Pioneer horseman Hitchcock recalls patience and balance in training
In a wide interview from Saratoga, veteran trainer Thomas Hitchcock discusses his long career, noting that horses jump with hind feet and are not front shod, stressing gradual, patient training from youth. He emphasizes heroes, consistent schooling, and the need for age six to reach prime in jumping and polo ponies.
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Garatoga
Thomas Hitchcock
Tommy H Hitchcock Jr
Superman
Connie Mack
Lonnie Stegg
Thornes Hitchcock
Jr. Hitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Altrock the Clown Turns Base Ball Legend
Nick Altrock, once Chicago White Sox star pitcher, became a famous base ball clown after a 1912 June incident with Washington. Ban Johnson tolerated his act as Altrock parlayed circus stunts into a long, lucrative career in vaudeville and writing.
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Nick Altrock
Cleveland
Nick
Chicago
South Side
Dor White
Ed Walsh
Cubs
Mordecai Brown
Deen
Washington
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Clark Griffith
Griffth
Griffith
Gregg
Altrock
Washingtonians
Alfreck
Altrack
Ban Johnson
Ban
Grams Rapids
Louisville
White Sox
Downing
Florida
Summer Drinks and Desserts for Refreshing Heat
A vintage guide promotes fruit drinks to beat heat with lemon and orange juice blends, sugared syrups, and garnishes. It includes recipes for lemonade, fruit punches, iced coffee, cookies, and desserts, plus an Eleanor Howe cookbook promotion and a Pineapple Raspberry Punch serving idea.
Tips on Washable Dresses Materials
Practical guide for selecting fabrics and fastenings for washable garments. Emphasizes choosing durable buttons belt buckles and shoulder paddings that resist wear and contrasting trimmings that are color fast to maintain appearance through frequent rubbings.
Ingenious two in one home goods debut
Two new duty equipment items cleverly perform double duty. A washer converts into a kitchen table when idle, and an ironer folds into a stylish hardwood cabinet suitable for the living room.
Barbara Belt Pattern No 1834 Slip Design for Figure Flattery
The ad outlines a 1992-2 slip design with bosom gathers to give extra fullness and a waistline that smooths into the middle. It encourages a wardrobe of variations in satin, crepe, taffeta, batistes, and linens, listing sizes 14 through 42 and fabric yardages for size 16. Order details follow.
Scotsman Finds He Was Running a Poor Second
Scotsman recounts his cautious courtship as he weighs Maggie’s virtues. He produces a notebook and vows to speak when he counts to ten then to twelve. Maggie responds with cool humor, stating she has tallied up nineteen bad points.
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Maggie
Ferguson
Household Tips and Pantry Tricks from AROUND in Items of Interest
In a long reading of kitchen advice, readers learn hints to soften glue with vinegar, store ingredients properly in dry cool places, prevent musty flavors from metal teapots by keeping a sugar lump in use, and use paper towels for quick cleanup. It also covers apron pockets, fruit waste in fritter batter, standard sugar and flour measures, knife cooling, and plating lemon slices with parsley to enhance fish salads.
Later Learning We Learn after We Think We Know It All
Fragmentary note comments on humility in education, suggesting growth comes after assuming certainty. It hints at doubt about current knowledge leading to deeper understanding and improved judgment. The text reads as a reflective, terse mantra on learning and self awareness.
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Oxford
Widen
Mortis
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Robert McShane
Weel
Burleigh Grimes
Grand Rapids
Ty Cobb
San Francisco
Ed Willkie
Vanilly Ag
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Illinois
Western Newspaper Union
Elay
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New
Montgomery Ave
Sam Francisco
Sar Granollers Targart
Mamagemort
Salt Lake City
Ile
He West
Waters
J.holman Watire
W. Ross
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