Babe Ruth First Home Run Sparks Major League Trailblazer
The young Babe Ruth crushed his first major league home run into the upper deck for his initial 714 career long ball. His power helped redefine baseball from small-run strategy to the era of the big inning with sluggers piling on against tiring pitchers.
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New York Polio Grounds
Boston Red Sox
George Herman Ruth
Babe
Babe Ruth
Baltimore
International
Yankees
Jack Warhop
Warhop
Warhep
Ruth
CARE appeals for aid for Korea hunger and disease toll
A CARE letter from Canada describes dire Korea conditions with 1.5 million TB cases, only 2 155 hospital beds nationwide, and children dying from malnutrition and lack of care. It urges Canadians to help, listing CARE Canada at 78 Albert Street Ottawa Ontario.
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India
Canada
Korea
Day
South Korea
Pusan
CARE
Albert Street
Ottawa
Ontario
Little Joe Jacobs Had Color A Plenty
Obituary and profile of manager Joe Jacobs known for sharp wit and bold tactics in boxing. Recounts include McTigue Stribling bout controversy in Dublin and Schmeling’s title win as Jacobs claimed a foul led by his own call. Jacobs’s cunning, phrases, and leadership left a lasting mark on Cauliflower Alley legends.
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Joe Jacobs
Yussel Jacobs
Little Joe
Shudda
Mike McTigue
Siki
Dublin
St. Patrick’s Day
McTigue
Michael
Columbia
Georgia
Stripling
Yussel
Jacobs
McTigie
Madame Bey
Andre Rowatis
Joe
Hellas
Dempsey
Mrn
Max Schmeling
Germans Developing Cultured Pearls Along Danube Border
A Vienna schoolmaster and a German professor founded a cultured pearl operation near Passau after WWII. By 1935 the stock reached 56 000 mussels with 80 pearls of top quality, and revival efforts resumed in 1949 at Schaerding. The project uses moculation to produce sea like pearls without irritants, aiming to compete with Japan in about ten years.
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Danube
Rocky Mountains
Bohemia
Vienna
Passau
Hans Gross
Schaerding
Europe
Tweddie Turkey stock and farm supplies advertised in Ontario
An old newspaper ad lists various turkey breeds including Nebraskan White and Broad Breasted Bronze from TWHEDLA CHICK HATCHMEINS LTD Frague Ontario. Also promotes Bray chicks Spring Special factory paints and barn coatings from Linscott Seles 138 Sixteenth Street Ant AG TM Y New Boronia Ontario with special rail prepaid charges to contractors and dealers.
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Holland
Chick Hatchmeins Ltd
Frague
Ontario
B.O.F
Chick Hapchehions Ltd
Fergus
Xterior
Geri
Linscott Seles
Sixteenth Street
Ant. -Ag ™ Y
New Boronia
Peares
Railways Centre
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Rae Calvert Sports Cosume
By Ebner Ferguson
Black Sox
Ao Road
Elmer Ferguson
William W. Rees
Calvert Ontario
Yance Street
Toronto
Calvert Distillers Limited
Apmherstburg, Ontario
By Bob Ellis
London
England
Hollywood
California
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Hinh
Fatherland
Viet Nam Officers’ Academy
Quan Tri
Indo-China
Atright
Bodo Dai
Little Joe Jacobs
Fide
Japan
Tori Foyden
Ohio
Hamilton
Parkers Dye Works Limited
Yonge St
Ronyrpw
Hillsdale
Malcolm McGregor
Byanton
Manitoba
Himtden
Esse Poultry Warm
Branchton
Stey
Maytag
Philos
Hotpoint Applause
New Mexico
Kashfinder
Wichita
Hansas
Gillette
Shaynens
Paschena 3
Wosia
Oshawa
Dixons
Muneo’s
Elgin
Quean ST. Hast Phronto
POST
Frice
Queen St. B
Pure Landliner
C.O.D
Los Angeles
Ward's Drug
Catherines West
Montreal
TOR
Marvel
America
Bloor St. W
Taranto
King St
Hideon St
Gottachalk
Gottschalk
Millmen & Sons
Dept
Collize St
Uni
Yexan
Kashfindhr
Kansas
Hox
Canal Zorkia
New York
Bk William Street St
Bearborough Road
Port Eigin
Ont
Haspbertes
Viking
Latham
Rylands Gardens
Holeeware Drive
Bt Thomas
The
Rameau Co
Fetherstonhaugh & Company
Pastent Attorneys
Medico Agency
Terminal A
Hingwood
Salon
Oregon
Bington
Ranga City
Missouri
Muskrat Shins
Gyrron Wilson
Simonde Street
Saint John
N.B
Top Chapel
Carter
Dodd
CIRE
Shieves
Wiel
Ste. Te
Taylor Limiteo Toronto Safe Works
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