Postwar Athletic Boom Predicted For Baseball Boxing And Football
After the war, sport is expected to surge as soldiers return with renewed interest in baseball boxing and football. Veterans and government leaders anticipate greater participation and red blooded recreation nationwide, with baseball especially likely to grow as a lasting appeal.
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Uncle Samuel
United States
Uncle Sam's Soldier
Wilson
Baker
Washington
Seven Rules For Golfers From Harry Vardon
The text lists seven golf rules attributed to Harry Vardon. It emphasizes keeping the head steady and left heel alignment, gripping with thumbs and forefingers, leading with the club head, and avoiding abrupt arm throws. It also advises a steady rhythmic right shoulder, avoiding jerks, and keeping the head still until impact.
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Harry Vardon
Winnings of Hourlesa Hourlew Great Prench-Bred Colt
Hourlesa Hourlew, the great Prench-bred colt owned by Mr. Belmont, earned $25,275 in the last racing season.
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Hourlesa
Hourlew
Mr. Belmont
Britishers in United States Called to Colors
Article notes Britain and Canada recruiting Britons and Canadians resident in the United States to volunteer for service under the British flag. Brig. Gen. W. A. White leads the mission, with about 14,000 already enlisted and hundreds of thousands of contacts from US draft records. White himself arrived in Belgium soon after Britain declared war in 1914 to join the conflict.
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Earle Hooker Eaton
United States
Great Britain
Washington
W. A. White
Canada
General White
White
Belgium
Mons
Marne
von Klock
Joffre
France
America
Germany
von Klick
United States Senate
Pineapples in the Straits Settlements and World War Draft Efforts
Consul Harry Campbell notes pineapple canning growth in Singapore and 2000 acres on rubber estates in 1016. The piece shifts to U S and British draft talks, listing age ranges, pathways for Britons and Canadians, and recruiting needs including shipyard workers and engineers. It mentions Brigadier General White and the Britannia tank touring the United States.
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Straits Settlements
Harry Campbell
Singapore
Straits Setlements
Federated Malay States
His Only Chance and the Cake Obsession
A juvenile tale unfolds as a boy argues with a mother about cake before curfew. The mother confronts a pantry raid and mulls across a tense exchange, while a distant telephone interruption shifts the scene to a comic domestic debate.
Readable Fragments Hint At A Sweater Then
A fragmentary note suggests it wore a sweater given recent temperatures. The text references diy attire and a past wearing by it. No clear person, place, or event is identified.
Fragmented OCR Leads to Confusing Sock Riddle
The readable text presents two garbled quotes about socks and a probing question to "Glin" about giving a "cilt ten" while a distorted sentence follows. Names, places, or clear events are not decipherable from the fragment.
Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy
A home or pharmacist prepared mixture darkens gray hair gradually without coloring the scalp. Mix half a pint of water four ounces bay rum a small box of Barbo Compound and fourteen ounces glycerine. Directions are in Barbo Compound boxes. The ad claims the result is soft glossy non sticky non transferable.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Mothers warned to check Castoria bottles for the signature used for over 30 years and to ensure the familiar Fletcher’s Castoria label appears, linked to childhood relief and safe use for infants and children.
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Fletcher
See End Of Sentence Word Misuse Sparks Debate
The Milwaukee Journal mocks the overuse of a filler word seen at sentence ends. The piece argues the term clogs thought and insults listeners by implying a reader cannot follow the speaker. It critiques casual speakers who rely on the word to finish statements.
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Milwaukee Journal
Year of Christ Birth Chronicle and Calendar Confusion
The text traces how different cultures calculated years from events or rulers, noting Latin and Egyptian systems and medieval figures like Bede. It explains the medieval shift toward a single Christ birth dating and the ongoing debate about its accuracy and sources.
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Christ
Denis the Little
Tab AL Ue
Taro
Jesus
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