Central Basketball League Emerges In Western Pennsylvania
A new professional Central league forms in western Pennsylvania and Ohio with seven cities Pittsburg Homestead Johnstown Greensburg McKeesport Uniontown and East Liverpool. Salaries run 100 to 200 dollars monthly as crowds 1500 to 3000 attend and the circuit aims to standardize rules and promote wholesome play.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pittsburg
Homestead
Johnstown
Greensburg
McKeesport
Uniontown
East Liverpool
National Organization of Basketball
Philadelphia
National Basket Ball League
Connecticut
New England
Charlestown
Camre
Lowell
South Boston
Salem
Peabody
Providence
Intercollegiate Chess Tourney Set for December Dates
The Triangular Chess league of Pennsylvania Brown and Cornell schedules its tenth annual congress from December 28 to 31. Cornell aims for a win while Pennsylvania led by Norman T Whitaker contests for supremacy. Also John J McCloskey named Milwaukee's new manager for 1909.
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Pennsylvania
Brown
Cornell
Norman T. Whitaker
Oxford
Ottawa hockey team cost eight thousand five hundred last year
Sporting briefs note Ottawa's pro hockey team incurred costs of 8500 dollars during the previous year. The item mentions St Louis rowing clubs considering a professional coach and an eight club in a door baseball league. It also alludes to a 1920 season and an Australian rugby team touring England.
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Ottawa
St. Louis
England
Ghosts and Germs Health Ad Warns Against Germs
An era tone health notice extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as fortification against germs. It contrasts fear of ghosts with germs and claims the remedy cleanses, enriches blood, and supports digestion without alcohol or habit forming drugs.
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Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
One Man's Work Turns Oklahoma Square Into Park
A young businessman in an Oklahoma settlement transforms a neglected public square surrounding the courthouse into a thriving park. He plants rows of small trees, nurtures them through hot summers, and sells them to fund maintenance. The park grows into a regional attraction, spurring thoughts on rural advertising and cooperative local business efforts.
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Oklahoma
Trains through tree lanes proposed for New York streets
Charles R. Lamb of the Tree Planting Association of New York urges planting trees along streets and beside railroad rights of way to supply timber for ties and enhance appearance. The plan targets major railroads and could be adapted by towns, benefiting stations and main streets.
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Charles R. Lamb
Tree Planting Association of
New York City
New York
Lamb
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Erie
United States
Mr. Lamb
Colonel Mitchell
John Y. Culver
Parcel Post Plan Prompts Local Trade Awakening
The article argues that regardless of Postmaster General Merer success with his parcels post plan, local merchants and manufacturers should seize opportunities. The plan seems to favor rural route expansion by easing and reducing costs for the postal service.
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Merer
Trees For the Masses Planting Verse
Poem urges planting ash, linden, poplar and birch around the schoolhouse and church. It envisions children’s play shaded by trees and collective joy for future generations in a public setting.
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Los Angeles Times
Triste
The Masher Dialogue About Copper Theft
A terse exchange features a man asking where the woman is going and her reply she will fetch the copper, implying a theft motive. The quirky line hints at a local tale or anecdote within a newspaper brief.
Dentist in Circus Mix Up Sparks Odd Offer
A florid man rushes into a shop asking a dentist to come to a circus. The youth agrees to visit for a lion with a bad tooth. He then asks when he might need an arm amputated, prompting a bizarre exchange.
How to Hang a Skirt Properly
Instructions emphasize careful hanging of skirts with straight side seams and belt tuck alignment. Do not let plaiting lips cause deviations. curved seams spoil the hang, so ensure tucks rise straight into the belt and maintain evenness along back and front.
Microbes In a Broodf Ink On Newspaper Page
The text discusses how advertising ink on a newspaper page influences readers to infer activity and commerce in a town. It suggests that visible ads imply a lively community and a steady supply of goods and public notices.
Humor at Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A poem contrasts Shakespearean style with plain speech noting how characters in battle or crime express feelings without obtrusive pomp. The speaker criticizes ornate rhetoric and prefers direct language over pretentious phrasing as he laments overly elaborate writing.
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Duncan M. Smith
Obesity and Will Power in Self Control
A discussion argues obesity is curable only through patient self discipline and exercise. It claims laziness and poor choices hinder recovery, noting fat individuals often eat wrong foods and avoid exertion, seeking the easiest path. The piece attributes success to willpower.
Bigger Battleships Planned With Heavy 14 Inch Guns
Government planners foresee 25 000 ton battleships with fourteen inch guns. The board of construction drafts large vessels with multiple designs, including 65 000 ton ships carrying eight fourteen inch guns in two turrets. A third 20 000 ton type features thirteen 14 inch guns in four turrets. The article notes city links and an Easton, Indiana company involvement in adopting arrangements for these warships.
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Fort Adan Agrmment
Conte
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