Sporting World Week Calendar Highlights Major Meets
The column lists upcoming events including the Central A A U indoor swimming championships in Chicago, Mike Sullivan versus Bob Moba in Milwaukee, and various college and intercollegiate contests across cities such as Evansville Bloomington Philadelphia Chicago New York Princeton Annapolis and more. It notes boxing matches Pat Moore vs Sammy Smith and a first international boxing congress in Paris, with dual meets among major universities.
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Central A. A. U
Chicago
Mike
Twin) Sullivan
Bob Moba
Milwaukee
Phia
Paris
France
Pat Moore
Young Sammy Smith
New York
University of Chicago
Baseball Notes From The Nation's Leagues And Camps
Dave Shean returns as Cubs utility infielder with Chicago. Boogs Raymond shows good pitching for the Giants in practice. Tenny Flaherty Pfeffer back with the Boston Nationals. Pete Cassidy lands South Side Grounds Wilmington Del for Tri State League. Hugh Jennings predicts Giants pennant, Reds runner up. Donovan tests Engle and Bradley for first base. Russell Blackburn plays winter basketball as Keating. Durant sells Waterbury to Prince and Prince trio form Tidewater League circuit. Eddie Hahn to manage Mansfield P League. Reds have smaller training squad. Griffith says they have the goods. Elmer Flick signs with Toledo. Cantillion plans to live with Waddell at camp to monitor his pitching days. Carolina Association managers named for Charlotte Love Cross Winston Salem Clancey Doyle Spartanburg Laval Anderson Kelley Greenville Smith.
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Carolina Association
Charlotte
Love Cross
Winston-Salem
Charles Clancey
Greensboro
Robert Doyle
Spartanburg
Wm. Laval
Anderson
J. A. Kelley
Greenville
Richard Smith
Honor Bound Tramp Claims Honor Over Lunch Payment
A tramp in New York offers a bartender a 25 cent payment for a free lunch and five beers, insisting the lunch be paid with a quarter while the beer remains free. The bartender explains the price is the same, but the tramp argues personal honor dictates the split.
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New York
Pneumonia Fears Faded by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
A claim that pneumonia results from a cold is disputed and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is advertised as preventing that risk. The ad suggests the remedy is available cheaply from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Swiss Voters Go to Polls With Mixed Attendance
Swiss voters head to the polls in limited districts and sometimes Saturday evening voting. turnout typically ranges from 70 to 80 percent, with mandatory voting in some cantons and minor fines for nonattendance. exemptions include family illness mourning and travel, with official business often accepted.
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St. Gallen
Mixed Motives and a Clerk's Stormy Sea Wager
A lecturer muses that motives rarely stay pure and recalls a clerk on a stormy beach who watches a small fishing boat tossed by waves. He fears ruin if the boat sinks as he clutches his hands and cries in anguish.
Tibetan Demonolatry and Demonic Rituals In Tibetan Festivals
The Tibetans practice a religion described as demonolatry with festivals that propitiate evil spirits. Devi dances feature performers representing mantignant spirits, presenting extreme and curious rituals within their ceremonies as illustrated by Wide Work Magazine.
Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee ad era
A retrospective note on modern advertising urging shopkeepers to advertise vigorously to attract customers and sustain business. It contrasts old craft pride with current need for promotion. The piece emphasizes proactive marketing as essential to survival.
The Neglected Carrot in American Restaurants
A food expert laments the scarcity of mashed carrots on restaurant menus. He notes carrots are nutritious and digestible, superior to turnips in many uses, yet diners must cook them at home as venues rarely offer mashed carrot dishes.
Coroner's Verdict in India on Man Eaten by Tiger
London Chronicle reports a coroner's verdict in India declaring the man's death was caused by a tiger attack. The account notes the collapse of all other possible causes and cites the tiger as the sole agent of death in a case reflecting colonial-era wildlife dangers.
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India
Pandso
London Chronicle
Scotland Egg Preserving Mix Described by Maxwell Blake
Con sul Maxwell Blake describes a mixture for preserving eggs in Scotland. Twenty gallons of water are added to half a bushel of lime and half a peck of salt. After standing a few hours the liquid is poured over the eggs in earthen jars. The eggs become rough and brittle and must be handled carefully when used.
