Unruly Old Time Catcher Earl Smith Faces Pro Baseball Turmoil
Former Pittsburgh catcher Earl Smith nicknamed Ol Switch is now with Toledo under Casey Stengel. He recalls riots in the majors and wonders about the league after his rough introduction, while teammate Sheehan jokes about riot and rest call anecdotes from Minneapolis and St Paul. Farmers in Pennsylvania increasingly own radios.
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Earl
Ol" Switch
Pittsburgh
Casey Stengel
Toledo
Smitty
Smith
Sheehan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A quiz on tire care color preferences and engine issues. It lists questions and answers about protecting tires from heat and sun, preferred colors for auto paint, four main engine power losses, and a 1928 auto grade crossing fatality figure from the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Highways Guard Roads With Puncture Proof Magnets
Missouri highway crews test three 200 point magnets mounted on a two ton patrol truck to remove nails and staples from gravel roads. Owens says the magnets save motorists about 500 dollars daily by preventing roughly 1,000 punctures per day.
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Missouri Nnitevsts
State Highway Department
Missouri
Owens
Highway Department
Harvard Grid Plan Extends Three-Year Schedule With Michigan
Harvard announces football slate through 1983 with a two year Michigan agreement and a 1982 game at Cambridge. Texas joins next year as Crimson schedule expands beyond Yale, Brown, Army, Dartmouth and others amid limited late season data.
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Harvard
Princeton
Crimson
Penn State
Dartmouth
Brown
Army
Holy Gross
Yale
Michigan
Cambridge
University of Texas
Penns Walter Masters Extends Unbeaten Streak in Baseball
University of Pennsylvania pitcher Walter Masters adds his fifteenth consecutive win to a two year intercollegiate record. Masters, star of the Penn team, achieves another standout performance, maintaining the squad’s strong showing.
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Walter Masters
University of Pennsylvania
Swiss invention opens garage doors by radio signal
A new device from Switzerland allows homeowners to press a button on a palm device and open or close garage doors via radio waves picked up by an aerial on the garage. The system starts a motor to operate the door automatically.
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Switzerland
School Championship of Japan Attracts Crowds
The School Championship of Japan draws large crowds with high per game averages, surpassing the world series in the United States. A Japan born estimable man notes if Japanese bat 8s ours, World Series winners could be sent to Japan for bigger crowds. The Philippine Islands’ national game shines. natives play well and a young Filipino prefers independence with baseball intact over changes risking the sport.
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Tapao
United States
Japan
Sporting News
Philippine Islands
Terse sports notes from early 1880s era
A collage of brief items notes Coakley at Columbia named captain of Lehigh teams, Dan Howley signing all eight NL clubs, Princeton fencing captaincy for David G. Marvin, Northwestern polo dominance, Andy Coakley receiving 600 dollars, a possible world duck pins record by Don McGary, plans for a Penn cregey boathouse, De Mar marathon ice cream and orange juice habits, Gennie Mack Jr linked to Athletics, and over nine tons of canvas for four America's Cup defense yachts with a 1400 pound main sail.
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Tersely
Coakley
Columbia
Lehigh
Germantown Academy
Remedy for Leaky Exhaust Valve Guides on Any Motor
A process to fix leaky inlet valve guides in gasoline engines is described. A light spring, a felt or feather washer on the valve stem, and a thin metal washer create a seal to stop air leakage and stabilize the idle. Useful when replacing valve guides is not cost effective.
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Popular Science Monthly
Understanding Oil Pressure Gauges and The Oil Quantity
The article explains that oil pressure readings do not indicate oil quantity. It notes gauges measure pressure, not amount, and recommends reading the under the oil alter pipe for accuracy, especially in summer, while clarifying the class gauge’s purpose.
Women Use Chauffeurs in the United States
An American Automobile Association official notes women increasingly employ private chauffeurs, driving more than men despite rising numbers of women drivers and their skill with handling cars. The estimate cites about 50,000 chauffeurs and $104 million yearly for welfare, prompting the question of which gender employs them most.
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United States
American Automovile Association
4000 Miles of Radio Tubes Estimated
A dopester estimates that the radio tubes in use could form a straight line about 4,000 miles long, illustrating the scale of early wireless technology.
Deaf Telegraph Workman Receives Comical Inquiry
In O Street a linesman using a portable telephone on a telegraph pole was interrupted by an elderly woman who asked if he was very deaf. He replied he was partly deaf, prompting her sympathetic remark about his radio not playing.
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O Street
Linegman
Close shave tale and verses in a quirky newspaper snippet
A fragmentary item notes a barber nearly cutting Jones's throat and public curiosities about fashion and verse. It contrasts a dramatic near miss with stray lines about a chorus girl and changing fortunes, hinting at a humorously mixed page.
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Jones
Flapper's Dimming Plans Mention Appointments and Calls
A fragment notes a flapper and a mother discussing schedules. The text mentions Harry possibly coming and arranging a telephone call to Jack to cancel a meet with George due to an appointment.
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Flapper
Harry
Jack
George
The Wrong Tree
Fragmentary lines describe rain seeking shelter under trees and a thrift-told tale from a bygone era. A speaker recalls working to escape debt only to sink deeper, hinting at regret and fate.
Beikceman Intervenes With Costumed Revelers
A scene unfolds as revellers depart when Beikceman appears from the darkness. A policeman detains the crowd suspecting theft while revelers claim they are dancers in fancy dress and deny being real footpads or officers.
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Beikceman
Mixed-up banter undercuts a legal suit and daily life
A London Opinion fragment shows a lawyer claiming lingering options in a case while the client laments exhausted avenues. The dialogue shifts to household and work mishaps with quirky exchanges about a fiancé, a broken kitchen, and a boss rebuking an unreliable mover.
Expensive Fine Madge Struggles with Stern Judge
In a terse courtroom exchange Madge faces a sterner judge than usual. The exchange ends with the judge dismissing the charge after three forced smiles from Madge.
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Marge
Rubber tire dangers noted by test group
Walter Keyes of Detroit reports dangers from overloading solid tires. Overloaded tires can heat and explode, a hazard emphasized by the American Society for Testing Materials.
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Walter 0. Keys
Detroit
Mich
American Society For Testing Materials
Keyes
Fragmentary testimonial on Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy
A partial reader note praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming it helped with fatigue and daily chores. The garbled text mentions personal names and appears to cite a testimonial from a Mrs. J. Ws at 1015 Miller Avenue Mission Texas.
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Lydia FE
Hamn
Yvornen
Mns
J. Ws
Miller‘Avenue
Mission
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