Conway and Avera boxing bout ends in a draw
In a crowded auditorium a Larry Avera vs Jim Conway boxing match ends in a draw after Conway relied on charging while Avera boxed, with the undercard featuring Young Stribling in his pro debut and Boorde defeating Ferns in a gruelling ten round bout.
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Jim Conway
Avera
Fuzzy Woodruff
Larry Avera
Jimmy Conway
Conway
Habdy
Sinlders
Avera-Conway
Stribling
Freddie’ Boorde
Now & Birmingham
Fearless Ferns
Walk Milrer
Bell
Jad Salts for Kidney Trouble Promoted in Local Ad
A local druggist promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleanse and acid neutralizer. The ad claims four sips of Jad Salts daily with water before breakfast will flush clotted kidneys, relieve backache, headaches, and bladder irritation. It describes the product as harmless, inexpensive lithia water, and urges readers to use it to prevent serious kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kianey
Kitney
Musterole Headache Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Musterole as a ready antiseptic ointment for headaches and colds. It claims external use only, no stomach or heart effects, and lists uses from sore throat to neuralgia. The ad markets sizes from 65 cents to a capital size three dollars.
Dooson Tone Claimed to Vanquish Calomel Doom
A garbled ad claims Dooson Tone can cure sickness from Calomel and mercury. It warns of dangerous contact and promises a miracle remedy, urging readers to obtain a bottle despite unclear details and questionable efficacy. The fragment suggests strong sensational language and a hard sell.
Athletics Mobile Schedule Stirs Spring Plans
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Americans, returned from a southern tour and outlined a tentative spring training schedule. The Athletics will alternate games with the St. Louis Nationals at Lake Charles, Louisiana and Orange, Texas. Additional games with the New York Giants at Lake Charles and Mobile on the return trip are planned, along with matchups against Houston and Beaumont teams. Practice would start in March, with departure for the south around March 1.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia American League Baseball Club
Head
St. Louis
Nat Honals
Lake Charles
Athletics
Orange
Texas
Cardinals
New York Giants
Moblte
Aiga
Houston
Beaumont
Mack
Blarch
South
Virginia Calls Off Crimson Track Dates
Harvard varsity track plans a southern spring trip were canceled after action by the University of Virginia and the Naval Academy. Major William Moore, Harvard graduate manager of athletics, said Harvard will not meet two athletes of Negro blood south of the Mason-Dixon line. Harvard will instead schedule a spring trip with Penn State and possibly other northern colleges. no dual meets with Inc. entities are planned south of the line.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Mason-Dixon Hiel
University of Virginia
Naval Academy
William Moore
Crimson
Moore
Penn State College
Mason-Dixon. Inc
Memphis Purchases Couple of Pitchers
Memphis Tennessee January 17 Tom Wat king president of the Memphis Southern association last night announced that he had bought Boyd a right handed pitcher with the Oklahoma City club last season and Larks a right handed pitcher with Joplin Missouri last year.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tom ‘Watking
Memphis: Southern Association
Boyd
Oklahoma City
Jeaton
Larks
Joplin
Coal Dust Lungs Dull Miner’s Health in 1918 Memoir
A fragmentary recollection from November 1918 describes a miner’s severe coal dust exposure causing persistent coughing and chest pain. After hospital care and outdoor air, milk emulsion is promoted as a remedy restoring appetite and weight. The ad claims Milks Emulsion rebuilds flesh and aids digestion, urging readers to try it.
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Massion
Bietalea
Jim DeHart Signs With Pittsburg Pllls
January 7 Pittsburg papers report Jim DeHart signs with the Pittsburg football team. The Georgia bound defensive back, who lived in Reynoldsville as a youth, has college and independent league play experience and is viewed by Barney Dreyfuss as having a chance to prove himself. DeHart attended Saltsburg Preparatory School before joining Pitt via Kiskiminetas.
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Spe
Georgia
Pittsburg
DeHart
Bath
Barney
Dreyfuss
Reynoldsville
Kisk
Pitt
Saltsburg Preparatory School
Prep basketball schedule pits G M A against Bluebirds and others
Local prep basketball unfolds in a busy afternoon with the G M A quintet meeting the Bluebirds of University High on their court while Fulton County High scholars face Totbert’s team. University High G M A clash and Boys High versus Commercial highlight the late card amid amateur games at the Auditorium.
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Bluebirds
University. High
Totbert
Fulton County High
University
Fourteenth Street
Amateus
Jack Whitson
Atlanta Post
American Legion
Europe
Paskatbel
Gamas
Southern Dental College
Federal Prison
Grace Methodist
United States Tire Company
United States Tire
Agogas
Ance
Wilson League
Boys
Va. Tech High
Grant “Park Athletic Associaion
Pi Beta
Hapeville
Tech High
Boys’ High
Banks Report Slower Inflation Than Believed by Comptroller
Comptroller of the Currency William declares federal bank data show inflationary pressure easing since year end. Loans and discounts across national banks on March 4 totalled 859, the government notes a rise in total resources to 2.982 billion but flags a 20 month drop in U S securities and a net gain from September to November. The report highlights shifts in circulation, national bank assets, and regional trends on the Pacific coast and in the Northeast.
