Wrestling star Pat McGill discusses farming and sports
In a 1923 Bell Syndicate WNU Service column from Omaha the writer notes Pat McGill on a train with the speaker and his three healthy children. McGill cites hogs and cattle margins, hopes for rising farm prices, and praises modern wrestlers as strong as any era. He reflects on travel, business mood, and the need for policy to boost purchasing power.
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Sa Ft
Middle West
Pat McGill
Omaha
McGill
Lewis and
Stecher
Wham
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Card Club Prize Exchange Sparks Quiet Debate
In a light exchange at the card club, a member questions a prize's value asking if others would want it. The reply dismisses the prize as homely yet hints at generosity, offering it as a birthday gift to someone else.
Culinary tips for cooking and baking from old household guide
Portable household hints cover keeping bacon warm under a stack plate, whitening yellowed clothes with borax and soap, and avoiding spills on step rooms. Also notes on rubber hose on faucets to reduce broken china and how yeast and shortening affect roll texture and rising time.
Secret of Hot Rolls
Edith M Barber discusses yeast rolls and bread making noting households favor rolls over loaf bread. She explains home methods using yeast cakes and rich sweet breads, highlighting egg washed crusts and the role of bakeries in daily bread supplies.
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Edith M. Barber
Word-building letter game from 1933 board set
Eight alphabets on four strips are cut and turned face down in the board center. Players draw one letter per turn to start five words. the letter becomes the key for all words. Build five words starting with the key letter. winning occurs when a player finishes first. Extra turns and a word destroy mechanic add strategy. up to six players share five word spaces.
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Western Newspaper Union
Cat's Paw term cited in political discourse and kitchen tips
The piece discusses the expression cat's paw used in politics to describe someone manipulated for another's aims, then shifts to a recipe for small rolls rolled with butter brown sugar and cinnamon, with optional pecans, baked at 400 degrees for 20 to 24 minutes. The item is credited to Bell Syndicate and WNU Service from 1933.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Father Leaves Estate to Settle Son's Debts
Ignatz Trzebiatowski 88 leaves nearly all his estate to creditors of his son Albert the former Milwaukee alderman jailed 20 years for embezzling about 100000. The will also directs funds to cover funeral expenses for the imprisoned son.
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Milwaukee
Ignatz Trzebiatowski
Albert
Irzebiatowski
Yeast Dough Handling and Basic Bread Making Tips
This article outlines steps for refrigerating mixed dough, shaping and baking rolls, and key yeast tips. It covers using fresh yeast, lukewarm liquids, keeping dough warm during rise, moist heat methods, and oven temperature strategies for tender crusts. It also provides a standard recipe for milk yeast bread with precise measurements and mixing sequence.
Modern British physiologist on the healthy bride trend
Professor McBride says modern women are taller and healthier due to exercise and hygiene. He credits social changes and smaller families over thirty years for the decline of tight lacing and the rise of natural figures in brides.
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London
Prof
McBride
Bazaar Success for the Poor club Members Nibble Even
The Dividends notes a club bazaar that realized a neat sum for the poor. It was a success with a post bazaar supper leaving the group just about even.
Lesson for March 12 from Mark 6 overview
A reflective study outlines Jesus teachings to the apostles in Mark chapter six. It covers their retreat for rest, the crowd’s arrival, Jesus compassion and teaching, plus the feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fish and the disciples distributing the bread.
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Jesus
Apostles
Christ
Jesus Christ
Matthew Jesus
Stands Forever Quote from Isaiah 40 8
A concise Bible verse citation from Isaiah 40 8 notes that the word of God endures forever as the grass withers and the flower fades. The verse emphasizes permanence of divine guidance over fleeting earthly matters.
Prayer and Patience in God’s Will, a Robertson Thought
A devotional reflection on waiting upon God and letting prayer merge into gratitude. It urges believers to spend less on petition and more on trust until requests become thanksgiving, emphasizing surrender to divine will.
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F. W. Robertson
Learning's Real Value in a Simple Jay Walker’s Thought
The piece questions the practical value of learning and asserts that learning must be action. It contrasts a carpenter and a rail splitter using classic texts as guides to life and work, arguing that learning should lead to doing.
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Mro
Emerson
Rail Splitter
Boston
California Syrup of Figs Promises Healthier Appetite In Children
A vintage advert promotes California Syrup of Figs as a pure vegetable laxative that restores appetite and vitality in bilious or constipated children. It claims quick improvement in eating, color, weight, and spirits, urging mothers to use the genuine bottled product clearly marked CALIFORNIA.
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Syvrio
California
United States
Furnace of Affliction Reflects Spiritual Refinement
A devotional note describes the furnace of affliction as refining believers from earthly dross and softening the heart for God’s own stamp, urging patience and faith in trials.
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Fee
Atr Iwin
Roosevelt
Paul Manship
Inaugural Committee On Medals
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Associated Newspapers
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Jean Newton
Tala
Lleellers
Uniform International
Weston Newsrmper Union
Gohl
Toven
Naitey
Peesinuse
Phis
Phes
Esus
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden
Mass
ES W. N. U
Chicago
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