Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 110

WHITE DUST ON STITCHING OF BALL HAS BEEN SOAKED IN #ysTERIOUS "SUBSTANCE! OH, THAT MEANS NOTHING CHARLIE! THE SUND SPEEDY CRANE, UPON WHOSE PITCHING: THE DOL- - PHINS DEPEND FOR THEIR 'PENNANT CHANCES, HAS COLLAPSED FROM BELLA- | DONNA POISONING. THE BEARS HAVE WON AN ALL IMPORTANT GAME AS A RESULT, AND THE | FANS ARE DISGUSTED... AH, BUT MEANS MUCH! SUSPECT BELLA- PUPILS DILATED, AND WILL TEST FOR OCULISTS USE AY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. YOU'VE GOT TO FIX ME UP DOC! IF \GOING TO THE /| WORRY I CAN'T PITCH,JUNE WILL LOSE THE g DOLPHING! HAIE! REACTION PERFECT/ BASEBALLS WERE TREATED WITH BELLADONNA! ’ HOSPITAL BEFORE YoU THEN BY THE POWERS, CRANE POISONED HIMSELF WHEN HE RUBBED THE BALL AND THEN APRIL 21, 1940 CAN'T UNDER- STAND HOW SPEEDY WAS POISONED ! BASEBALL STITCHES AND QUEER ODOR! MUST EXAMINE BALL IN POLICE LABORATORY! PITCHING HABITS — SOMEBODY WHO IN TESTING , WANTS MY TEAM T0 PAY BiG pEBT- § BUT WHO? S 790 HAVE ONE SLENDER CLUE! CHIEF M<coY, SUGGEST DETECTIVES MAKE ROUND OF DRUG- STORES AND INQUIRE WHO BOUGHT BELLA- Y DONNA RECENTLY/ M6 RIGHT You ARE, CHARLIE! TLL BE SENDING THEM AT CAL, WERE cookEeD! THE COPS ARE QUESTIONING EVERY DRUGGIST TO FIND OUT WHO BOUGHT BELLADONNA! WHEN THE COPS ASK YoUu WHO BOUGHT BELLA- DONNA, SAY NOBODY, OR YoU'LL G0 FOR A TO-FORCE ME TO SELL THE TEAM TO HiM! g NEEDING, NOT SU8 - PICION, MISS MARBERRY. Advertisement t7 IF THAT NEW NEIGHBOR DOESN'T KEEP HIS CHICKENS OUT OF OUR YARD, T'LL KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF 'em ! OH, PETER, YOU MUSTN'T OFFEND THE JACKSONS — HE'S ON THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB —AND it WE'RE UP FOR BX MEMBERSHIP ! N Goop MORNING! B HOPE MY CHICKENS ¥ HAVEN'T HURT YOUR BETTER KEEP 'EM OUT OF MY WAY, JACKSON, OR YOU WON'T NEED FLOWER BEDPS. Y'LL A COOP! TLL WRING HAVE TAEIR NEW ybaal THEIR NECKS! COOP FINISHED 3 SOON ! _ AW, GO AHEAD / KILL 'EM AND THROW 'EM ALL BY WRINGING IN THEIR S NECK RIGHT Now/ T TOLD JACKSON A THING OR TWO / BET HE KEEPS HIiS LITTLE FEATHERED FRIENDS HOME AFTER THIS ! WHAT's SHE CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS —AS o LONG AS SHE _ CRASHES MRS. JACKSON, I HOPE YOU'LL OVERLOO! PETER'S RUDENESS. HE'S LATELY — BECAUSE HE cAN'T sLeeP! LISTEN To HER ! TOADYING TO THAT WOMAN! PRACTICALLY EATING RIGHT ’ OUT OF HBR : o OUR DOCTOR CALLED I'T COFFEE -NERVES — 5 MR.JACKSON SWITCHED TO POSTUM ANP THE CHANGE WORKED WONDERS/ OH, PETER— YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT !/ NOW WE'LL NEVER GET INTO THE COUNTRY cLuB { TELL HER - WHEN YOU NEED MEDICAL ADVICE, YOU WON'T Ask A CHICKEN FARMER / NERVOUS AND HARD TO GET ALONG WITH, TOO. BUT; PETER, OH, ALL RIGHT ! IT HELPED MR, TLL TRY ANYTHING JACKSON ! IT IF YOU'LL KEEP OSTUM WON'T HURT YOU, | QUIET ABOUT THOSE ) AND I CAN'T TOTRY POSTUM! L~ MEDDLING ) X! CURSES! PETER'S HAVING I'M LickeD/ THE TIME OF His LIFE/ TAKE A TIP FROM ME- IF YOU THINK YOu'\VE HE GETS A THRILL GOT COFFEE- NERVES — M e Tancies | | swicnTo POSTUM/ To POSTUM ! THERES A REASON. ANY PEOPLE candrink coffee without any ill effects. But many others —and all children—should lant of any kind. And Postum is delicious! It has a distinctive, full- bodied flavor all its own— HOW DO YOU LIKE THE CLUB, NOW THAT YOU'RE A FULL-FLEDGED MEMBER ? never drink it. So if you're nervous or irritable, if you can't slge'p, or have nervous indiges- tion—and you think coffee- nerves may be responsible =switch to Postum. For Postum simply can’t fray your nerves—it con- tains no caffein or stimu- a cheering, satisfying good- ness that has made it the favorite drink in more than 3,000,000 homes. So if coffee upsets you, drink Postum, instead. Then—even in two short weeks—see if your nerves aren’tsteadier—ifyoudon't feel brighter and happier! Postum comes in two economical forms: Postum, made as you make coffee; and Instant Postum, made instantly in the cup. A General Foods Product. Copyright, 1940, General Foods Corp.