Eye power and hands fuel Williams’ hitting reach
In sports prose, Ted Williams is praised for extraordinary eye work and rapid hands. Bill Dickey notes Williams can judge pitches before contact, with Grantland Rice praising his wrist speed. Williams joined the Red Sox in 1939, peaking at a .406 season and a .327 start.
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Ems
Bill Dickey
Ted Willams
Williams
Dickey
Grantland Ric
Willams
William
Rattler
Tali Ted
Red Sox
Naval
Ats Force
Wiliams
Boston
Can snakes poison themselves and toads squirt blood
Brayton Eddy of the New York zoological society says a rattlesnake bit itself once without a vital injury though no one can confirm self poisoning. Burned toads can squirt blood from near the eye edge in fright, not from the eye itself. A hummingbird can fly backwards.
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Brayton Eddy
New York Zoological Society
Fish Are Caught In Water Not In Air
A fishing note explains anglers waste time casting flies and plugs high and far while fish bite best when lure stays in the water. The piece criticizes those who blame the stream and authorities for a poor catch instead of adjusting technique.
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State Game and Fish Department
Popular Stubcaster Rod Tops Fast Selling Fishing Gear
The Stubcaster by Walico Products of Chicago gains rapid sales as one of the market’s fastest selling rods. In 1948 it earned acceptance from over a quarter of two million anglers, featuring a coil spring design that combines compact air with resilience akin to longer, lighter casting rods.
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Walico Products
Chicago
Sewing circle patterns slim home style dress for matrons
Pattern notes describe a tea house dress designed for larger figures. The simple wrap around style ties at one side and is trimmed with bold ric rac, offering a flattering silhouette aimed at junior style rates.
Fall and Winter Fashion Pattern Book Advertisement
A note advertises Pattern No 3378 sew rite per peated patern for multiple sizes and 5 percent yard quantities. The Fall and Winter Fashion book offers 64 pages of sewing info for home sewers with a free pattern printed inside, priced at 25 cents.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Tips for Boaters and Fishers on Water Etiquette
Boaters are urged to show courtesy to fishermen and others using the same waters to ensure enjoyable excursions. Rules from federal regulation stress yielding right of way, especially to boats on the right or overtaken, and to boats under sail or oars. Different views exist on why fish become stunted, with heredity and environment as the two schools of thought.
Elevator confession shocks riders in stalled car
An author told a friend he had killed a woman in his story and scrubbed fingerprints with a handkerchief. The pair then stepped out of the stalled elevator, leaving passengers stunned and unsure how to respond to the bizarre incident.
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Sportscode
Isione
Johnny J
Ken King
Minnesota Lake
Grantland Rice
Lou Little
Hickman
Columbia
Fickman
Yale
Ivy Green
Herman
Lou
Columba
Cornell
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Brown
Princeton
Harvard
Army
Navy
Rassides
Busserow
Levi Jackson
Young Spears
Doc Spears
Herman Hickman
Merlin
Coaltown
Ats
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
Ern
Bamericas
Ana
Busehs
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E
Doan
Tom Grecory
Fleischmann
Tao
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