Private Papers of a Cub Reporter and War Jokes
Irvin Cobb defends accuracy against columnists in his autobiography while contemporaries mock misstatements. The piece recounts Cobb’s Belgium 1914 claim, Hansen’s critique, and assorted wartime quips about Germany, Britain, and American politics shared by humorous figures like Oswald Marshall and Ozzie Nelson, reflecting press culture and propaganda era wit.
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Irvin
Cobb
Dick Tracy
Karloff
Hansen
No Time for Comedy and Other Media Quips in War Era Notes
A collection of light political and cultural jottings reflects wartime America. References mention Lend-Lease politics, aviation service, and unity, with observations on British timing, film titles, and media figures. Betty Compton trains as a dance instructor. John Hubbard opines on a gold-digging stereotype.
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Senate
America
London Palladium
NBC
Betty Compton
Jimmy Walker
Arthur Murray
White Plains
John Hubbard
Potato recipes offer varied ways to cook and stuff
A Western Newspaper Union release lists many potato preparations from Dutch stuffed baked potatoes to Idaho Suzettes and potato croquettes. It provides step by step methods, ingredients and oven temps for each method, plus classic dishes like Old-Fashioned Scalloped and Lyonnaise potatoes to expand dinner prep options.
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Washington
Florida
Maine
California
Idaho
Western Newspaper Union
William Henry Harrison Pioneer Soldier and President
A retrospective on William Henry Harrison who died April 4 1841 ending the shortest presidency. Born February 3 1773 in Virginia he rose from cadet to general and governor of Indiana Territory guiding treaties with Native nations and the Tippecanoe victory. He served in Congress and the Senate before the White House and earned many nicknames tied to his military and western pioneer legacy.
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William Henry Harrison
White House
Harrison
Martin van Buren
Washington
Ohio
Virginia
Benjamin Harrison
Robert Morris
West
Morris
Anthony
Wayne
Fort Washington
Cincinnati
Adams
Northwest Territory
Jefferson
New Territory
Indiana
Tecumseh
Tippecanoe River
van Buren
North Bend
Buckeye
Old Northwest
Great West
Thames
Old Tippecenoe
Baking Potatoes The Healthful Prep Method
Lynn states steaming yields a mealy potato with preserved minerals and skin eaten for full benefits. Keep warm with a towel if serving later. Sweet potatoes bake faster than white, and to retain vitamin C store cool, peel before cooking, boil water rapidly, use little water, and cook until tender.
New Ideas for Home Makers Sew Down Bed Footboard
Old iron beds can be cut down to improve quilt displays with dotted Swiss trims. The piece discusses coordinating bedspreads with fabric schemes, using dominant colors, and rounding with a valance. It promotes patterns Ann Rutledge Whirl Wind and Kaleidoscope with a 10 cent mail order offer.
Quiz Bowl: Quick Questions on History Science and Geography
This trivia prompts cover Capt Miles Standish Burr duel who killed in the duel, Earth's orbital period around the sun, crust element after oxygen, guerrilla origin meaning, July Fourth US President, Gibraltar of the East, sunlight variation equator versus poles, smallest flowering plant, and cyclone whirl direction.
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Miles Standish
Aaron Burr
United States
Gibraltar
East
Tiny Wolffia plants dominate the smallest flowering flora
The text notes Wolffia as the smallest flowering plants, aquatic with no roots and pinhead flowers. It explains Earth's rotation makes cyclones spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, with storms moving westward in the tropics and eastward in mid latitudes.
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Tropics
Bedford Hills Request for Quilt Block Pattern Set
A notice from Bedford Hills New York offers 10 cents for Book 3 and 10 cents for a set of 3 quilt block patterns. Address provided.
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Bedford Hills
New York
Truth Is Hardy Revealed In Everyday Trials
A reflective line notes that truth endures under pressure and remains complete after strain. It contrasts with a fragile surface that yields to force, likening truth to a ball that resists damage and stays whole despite daily kicks.
Miles Standish Not a Pilgrim Protector
The passage notes Capt. Miles Standish was not a Pilgrim but brought for protection. It mentions Alexander Hamilton and Calvin Coolidge in related context, references a 365 day plus time duration, and ties to Singapore and silicon. A study claims poles gain 65 more sunlight hours annually than the equator.
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Miles Standish
Alexander Hamilton
War
Guerra
Calvin Coolidge
Singapore
Equator
Tarpon May Be Evolving Lung Like Air Bladders
Scientists report tarpon show increased lung tissue in their air bladders, suggesting partial reliance on lungs for oxygen. The capacity may explain their saltwater to freshwater migrations, and tarpon are noted as the only fish to travel through a 40 mile canal containing fresh water.
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Cub
Oswald Marshall
London
Paree
Carl
Fritz
Fritz Fritz
Columm
I. Elinson
Hollywood
Elinson
Columbia
England
Russia
Churchill
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Alexander Markey
Duce
Mussolini
Joe Reichman
Goebbels
Berlin
Beagle Puss
Ozzie Nelson
Roosevelt
Mt Ardor
Lynn
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Truth
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Van
Cavour
Big Cannon
Horace
Cicero
San Francisco
Ell Sante
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Kellogg Company
Richter
Ace
Curtiss
Bob Fausel
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