shifts abroad
The piece argues foreign wage levels are lower but offset by foreign workers’ lower efficiency, pushing U S car parts to be produced domestically and shipped for assembly overseas. Tariffs could redirect parts manufacturing back, and labor stresses urge study of competition between U S plants and foreign branches, with Lamont noting early competition despite sparse trade data.
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Europe
Lamont
Local social notes and gatherings in Sidney area
A sequence of short items records Sunday moviegoers Mr and Mrs T Thompson in Sidney, visits by G W Barlow and family to F D Barlow home, an American Legion auxiliary meeting at the Barrett home, and plans to help fill a wheat car for drought sufferers. Also notes hosting duties, social visits by Miss Laura Kintz and Dr Colman, Mrs Lough's trip to Colorado Springs, Emil Englert family visit, fishing at Island Lake with a full limit, improvement of Mrs Tom Fitch, and a well attended school carnival.
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T. Thompson
Sidney
G. W. Barlow
Sunol
F. D. Barlow
American Legion Auxiliary
Barrett Home
L. E. Lydiatt
O. E. S. Kensington
George Dickinson
Laura Kintz
Dr. Colman
Allen Lough
Colorado Springs
J. C. Wolfe
Island Lake
Tom Fitch
Legion and Auxiliary Members Enjoy Sidney Convention
Many Legion and auxiliary members attended the Sidney convention on Wednesday and all report a good time.
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Legion
Auxiliary
Sidney
Hiking Popular in Germany Chief walking club expands hosts
Germans embrace hiking with 85,000 members linked to 2,300 hostels offering bed and breakfast for a few cents. The movement emphasizes affordable outdoor travel and national leisure culture.
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Germany
Money to Loan on Improved Farm Land at 6 Percent
Farm loan offer promising six percent interest on improved property with good service and inspection by E C Stockdick. Reliable financing for agricultural lands announced in a brief classified notice.
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E. C. Stockdick
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