Baseball district round up notes top teams across leagues
News and notes of sport highlighting leading teams across minor leagues. Atlanta tops. Richmond Danville strong in Virginia. Salt Lake City Helena pace Intermountain. New Haven rises to runner up in Connecticut. Portland climbs in Northwestern. Utica strong in New York State. Oakland showcases class for California State. Madison leads Wisconsin-Illinois. Birmingham stable as Wheeling Zanesville Grand Rapids vie in Central. Shreveport may contest Texas. Little Rock surprises in Southern. Memphis falters. Altoona leads Tri-State. Columbus Clymers advance in American Association. Milwaukee strongest in league. Datch Wagner praised in South Atlantic. Jesse Burkett drives Worcester in New England.
Wedding bell sparks contract dispute among families
Fragmentary 19th century notice style describes Johnny Evolution frelineing a throne and a wedding march. Sidelong dialogue shows a dispute over wording with a stubborn youth and elder sister debating "contradicting" versus "contracting" as guests move under a floral bell.
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Johnny
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Lost Island Vanishes From Australian Coast Maps
A supposedly large island on Australia’s northwest coast, about thirteen miles long and one mile wide, has disappeared. The area where it stood now lies under about forty eight feet of water, according to a London Mail report.
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Australia
London Mail
Oldest and Best Blood Purifier S S S
The ad extols S S S as a long standing blood purifier and tonic. It claims safety for all ages and lists conditions like rheumatism catarrh ulcers scrofula and contagious blood poison as caused by impurities in blood. It promotes spring cleansing and directs readers to obtain the medicine from drug stores via The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
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S.S.S
S.S. S
Gale
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Young Folks See and Score Object Hunt Game On Roads
A travel game for all ages called By the Way involves two road sides watching for objects. Points are awarded to the first to spot items such as a baby in a go cart a ladder a white house or a soldier, with side scores kept by one player and a cat on a window ledge or a pig on hind feet declaring the winner regardless of total score.
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Bhutcher
Sivonen
How To Release Scissors From Cord Trick
A detailed description explains a cord tied to scissors and a chair to trap the blades, then reveals the method to release the scissors by pulling the loop through the upper handle and over the blades. Also described is a party game where players guess a thought like object and justify notes with a blindfolded round of guessing.
Alphabetic Pattern Ponders Countries and Incidents
A reader notes that before Q comes the alphabet and that the same sequence applies to questions about any country or incident. The remark hints at a universal ordering in inquiry and nomenclature.
Parisian Sage Hair Restorer Promises Quick Cure
Elam Ordway and Houser of Anniston promote Parisian Sage, a 50 cent hair restorer guaranteed to cure dandruff in two weeks with money back. They claim it promotes growth and luster, with testimonials from Emma Foess in Owosso Michigan dated December 9, 1908.
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Elam
Ordway & Houser
Emma Foess
Adams Street
Owosso, Mich
Letters of Condolence Etiquette and Tips
Guidance on writing condolence letters emphasizes heartfelt spontaneity on white note paper with black ink. Include a brief tribute, recall kindnesses, and offer help without pressuring the grieving, respecting privacy and intimacy levels.
The Way to June and P s and Q s game excerpt
The text presents a whimsical verse about traveling to June and a classroom style game of P s and Q s. It includes a prompt for a leader to describe a journey and warns players not to name places starting before Q in the alphabet, with forfeits for mistakes.
Mauritius Auto Paradise With No Speed Limits
A small Indian Ocean island, Mauritius, hosts a few hundred automobiles mainly from France and England. Roads are praised as elite boulevards with no state or town speed limits, marking it as a potential autoist paradise.
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Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Mauritinus
Jokes Highlight Blake's Stables Ad in City Page
Comic exchange about mirrors prompts a plug for Blakes Stables. The note touts first class livery service and new buggies with special attention to boarders linked to the stable.
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Blake
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