LATHAM'S HOME RUN NAMED ORIGIN OF "THE DUDE"
Charley Comiskey recounts how Arlie Latham earned the nickname "the dude" after a spring home run for the St. Louis Browns. Chris von der Ahe joked with a tailor bill and Latham's rapid wardrobe purchases led to the moniker. Von der Ahe warned future missteps, sealing Latham's name in baseball lore.
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Charley Comiskey
Arlie Latham
Latham
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey
Chris von der Ahe
Arlie
Chris
Old Pal
Arlhie
von der Ahe
Arliie
The
Dude
Character Built From Circumstances Quote
A concise quotation notes that character is formed by circumstances with a reflection on how two people use the same materials to create vastly different lives. It contrasts a builder of palaces with a builder of hovels through the lens of personal development.
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G. H. Lewes
Great Travelers and Washerwomen Across the Poles
The text praises washerwomen as adept travelers crossing from pole to pole, highlighting their mobility and skill in movement. It presents travel and endurance as core themes tied to a pragmatic view of their work.
How to Exterminate the Troublesome Cockroaches
Practical home pest advice covers plaster and flour traps with water, beer jars, phosphorus paste, and pyrethrum powder. It warns phosphorus is hazardous and emphasizes safe handling. Also brief plant care notes discuss keeping azaleas healthy and avoiding drafts to prevent wilting.
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Department of Agriculture
Unique Linen Shower Turns Gifts Into Pie Surprise
At a linen shower for a bride elect the gifts were wrapped in red papers and presented in a galvanized tub painted to resemble a pie. A clever guest later crocheted the ribbons into a multicolored mat, attached to a green silk sachet filled with rose perfume, preserving the tokens.
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Jack Horner
How to Make a Useful Washing Fluid
A home washing fluid removes red laundry marks rust ink and mildew stains. Boil five pounds of washing soda with a gallon of cold water add a pound of chloride of lime stir and settle strain and cork in a jug. Use ten quarts of water two handfuls of shaved soap and two cups of the fluid for stained clothes. If stains persist add more fluid but not too strong to avoid damaging the fabric.
A BLOSSOM HINT How to Preserve Flowering Bulbs and Cut Flowers
Guidance on keeping bulbs and cut flowers last longer. Do not leave blooming bulbs in a hot room overnight. move to a cool area and return in the morning to double their flowering life. New plants from outside require careful handling when first brought home.
How to Transform the Kimono with a Fichu Accent
The article explains using a long fichu to transform a plain cotton or silk kimono into a dressier garment. A dotted net fichu is recommended, 1.5 yards by 27 inches, edged with net or Swiss frill. It sits over the shoulders, folds at the back, and ties under satin flower accents for a net veiled bodice look.
Mansfield Portrait From Booth Tarkington's Bellman
Booth Tarkington recalls the actor Richard Mansfield in Bellman with A. M. Palmer and notes Mansfield’s dominant presence. Tarkington quotes Mansfield’s self understanding via a witty exchange about who truly understands him and who does not.
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Mansfield
Richard Mansfield
A. M. Palmer
Southampton
Earth
Booth Tarkington
Bellman
Word to the Wise Is Overlong
A quip noting that prudence can be excessive and unused caution may burden rather than help. The saying plays on the balance between prudent warning and unnecessary elaboration.
Danny Maher in Return to American Racing Circuits
Rumors say veteran jockey Danny Maher may bring a string of horses to ride in major futurities as racing resumes in the United States. Maher, long a leading rider abroad, is valued around 150000 dollars. If he returns and Carol Schilling is reinstated, fans anticipate top work from Duggan Notter Butwell Allen and McTaggart.
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Danny Maher
Maher
Carol Schilling
Duggan
Notter
Butwell
Allen
McTaggert
Mathewson Fends Off Honus Wagner In Long Rivalry
For thirteen years Christy Mathewson of the Giants and Honus Wagner of the Pirates faced each other in 283 meetings. Wagner did not hit a home run against Mathewson until thirteen seasons and Mathewson fanned him fewer than a dozen times. The two stars traded near-misses and strategic plays as fans anticipated their next clash.
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Christopher Mathewson
New York Giants
Honus Wagner
Swatsman
Pittsburgh Nationals
Matty
Honus
Carnegie
Christy
Wagner
Mathewson
Thieving Club Has Seven Giants Regulars Stolen Bases
Manager John McGraw of the New York Giants touts seven regular players with high stealing averages. Stock led with forty three bases for Mobile last year and is active this season. Merkle Bescher Murray Burns Doyle Fletcher each contribute double figure steals to a team total averaging about thirty eight bases per regular.
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McGraw
John McGraw
New York Giants
Stock
Mobile
Merkle
Bescher
Murray
Burns
Doyle
Fletcher
Train No 466 Leaves Aberdeen for Tacoma Seattle Portland
Train Schedule lists Aberdeen departures and Tacoma Seattle Portland arrivals with times such as 8 30 am and 4 36 pm. The garbled OCR shows multiple trains including Nos 424 and 422 with arrival times at various Pacific Northwest cities.
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Aberdeen
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
McCleary
Elma
Chicago
Milwaukee
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation CO
Owl
Centralia
C.e.c.e
Beattle
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On Cooking School
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