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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
1
The notes touch on Penn football adopting the bud die system this fall under Coach Lou Young while San Francisco aims to host the Army Navy game. Mentions include Yale building a winter field gym, Topeka and Okmulgee signing players, and historic baseball feats like Hines's 1878 triple play.
The piece compares Red Grange's drawing power to rivals and notes Grange could gross over $100,000 for a New York eleven last season while Wilson’s Wildcats lost $37,000. Grange will headline a 1927 schedule with an all star cast including Eddie Tryon Cravath Kelly Kaer and others.
Beattle club manager Red Killefer of the Pacific Coast League drew more than a month’s vacation last season. He was chased from the park 88 times for trouble with umpires and spent 38 days off duty. He profited from change but some pay was deducted from his envelope.
The article advises against moving tubes between positions even when new sets use different tubes. It notes the neutrodyne circuit performs better when the tubes, including the final stage power tube, remain in their original positions and are not swapped.
Roadside markets and touring motorists generated large direct business in 1927 with a conservative $100,000,000 estimate. The AAA and National Motor Federation reports show national growth with varying regional development and call for eliminating abuses to protect honest farmers serving city cash buyers.
A reader reports solving car door rattle by placing inner tube pieces on the hinge side of the jamb. The tips suggest one to three pads depending on space, improving door silence.
Automobile body designers seek fresh concepts borrowing boat lines and concave effects while considering a memory tour of older models. An old-timer suggests revisiting discarded designs as they were often better looking than current editions. The debate highlights a push between novelty and proven aesthetics.
A historical notice describes testing lightning arresters and fuses to diagnose faults. It advises disconnecting the antenna from the arrester to see if the set operates, and warns that gaps in the arrester can short the antenna to ground during tests.
The article notes a shift among American boys from baseball to golf and tennis. It highlights many young players taking up golf for caddying earnings and regular participation on weekends and holidays, with pay ranging from two to eight dollars a day. It also reflects changing attitudes toward tennis and baseball as athletes balance longer matches with shorter, tougher schedules.
Chick Meehan’s crack New York university football squad, last year’s hard hitters with only a final loss to Nebraska, begins early practice at Faringdale. The coach plans to build around a core group of veterans from last season to shape the coming slate.
Dr. G W Spenty of Minnesota says secret plays are not vital. He values player feelings over keeping plays hidden and worries a public dressing down would demoralize young athletes.
The A A A executive urges states to copy New Jersey Massachusetts Rhode Island and others in creating roadside marketing associations. These groups would boost legitimate business and curb dishonest traders while improving relations between farmers and city motorists.
Charles H. Urban, candidate for Penn tackle, is pictured helping to build the University of Pennsylvania Christian Association building in Philadelphia. The tacklin parson has labored all summer to harden for the football season grind.
Frank Emmer of Minneapolis, a strong hitting shortstop, tied the American Association fielding record with 22 consecutive errorless games and 140 chances without an error. He also hit for power, driving a three run triple to spark a comeback. After a stint with Cincinnati he was sent back and now aims for another major league return.
A report describes an operator in Death Valley California testing a portable radio setup at the sun baked valley bottom. He attached a temporary aerial and successfully received a Pacific coast broadcast. The first long range station picked up was PWX Havana Cuba.
Mazie plans to skip reading the book on Einstein to see if the work adapts to film. Mazie and Joan discuss waiting until it appears as a movie while Mazte admires the theory volume.
The excerpt shows a preacher urging moral reflection as a listener questions the soul and body. Dialogue hints at theological views on humanity and conscience within a church setting.
The ad explains Dr. Caldwell began practice in 1875 and prescribed a liquid vegetable laxative named Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims it is mild, safe, and effective for women children and the elderly and that millions use it yearly. It promotes free samples and prepaid postage.
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