Southeast League reorganized at meeting of magnates
Anniston club president reports the Southeastern Baseball Association's league is perfected with reps from Anniston Gadsden Selma Rome and Huntsville plus Cedartown as a Decatur stand‑in. Knoxville Asheville Morristown rights awarded to Selma Huntsville and Decatur. Managers to be elected pending national commission ruling.
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Mitchell
Anniston Club
Southeastern Baseball Association
Gadsden
Anniston
Wadsden
Selma
Rome
Hanteville
Decatur
Cedartown, Ga
Knoxville
Asheville
Morristown
Huntsville
Decaturs
National Commission
Anniston- Gadaden
Rochester Hustlers to Meet Toronto Team in Rome Georgia
The Rome Tribune Herald reports two Eastern league games between Rochester and Toronto at Tramilton field on March 28 and 29. Manager John Ganzel confirms the visit, with expected attendance around 1,500 per game and potential future big league showcases in Rome.
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Rochester Hustlers
Toronto
Rome
Rome Tribune Herald
Cransell
Rochester
Tramilton Field
Nat Hoyd
John Ganzel
Hyomei Inhaler Sold For One Dollar In Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a complete antiseptic inhaler kit priced at one dollar, with drops in a hard rubber pocket inhaler providing fast relief from catarrh coughs colds sore throat croup and asthma. An extra bottle costs fifty cents and the maker offers a money back guarantee through Elam Hamrick Drug Company.
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Elam Hamrick Drug Company
Intercollegiate and Association Events Across Nations
Friday events include the Sixty fifth regiment annual indoor games in Buffalo New York and a dual meet between Chicago and Purdue in Chicago. Also listed are a Paris boxing finish between Willie and Harry Lewis and an Yale Princeton hockey clash at Princeton.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Purdue Universities
Willie Lewis
Harry Lewis
Paris
France
Yale
Princeton
Prince
Have you read any of my husband’s poetry
A terse exchange unfolds as a woman asks about her husband’s verses and a respondent questions whether she seeks praise or pity for the ear in a concise, witty interaction.
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Havetas
World Champion Hoppe Exiled In France On Honeymoon
Willie Hoppe the world billiard champion and his wife were boarded out of France while on their honeymoon. Premier Clemenceau issued an expulsion order in 1907 soon after Hoppe’s 1906 championship win over Maurice Vignan. Hoppe reportedly committed an indiscretion in 1906 drawing official wrath.
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Willie Hoppe
France
Clemenceau
Hoppe
Maurice Vignan
Order of Owls Promises Benefits and Dues Plan
An organizer touts the Order of Owls with 153000 members across states. Benefits include sick and accident cover of $6 weekly, $100 death benefit, free physician services, employment help, business aid, and social advantages. Monthly dues are 50 cents, initiation fee $25, with total cost $85.00 for new members. Fred H. Cortell, Organizer, New Wilmer Hotel.
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United States
Order of Owls
Jone
Fred H. Cortell
New Wilmer Hotel
Herb ine indigestion remedy with quick relief
Take HERBINE for indigestion. It relieves pain in minutes and moves fermented matter into the bowels where it is expelled. Price 50e, Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Classified advertising will make your business enterprise
A brief editorial note urging readers that effective classified ads can propel a business, emphasizing that the right advertisement in the right section builds visibility and sales potential for ambitious enterprises.
Experiment urges weekly ad buys to save money
Advocate recommends trying a seven day test to buy only advertised items to assess savings and identify real discounts. The tip emphasizes sticking to advertised deals and avoiding non advertised purchases during the trial.
Remarkable Violin Test Tests Old and New Violins
In Varia a blind voting test compared seven violins including a modern make and Stradivarius. Two renowned violinists played specially written works, critics voted after brief light reveals, and the modern instrument won with 102 votes while the Stradivarius trailed with 96. Other historic violins received 82 to 85 votes.
