Southern League survives but elevated leagues gain status
Percy Whiting writes from Atlanta on the National commission and National association meeting in Cincinnati. He notes the Southern League was not dropped to lower status, while the Eastern American and Pacific Coast Leagues are raised to Class AA. He condemns the voting, calls baseball magnates spineless, and says ball parks will stay open with players and writers continuing their stipends.
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Southern League
Western League
National Commission
National Association
Cincinnati
American Association
Pacific Coast League
Southern
Pacific Coasters
Percy Whiting
Atlanta
Notes of Sport From The Era of Stars
Notes of sport discuss personnel moves across teams with Steele, Granville, and the Sioux City club. George Dovey returns to the Boston Nationals office after illness while Buffalo’s Eastern league unit plans Joplin training. Miked updates mention Smith’s Bisons, Carrof’s Indianapolis recruits, Jim Driscoll’s bouts, O’Brien vs Kubiak, Ty Cobb on Cy Young, Stallings Newark stars, and Burns versus police halt.
Alcohol Remedies for Hay Fever Skin Soothing
A reader notes alcohol as a soothing aid for hay fever symptoms and irritated skin. It is said to bleach redness, cool the skin, and reduce swelling when applied sparingly. Some women also use cologne spirits daily to dry and calm the face, though results vary.
Kongo Burial Customs Vary Across Regions
A missionary describes Kongo practices for preserving bodies before burial. In Kongos houses keep the corpse bound in cloth with a burning fire for two to three months. In Zermbe bodies hang on forked sticks in a dugout vault covered with palm branches and earth. Some are laid under grass roots in the open for later funeral feasts. Elsewhere the dead are discarded into rivers or bush to be eaten by jackals and vultures.
Zoology and flags in national emblems
Zoology figures prominently on national flags and emblems. The British royal standard uses lions, a change credited to Richard Coeur de Lion. Russia and Germany use eagles, Spain combines a horse and lion, while Bulgaria, China, and Mexico mix a lion dragon and a bird with a snake.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Russia
Germany
Spain
Bulgaria
China
Mexico
Elocutionist’s Flamboyant Gesture Stuns Exhibition
A juvenile elocutionist at a school exhibition attempted dramatic gesture to match the line The comet fits its tall of fire. He raised his coat tail in a horizontal hold, aiming for the proper emphasis, drawing surprised glances from the audience.
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Tie
A Friend In Need
A short sketch describes a bashful youth trying to woo, with half an hour spent on advances and retreats. Behind the sofa an impatient interruption declares the girl “dead easy” as a break is urged, from Brooklyn Life.
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Johnny
Brooklyn
Literary Irrigation Weeps Real Tears on 255 Pages
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a young author's reply to a reader about his novel. The author quips that the heroine sheds genuine tears across 255 pages, highlighting the work's emotional span.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Howell Rowell Inconsistently Accused Of Theft
A New York Press item describes Howell Rowell as inconsistent offering time yet later arresting someone for stealing his watch. The piece uses sharp dialogue between Powell and others to illustrate the contradictory behavior.
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Howell — Rowell
Powell
New York Press
Public Opinion and the Power of Snow
A compact meditation on private versus public opinion, noting that private view is weak while public sentiment wields immense influence as snowflakes fall through a day of indifferent weather.
The Real Bowery A Literary Sketch Of Its Depths
In Everybody's Magazine a meditation on the Bowery argues its true heart lies beyond surface depictions. It condemns melodramas and patchwork newspaper sketches as failing to capture the Bowery’s vast complexity and humanity, noting Balzac could have interpreted it if alive.
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Bowery
Sargasso
Balzac
Everybody's Magazine
Saying Away Sir We’re Sittin to Cheat the Dogs
In Scotland shepherds carried dogs to church and the animals behaved through the sermon but barked at the last psalm. To stop the disruption the congregation stayed seated for the blessing until an old shepherd called for them to “say away, sir” and remain seated to cheat the dogs.
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Scotland
Dean Ramsey
Ife
Breakfasting With Whistler At Chelsea
A London Telegraph note recalls a foreign painter who once breakfasted at Chelsea. When asked by Mr. Carr if he had visited lately, the artist recalled his two shilling cab fare, a single egg and toast, and the goldfish in a bowl, saying breakfast consisted of one egg and one toast and no more.
