Judge Landis and the making of baseball power
A veteran reporter recalls Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis shaping early baseball governance. The Chicago blizzard memory frames a courtroom mentor who clarified a baffling case and inspired admiration for Landis as a powerful, pioneering commissioner with a controversial legacy in antitrust and grand historic events.
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York
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Theodore Roosevelt
T. R
America
Standard Oil Company
Babe Ruth
Last Newsman to See Borah Recalls 1936 Campaign
Robert S. Allen recalls interviewing Senator Borah the day before his fatal accident. Borah spoke of trade treaties and the Finnish loan while weighing whether to back Alf Landon or Franklin D. Roosevelt. The veteran Idaho statesman predicted Landon’s nomination and remained noncommittal on supports.
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Idaho
Robert S. Allen
Drew Pearson
Washington
Western
Union
Ashington
Senator Borah
Robert
Europe
Boise
Landon
Roosevelt
Mannerisms Mark the Man They All Perform Off Guard
In wartime press relations the U S enjoys an edge over Europe due to informal ties with officials. The piece surveys how rulers and ministers in England France and the United States use or resist media access, citing figures like Sir Walter Monckton and M Giradoux while noting various public speakers habits and the psychology behind them.
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Europe
England
France
Lord MacMillan
C. V. Osborne
Walter T. Monckton
Jean Giradoux
M. Giradoux
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Goethe
Harvard
Muskrat Gnaws Wires Traps Firelight Car Mystery
In Adrian Michigan John Bates found car wiring failing three times. After the lights went out again he set a trap under the hood and captured a muskrat gnawing the wires, solving the strange outages.
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Adrian, Mich
John Bates
Lesson Eds and Scripture Texts Selected One By One
Fragmentary OCR notes describe religious education materials selected for instruction. The item notes lesson headings and scripture references used in catechetical work and classroom activities.
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Ieenrticani
Man Created in God’s Image and Spirit Within
This sermon outlines that humans are created in God’s image, intelligent, moral, and capable of fellowship with God. It stresses not evolving from animals, urges reverence for the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, and calls believers to live a separated life. The text urges immediate personal response for revival in churches.
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Earth
God
Jesus Christ
America
Friends Temper and Cheer Lead to Pleasant Company
The text urges maintaining temper and being a cheerful companion to keep friends and ensure others enjoy one’s company. It emphasizes self-control as the key to lasting friendships.
Glamorous Slip Patterns For Built Up Shoulders
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1821-B offers strap or built up shoulder slips in sizes 36 through 52. Fabric guides list yardage for 39 inch material and ribbon. pattern costs 15 cents plus name and address to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
By the Uncertain Snobbery quote by Berton Braley
A terse aphorism from Berton Braley on insecure social status and pride.
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Berton Braley
Around the House: Domestic Tips and Care
Starching curtains helps them stay clean longer. A eighth teaspoon of cream of tartar enhances apple sauce. A teaspoon of household ammonia over ferns keeps their color. Maintain room temperatures around 60 to 65 degrees for house plants. Do not soak bone or pearl knives. wash blades in hot soapy water and dry. Store eggs cool and dry, wipe stains gently, and do not wash eggs unless to be used promptly.
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