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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
6
Bernard M Baruch, famed financier, misplaced a 2200 wallet at a crowded race track. A track attendant recovered it and returned the sum, with Baruch offering a 500 reward. Public reaction doubted prudence, urging Baruch to state full details and reassure the nation.
The piece compares the 1948 Cardinals to the Gas House Gang, praising lasting spirit and recalling players like Musial Slaughter Moore and Medwich. It notes the Red Sox struggle in pitching and lineup under McCarthy, questioning whether they can reach the first division as Williams leads batting while Doerr Pesky and DiMaggio underperform. The article frames a tough American League season with strong Pirates Phillies and Reds competition.
The Maryland racing commission warns that track operators should not profit from bets by having an interest in race outcomes. A discussion notes the conflict when track houses join in pools and incur losses, risking compromised integrity of horse racing.
Nice gift idea for crafters. Pattern No 5155 promises stitch illustrations and full directions for a butterfly chair set measuring over eighteen inches wingtip to wingtip. Includes name, address, and pattern request details for ordering.
The quiz lists the first professional game of football as occurring in 1895 at Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It also notes Leonardo Da Vinci as the parachute originator, explains viva voce voting as orally, confirms that people can become immune to snake bites, and recounts August Eichorn’s snakebite exhibitions ending in his death, with commentary on American Indian origins tracing to Siberia.
Simple tips include adding glycerine or borax to wash water to keep wool from feeling harsh, rubbing white candle wax on ink addresses to prevent rain smear, rubbing stale rye bread on colored felts to brighten, and vinegar on fish scales to aid removal. Also dampen package strings to tighten knots and place cold water in an overheated oven to cool it rapidly.
More than eight million pigs have been vaccinated against swine erysipelas over ten years in the largest animal disease control experiment in American history. Conducted since 1933 under federal and state supervision, the live culture serum method, by the American Foundation for Animal Health, yielded entirely satisfactory results and aims to curb herd death losses and cross species transmission.
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