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Whistler
Chelsea
London Telegraph
Do You Trust Your Husband Implicitly
A Cleveland Leader exchange quips about trust in marriage. The woman asserts trust to a certain extent while the man questions blind faith, reflecting lighthearted domestic banter in a newspaper item.
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Cleveland
Profit from the Madness Motto Attributed to Pliny
Quotation notes that profiting from others' frenzy was seen as prudent by some thinkers. The line attributed to Pliny the Elder reflects a harsh view of opportunistic gain amid turmoil.
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Pliny
Edwin Forrest as a Realist Tragedian of Mighty Presence
William Winter lauds Edwin Forrest as a towering physical performer whose realism overwhelmed intellect in every role. His thunderous acting, from Richelieu to Lear, used vivid gestures and screams, thrilling audiences but drawing mixed praise for honoring only surface strength over deeper spiritual elements.
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Edwin Forrest
William Winter
Richelieu
Jack Cade
Lord Say
Lear
King Lear
Forum
Virginius
Brutus
First Savings Banks Established in Philadelphia and Boston
The Scrap Book notes that the first savings banks appeared in Philadelphia and Boston in the early years of the United States, detailing the 1781 Bank of North America and later banks in Boston and New York. It asks which year the first savings banks were founded in these cities.
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Brotherly Love
Congress
Bank of North America
Boston
Massachusetts Bank
Bank of New York
United States Bank
Philadelphia
Guard cheers passengers as Highland train halts in snow
During a heavy Highland railway snowstorm a train stalled for an hour or two. The guard, a cheery Scot, circulated to lift spirits while an irate elderly passenger warned of freezing. The guard replied with a humorously blunt refusal about costs per mile for corpses.
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Dundee Advertiser
Sour Milk Prompted Elmer’s Pickles Comment
A child Elmer rejects milk one morning and jokes that the milkman fed his cow on pickles. The exchange notes the humorous remark as the scene ends with the mother’s question about the milk’s sweetness.
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Elmer
The Duel by Argo Narrator The Argonaut
Gaston charges on Alphonse asking for a witness to a fight but Alphonse reveals he is going to marry instead. Alphonse questions if an apology is due. The exchange captures the odd tension before a planned confrontation.
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Gaston
Alphonse
Argonaut
My dear bride and husband’s letters spark a zinger
A witty exchange from the Manchester Guardian features a young bride praising her husband’s poetry and a sharp comeback about a drawer full of love letters. The humor hinges on the husband’s concealed stash and the bride’s affectionate tease.
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Manchester Guardian
Stealing Time Verse Quotation
A brief excerpt plays with time as a thief in the night, noting it steals our watches and moments. The lines present a wry meditation on how time slips away and frames it as a sly intruder in daily life.
Careless Woman’s Shrewd Glass Joke Likely Lingers
A humorous aside quotes a woman asking about cut glass and noting her wife had scratched it with a diamond, capturing a domestic quip in a brief era-voice vignette.
Placing Table Silver and Utensil Order
The article explains correct placement of forks spoons and knives for meals. Forks belong to the left of the plate with outer to inner use. Spoons and knives go to the right, with serving order from outside in.
Invention Aimed at Rabbits Extermination in Australia
A reader describes a method to exterminate rabbits by marking tree stumps with a black spot to lure rabbits to their burrows then startling them until they dash into holes and kill themselves. The piece ends noting uncertainty about remaining rabbits.
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Australia
Outside Vegetarian Advocate Proclaims Holistic Ethic
A Philadelphia vegetarian preacher in a gray health outfit declares an inside and outside vegetarianism. He argues no products derived from animal slaughter should be used, highlighting cotton gloves wooden buttons and plant based footwear, asserting harmony with all creatures.
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Philadelphia
Little Vegetarian Church
New York Press
Slipper Allum Tea Keeps Modern Maids From Fat
A street vendor in a New York City scene hawks a bellows of cures to passersby. The elderly vendor explains tobacco twists and red oak bark for cuts while slipper allum tea allegedly makes single women plump to attract men. The quip emphasizes comic ignorance and dating stakes with a wink.
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New York Post
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al Kubiak
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