Squelch of Blustering Babe and Other Sports Anecdotes
A collection of old sports snippets and anecdotes. Babe Ruth faces a management challenge with Hughs Huggins as they clash over his off field persona. Pher Lap survives a near miss as bettors watch the Melbourne Cup era. Princeton's Sullivan is deemed ineligible for West Coast freshman play. Dartmouth coach Harry Hillman recalls early 1904 triumphs. A famous Dream touchdown at Iowa State is recounted with era lore.
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Tares
Babe Rath
Litle Miller Huggins
Babe
Hug
Star of All Stars
Huggins
Hung
Pounder
Ruth
Reuben Gray
Hialeah
Pher Lap
Phar Lan
Sullivan
Princeton
Tiger
West
Harry Hillman
Dartmouth
Caach
Lawson Robertson
Penn
Hillman
Helen Stephens
Berlin
Kanga
Iowa State
Eyhawkers
Dy. Pow Aven
Katies
Town State
Iowa News by Roosevelt and WPA projects announced
President Roosevelt may submit the proposal to legislative committees. Hastings, Iowa plans a new 80 by 44 foot concrete block building after the old structure was razed by WPA labor. A Tipton farmer reports over 3,000 four leaf clovers found on his 20 acre plot. Iowa see sees rising farm product prices and Tenant shifts as counties seek new farms. WPA projects include $17,217 for culverts in Harrison county and $8,335 for a new Castana community building. Stuart dedicates a highway lighting system to improve night safety. Farm tenancy movements, state conservation district laws, and broader farm relief dominate Midwest headlines.
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Hastings
WNM
Emery S. Petty
Ily
WPA
Washington
District Wpa
Council Bluffs
LaGrange
Allen Ships
Harrison County
Castana County
Stuart
Middle West
C. J. Graf
R. B. O Brien
Mar. I
Missouri
Iowa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mery
Insurance Company Farm Department
Insurance Company
Nebraska
Dakotas
Twilight of Knee Pants and Hollywood Fashion Gossip
In a flash of sharp, era flavored prose, the column satirizes diplomatic dress as footmen in half breeches, riffs on Hollywood fashion mixing masculine and feminine styles, and muses on a new woolly hat with tailfeathers. It also critiques Ethiopian oppression under Graziani, notes the public memory of financial scandals, and ends with a pelosic jab by Irvin S. Cobbs.
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Anta Monica
Calif
Ollywood
Paris
Hollywood
Irvin S. Cobs
Awinu Service
Budapest Catacombs Reveal Medieval Turkish Fort Links
The Budapest catacombs date to the period when Fort of Buda was held by the Turks marking Islam's farthest fortified advance into Christendom. They likely served as escape routes for a beleaguered garrison, house fresh water wells, and held chambers used as repositories for many human skulls and bones akin to Rome's catacombs.
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Budapest
Buda
Christendom
Rome
Knit blouse and skirt for year round wardrobe
Pattern notice invites readers to knit a smart blouse with jainted yoke and ribbed hems in stockinette stitch. Suggests using new shade yarns and mentions pattern numbers 5435 3$28 and 3440. To obtain, send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W. Fourteenth St New York. Include pattern number name and address.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Be Gilad A GLAD of life and its bright rewards
A compact inspirational excerpt cites Henry Van Dyke on embracing life to love work play and wonder while rejecting falsehood and meanness. The passage contrasts the blind leading the blind with courage and self improvement.
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Henry van Dyke
Making One's Mark He Who Influences Thought of His Times
A brief note reflecting on how a single thinker shapes future eras with lasting impact. quoted phrases emphasize influence across generations and enduring contributions to culture and progress.
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Iowa News
Roosevelt
Heral Eves
Tipton
Eves
Steven Si Jeal
Towa
Wels Kraschel
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Secordingy
Cobb
Solomon
North America
Ethiopia
Graziani
Addis Ababa
Irvin S, Cobb
Gilad
Rh Ant
Coleman
Ler
Lord
Rep
Smith Elec
Leorn City
Independent Livestock Commission
Sioux City
Great Northwest Commission
Tilemogs
M.rust
Parkston
Firestone
United States Patent Office
Lisen
Firesone
Rickere Crooks
Margaret Specks
N.S. Co
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