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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
6
A historical overview traces Mexico’s repeated uprisings from Hidalgo and Mina through Iturbide and Maximilian to the republic era, noting chronic unrest, foreign intervention fears, and high American investment alongside repeated ousters of rulers. It questions who will emerge as the next victor.
The article argues memory declines from laziness and modern schooling. It praises older scholars who learned by memorizing poetry and exact recall, urging a revival of memorization to keep minds active while balancing modern filing and note systems. It warns memory could become a relic of the past.
A meditation on missed chances and unspoken deeds that weigh on the heart at sunset. The poem laments forgotten acts of kindness and subtle duties left incomplete, noting they become haunting regrets when life seems brief.
The London Chronicle notes Sir Wilfrid Lawson questioned stamp gum for alcohol content and bloom poisoning risk. The postmaster general replied the gum is free from alcohol and stamp waste can be used as first aid on a cut finger with no danger.
In Melbourne an elderly man died at eighty two leaving a room filled with 2000 love letters penned by six different girls. The letters were found in bundles of fifty and tied with jeweled silver chains inside an ivory casket.
Gossip of the Sport World notes Savannah left hander from the New York Americans lands a young minor league pitcher from the south. At twenty three, he stands 6 foot 0 and weighs 182 pounds. He joined Yonkers after last season. His Savannah box score shows 49 games with 37 starts. He won 25, lost 12, pitched 214 innings, struck out 218, and allowed 248 hits with 110 bases on balls. He had a .248 batting average against and a 1.75 ERA. Trade moves involved Morera Brown and Jack ONeill to Chicago for Reakeman, Taylor and McLean. Larry remained with the Cardinals for a season before moving to Cincinnati, then Cincinnati to Portland via the Pacific Coast League.
The reorganized Central league starts on April 24 and ends September 7. Six teams compete: Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Evansville, Dayton, Grand Rapids, and Springfield.
The New York Nationals feature former football stars including Mathewson famed for drop kicking while at Bucknell. Starry Motormick and Fred Merkle also gained fame in college football. Gilante's first baseman once pursued Heston and made a key tackle.
Joe Curry of Mains Pa Holy Crom college Worcester Maas details a phenomenal twirler who can pitch from both sides left and right. He is expected to prove a wonder this year against college teams.
The schedule lists rowing varsity eight races against Princeton May 17 at Carnegie ink, Pennsylvania varsity and freshmen on the Severn May 24, and American Henley regatta events in Philadelphia May St. Lacrosse faces Harvard April 16 Swarthmore April 24 Carlisle May 1. Field and track meets with Johns Hopkins April 1 Dickinson May 5 George Town May 10. Rifle matches with the District of Columbia National Guard May 17 and Seventy-first Regiment New York May 24.
Larry McLean of the St. Louis Cardinals earns another shot in St. Louis where he began his major league career nearly ten years ago as a 60 member of the club returning to the mound city for a fresh start.
Arnold N. deekeen, an Oxford University student who stunned the American athletic world by winning the 1 500 meter at Stockholm in 3 minutes 54 45 seconds, defeats Abel Kiviat Norman B S Taber and John Paul Jones in order as he rounds into form for the season.
On June 2 an eight oared race will bring Andover and Exeter academies together on the Merrimac river renewing rowing relations. The event interests undergraduates graduates and several universities eyeing future collegiate competition. Harvard will support the effort by lending shells.
Howard Jones of Yale appointed head football coach for the year IDI and will assume duties at spring practice with full charge for the 1911 season. Jones, from South Orange New Jersey, previously coached Syracuse after graduating from Yale and has coached Ohio State and Yale in prior falls.
A collection of quirks and jokes from various papers. A man delays action by seeking seventeen opinions and finally follows his eighteenth friend himself. Other quips touch Bread mother, a new office boy taking a day off, and a doctor unsure what exercise to prescribe due to unassessed patient ratings.
In a Kansas City Journal snippet a reader pitches lavish label for a new apartment house, suggesting Divorce Court to attract top tenants. The exchange riffs on tone and sophistication in urban naming.
The note mentions Broest Fon asking about his wife and a person named Char Panne. It questions possible locations including office or New York lobe. The fragment lacks clear context or dates and does not establish a definite event or outcome.
OCR gibberish fragment shows unclear phrases and stray words. No coherent event, names, places, or dates clearly readable for a meaningful summary.
Disordered notes describe a tense scene as voices argue over delaying games. The text mentions a four game schedule for tomorrow and an option to pause for two hours this afternoon before resuming.
A Detroit audience enjoyed a comic moment as a performer delivered a pun about a mother-in-law. The line drew laughter and became the talking point of the evening at the local theater.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a deceitful act involving a gun and stage money. The text names no clear people or organizations, leaving the incident context and location unreadable. The piece appears to be an incomplete dialogue or confession from a crime or con game.
Fragmentary text references speaking style and Habito Avan. No identifiable people, places, dates, or events to report as a coherent news item. Unable to determine a clear news angle or outcome from the readable content.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled dialogue with names Jimmiehboy and Youmy and a unclear reference to February being cleaned or bathed. No coherent event, place, or date available. The readable lines contain dialogue fragments without a clear newsworthy incident.
A fragment from the Agnaee City Journal mentions a curious phrase about a withdrawn clue and an “Interesting Widow” amid recent affairs, with unclear context and damaged wording.
Fragmentary sentence recalls married men and wives with scattered phrases about debts and worries. No coherent event, names, or places emerge to form a factual news item.
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