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United States Securities
Ehrinke O
Pacific
National Bank
Betaren Coen
Tmat
Start of Johnson Comiskey feud in American league rise
The piece recounts the long rivalry between Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey, tracing their friendship back to Cincinnati Scouts and the founding of the American League. It notes how past trust sank into animosity, sparked by a hunting trip prank and later disputes over umpiring and team control, costing baseball dearly.
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Ban -Johnson
Amerigan League
Hetrad
Johnson-Comiskey
Was
Comiskey
Jo Ion
Cincinnati
Western League
Johnson
Erica
American’ League
Springstead
Wisconsin
Aker Tentral
Libason
Hunter
Avery
Arnntfinanes
Fifield
Nd Ag
Mattison
Bane
Ban
Wes
Lila
Trea
Henry
Han
Hepetiora
Commy
Camry
Lux
Jimm
Ducky Holmes
Fielmes
Baza
ELOPER FEARS ANGRY HUSBAND IN POLICE CASE
Fragmentary account details an attempted elopement feared by an angry husband. The narrative recalls leaving home with a child, selling property, and fleeing through small towns before an arrest at a garage. The piece hints at ensuing legal actions and public curiosity about the affair.
Car Theft Attempt and Shelter Request in Kentucky
A man reports an attempted car theft near Kentucky where a woman and child were with him. The trio sought shelter at Grimes’ place for the night claiming to own the car, which turned out to be stored with payment for the night prior. An officer verified storage marks and the party later returned to the building with the vehicle.
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Herry Tighes
Grimes
Nina Wen
Atlanta
Warletts
Hima Ford
Kentucky Iienwa’ Ter
Kentucky
Tha May
Wea
Bis
KY. Jrimes
Auburn Tech Rivalry and Team Shakeups Amid Strong Schedule
Coach Jos nd, with Gibby absent, shifts in the Jacket lineup as Gene Wrigley may hold forward, Mayer and Jenks stay regular. The pace is off due to weak shooting, but optimism rises for next week with Furman and the Tigers, while Auburn’s front lingers in a sputtering form. A preliminary scrubs game and freshmen schedule loom as plans unfold for Riverside Academy and the Tech-Auburn clash. Bowhie and six children tied to a Kentucky tobacco farm were cited in a separate domestic note.
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Ork
Jos
Ahonorabis
Mavens Om
Rigley
Buck
Gibby
Mayer
Jenks
Wrigley
Sean Aer
Wina
Yellow Jacket
Furman
Tech
Auburn
A. Cs
Barks
Daddy Amis
Scrubs
Farman
Agora Five
Lattes
Performanes
Hiverside
Academy
Tech-Auburn
Vaccination Crusade Launched Amid Public Health Push
Dr. Kennedy leads a city wide vaccination drive aimed at vaccinating up to 40,000 residents, with about 260 people treated on day one. The effort, funded to cover some 20 000 or 23 000, targets those without prior scars or under three months, and uses police station processing for noncompliant individuals.
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Kennedy
Negassary
Gage
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The article previews boxing matches in Atlanta with The Constitution and The Journal teams, detailing rivals like J C Pite Jr and Guy Bitler, plus Woodruff versus Shonesy. It lists team members from The Journal, The Georgian, and The Constitution and mentions upcoming bout dates and locations.
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Forsyth
Piedmont Hotel
Js C.pite, Jr
Constitution
Guy Bitler
Miller
Lloyd’s
London
Journal
Georgian
Bt B
Woodruff
Charles Shonesy
Shonesy
the Journal
Yohn_ J. Dubb
Oscar Davis
William Chenault Munday
Ed Danforth
Guy Butler
Charles
Marietta Grabs Prep Girls Win Over Fulton High
Marietta High defeated Fulton High 26 to 2 in the opening girls league game. Garmon led Fulton with two field goals as Gober topped Marietta with six points. Craddock and Fulton’s Garmon shone late while Fulton pressed Marietta in the final minutes.
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Frank Carpenter
Mariette High
Fulton High
Marietta
Garmon
Fulton
Gober
Craddock
Fultonites
Galisy
McMillin Offered Pro Pilot Role in College Football
Louisville January report states centre college football star Joe McMillin is offered to lead a pro pilot team in Canton Ohio. He has not decided yet but sees the offer as a bridge between his collegiate career and business plans.
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Louisville
Ro” McMillin
Canton
Ohio
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Bill Bailey
Jack Denham
Kid Karst
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Freddie Boorde
Saylor
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Martin Burke
Happy Littleton
Russell Manieri
Lnie
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Bill’ Bailey
Savannah
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Dempsey
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