Check Back and Memory in World Series Echoes
Grantland Rice recalls Joe McCarthy and the Yankees six of seven World Series wins, praising their record over giants like McGraw and Mack. He also notes Connie Mack, Arlie Latham, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Whirlaway, and other legends, reflecting on long careers and iron legs in autumn racing and horse history.
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Gince
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Short Man
John McGraw
Giants
Frank Chance
Cubs
Connie Mack
Athletics
Arlie Latham
Yankee Stadium
Arlie
Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Connie
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Lonnie Stagg
Walter Camp
Lonnie
Stagg
California
Whirlaway
Red Cross Aims One Home Nurse In Every Household
The American Red Cross seeks to train one person per home in home nursing to keep families healthy and provide early symptom recognition. Since Pearl Harbor, over 500,000 have completed the course, with another 250,000 plus currently enrolled across 3,000 chapters. Any group of 20 can form a class, with a graduate nurse instructor appointed by the county chapter.
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America
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
United States
WNU
Household Tips From a Wartime Household Guide
Practical advice on cleaning and maintenance including onion skin polish for gilt frames controlling oven temperature with gradual heat, using extra wide sheets, a shelf approach for stairs, storing pins during wartime, and removing mildew stains while fresh with laundering.
The Guillotine Might Not Be Named for Its Inventor
The article explains that the guillotine was not invented or executed by Dr. Guillotine. It notes medieval beheading devices existed, and during the French Revolution in 1789 Dr. Guillotine proposed a humanitarian beheading method.
Quick Quiz: Historical Terms and Facts
Answers cover confabulation meaning a memory mix up. quote by Samuel Johnson. Thumb synonym is pollex. Compos mentis means of sound mind. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection. Jericho’s walls fell after trumpet blasts. A kilometer is about 0.62 miles. Founded by George Washington for the Purple Heart? Actually the Purple Heart was instituted by George Washington. Snow generally benefits soil by moisture. Allied forces sank several German U-boats in WWI. precise numbers vary by source and mission.
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Narcissus
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Fashion pattern remnants inspire updated accessories
Consumers can repurpose leftover fabric into a waistcoat and a scoop neck jerkin to elevate jackets and skirts. Patterns 8246 and 8258 show sizes from 10 to 40 with yardage for various fabrics and details like lace edging, buttons, and a leaf decorated beanie.
Home from ? Ruth Wins Pears in a Sketchy Living Room
A corner of a smart living room is sketched with an applique piece on linen showing poppies cornflowers and wheat. The desk is a rebuilt oak piece with added bookcases, a hinged plywood door, and color boosted by the applique design. A hot iron transfer offers extra patterns for linen guest towels.
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Pepentee
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Pattern No Size
Pattern requests come to the Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco California. Enclose 20 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Provide pattern number and size when ordering.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Calif
Answers and riddles from a historic quiz piece
A compact extract lists questions and answers including Napoleon Jericho and George Washington with notes on a snow melt and soil absorption. It also reports Allied submarine losses: 178 German subs sunk, 132 in the 1917–1918 period at about one per five days.
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Jericho
George Washington
Checking Infection In This War
In this war, few American soldiers are expected to die from infection. Soldiers will receive a box of twelve sulfanilamide powders to dust over wounds and burns to check infection while awaiting medical aid.
Two boys argue over dirt at charity dinner
Two young boys clash as they grab the tablecloth at a charity dinner. The dirtier hand contest escalates with one bragging about being two years older, highlighting a moment of childish rivalry.
Eskimos Lesson Sparks Classroom Quip
A classroom writing assignment about Eskimos yields a student’s line about "God's frozen people." The foreman and contractor exchange a trench digger joke as they discuss the dig. The vignette captures a moment of humor in a school setting.
Figures as Raw Material in Expert Hands
A quoted note frames data as raw material for experts rather than final truth. It underscores the role of interpretation in turning figures into meaning.
Woman's face as fortune in ongoing fashion interest
A saying notes that a woman's face serves as her fortune when it continually draws attention and value, implying social or economic value tied to appearance.
It Would What Lovely Salmon
A humorous exchange about seafood pricing contrasts salmon with a costly cod, highlighting shopper wit and market frustration over rising fish prices. The banter implies broader cost concerns in a coastal market setting.
Panama Canal cargo flow from Pacific to Atlantic rises
Between 1915 and 1940 cargo through the Panama Canal overwhelmingly moved Pacific to Atlantic. More than two thirds of total tonnage crossed from Pacific waters to the Atlantic, shaping trade routes and shipping patterns in the era.
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Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
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