Old-Timer defends Cobb Ruth clash with Feller DiMaggio view
The piece contrasts Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth’s vibrant styles with Bob Feller and Joe DiMaggio’s quiet presence. It lauds Cy Young’s record 512 wins and highlights pitching tactics, control, and study of hitters as keys to sustained success.
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Baseball
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Cobb
Babe
Bob Feller
Joe DiMaggio
Bob
Joe
Ruth
Feller
DiMaggio
Young
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Paoli
Ohio
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Eddie Plank
Wahoo
Sam Crawford
Aga Khan’s finances sag while war rages on
Readable snippets show the Aga Khan trimming his racing stable to one horse amid wartime belt tightening. Other items poke humor at shortages and price pressures, including jokes about clippings, gas cuts, and substitutes, all reflecting wartime mood and scarcity.
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Aga Khan
Married lovers warned by Kathleen Norris on stable unions
Kathleen Norris argues that divorced men and women cling to idealized partners while new affairs fail to satisfy long term. She follows Bobby and Hazel and a rapid marriage, noting alimony burdens and the loss of real marriage joys. The piece urges caution before pursuing fleeting passion over lasting companionship.
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America
Jane
Mildred
Bill
George
Chez Louis
Bobby
Hazel
Margaret
Jim
Darling Leonard
Leonard
Operations for Knee Injuries Now Quite Safe
Dr James W Barton explains knee cartilage injuries in athletes are common and damaging. He notes early treatment with adhesive tape and rest, with immobilization in a plaster cast for more severe cases lasting three to five weeks.
Why cartilage and hernia operation methods evolved
The column explains why loose cartilage and hernia operations shifted from invasive procedures to more selective methods. It highlights advances in preoperative care, local anesthesia, aggressive infection control, and early joint movement, plus injection techniques for hernias as a nonoperative alternative for many older patients.
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Manoil
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Atlanta
Augusta
Red Clay
Walsh
Alexander
Mathewson
Johnson
Plank
Denton Tecumseh
Cy) Young
Cy Young
Grantland Rice
Europe
U. S
New England
J. L. Collins
New York Herald Tribune
Avery Giles
Africa
Richard Armour
M. R. de Sena
Ed Wynn
S. H. Dewhurst
Hitler
Ima Dodo
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNU
By Kathleen Norris
Norris
James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
Harold R. Bohlman
Johns Hopkins University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Dr. Barton
J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Uncle Fuller
Willie
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Goethe
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Dean
Coffee Shop
the Pastry Shop
Schimmel
Lincoln, Nebraska
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