Wiley Moore Wins Yankees Pitching Deal After 30-Win Season
Oklahoma farmer Wiley Moore, who won 30 games for Greenville in the Sally League and helped the Yankees clinch a final World Series victory over the Pirates, secured a new contract after negotiating for a $500 raise. Barrow spoke with Ruppert, and Moore signed a fresh deal raising his salary to $5,000.
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Wiley Moore
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Pirates
Greenville
Farmer
Lim Tocbousme Lemactao Odhe
Ed Barrow
Yanks
William Hennigan
New York World
Moore
New York
Mound
Huggins
Colonel Ruppert
Eddie Barrow
Wiley
Montana Coach Ott Romney Leads State Athletics
Montana State University mentor Ott Romney serves as lone head for four sports including football basketball track and baseball. He directs the physical education department acts as assistant dean of men and engages in Northwest athletic addresses while guiding the Bobcats to recent conference success, with a basketball title and a near football championship.
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Ott Romney
Montana State University
America
Romney
Montana
Department of
Bozeman Service Club
Northwest
Montana State
Utah University
Rocky Mountain
Bobcats
Not Superstitious Barkham Garner Chooses No 13
Barkham Garner, quarterback for California State College, reveals he is not superstitious and requests jersey No 13 as his lucky number this fall after wearing No 18 in high school and another college team.
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Barkham Garner
C. E Peterson
Garner
Old-Fashioned Football Game Is Thing of Past
Ward cites Dewey Graham Norwich University coach arguing that new rules ruin spectator interest by reducing body contact and adding confusing penalties. He says officials alone decide many outcomes and that players once faced clearer rules.
Porto Rico Joins National Boxing Association Firmly
Porto Rico has affiliated with the National Boxing Association and will regulate boxing there. NA president Thomas Donahue announced that Port ofeo joined the foreigners total to four alongside France Canada Mexico and Cuba and 24 U S state boxing bodies. Kennedy the New Orleans lightweight received an indefinite suspension for failing to honor a fight contract in New Haven Connecticut.
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Porto Rico Boxing Commission
National Boxing Association
Thomas Donahue
Addres Portofeo
NOBA
France
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Porto Bicn
Toledo
Ohio
Donahue
Billy Kennedy
New Orleans
Association
New Haven
Conn
Sjips on Salesmanship by O T Frash
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union article advises retailers on handling difficult customers and workplace agitators. It stresses courteous, patient service to shoppers and independent thinking to avoid manipulation and maintain a positive store tone.
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Sjips
Salesmanship
O. T. Frash
Advantage of Ignorance
Quotation discusses certainty and knowledge, noting the ignorant feel sure of little while informed people grow more tolerant yet doubt their knowledge. It suggests today we know more of the past, leading to greater humility and less cocksureness than previous generations.
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Aldoug Huxley
Vanity Fair Magazine
First US Gold Mined and Shipped to Mint
The first gold mined in the United States came from the Appalachians. The initial gold shipped to the mint for coinage originated in North Carolina in 1804, with reinforcing shipments from Virginia and South Carolina, then Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Maryland in subsequent years.
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Virginian
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Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Maryland
To Keep Cocoons Outdoors For Best Growth
Nature Magazine states cocoons should stay outside with conditions similar to their natural habitat. Netting protects against birds, freezing is not harmful and may be necessary for some species, while outdoor dampness is beneficial.
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Nature Magazine
Crow Family Birds Division Described by Nature Magazine
Members of the Corvidae family including crows ravens jays and magpies are divided into groups much like mammals. The bill is noted as the best common character.
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Sass Nature Magazine
The Connection Whose Old Flame Prompted a Fire Alert
In a playful dialogue a person asks why Jack yelled Fire as another passed by. The response cites a witty quip that the speaker is an old flame of his, framing the moment as a joke about past romance.
Great Barrier to Health Waste Matter in the System
Akron readers hear a testimonial for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets praising liver and stomach relief. Mrs. L. Feathers credits the pellets with ending bilious attacks and headaches, claiming regularity helps ward off spells. The ad urges seeking a dealer, 60 pellets for 30 cents, and free advice from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, NY.
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Akron
Ohio
Dr. Pierce
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders Advertisement
Mothers see relief for headaches fevers stomach issues and irregular bowels in children with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders. Easy to take and effective mothers spread the word. Save a night of worry by getting a package at your druggist today. Trial package sent free from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Ignorance is Bliss in a Witty Exchange
A classroom dialogue features Miss Cayenne noting Homer’s reputation while admitting she has not read his works. She fears reading him might alter her favorable view, reflecting a paradox about literature and opinion.
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Homer
Miss Cayenne
Cornflake Macaroons Recipe and Friendship Thought
A short recipe outlines mixing cornflakes with baking powder and sugar, using one egg and butter, then baking on a buttered tin. A closing quip notes friendship, saying you would loan your last dollar but a friend would not borrow it.
Tremendous Cannonading When Enemy Fails to Respond
The artillery fire roars intensely as the foe offers no reply, echoing loud across the line. The barrage underscores a decisive moment in the ongoing engagement with continued momentum and pressure.
When You Feel a Cold Coming On
An advertisement urges taking Laxative BROMO QUININE tablets to fight a cold and strengthen the body against grip or influenza with a 320c. Adv.
Tourist’s Take on English Summer Slips Away
A returning American tourist quips he cannot recall the English summer he experienced, explaining that he overslept that morning and missed much of it. The remark plays on memory and travel humor.
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