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Varia
London Telegraph
Tender Hearted Maid Widow Poem
A fragile tale of a gentle maid whose sorrow and compassion haunt her life. She fears harming even inanimate things and mourns time itself, weaving sorrow into acts like knitting for bare trees before dying young.
Portrait Parade Imitation Sparks Gallery Debate
An art gallery guide notes crowds imitate portrait figures to appear graceful. A visitor comments on queer attitudes as onlookers try to pose like the painted subjects. The guide agrees expressions range from clever to ridiculous as people seek elegance in imitation.
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Art Gallery
New York Times
Waiting Championship: Atchison Wife Delights in Patience
An Atchison woman says marriage taught patience as she waited years for small joys. She waited nine years for a front porch six years for a theater outing and eleven years for her husband to offer a rocking chair. She boasts she can wait longer and say less than any woman who ever lived.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Beavers formed Dubois plateau by dam building
The Altoona Tribune notes that beavers created a vast dam in a valley long before settlers arrived. Over years the dam filled with mud, producing a flat 640 acre table top on which Dubois stands.
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Dubois
Beavers
Pennsylvania
Altoona Tribune
Apples and Cider Help a Tramp in Chicago
A kind woman gives apple pie to a husky hobo who explains that his life is filled with shifts of barships across seasons. He notes farmers rest in winter while in summer people offer him work, reflecting urban poverty and casual charity in Chicago.
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Chicago News
Bird Matching Request From London Mall
Mrs Pride asks Mr Pride to take a chicken to the shop in London Mall to see if it can be matched for dinner due to a shortage. The note describes an errand to source a suitable bird.
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Pride
Jimmy
Mr. Pride
London Mall
Two Great Wishes of a Medical Student
Pendleton and Kefer discuss the two great wishes of a medical student. Pendleton suggests placing "Dr." before his own name and "Dr." after the names of other doctors, reflecting a humorous view on professional titles.
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Pendleton
Kefer
Uncleardialogue exchange cited in source material
A fragmented quotation presents a puzzling exchange about keeping a bad boy from hitting a good little boy, with the responder answering "Er-me."
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Relief for Back Aches
A vintage medical ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment for a pain in the side or back that worsens on straightening. It claims to relax contracted muscles and permit normal movement. Prices 25c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Ballard
J. L. Wikle
Keeping Shop and Advertising Power in Modern Trade
A compact editorial notes the shift from traditional shopkeeping to aggressive advertising as essential for business success. It argues that modern merchants must invest in bold outreach to attract customers and stay competitive in a crowded market.
Limited Hardwood Supply From Cumberland Mountains
The article notes scarce hardwoods west of the Mississippi and lists key growing regions in the Cumberland Mountains area of western North Carolina Virginia West Virginia eastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky. It highlights ample rainfall and soil conditions supporting rapid growth and a diverse stands of oaks hickories poplar hemlock and walnut with seed supply needed for walnut restoration.
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Pacific Coast
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Ohio
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Union
Cumberland Mountains
United States
Rabbit Exterminator Idea Reported From Australia
A crude plan suggests painting a black spot on a tree stump to lure rabbits from burrows. Rabbits dash for the hole when startled, supposedly injuring themselves fatally. The method is repeated until extermination is claimed, though the existence of rabbits in Australia remains uncertain.
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Australia
Train Schedules at Union Station Highlight Arrivals and Departures
Schedule notes trains arriving and departing at Union passenger station. Services include No 1 and No 35 from Atlanta to Birmingham, No 12 and No 30 Birmingham to Atlanta, and No 15 Rome to Selma with connections to Anniston and Wilton. Also listed are No 23 Rome to Anniston and No 24 Anniston to Rome and No 16 Selma to Rome with a 4 20 p m arrival. Louisville and Nashville lines referenced.
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Union
Atlanta
Birmingham
Birminghham
Rome
Selma
Ala
Anniston
Wilton
Louisville
Nashville
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