Airships and Baseball Mix in Landmark 1920s Tale
Captain MacManus recalls a 1920s plan to merge airships with baseball. Bill Flinger, under orders, allegedly pitched a game while invisible aid from Professor Ignatz steered bat and ball, yielding a 10 to 0 NY victory over Chicago with strategic magnet-ray tech. The narrator hints at a later school for cubs.
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Bill
Ellis Island
Jersey Shore
Chicago
MacManus
New York City
Yonkers
Ignatz
Mac
Blinker
Plate
Chicagos
Captain MacManus
W. G. Chanman
Legend of the Roaring Brook and Winona tale
A Ojibway legend from Harbor Springs Michigan tells how chief Halli’s daughter Winona and her lover Neema flee to a lake island to escape Motchimanitou the evil spirit. Winona dies in captivity and Neema drowns in the brook that later bears his death song, giving the stream its name Roaring Brook.
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Father Marquette
Upper Lake Region
Harbor Springs
Mich
Halli
Little Traverse Bay
Winona
Neema
Motchimanitou
Neoma
O Halli
Lake Michigan
Shawondasee
Hope
Frlm
Enterprising Young Man Of Town Cited By Miss Prettyface
A fragment shows Miss Prettyface praising Mr Staylate for living up to her brother’s favorable opinion. She asks what is meant by the compliment and calls him an enterprising young man of the town who is going somewhere.
Scout Keeler Disputes Call In Sand Lot Game
East coast star Joe Tinker relays Willie Keeler tale about a western league sand lot game. A lanky scrub captain argues a strike to Keeler, who confirms the call and is amused by the boy’s bold challenge to a legendary batter’s judgment.
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Joe Tinker
Willie Keeler
Giants
Keeler
Cuticura Heals Child Eczema In Ten Days
Edith Schwartz of Hillsboro Illinois reports a severe eczema breakout on her child s lower limbs that caused itching burning and sleepless nights. After trying other remedies a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the condition in ten days and a larger supply was purchased. Ad. Cuticura available worldwide with a free sample and Skin Book.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Edith Schwartz
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
She Would Get Even in a Quiet Domestic Scene
A mother, worn from an afternoon of shopping, relaxes in her chair and recounts her experiences to a listening home circle. Her child Ella chimes in, noting she met the rude Annie Green, who remained impudent as ever, prompting praise for defiant retort.
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Annie Green
Ella
Epilepsy Cure Claims From Red Bank Physician
Reports from New Jersey claim Dr. H W Perkins of Red Bank has a remarkable epilepsy treatment with many patients reporting cures and benefitted old cases. Readers are urged to write to Branch 49 Red Bank for a free supply of the remedy.
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New Jersey
Red Bank
N. J
Perkins
H. W. Perkins
Polite Bertha Teaches Family Courtesy in Dinner Incident
A young girl invited to dine with her parents is told to speak only when spoken to. After a silence, the hostess asks what the girl would like next. The reply is I should like you to begin asking me questions, illustrating polite etiquette from Lippincott's.
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Bertha
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Madison
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Peoria
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