First Pro Game and Early Baseball Tricks of A C Anson
Prac Canson recounts early career with Forest Citys, Rockford, and Philadelphia Athletics. He describes disguising himself, the barber dye mishap, a stern lecture from his father, and his initial nerves in Rockford then rising to bat and field prowess. He weighs team work against rival clubs and lists key teammates including Anson, Malone, McBride, Mack, and Cuthbert.
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Forest Citys
Des Moines
Clinton
Iowa Cities
Clintons
A. C. Anson
Clinton Club
Marshalltown
Anson
Rockford
Chicago
Tom Foley
Tom
Athletic Club of
Philadelphia
Rockfords
Forest
Anspen
Goodby
Athletics
Baltimores
Bostons
Mutuals
New York
Atlantics
Eckfords
Brooklyn
A. C
Balitimores
Ion
Bostongs
The
Combine Baseball and Wild Oats in 1872 Athletics Tale
The 1872 Athletics seek to prove themselves atop the standings against the Boston champions. A new third baseman Fulton joins, with me moved to shortstop and later to right field as part of strategic shifts. We finish 27-23, 12-2 in exhibitions, and Philadelphia’s reign ends their push.
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United
Boston
Athletics
Fulton
Boston Folks
Gall
Philadelphians
Malone
Mack
Phillie
Beaneaters
Return to Notre Dame After Forest Citys Signing
The narrator recalls agreeing to return to Notre Dame after a season with Forest Citys, a condition set by the old gentleman before joining Rockford. He notes no clear intent at first, but chose professional baseball over college, determined to “sink or swim” with the game.
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Philadelphia Athletica
Forest Citys
Notre Dame
Rockford
Jack’s Matrimony Sparks Banter in Boston Transcript
In a light exchange, Marka quips that Jack seems bent on matrimony while Parke replies that marrying Helen would straighten him out. The Boston Transcript captures the witty exchange as a social vignette.
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Marka
Jack
Parke
Helen
Boston Transcript
The Advantages of a College Education
A farmer replies to a stranger asking about sending sons to college. He notes some families value higher education while others doubt it, but he and his neighbors often boast about college days with hair-raising stories and lively songs in the kitchen after farm chores.
The Hikers Dream Of A Pink Two Bedroom Home
A playful verse recalls a couple planning a mission style dining room with red den decor and blue and yellow hall paper. They cherish seasonal decorating changes and joke about a mansion in the skies not being finished to the wife’s exact liking.
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Mission
A Warm Retort at a Dinner Party
An officer of the guards faced heat with his back to the fire during a dinner. He endured the warmth until asking for a fire screen. The host, a pompous squire, boasted that a British soldier should stand fire. The officer replied wit like a rebuke that he cannot stand it at his back.
The Usual Charge and a NY Refusal
A farewell dinner marks his departure after accepting a New York position. Six months later he returns, failing to adapt and declares the town un-American. He recalls refusing a five year contract as the best decision.
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New York
Faces Worth Looking Bit in Them In Spring Hats
A brief conversational fragment shows interest in spring hats. The speakers compare perceptions and note that beauty lies in the wearers’ faces. The exchange hints at fashion mood and social perception without concrete events or names.
Afraid of a Bath
Weary-Say Tim refuses to linger near any river at night. He recalls a past episode of sleepwalking that ended with him wandering into the water.
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Tim
Catastrophe of a Hobble Skirt
A playful verse notes a dancer’s mishap as a gay promenade ends badly. The woman in a hobble skirt trips during a mazy dance and laments the hurt she caused herself by the awkward step.
The Most Wonderful Guide I Ever Saw
A conversation from Puck presents an English tourist praising a guide who led them through a ten day desert caravan misadventure before returning them to a waterlogged spot. The American tourist recalls the guide’s past as a New York streetcar motorman.
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New York
Puck
Her Awful Secret Revealed by Whispered Hint
In Harper's Weekly a dialogue portrays Littl Binks and Whibley discussing Milas Paynter. Binks notes her beauty but senses a terrible secret. Whibley confirms a hidden detail: she is forty eight years old.
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Littl Binks
Milas Paynter
Whibley
Little Binks
Harper’n Weekly
Opening note reveals a financial request for a ten
A character reports a planned meeting next week and fears lack of resources. Another person urges calm, while the speaker asks for a small loan of ten units. The exchange centers on financial need and concern about readiness.
As It Should Be Couple Joke Card
A humorous two line exchange plays on married advice and independent judgment, with a husband reflecting on listening to his wife and an old married couple confirming the behavior. The compact banter captures a light domestic moment.
Reminded of Lapleigh in a new suit of clothes
Waggs notes Lapleigh wearing new clothes while Tages compares him to a pretty label on an empty bottle, creating a playful, theatrical exchange.
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Waggs
Lapleigh
Truthful confession in a humored exchange
In a brisk exchange Higgs notes that there are moments a husband must lie to his wife while Jiggs counters that there are occasions when telling the truth is necessary, highlighting a witty clash over honesty in marriage.
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Higgs
Jiggs
Interrupted Woeing Dream Girl Scene Banter
A fragmented passage depicts a performer singing of a dream girl as his bulldog leaps onto a fence. The dialogue drifts to uncertainty about legal action and a curious anecdote where a man instructs his mother-in-law to search for a gas leak while he seeks a gas fitter.
The Ict land deal collapse and lease offer
A brief dialogue about a proposed big office building, the land owner’s refusal to sell outright, and a 999 year lease as the obstacle. The exchange touches on investments, opinions, and humorous asides about relationships and fashion.
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Ict
Door tar incident at the academy stirs professor’s ire
In a melodramatic scene, Miss Vassarward recalls how a professor erupted upon catching someone painting his door with black tar. He ordered them never to darken his door again, underscoring the confrontation’s gravity.
Alas and Alack Maid Never Learns Pleasing Arts
A fragment notes a maiden deemed fair yet unable to master pleasing arts. The verse laments her impractical skill and bids to romance, suggesting a humorous or ironic tone about charm versus craft.
Still Life in the Parlor Hidden Plants and Secrets
In a dim parlor Herbert and a cautious maid exchange hushed words as she urges restraint while noting a rubber plant in view. He jokes about unseen foliage and mentions Johnny hiding somewhere, suggesting a tense, secretive moment between them.
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Herbert
Johnny
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