Jokes and Vignettes From a 19th Century Home Page
A collection of short quips and light sketches recounts witty exchanges and rural humor. Bits include a health joke about miniature baths, a quip on tobacco harvest, a patient doctor exchange, and a cautionary tale of a boy and a forbidden bath on Saturday night.
Careful Cooking Helps Preserve Delicate Fish Flavor
Readable excerpts urge gentle fish cooking to avoid strong odors. Recipes include Creole Salmon, Spanish Style Fish, broiled lobster tails, rock lobster fries, and Mustard Hollandaise sauce. Addresses spinach pancakes, liver dishes, and garnishes for appealing fish meals with practical steps and serving ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Chambers
Labor Leaders Clash Over Civilian Manpower Control
Labor leaders led by CIO chief Phil Murray confront Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson over civilian manpower policy. Wilson asserts authority to form a manpower commission under Flemming, sidelining Labor and threatening resignations. The dispute signals a larger battle to keep manpower under labor control amid wartime tensions and political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Murray
CIO
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Labor Department
Lucius Clay
Tobin
Defense
Anna Rosenberg
General Clay
Germany
Clay
FDR
Charlie Wilson
Civil Service
Arthur Flemming
Labor
Office of Production Management
AFL Electrical Workers
al Hayes
International Association of Machinists
George Leighty
Railroad Labor Executives Association
James Carey
Ex-Champs Criticize Present Boxers and Baseball Stars
The piece quotes James J. Jeffries and other ex heavyweights on current fighters valuing training, compares past champions like Dempsey Johnson and Tunney, and notes baseball pitcher Lemon’s golf training and DiMaggio support for leg strength. It blends boxing nostalgia with cross-sport fitness remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
Burbank
James J. Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeff
Joe Louis
Jeffries
Dempsey
Jim Corbett
Coney Island
Jim Jeffries
Tommy Burns
Jess Willard
Gene Tunney
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Primo Carnera
Max Baer
Jim Braddock
John Lawrence Sullivan
Jack Johnson
John L. Sullivan
Ezzard Charles
Fitzsimmons
Louis
Ring
Max
Los Angeles
Lemon
Ted Williams
Joe di Maggio
di Maggio
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Bob
Bill
Don
Dan
Jerry
Ced
Toomey's Mills
Wewcastle
Wyoming
Soretone Liniment
P.S
Smith Brothers
Paltealaege
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Pimiente
Pechinalin Avc
RAMI
Farrar, Straus & Co
Hede Massing
Communist Party
Gerhart Eisler
Stalin
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Europe
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Air Force
Bollingfield Officers Club
Washington
Dan H. Rogers
Army
Collins
Senate Armed Services Committee
Korea
MacArthur
Sportlight
Grantland Rice
Sharkey
Corbett
Jim
Jeffries Barn
the Lemon Grove
Sportscode Tvone
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ontario
NEW York Yankees
Pop B
Faed Foy
O., Inc
Yonkers 2, N.Y
Anahist
America
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Richmond, Virginia
Ereren
Harold Arnett
Bute
APU
Ciro TL
Dean
Doan