Baseball Notes from the Season Early Highlights
Crandall steadies Giants at short while Esmond shines for Cincinnati. Laporte leads St. Louis Browns with solid hitting. Fred Clarke replaces Honus Wagner for Pittsburgh. Mack signs Long from Lafayette for Athletics. Sovelin bought for 2500 by Pittsburg from Erie C P League. Umpires abused in New England League. Lou Criger leaves Milwaukee to return to Michigan farm. Highlanders beat Western teams in New York eleven to one. Ty Cobb leads majors in average steals and 100 hits. Nanamaker likely Boston Red Sox catcher. Dallas and Waco split a Texas League double header 5 to 0 with Munsell and Smith pitching.
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Dallas
Waco
Munsell
Smith
The Pawn Broker Reveals Himself
A young medical student meets a dignified elderly man with white hair. After mutual recognition and a cordial exchange they part unaware of each other’s identities. The student asks a waiter to identify the stranger and learns the man is a pawn broker.
If It's Advertised It's Worth Looking Up
Phrase notes a shopper maxim about value and discovery in advertisements. The line reflects a mindset that promotions and listings signal opportunities worth investigating. It captures a consumer culture emphasis on price and novelty.
Malaria Germs Thrive on Beaks of Mosquitos
A government pamphlet by Dr. L. O. Howard explains how malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitos, how the parasite grows in the blood, and how three malaria types differ. It covers prevention through personal protection, destroying breeding mosquitos, and quinine treatment, with global examples of success.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
L. O. Howard
Department of Agriculture
South
United States
Cuba
Panama
West Africa
Egypt
India
Italy
Oranges Win Over Shoppers With Fancy Wrappings
A shop owner battles slow orange sales by wrapping each fruit in tiny raincoat papers and placing them in window displays. The gimmick draws customers to the fruit baskets after days of stagnation.
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P. T. Barnum
Yours Truly
Them Fatal Words Or Over the Wine
A couple dines in a swell restaurant where quiet service and perfect dishes set the scene. The tall handsome young man gathers courage and pleads with the beautiful girl not to ask for dessert, urging her to eat more bread instead.
Broadway Brawl Sparks Shootout Scene on City Street
Eyewitness describes a morning melee on Broadway with a dozen shots, two men gravely wounded, and six assailants driving a man toward the Battery. He says police watched and laughed, mistaking the event for a moving picture rehearsal.
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Broadway
Cleer
It Was Behind You Coming Up the Street
Mrs Jellus accuses her husband of leering at every pretty woman as he recalls noting a syring gowne. He jokes about buying her a handsome one.
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Cardui
Mrs. Jellus
Mr. Jellus
Chalmette
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
A Mother's Love Poem Fragment
A short poem praising a mother's love as noble pure and tender It describes maternal affection as a warm enduring flame blessingly poured onto earthly hearts and lasting beyond time.
How to Secure Onions All Year
Plant onions in rich friable soil with surface feeding near the surface. Sow in spring at first workable ground or plant sets for early green onions. Keep shallow cultivation to conserve moisture and space bulbs six inches apart. If harvest is late bend tops to speed maturity and dry onions before winter storage. Choose varieties suited to local conditions and preferences.
Stable Ventilation An Important Matter
The King system of ventilation emphasizes air tight stable walls and ceilings, well fitting doors and windows, fresh air intakes no more than 10 to 12 feet apart, with outside openings at least 3 feet below the inside ceiling opening and equipped with a valve or shutter. Foul air flues must be airtight.
Ventilating Flue Guidelines For Buildings
Instructions specify placing lower openings about one foot above floor level with minimal bends, extending upward to at least 25 feet. Flues should be two to three feet above roof ridges and enlarged around obstructions to maintain proportion and performance.
Seaside boating row ends in high fares and holes
A fashionable seaside visitor spent time trying to hire boatmen for a tour around the point. John quoted ten shillings, others offered half a crown. The lady balked at the prices as the old boat leaked, and she did not go rowing that morning.
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John
Sunflowers Help Bean Hills in Kansas Garden Plot
Summer Kansas garden note describes planting a single sunflower seed per bean hill. Sunflowers rise on the hill using bean stakes without shading or retarding bean growth. This method ties sunflowers to bean supports and soil health.
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Kansas
Western farm colleges lead sugar beet prize winners on irrigated lands
After five years on 8.7 acres of Long Island waste lands bought by the Long Island Railroad and converted to farm use, two experimental farms win 24 feet 283 second and 6 third prizes. Graduates from Western farm colleges show the harvest, with Kansas noting its largest beet crop ever as irrigated lands are first brought under cultivation.
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Long Island Railroad
Long Island
Western Farm Colleges
Kansas
Coal supplies offered by Watson at best prices
Watson advertises winter coal supplies offering best grades at reasonable prices. Call phone 73 to discuss options and arrange delivery or pickup. Wildly promotional language from a classified ad emphasizes value and local service.
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O. Watson
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