Country Boy's Dream: Bob Feller Becomes Baseball Star
A profile of Bob Feller from Van Meter Iowa tracing his rise from farm boy pitcher to major league star with the Cleveland Indians. It covers his early throwing power, rural training, fatherly guidance, minor league handling, signing bids, and rapid rise including a notable debut season and praise from peers and umpires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Cardinals
Yankees
Mel Ott
al Simmons
Bob Feller
Robert Wiliam
van Meter
Town
Americe
America
Feller
Calor
Ruth
Babe Ruth
Horatio Alger
Babe
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Dizzy Dean
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Wally Schang
Cleveland
Eddie Plank
Chief Bender
Bill Klei
New York Giants
Klein
Hob Feller
William Andrew Feller
Iowa
Bob
Dad
Son
Mrs. Feller
Dad Feller
van Meter High School
Little Fellows
Winterset
Oak Views
Boy Wonder
St. Lewis
Gas House
Tigers
Cyril C. Slapnicka
Slapnicka
Fargo-Moorhead
Landis
Indians
New Orleans
Steve O'Neill
Great Lakes
Indian Brain Trust
O'Neill
St. Louis Cardinals
Gas House Gang
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Browns
Rube Waddell
Heck
All- Tetics
Steek
Letty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Weslers
Uap
England fox hunting joke and censorship critiques
Layen B. Cobb comments from California and England on fox hunting, military recruiting, censorship, and media decency. He contrasts British quirks with American politics, mocks conformity, and highlights attitudes toward censorship and public taste in films and radio. The piece notes wartime humor about tea breaks, the English recruiting effort, and calls for popular opinion to judge decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Fox Hemti
Anta Monica
Calif
England
Hill and Dale
Bret Fox
Tla
Tommy Atkins
His Majesty
Layen B. Cobb
Spanish Onion Peddler’s Epica Story Recounted
In a wide profile, Juan March, once a Spanish onion peddler, ascends to vast wealth and influence, financing fascist currents from Rome. Described as a self taught financier with a string of banks and fleets, his career spans piracy, rebellion funding, and later reshaping Spain’s political landscape.
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York
Juan March
Spain
The
Republic
Rome
Mr.March
Blasco Tichanez
Senor March
Majorca
Africa
Mediterranean
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Palma
Gibraltar
Istanbul
Ancient Cob Discovers Severed Gear Beneath Ground
A fragmentary report describes four severed items found buried ten feet underground in a silver purée. The discovery is dated to about five centuries before the birth of Christ, suggesting ancient usage and ritual context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin
Christ
Parading the Fashions A Style Show for De Ladies
Betty Ann leads the spring style parade with a form fitting basque and puff sleeves while matronly elegance draws compliments. Patterns 1285 1282 and 1983 showcase slenderizing waistlines and soft pastels for sizes 12 through 50. Barbara Bell patterns offer practical fashionable house dresses for all ages with a 15 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann
Mama
Winifred
Barbara Bell
How To Clean Windows And Handy Kitchen Tips
How to wash windows with a starch infused solution for cleaner dirt removal and lasting shine. Tips on hemming linen with soap lather to ease thread drawing. Recipe idea for tomato and lima bean casserole using canned ingredients with butter and seasonings. Instructions for boiling whitefish with vinegar and parsley, plus a mustard stain removal method using warm water.
Quarrelsome Claimants See The Revolutionous Label
A satirical note on how some dismiss critics as merely quarrelsome, while others claim a revolutionary stance. The quote contrasts inflated self-image with trivial disruptive behavior, reflecting public discourse.
Why Laxatives Fail In Stubborn Constipation
An old advertisement explains persistent constipation from clogged bowels and gas. It touts Adlerika as a liquid laxative offering seven ingredients for stomach and bowel action, claiming rapid relief within hours and physician or druggist endorsement for 85 years.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Williams, Utley
Wankee
Kenesaw M. Landis
High Commissioner of
Baseball
Dizzy
Marguerite
Irving, Cobb
Lemuel F. Parton
Kipling
Frederic F. van DE Water
Vermont
Canada
van de Waler
Marion Hareland
Maury
Virginia Hawes Terhune
Albert Payson Terhune
Christine Terhune Herrick
Virginia Terhuse van de Water
New York University
Coluzolla
Mr. van de Water
New York
Ier
Celie
Buteles
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Walter Esd Fingsing
Wise
RED Foxes
Farley
Centerville
Owa
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