Veteran players drop out as aging stars leave big leagues
The article notes veteran athletes slipping from the scene with many not appearing in box scores this spring. Wagner returns to play, Crawford lingers among old-time players, while Lajoie departs major league ranks to manage in the International League. Evers remains useful with possible one more season. The piece also hints at a shift from wool to silk due to patriotism and cost.
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Hans Wagner
Veterans’ Brigade
Wagner
Sam Crawford
Napoleon Lajoie
John Evers
Lajoie
Mil liner style hat described in airy white malines
The hat features a wide drooping brim in airy white malines with a lifted front reminiscent of a poke bonnet. A round crown shaped without wires sits beneath a light blue velvet ribbon sash and a wreath of malines completes the design.
Taffeta Suits Highlight Simple Yet Smart Style
The article champions taffeta for its luster boosting colors and notes blue taffeta as particularly flattering. A new week’s taffeta suit image showcases a plain skirt with side front panels, a straight belted coat, and a plain vest with a silk covered button.
Midsummer Hats Steal Spotlight From June Fashion
A gallery of white crepe and white wool hats features a country club sports model with braided silver cord accents, a plain sailor hat with eyelet embroidery, and lingerie class crowns. The June hat display showcases three distinct styles praised for refinement and decorative detail.
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Country Club
Noth
Summer Furs Highlight Mink Use and Featherweight Pelts
The article discusses mink being used for summer furs and notes the growing popularity of short half pelts. It mentions their appeal for warm weather garments like capes boleros and scarfs and highlights Toumanian embroidery as a favored embellishment.
Jack Coombs Makes Comeback With Uncle Wilbur Robinsons Staff
The former Athletics pitcher Jack Coombs returns as a hurling staff member under Uncle Wilbur Robinson. Once released by Connie Mack, Coombs remembers success against the Giants and Boston Red Sox. This season he appears to be delivering similar form, exemplified by a 24 inning stretch with solid pitching and key outs.
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Jack Coombs
Wilbur Robinson
Coombs
Athletics
Connie Mack
Mack
Giants
Uke
Ae Coombs
Atletics
Boston Red Sox
Sethletics
Left handed batters spark memory of Dickerson tale
John K Tener recalls Lew Dickerson facing a rare left handed pitcher long ago. Dickerson tried batting left handed but swung right by mistake and pivoted, running toward third as he adjusted his stance. The anecdote highlights scarce left handed pitching in early baseball eras.
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John K. Tener
Natonal League
Big Story
Lew Dickerson
Pirates
Dickerson
Elismate
Third Base
Baseball amid war age and uneasy seasons across leagues
A reflective sports column notes conscription looming over baseball as players face drafts, with Hank O Day lamenting the season and stars like Walter Johnson and Grover Cleveland Alexander praised for their grit. It mentions Cincinnati figures, Garry Hermann rumors, and the Phillies Cubs and Pirates teams in flux, while imagining players aiding war efforts and fans reacting to home runs.
Dyscorc Ethics of Gastronomy and Social Order
Fragmentary quote discusses ethics of gastronomy, society, and the function of a chaperon in arranging a bill of fare, attributed to Elwanger. The text reflects early commentary on dining as social ritual and moral duty.
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Elwanger
Cakes for the Tea Table and Simple Cookies
Guide to hosting a tea table with minimal equipment and fresh presentation. Includes tea balls from muslin, tray service, crackers with marshmallow, Graham cookies, and date and nut cakes with various frostings. Provides measurements and baking tips.
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Almprest
Graham
Chewing Slow Keeps You Eating Less Says Diet Tip
In the war on high prices the latest advice urges slow chewing of bread and meat to save money. The tip claims longer chewing reduces intake, promoting economy in gastronomy and helping households stretch scarce food supplies.
Simple Inexpensive Dishes For The Family Table
A compact guide to budget meals with Chop Suey style rice and beef, a savory chicken dish, fig and raisin pudding, grape nut pudding, asparagus sandwiches, and notes on wheat and milk as nourishing basics. Includes basic ingredients and cooking steps.
Bank Clerk Confusion Overdraws Customer Tale
A cashier tells a Wise Depositor he has overdrawn, the depositor insists he is ahead. The dialogue shows a humorous clash over bank balance and accounting common sense.
Bald William Henry Blair Cheered Yet Saddened by Haircut
A trimmed quotation shows Bald William Henry Blair declaring self rule while nearly crying over a barber's haircut, capturing a moment of humor and vulnerability in the scene.
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William Henry Blair
Still dreaming of a full plot of ground
A lighthearted exchange features an optimistic flat dweller who admits dream of owning a sizeable farm. He imagines tending earth in window boxes and wetting a time when he can harvest a canful of angle worms for his future garden plot.
Modern Ballroom Poise Replaces Poetry in Courtship
A young man laments girls dislike him despite quoting poetry. An elderly observer counters that modern women favor dance floor grace over literary verse, illustrating a shift in courting etiquette toward social dancing.
Unexpected turn at dinner party amazes Mrs Gadson
Mrs Gadson recalls a dinner party where invites canceled while those she wished attended stayed away. The evening ends with the surprise that the true guests were present, reshaping the event's outcome.
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Mrs. Gadson
Rattling Good Poker Tale Sparks Golf Gap
Jimpson tells a rattling poker tale but the listener admits no smile. He says a lack of word knowledge and inability to play golf makes him miss many great stories going around.
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Jimpson
Downright Truth: The Pillars of a Church
An editorial line argues it is natural for a church to rely on its upright members as the mainstay and moral support of the congregation.
Nutty Cake Request Echoes Devotional Quip
Dialogue frames a light hearted exchange about baking a cake with nuts. A speaker named Martha is told to add nuts while joking about cracking nuts due to jaw ache and fatigue. The tone is playful and rustic, capturing character voice.
Discharged office boy recalls future ownership in brief
A discharged office boy muses on his unexpected path to owning the business. His fellow boys remark that his long standing mindset suggested he would someday run the firm.
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Fred
Amorous Riddles Spark Inside a Fevered Mind
A fragmented verse probes a hospitalized mood with lines about love in a fever and a man named Gillela in love with a grass widow. The speaker questions the feverish speculation and hints at fever driven impulses.
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