Ironwood routs local team in 13 to 9 baseball game
In a ragged national games contest Ironwood defeated the local club 13 to 9 on the local grounds. Ashland beat Hurley 6 to 2 at Hurley. The piece also notes Cobb and Wagner compares as full-season leaders in batting, runs, and bases, with Wagner holding higher totals in several categories. Bernard Lee suffers a finger injury ending his season. An essay section critiques British performance in Olympics and discusses marathon pacing and the Hayes-Dorando protest. John J. Flanagan earns hammer title laurels at New York.
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Ironwood
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Cobb
Detroit
George L. Moreland
Wagner
Battin
Hayes
Dorando
Hefferon
London
New York
London Papers Review Olympic Games After London Meet
The London Illustrated Sporting News argues the next Olympic games should overhaul the program. It critiques the 1908 program and hints at changes ahead before the 1912 decision, noting room for reform and broader appeal.
Record Throw Sets American Hammer Mark in Queenstown
The big fellow hurled the 16 pound hammer 179 feet 6 inches from a nine foot circle to establish a new American record, surpassing Matt McGrath’s Kansas City mark by 14 feet 10 inches. A comparable throw from Aug 13 at Queenstown reached 181 feet 8 inches. If the Sunday record stands, it will be the world record. Frank L. Kramer, national cycle champion, again ran a half mile in 54 15 seconds at Wallsburg, beating Jack Clark’s world mark by a fraction and keeping his time as a record after a prior disqualification.
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Matt McGrath
Kansas City
Queenstown
Finnagan
Wills
Frank L. Kramer
Wallsburg
Jack Clark
Salt, Saye City
Kramer
Way to grow strong with Electric Bitters tale
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago praises Electric Bitters as a tonic for strength and flesh gains and relief from insomnia. He claims his elderly feeble mother improved markedly, with stomach liver and kidney issues resolved. Sold under guarantee at Frank B Jones drug store for 50 cents.
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P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
Frank B. Jones
Notice of Timber and Stone Proof in Michigan land
Department of the Interior United States Land Office Marquette Michigan July 24 1908 Notice is hereby given that Charles Vance of Donaldson Wisconsin who on March 25 1908 made Timber and Stone sworn statement No 096 for sex of NE Section 33 Township 44 N Range 39 W Michigan Meridian has filed notice of intention to make Final Timber and Stone Proof to establish claim to the land above described at one Register and Receiver of U S Land Office at Marquette Michigan on the 7th day of October 1908 Claimant names as witnesses Henry Roth Richard Gunnar Peter LaChance and Charles W Fish all of Donaldson Wisconsin.
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Marquette
Mich
Charles Vance
Donaldson
Wic
Township
Range
Michigan Meridian
U.S. Land Office
Henry Roth
Donaldson, Wic
Richard Gunnar
Donaldson, Wis
Peter LaChance
Charles W. Fish
Unknown Defendant Ordered to Appear in Gogebic Suit
State of Michigan Thirty Second Judicial Circuit in chancery Gogebic Lumber Company v Charles W Robinson suit filed in Gogebic Circuit Court at Bessemer. Robinson residence unknown. order requires appearance within five months and publication in The Bessemer Herald weekly for six weeks or personal service twenty days before appearance.
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Gogebic
Suit Pending In'Chancery Ou Olat W. Johnson Demer Michigan
Thirty second Judicial Circuit In Chancery Mrs Mina Johnson complainant sues to compel defendant Olat W Johnson to appear. It appears he departed his last known residence and cannot be located. Order to enter appearance by five months from order date and publication in Bessemer Herald weekly for six weeks or personal service twenty days before appearance. Judge Samuel S Cooper. Solicitor William S Baird. Bessemer Michigan Aug 29 to Oct 3.
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Mina Johnson
Circuit Court
Olat W. Johnson
Demer
Michigan
William S. Baird
Bessemer Herald
Gogebic
Samuel 8
Cooper
William
Baird
Bessemer
Educational Meeting Promises Broad Teacher Program
Noted educator Dr Small will speak on education and give a Saturday address. Superintendent F D Davis of Escanaba discusses The Delinquent Pupil and the Vacation School with insights from Escanaba. Miss Emma C Davis of Cleveland presents Language Work Its Promise and Purpose. Friday afternoon sessions cover Art Athletics Commissioners Grammar School High School Kindergarten Manual Training Music Primary and School Officers. Low railway rates offer open fare one third. About one thousand teachers are expected.
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F. D. Davis
Escanaba
Emma C. Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Davis
The Apple Cure Joke by Mark Twain
During a New York Pilgrims dinner Mark Twain mocked Christian Science. He recalled Hannibal’s apple cure for drunkenness and a town drunkard boasting he had been cured eight times, prompting a punchline about belief.
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Mark Twain
New York
Hannibal
Hank
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney remedy ad appeal
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary disorders. It claims relief from water retention, burning, frequent daytime and nighttime urination, and liquor-related issues, promoting samples and a free book by mail from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
G. A. R. Reduced Rates for Toledo Encampment
National G. A. R. encampment at Toledo Ohio runs August 31 to September 5. Wisconsin Central will sell round trip tickets to Toledo from August 27 to 26 at greatly reduced rates. Local agents provide full information.
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Toledo, Ohio
Wisconsin Central By
Toledo
A Paying Investment Dr. King's New Discovery
Mr John White of 38 Highland Ave Houston Maine reports a winter cough cured by a 50 cent bottle of Dr King's New Discovery after trying many remedies. He notes the same result this winter with few doses and calls it the best cough and lung remedy yet. Sold under guarantee at Frank B Jones drug store with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
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John White
Highland Ave
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
Frank B. Jones Drug Store
Weather Confusion and a Stifling Laughable Tale
In Washington the mood turned dour as Speaker Cannon found the financial outlook dim. A humorous aside compares a late night hotel misadventure to bad air and a pantry door mix up, ending with a punchline about how the outside weather smelled of cheese.
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Cannon
Washington
Congress
White House
Bill
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