Drake to Host Night Football at Drake Stadium
Drake University will schedule five of eight 1930 football games as night contests in Drake Stadium with lights 00 feet high and beams crossing the field. Oregon, Marquette, Iowa State, Washington University, and Creighton are set for after dark games though weather may delay the Omaha clash.
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Orcs
Iowa State
Geinnell
Washington University of St Louis
Drake Stadium
Creighton
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Harper Acknowledged Star Illinois Forward B Harper
Illinois basketball forward B Harper is praised for speed and reliable decision making and is listed among Coach Ruby’s standout players.
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B. Harper
Illinois
Ruby
Jank O Doul Tops as Hitter in National League
Jank O Doul, once aiming to be a great pitcher, emerges as a top National League hitter with Philadelphia. He says his drive came from wanting pitching success, and he now leads with a powerful hitting game alongside Klein and Whitney as the Phillies build a strong club.
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Whitney
S'hiiles
Art Nehf Ends Big League Career After Talks With Cubs Chief
Veteran pitcher Art Nehf announced his retirement after a meeting with William W. Veeck president of the Cubs. Nehf cited decades in the majors including five world series appearances with the Giants and a 1928 season with 13 wins. He will manage Salt River holdings and the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix for William Wrigley Jr.
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All Cities Must Soon Fit Ordinary Autos
Charles K. Kettering of General Motors Research argues cities must be redesigned to suit the gasoline age. He predicts rapid changes in urban layouts over the next decade, with express highways replacing busy streets, and new car models shaping future elites and city planning. He notes customer dissatisfaction as the driver of these transformations.
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General Motors Research Corporation
American Magazine
Kettering
China
Heilman Text Pledged to Boost Reds National League Hope
Dan Howley plans to use Harry Heilmann to terrorize the National League pitching next season. He will rest the Detroit slugger to preserve him in a pennant chase while deploying him for key stretch drives and rely on Meusel to shine in the outfield where Ruth and Combs cast big shadows.
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Bob Meusel
Ruth
Combs
Two States Cut Fee for Automobile Licenses
Texas enacts a law reducing license taxes saving about 11 million dollars for motorists. Nebraska’s new scale, effective July 25 1929, already cut fees by 42 242 dollars while 1930 rates drop to half to two thirds of prior. The Nebraska rule caps light cars under 2700 pounds in a lower tier.
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Nebranska
Sports Snapshot Shows Diversified Global and Collegiate Play
The piece notes Harvard forming a varsity Bosing team, France boasting ninety two golf courses, and Joe Schultz named Houston Buffaloes manager. It highlights top golf opens and amateur events, Yale Rutgers multi sport stars, vast Epsom Derby attendance, and widespread football in France. It mentions boxing glove production rise and lacrosse stick output.
Yanks Sign Giant Ahead of Fresh Meeting
Lehigh and the University of Pennsylvania renew their football rivalry after a three year gap. Connie Smythe, manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, outlines a plan. A 142-5 second 220 yard high hurdle record from 1920 still stands, set by Karl Thompson now coaching track at Annapolis.
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Annapolis
Office Building Garages Urged as Parking Solution
Dr. Miller Mc Clintock director of Harvard's Erskine bureau urges office building garages to solve downtown parking. In his report to the American Institute of Architects he notes Chicago's Pure Oil building uses a 20 story court to park about 600 cars.
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Erskine Bureau of
Harvard University
American Institute of Architects
Chicago
Definite Warning Device for Low Radiator Water Level
A diagram explains a contact float mechanism that signals when radiator water is too low. It uses a cork rod, copper tube guide, and a disk contact on the rod to complete a circuit via a dash bulb. The article also notes enamel finishes on car bodies and cautions against using enamel cleaner.
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Popular Science Monthly
Jesus Healing and Helping in Matthew Lessons
A 1930 Western Newspaper Lesson outlines Jesus healing multiple cases in Matthew 8 9, linking leprosy faith centurion fever demons and blood issue to divine power. It notes the leper’s faith the centurion’s humility and faith and Christ’s word power to heal and deliver.
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Pata
Heroes and Cowards Revealed by Crisis's Quiet Light
A reflective quote suggesting great occasions do not create heroes or cowards but reveal them in moments of crisis, as people awaken to their true strength or weakness and face the truth of who they are.
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Canon Westcott
Faith as an Almighty Order Across Time
A compact reflection on faith framing human endurance and testing through divine metaphor. The excerpt emphasizes faith as a persistent force akin to an eternal deity and notes the struggle to prove such conviction across seasons.
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Hlinsett
God
Luther
Kidney Health Warns Against Bad Salt Remedies
A vintage health advisory warns that dietary acids can overload kidneys causing backache and other symptoms. It promotes Jay Salts as a 4 ounce nightly remedy with lemon juice and lithia to cleanse sluggish kidneys and neutralize system acids, along with drinking water.
New science Rheology named by U S Bureau in Washington
Chemists and physicists studying flow of paints lacquers oils and plastics gathered at the United States Bureau of Standards in Washington and christened the new science rheology by organizing the Society of Rheology. A farmer says a busy life leaves no time for nerves.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
Society of Rheology
Kansas City Star
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Advertisement Promotes Health
A vintage ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a gentle universal sweetener and stomach acid neutralizer for children and adults. It touts ease of use, broad acceptance by physicians, and notes the product as a registered trade mark of the Phillips Chemical Co since 1875.
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Charles FH. Phillips
Milk of Magnesia and a Half Full Gauge
The passage features a quirky exchange about a gas gauge reading half, with banter about interpretation and luck. A shipping clerk and office search are mentioned, implying confusion and missteps in an old newsroom style.
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