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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
3
Amos Croy settles on a Missouri farm builds a family and raises Homer. The story recalls church Sundays, calf branding, sausage making, mules, and steer weight guessing. Homer wins a prize for a dream writing and attends Omaha Exposition to see horseless carriage and motion pictures.
Homer recalls leaving the farm for St Joseph to pursue a city newspaper career. He endures hardship and low pay while chasing reporters’ work, experiences rejection and brief triumphs, and learns about urban life, family advice, and his evolving sense of belonging.
Connie Mack and Frank Frisch name legendary pitchers for a single high stake game. They single out Charles Bender, Dizzy Dean, Christy Mathewson, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Ed Walsh, Carl Hubbell, and Walter Johnson as prime choices in a winner-take-all scenario.
Advertising copy promotes Nu-Maid Margarine as a table grade churned product. The piece hints at a fashion angle with lingerie patterns and a claim of finer flavor.
Practical advice on removing hair with dampened sandpaper from auto seats and using contrasting threads for stitching. Guidance on weather stripping to keep dust out and shortcuts for handling apple skins in baking. Notes about fabric shrinkage and maintaining patent leather with vaseline to prevent cracking.
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