Death Toll From Auto Accidents Near 27,500 in 1928
A nationwide survey indicates about 27,500 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 1928, up more than 7 percent from 1927. With 24 million registered vehicles, this implies roughly one fatality per 100 cars and about 75 deaths daily. The 1927 total was 25,633, and the 1928 figure is projected from a 7.56 percent increase across 45 states and the District of Columbia.
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Figures pertain to collision data with motorcycles and heavier vehicles. Provisional numbers may change. Excludes collisions of all heavier vehicles including trains and street cars. Also notes variations by state and vehicle type.
Automobile items and urban quips on transportation habits
The snippet mixes witty street observations about driving and cars with a grim statistic. It notes a woman signaling a left turn and questions rights, jokes about blowouts on lonely roads, a bus overheard quip about gas prices, a cold morning delivery rider, and families behind on auto payments while citing gun and bomb fatalities versus automobile deaths in Chicago last year.
Manager McGraw Keeps 1928 Pitching Staff Intact
Manager McGraw plans to keep his 1928 pitching staff intact with Hubbell Benton Fitzsimmons and Henry as starters. Mas, a veteran underhand aeroformer, will join as his arm recovers. Scott and Ogden contribute in relief as recruits compete for roles.
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Numerical Title Won by Moores Strength in the Major Leagues
The Moores hold a one game margin over the Smiths with five more Moores poised for trials alongside two existing. two Smiths move up to bolster a four strong Smith contingent. Boston Braves already field three Smiths and two Moores, with Moores mainly in outfield and pitching roles. Eddie and Al join a Braves lineup containing a Smith battery and Dick at catcher. Moores rely on Wiley of the Yankees as their standout pitcher while Smiths lean on Earl the Cardinal catcher as their key asset.
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The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A quiz on motor vehicles with questions and answers. Topics include state with most motor vehicles New York about 2 090 815 and California second at 1 806 224. Tires inflation effect steering and spark plug gaps explained in concise Q A form.
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Diverse 1900s Sports Notes Spur Transfer and Training News
Buck Foreman to Houston Texas League by Rochester. Loulaville Colonels head to Mobile for 1980 spring training. George Newhblatt leads NYU basketball next season. Jimmy Dykes likely to play four infield positions for Philadelphia Athletics. George Levis named UW Madison golf coach. Hoss Radbourne posts 60–12 pitching mark in NL history. Herbert Tripkosh signed by Pat Patterson for Dubuque. Scottish welterweight champion Duke of Hamilton's son holds amateur title. Dallas acquires Walter Tauscher from Pirates. Pebble Beach hosts amateur event on coast. George Bresnathan, Iowa track coach, a Tom Jones protege. John Pleas Quinn, Athletics veteran with 19 seasons. Chapman, Florida heavyweight, 6'8 with long reach. England to send 1982 Olympic team per Lord Rochdale. Football becomes year‑round sport at many colleges. St Paul in American Association sets 216 double plays in 1927 season.
Automobile Advertising Feature on Closed Car
A method to use a pleasure car for business without altering its look. Paint ads on ordinary window shades and replace car shades with them. Remove the ratchet, drive a screweye into the shade hem, slip it over a screwhook in the window sill, and let the spring keep the curtain taut.
Johnson Ends Pitching Era as He Becomes Bench Manager
Walter Johnson after twenty one seasons with Washington will not pitch this season. He will serve strictly as bench manager signaling the end of his pitching days with the team.
Keeps His Old Pep as 50 Years Nears
Jimmy Austin, peppery coach of the St. Louis Browns, still full of energy at fifty, hustles from field to dugout with Bill Killefer, his younger coaching partner. The pair are energetic aides to Captain Dan Howley and among baseballs most active managerial assistants.
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Infant Piglet Mortality Warns Farmers of Losses
Dr. W H Carroll of the University of Illinois reports infant mortality among baby pigs runs high with about one in three dying on average and up to half on some farms. He cites sow faults, damp pens, and poor sanitation as key causes and urges swine sanitation, proper pen acclimation, ration adjustments, and careful feeding around farrowing to reduce losses.
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Set Federal Indemnity Limits for TB Cattle
The USDA announces higher indemnity limits for TB condemned cattle. Trade cattle indemnity rises from 25 to 35 dollars per head and purebred cattle from 50 to 75 dollars. The new scale took effect February 19, 1929, under the 1880 agricultural appropriation bill. The general rule remains one third of the difference between appraised value and salvage value, with federal payments not exceeding state contributions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Congress
Livestock Feeding Tips and Flock Health Guidance
Article offers practical livestock guidance focusing on lamb weight targets around 80 pounds, two annual crops from sheep, legume hay and limited grain for ewes, and efficient lamb gains. It notes disease control in poultry and hogs, pasture management, parasites, and that palatable pasture can yield desirable market lambs without grain, with grain used when pastures run short.
What Dr Caldwell Learned in 47 Years Practice
A physician notes chronic constipation persists despite care to health diet and exercise. He endorses Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe remedy and rejects drastic laxatives. He urges regular bowel movements and suggests sending for a Pepsin prescription from Silo Wisconsin or a local druggist.
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