Seeing Big League Baseball by Billy Evans
The piece discusses how criticism affects players differently, citing Babe Ruth Meusel Walter Mails and Ty Cobb as examples. It notes Ruth’s mixed reactions to jeers and Meusel’s calm but often misread style. Mails’s ears and wind faltered under abuse, revealing how outside noise can undermine even top performers.
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Wolves
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Hell
Hoh
Meusel
Cincinnati
Ruth
Bob
Jess
Walter Mails
Ruzeing
Ty Cobb
Walter
Malls
Jinhe Waddell
Maily
Cleveland
Gasoline Station Owner Loretta Rabbitt At Eighteen
Loretta Rabbitt of St Louis aged eighteen runs a gasoline station since her father's death six years ago becoming possibly the youngest woman to own such a facility in the United States. She keeps busy at the station on the Mound City and jokes she cant seem to have time to date. The passage also notes a baseball star’s remarkable 1920 season with eight straight wins and a World Series shutout for Brooklyn.
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Loretta Rabbitt
St. Louis
United States
Mound City
Brooklyn
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Carl Reynolds A Hard Hitter On Football And Baseball
Carl Reynolds, star of Southwestern, earns praise as a two sport athlete. Known for a hard hitting style on the gridiron and at the plate, he delivers punishing runs and tackles that leave opponents down. His football toughness translates to baseball power as he advances toward peak form.
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Carl Reynolds
Southwestern
Lydia E. Pinkham
Florence Johson
Chetopa
Kansas
Timely sports notes touch on many players and leagues
The column surveys 1920s baseball figures and teams from the Red Sox to the Yankees, Giants, Pirates, White Sox and Giants, noting trades, positions, and prospects. It also mentions Harvard football, Michigan, Mexican college games, and Army parade ground courses.
Speedometer Noises Attributed To Cable Bends
An expert cautions that speedometer noises usually stem from the flexible cable rather than the gauge itself. Director Simner Howard notes most issues arise when the cable is bent sharply and offers motorists a simple fix by adjusting it behind the instrument board.
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Simner
Howard
Howley Optimistic on Shaft Position and Speedometer Basics
Howley believes shifting the shaft improves readings. The article explains speedometer operation from the engine drive via a flexible cable. It notes 1008 revolutions equal one mile per hour and cautions cable breakage from sharp bends. It highlights speedometer as essential for speed, distance, performance, fuel mileage, and driving guidance.
Japan to field special rep in next billiards classic
Koji Yamada a leading Japanese billiards figure informs A Storer director of players for the National Billiard Association of America that Japan will send a special representative to the next billiard world championship. Yamada, once a top balkline contender, is renowned for international billiards fame.
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Japan
Koji Yamada
Man of War Sires Face Notable Defeat in Racing History
Racing annals record Man o War losing once to Upset as a two year old. Colin On Watch, sire of On Watch, boasted an undefeated 17 race career before injury. Edward B. McLean farming interests held Colin as a notable Thoroughbred in memory of elite stock.
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Colin
Edward B. McLean
Turt Fang
Sears
Lin
Jamaica
Josiah Finds God's Book in Reforming Judah
An account of Josiah the godly king who uncovers and reads the lost Book of the Law during temple repairs. The king penitently questions the Lord, Huldah confirms judgment but promises mercy, and reforms follow including the covenant, removal of idols, Passover observance, and expulsion of occult workers.
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Josiah
Hezekiah
Manassel
Shaphan
Shaphaan
Uldah
Tosiah
Jerusalem
Huldah
Tosah
Ismaels
Vassover
Must Follow in His Step Quote by John Watson
A compact devotional line urges sincerity and sacrifice as believers strive to follow the Lord’s path. The speaker, John Watson, extols the effort as splendid and elevating, praising its greatness and potential success.
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John Watson
Prayer and the Pulse of a Renewed Soul
A reflection on prayer as the measure of spiritual life citing Octavius Winslow. The text frames prayer as the steady beat guiding faith, renewal, and constancy in devotion.
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Octavius Winslow
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Relief for Overeating and Acidity
A vintage ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick fix for sour stomach from overeating or smoking. It promises fast relief, notes physicians endorse the product, and warns against buying substitutes for the same results.
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Philips Muk
Phillips
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