Postwar sports urged to flourish in America
After the war, baseball boxing and football are predicted to gain larger followings. Soldiers trained in camps will spawn thousands of new enthusiasts and a revived public interest in sports, with government support from President Wilson and Secretary Baker ensuring healthful recreation continues nationwide.
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Uncle Samuel
Manly Wrt
Ramon
United States
Suim
Blnm
Wilson
Baker
Washington
Seven Rules for Golfers From a Historic Tee Card
A vintage guide lists seven cardinal rules for golf, emphasizing steady posture, inward wrist turn, firm grip with emphasis on thumbs and fingers, controlled arm movement, a smooth club head follow through, steady right shoulder motion, and swinging hard only with proper form while keeping the head still until impact.
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Warry Varden
Winnings of Hourless Thourless Crowned Belmont Colt
The French-bred racehorse Hourless Thourless, owned by Mr Belmont, earned $25,275 in the last season across its competitive run.
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Hourless
Thourless
Belmont
Britishers in United States Called to Colors
Article discusses British and Canadian volunteers in the United States draft for service, led by General White, seeking to recruit citizens for Allied forces and detailing cross border military mobilization during wartime. It notes substantial numbers already enlisted and emphasizes the urgency of mobilization.
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Earle Hooker Eaton
United States
Great Britain
Bug
W. A. White
CLM. G
Teiuia
Aiden
Cary
Trivadior
White
Noman
Great Bultam
Wettiie
Bolzhum
Charg
Meng
Marne
Franey
Belogno
Witte
Jones
von Kivek
Cme
France
United States Senate
Canada
Pnassannt
Alon
Aude
Povey
Fame
Denver
Bales
Reyal
Pls Corps
Cunsila
Yorty Clarks
New York
Tirlite Aid
Geers Wlate
Alredidy
Strang
Fey
Ameren
Elena
Watts
Shatehiehs
Pineapples in Straits Settlements Hit by Limited Data
Consul Harry Crambell notes pineapple canning is a flourishing minor industry in the Straits Settlements with uncertain acreage. About 2010 acres were planted on rubber estates on Singapore Island in 1916. Exports valued at 2,500,910 dollars are recorded for 1876, while data for other Malay Peninsula areas are sparse and much of the crop serves local markets. The article also mixes in wartime context and recruitment themes, but the pineapple note stands as the core business fact.
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Straits Settlements
Harry Crambell
Singapore
Ttig
Federated Malay States
His Only Chance Howas can offortmation
A family scene follows a child arguing over cake before a meal. A strained conversation shifts as a caller interrupts and signals a receiver change, hinting at a tense domestic moment and a fatigued voice at the end.
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Tayereile
Robert
Weathering the cold with a lone sweater on
The fragment hints at a chilly day with temperatures low enough to justify wearing one sweater. It reflects a casual, observational note on attire and season.
Try Socks Then
A garbled line from a historical page presents a misread phrase likely from a language practice or dialect note. It references a headword like "Socks" and fragments suggesting a dialogue about attire or action. Further context is unavailable in the legible text.
Gray Hair Recipe Promises Darkening At Small Cost
A home remedy outlines mixing water with Barbo Compound and glycerine to dye hair gradually. The ad claims the formula will darken faded hair, leave it soft and glossy, and not color the scalp, with full directions in each Barbo Compound box.
Unscrutable Microtext Fragments Offer Lost Clue
Readable fragments show a garbled exchange with a pessimistic narrator. The text hints at a misheard name or phrase and a lingering doubt about a key detail, suggesting a transient glimpse into a larger, unclear scene.
Fletcher's Castoria Ad Claims 30 Years Use
An old advertisement urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for infants and children. It stresses the product bears the signature and notes it has been in use for over three decades, with a child’s request voice cited for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Year of Christ's Breath and Ancient Calendar Reflections
A fragmentary chronicle notes in a late antique calendar about Christ, Christian figures, and Roman era events. It references Diocletian’s reign, martyr traditions, and a debate on dating and rites tied to Alexandrian and Hebraic sources.
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Christianis Duune Colendar
Athens
Diocletian
Jesus
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Gus
Walt
Amr
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