Weight talk and boxing legends across sports history
The piece argues weight as a lifelong sport factor, citing Fitzsimmons at 157 or 177 pounds and Corbett, Ruth, and others. It notes Babe Ruth’s 253 pounds during 60 home runs era and expands to boxing, baseball, and general athletics, including Mathewson and Cy Young, on how weight shapes performance and career longevity.
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Doc Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Doc
Fitz
Carson City
Grantland Rice
Barney Ross
Benny Leonard
Philadelphia
Beau Jack
Babe Ruth
Corbett
Ruby Robert
Jim Jeffries
Harry Greb
Baltimore
Grove
Christy Mathewson
Cyrus Denton Young
Paoli
Matty
Big Six
Projections for National League pennant race in wartime
Western Newspaper Union surveys predict St. Louis Cardinals as NL champions with strong pitching staff led by Cooper and Lanier while Leo Durocher counters with Dodgers' potential. Cubs, Reds, Pirates, Braves, and Giants forecasted to struggle against depth and aging arms. draft impact noted as a wild card shaping 1943 outcomes.
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Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Ernie White
Max Lanier
Howard Pollet
Durocher
St. Louis
Wyatt
Higbe
Head
Leo
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Cooper
White
Derringer
Warnecke
Passeau
Lee
Bright Basque Frock with Sleek Basque Top and Full Skirt
Pattern No 8366 offers a spring frock in sizes 11 through 19. Size 13 with short sleeves uses 314 yards of 39 inch material and 7 yards bias binding for trimming. Sew and Save advertises the fashionable design and color contrasts.
Pattern 8386 Available in Multiple Sizes
Pattern 8386 offered in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 and 42. Size 14 requires 3 percent yards of 39 inch material. Due to high demand and wartime conditions some orders may take longer to fill. Send orders with pattern number address and desired size.
Not Suited A Dealer Tries To Sell Broken-Winded Horse
A dealer uses all his persuasive skill to peddle a lame horse to a wary buyer. After a trial trot the seller praises the coat but the customer retorts he does not care for the animal’s pants.
Smile Awhie Literate Fellow
A humorous exchange features a reader who jokes about a tailor who reads too much and a banter about engagement rings. The dialogue pivots on light, witty observations, revealing character quirks and social chatter.
Parson Reproves Boy With Witty Garden Joke
A parson corrects a swearing boy with a quip about a father in the garden. He suggests the boy use the word Bother and frames a humorous image of a rake hitting the father, prompting a lighthearted reply about coming home early.
Law as Last Resort Echoes in Court Room Exchange
A sharp exchange ends with the remark that reason has run out and law remains the remaining path. The dialogue suggests a pending legal route to resolve a dispute and hints at escalating tensions.
Was He Surprised by Husband’s Gasping Secret
A brief dialogue reveals a man asks about an apparent escort. The punchline exposes the wife as the person in question, delivering a sharp twist in a single exchange. The exchange plays on marital surprise and misdirection.
Wrong-number call leads to brief polite exchange
A phone conversation begins with a courteous greeting. One party realizes they dialed the wrong number and ends with a polite mutual acknowledgment.
Home Craft Hints for Frugal Housekeeping
Practical tips on preserving orange peels and spices, drilling tack holes, touching up walnut, cleaning baseboards, removing paint from fabrics, laundering non washables, painting steps, and making a slip cover for folded ironing boards to keep floors clean and interiors tidy.
Cinderella Chair Fairy Godmother Craft Idea Posts
Readers learn to transform a kitchen chair with a fairy godmother theme. Instructions cover padding, covering, tufting, and attaching a round chair seat using cardboard templates and plywood. The note promotes a Victory Book volume offering home craft projects for 15 cents by mail.
Mrs Rut Bedford Hills Wyeth Spears New York Drawer
Enclose 15 cents for each book desired. Name.
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Rut
Bedford Hills
Spears
New York
Quick Facts Quiz: Answers From A Past Civil Service Review
A reader quiz covers radio speed round the globe in one second. AWOL punishment placement. colonel to navy rank equivalence. city first to introduce music in public schools. Croesus era author. US patent term length. eggs per pound. reason for pangram use. army field service age limits. and a vast central office building description with 40 000 workers.
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Army
Navy
Croesus
Lydia
United States
United States Army
Love The Answers Quiz History Round
A list of trivia items covering roles and ages in military life the 1837 Boston era. It notes a brig and guardhouse punishment, ranks from second lieutenant to general, and mentions the Army’s new Pentagon building in Washington.
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Boston
Army
Pentagon
Washington
What the Captain Title Means Camel Cigs for Soldiers
A glossary of military rank terms explains captain as head. Camel cigarettes are favored by service members, based on sales in service stores. Sending gifts home, a carton of Camels is welcomed though overseas mail limits apply.
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Post Office
WJ. S
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
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Johnny Mize
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Xavier Rescigno
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San Diego
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Wile
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Joyce
Cinderella
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Guernsey
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