Diversions At Training Camps Emphasize Fitness And Play
At Fort Monroe Virginia in July soldiers balance work and recreation with daily calisthenics and hours of voluntary sports. Tennis baseball wrestling boxing track and horseback riding lead events while group games such as indoor baseball and horseshoe pitches fill out the program. Prizes include medals and autographed Babe Ruth baseballs for top inter battery teams. William F Varney runs as prohibition party candidate for President carrying a water burden in the race.
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Associated Press
Fort Monroe
Jack Aver
National Guard
Babe Ruth
Public Sale of Valuable Personalty in Virginia
Trustees will sell at public auction at R. G. Vance place one mile east of Winchester on the Berryville Turnpike on Saturday August 4 1928 at 11 oclock a m. The sale includes typewriter refrigerator counters furniture cement gas stove lumber and many other items plus a large auto accessories outfit. Cash terms. Harry R. Kern B P Harrison trustees. Dunn and Duvall auctioneers.
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R. G. Vance
Winchester
Virginia
Berryville Turnpike
Local Wholesale and Retail Market Prices Report
Local buyers quote today at the wholesale market with prices for flour barrel 7.60 to 8.00 and bran 47.00 per ton. Cracked corn 2.30 per cwt text shows mixed feed 68.00 per ton and middling 50.00 to 62.00. Retail notes list local flour 8.50 to 10.00 per barrel and country butter 1.60 to 2.40.
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S.s
Rene
Eninge
Edison claims rubber from weeds spurs farming shift
The Indianapolis News reports Thomas A. Edison believes a method exists to produce rubber from weed plants. The article suggests American farmers may soon replace corn with weed cultivation as a result of this discovery.
Simple New Method Cuts Tire Rot From Garage Spills
A vintage tip shows oil on garage floors harms rubber and tires, causing blowouts and premature wear. The remedy recommends a five minute wipe of spots with Red Seal Lye and water, noting its purity and grease melting power, and suggests buying Red Seal Lye.
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