Swedes in Tales and Golf Yarns From a Midwest Page
A garbled but readable piece humorously contrasts Swedish background with American anecdotes. It recalls a Wisconsin campaign seeker asking a Swede who has the best show, mentions a farm hand on a railroad death tale, and shares golf caddie quips and Scottish golf banter.
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Wisconsin
Eleeinneer
Wilsen
Roosevelt
Taft
Ths Quest
Tank Ringling Brothers
Minnesota
Ole
Yupiter
Olel
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AutomobileHints on road courtesy and car maintenance
The piece offers practical tips for motorists including proper choke use, wheel steering for turns, and ensuring water oil gas inspection before long trips. It notes pedestrian right of way, highway speed norms, tire air pressure checks, and references a New York Hudson express highway project with an estimated cost near 13.5 million dollars.
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Hudson
New York
Board of Estimates
National Automobile Club
Harvard to Replace Hemenway Gym with New Natatorium
The Bald Hemenway gymnasium will be replaced by a $1,000,000 natatorium to support intercollegiate swimming. Architect plans were approved by William J. Bingham as $700,000 in gifts came from three anonymous donors. The complex will sit between South Holyoke Winthrop and Dunster streets and include a three-court basketball floor with temporary seating.
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Bald Hemenway
Harvard
Athlet
William J. Bingham
South
Holyoke
Winthrop
Dunster
Last of Immortal Four on Trial manager
The piece evaluates Cass Johnson as Newark club manager, noting his failure to enforce discipline and maintain morale in the minor leagues. It compares him to Cobb, Speaker and Collins, the other Immortal Four, and suggests one year in the minors might shape his major league approach.
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Newark
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collings
Walter Johnson
Speaker
Johnson
G. G. Selsinger
Detroit News
Cass Johnson
Immortal Four
Cobb
Collins
Plans Detail Auditorium With Pool And Indoor Courts
The architects outline a building with a sub basement heating plant and twelve squash courts. A basement hosts a swimming pool with spectator galleries and locker rooms. The first floor holds offices and another pool gallery, while the second floor adds indoor courts and facilities. The third floor is dedicated to basketball.
Auto Brush Practical and Efficient Unit
A compact unit fits on the running board and allows entering to brush the soles of their shoes. It is accessible for use and can be closed with the foot after use.
Association to Reward Valuable Player in Hockey League
Al B. Warren Jr president announces end of season MVP trophy for the American Association Hockey League. Sports writers in each city will cast two votes to decide the winner based on overall ability offense defense conduct and value to the club.
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American Association
al B. Warren
Large Cost of Building Federal-Aid Highways
The federal-aid highway program has cost about 0 cents per person annually. Government expenditures of $613,983,977 funded 78,119 miles completed since 1918, with 10,915 miles under construction and 2,189 miles approved for construction as of September 30, 1928.
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United States
Money for Road Building Needs
USDA prepared analysis shows 1927 state road income by source. Motor vehicle fees, state road bonds, and gasoline taxes dominate, with federal aid, county transfers, and notes contributing smaller shares. Totals reach hundreds of millions with bonds and taxes funding major programs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Missouri
West Virginia
Louisiana
Fragmented OCR News Item on University Figure
An obscured OCR snippet references a university figure and events around a guard role. The legible parts mention Sunseri, Duskeleer, and a focus on a guard and eyes, with unclear actions or outcomes due to damaged text.
Parking on a Down Grade Requires Real Caution
On a downgrade parking demands more than wheel direction. Use the parking brake and leave the car in gear or park to prevent slipping. Relying on wheel position alone risks sudden movement and potential damage or injury.
Sports squibs mix in brisk, scattered notes across leagues
A collage of sports brief items notes promotions and prospects in boxing and baseball, mentions Tex Rickard, Elmer Holm joining Washington staff, Bill Barris trading to Asheville, Notre Dame alums and Knute Rockne, Bates College coach Davy Morey, Chad Kimsey’s trial with St. Louis Browns, and Roy Johnson’s 1929 Coast League stats.
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Chad Kimsey
St. Louis Browns
New York Hotel Hosts Pets On Its Thirty-First Floor
The hotel on the thirty first floor dedicates space for dogs and cats. It offers a veterinary service kennel a cook and pet bathrooms. A beauty parlor and wired exercise runs on the root den illustrate the pet specific amenities.
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New York
York
Milks Emulsion Restores Health in Winston-Salem Woman
Mrs. Margaret Washington of Winston-Salem recounts a severe cold that left her bedridden for weeks. After starting Milks Emulsion five weeks ago she regained strength, gained weight, and now reports full appetite and good health, with a promise of satisfaction or money back.
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Washington
E &T
Winston-Salem
N. C
Terre Haute
Ind
New Landlord Ad Sparks Odd Eviction Watch
A fragmented ad remarks on a landlord or tenant dispute and mentions collectors in homes. It references a Red Cross Ball Blue product and grocery ads, with unclear dates or names but hints at rental or housing tensions and local commerce patterns.
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Red Cross
The Longer the Higher She Looks as Young as Ever
A fragment quotes a speaker noting that appearances stay youthful through time, countered by a statement that maintaining that look costs money every year.
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Knute Rockne
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