Louis faces gamble in defense as draft looms for Louis
The article treats the boxing world around Joe Louis as a gamble with a $3,000,000 title at stake and a $20,000 Simon purse. It notes Louis’s rare two handed power, risks from injuries and the strain of nonstop campaigns through May to September with four starts slated and a potential twentieth title defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Abe Simon
Detroit
Simon
Abe
Razoredge
Mickey Walker
Benny Leonard
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
Mike
Jacobs
Prevention of Pneumonia by Food and Rest
Dr. James W. Barton explains that despite sulfa drugs reducing deaths, pneumonia cases rise because one episode predisposes to further attacks. He notes increased incidence in stressed, overworked, undernourished populations and cites physicians’ reports from a country with such conditions.
Health Tips on Cold Weather and Pneumonia Risk
The article discusses higher illness rates in cold months tied to reduced sunshine, dampness, and cold air tightening muscles. It notes cold air chills blood returning to the lungs, hindering oxygen use and waste removal, increasing pneumonia risk, and advises good nutrition, sleep, and avoiding drafts and dampness.
Insulin and Its Effect on Weight In Health Notes
A discussion on insulin's role in increasing weight by boosting appetite and gut digestion, referencing how insulin lowers blood sugar and supports nutrient absorption. It notes histamine as another appetite aid, mentions Dr. Horstmann's comparisons, and lists acid and base forming foods. Parkinson's disease has no known cure. quieting medicines help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea Islands
Journal of the American Medical Association
P. Horstmann
Finland
Distant memories of a hard scrabble mountain home
Kathleen Norris recalls a childhood of harsh conditions and frugal living in a large mountain family. She describes daily labor from lamp filling to chimney sweeping, scarce food, crowded rooms, and strict social norms for women and children, with vivid details of chores, clothing, illnesses, and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lizzie
Mollie
Private Papers Reflect Labor and War Time Demands
A compilation of remarks and anecdotes on labor disputes and national unity during wartime. It references strikes, factory efficiency, soldier pay, and public duty, alongside brief notes on journalists and figures like George Holland, George MacKinnon, Arthur Krock, and Hollywood reporters amid censorship debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Hitler
Battle of the Argonne
Arthur Krock
New York Times Columm
Times Pillarist
Hollywood
Betty Grable
Women’s progress praised in Kathleen Norris feature
A weekly feature surveys life today, claiming women’s status is at least eighty percent improved over fifty years, noting healthier, smarter, happier children and cleaner homes. Norris reveals progress and hints at a future peace solution through vivid word pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Notes of an Innocent Bystander on Broadway Talk and Rumor
A collection of wry anecdotes about public figures and media, including H. V. Kaltenborn’s nickname for a target, air officials’ rebukes, and satire about Navy and Broadway matters. It notes Salley in Our Alley style quips, funeral jokes, and backstage chatter about awards and press banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
H. V. Kaltenborn
Society For the
Brooklyn
Manhattan
East 35Th Street
R.A.F
Sec’y
Navy
Frank Knox
Chicago
Hettie Cattell
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Gene Tunney
NBC
John B. Kennedy
Mussolini
Niagara Falls
Pattern 2790 Transfer Pattern for a 15 by 20 Inch Picture
Pattern 2790 describes a transfer for a picture sized 15 by 20 inches with illustrations of stitches and a color chart. It lists materials required and directs where to send the order.
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Dempsey
Jim Corbett
Jim Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Fin
Tom Gibbons
Jack
Grantland Rice
Joe Louis
James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
Dr. Barton
Volumn
By Kathleen Norris
Missy
Miss Mary
14Th Street
Earl Browder
Gink
42Nd Street
Tenth Avenue Mission House
Roxy
50Th
6Th Ave
9Th Ave
Cub
George Holland
George MacKinnon
Boston
MacKinnon
New York
Medical Arts Hospital
Union College
Miami
Omaha
WN U Service
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Age
Tern No
Barthelemy Thimmonier
Carlyle
Moroli N
Toute
Seneca
Doan
Doans
WNU
Pisa
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