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Scotland
Maxwell Blake
Stammering Kingstey Finds Voice in Pulpit Like Russell Notes
G W E K Russell cites Kingstey who stammers yet speaks boldly in sermons and at bedsides. He breaks into gurgles and gasps in everyday talk but noteably quiets when preaching, suggesting the stammer restrains social outings yet aids sacred speech. The account cites Hughes as a friend and observer in Winchester Guardian.
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Charles
Tom Hughes
England
God
G. W. EK. Russell
Winchester Guardian
It Was Satan or Her Own Idea
A mother deflects a child's claim of supernatural cause for mischief by noting both Satan and the child’s own choice to kick Ellie’s shins. The exchange appears in a Youth's Companion excerpt about belief and will in children.
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Ellie
Shipboard Etiquette Jests from Mauretania Dinner
Miss Maud Adams quips on aboard manners at a Mauretania dinner. She recounts a moment where a beautiful widow in a stern deck chair is approached by a dashing man, as a child provocatively asks social questions, highlighting awkward shipboard customs.
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Maud Adams
Mauretania
Mar
Pepys Views Lisbon Court In 1601 Diary Entry
Pepys describes Lisbon as a poor dirty city with no glass windows and a king taxed meat. He notes the infanta’s rise to queen bringing a costly meal and remarks on Portugall ladies in London with odd fashions and kissing habits.
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Pepys
Lisbon
Lambert
Portugall
Infanta
London
Cleverer Than He Quotes From London Chronicle
A polished bachelor, nearly 50, returns from afar to a club lunch and is asked about marriage. He says he would marry a clever woman, though he dislikes clever women, adding that if he ever marries it will be an infernally clever one who does it.
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London Chronicle
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Anniston Testimony
Mrs. John Rouse of Anniston Alabama testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved months of backache weakness nervousness and headaches after doctors offered no relief. She bought the pills at J L Wikle's Drug Store and was quickly restored to health. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers for 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Anniston
John Rouse
Eleventh Street
Ala
Doan
Dean
J. L. Wikle
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Cockfighting Thrills Panama’s San Blas Indians
The piece contrasts panama cockfights with U.S. baseball, noting San Blas Indians in Panama and other native life. It describes bettors, birds with spurs, and methods to revive exhausted gamecocks, highlighting the brutal spectacle observed by the writer in the National Magazine.
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San Blas
Panama
Florida
United States
Windmills Power Argentina Vast Plain Resources
Describes Argentina as a large windmill country with abundant underground water and a flat grassy plain. Notes widespread wind across the landscape and extensive grazing lands dotted with windmills. Mentions Argentina imports many windmills from the United States, about a thousand monthly.
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Argentina
United States
England debate over punctuation of the Lord's Prayer
The London Globe notes controversy in England over inserting a comma in Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. It argues no comma is needed and warns the rhythm of the prayer is spoiled by punctuation.
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England
London Globe
Advertising Helps The Store Earn Its Keep
The article argues advertising is essential for a store's success. It says without ads, sales would drop and promotions would be wasted. If ads pay, they sustain the business. if not, the bottom line suffers.
Coal ads urge winter stock from Watson at best prices
Read the want ads for profit. It is the advertiser who keeps persistently at it who wins out. Buy your winter supply of coal. O. Watson sells the best grades at the most reasonable prices. Call phone 72 and talk the matter over with Wat. Jy8 tf.
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O. Watson
Railroad Schedules In Effect Rail Arrivals And Departures
Train schedules are currently in effect with arrivals and departures announced for the railroad. Officials urge passengers to verify times and platform numbers ahead of travel.
War Ad Demand Sparks Business Backing Debate
A terse line notes wartime advertising aims with calls for solid business planning and finance backing. The statement suggests firms seek investment and support to sustain campaigns and production during conflict.
Severe Punishment Verse in Yonken Statesman
A fragment from the Yonken Statesman features sharp dialogue about punishment, wit, and dominance with a line about forcing someone to eat their own words and another urging someone to devour them.
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Beulah
the Yonken Statesman
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