Day of big first baseman has passed says Harry Davis
Harry Davis of the champion Athletics argues the old time first basemen like Anson Brouthers and Claude Rossman could not handle today's game. He notes modern first basemen must field throw and run bases as well as hit hard and often.
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Wering
Harry Davis
Champion Athletics
Harry
McInnis
Anson
Brouthers
Comiskey
Claude Rossman
Athletics
Ira Thomas
Detroit
Claudis
Rossy
Beasen
Owners Not Making Money In Major League Baseball
Owners of ball clubs face slim profits this year as weak interest and mercenary player talk deter fans. The Mexico threat and European tensions also reduce appeal, with several National League clubs unlikely to endure losses amid the one sided pennant race.
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Mexico
Veteran Browns Player Refuses New Style
Infielder Rhoddy Wallace, longtime Browns member since 1902, declines adopting a new playing style. He stands by his established approach amid team revisions and continues with current duties.
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Rhoddy Wallace
Browns
Baseball Rumors and Moves Stir Early 20th Century Circles
A mosaic of baseball talk includes Nap Lajoie and Muggsy McGraw praising catchers, Bresnahan eyed for Cubs manager, Hareland purchased by Cleveland Naps, Max Carey’s speed, Getz as third baseman for Dodgers, Brooklyn Federal rumor of Sunday ball, Emporia winning Kansas State league pennant, Beott’s rapid development, Fults leading player organizing talks, alleged no bid to steal Frank OChance with $26000 contract, Loudermilk moving from Louisville to Browns, scouts credited with Pesold and Wambsganss finds amid uncertain spring prospects, Captain George McBride signs a new contract to avoid ten day clause.
O Brien Appeals for Enlistment After Mons Charge
Corporal O'Brien, a survivor of the Ninth British lancers charge at Mons under Captain Grenfell, appeals to Britons to enlist after being wounded and sent home. His two brothers were killed within yards of him in the same action.
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O'Brien
British Lancers
Grenfell
Mons
Great Britain
Professors at Mall Carriers Berlin and Goettingen Students
Several older professors at the University of Goettingen are mentioned along with a note on Mall Carriers in Berlin. The fragment references academic figures and institutions.
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Berlin
University of Goettingen
Frontline veterans and ageless volunteers in Franco-British ranks
A fragment notes soldiers aged seventeen to eighteen serving at the front. It mentions Lieut Col Royal, seventy, who reenlisted as a private, highlighting unusual age and rank shifts in the wartime force.
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Col Royal
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Sterling Connecticut and Massena New York readers share testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from monthly fainting spells anemia and exhaustion. A Massena tip notes improved complexion and vitality after five years of troubling symptoms.
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Sterling
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Bertha A
Sterling, Conn
Massena
N.Y
Misa
Myres
Box 74
Massena, N.Y
Lyndia E. Pinkham
Original rib roast sparks humor in Eden couple
Eve addressed Adam plainly for the first time in their married life. Adam laughed at her joke about the roast, calling it the original rib roast. The exchange marks a light moment noted by Judge as the saving grace of humor.
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Neufmontiers
Eaux
Eve
Adam
Resinol Cures Eczema Per Reader Testimony
Baltimore reports a four year eczema case covering legs improved instantly by Resinol ointment and real net soap. After months of steady use the skin fully healed. Testimonial by T. Lewin of 1521 Summit Street. Ad ran in local papers.
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Baltimore
Lewin
Summit St
War rumors barely affect seasoned veteran of battle
A married man accustomed to real conflict shows little concern for rumors of war, remaining desensitized by years of exposure to true combat.
Old Prose Fragments on Health and Time
Fragmentary notes mention Dr. Pierce’s pellets and coded phrases about digestion and aging. The text muses on longevity and the difficulty of living long without aging, presenting a cipher-like stream of words rather than a coherent report.
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Ledger
St. Louie Shortstep
Colonel Hedges
Rhoddy
Braves
Muggsy McGraw
Ray Schalk
White Sox
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Cub
Nap Lajoie
Cleveland Naps
Hareland
Vancouver Club
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Getz
Brooklyn Federals
Emporia
Dave Fults
Peegelliger Gee Im
Feds
Frank Ochance
Yankees
Grover Loudermilk
Louisville Colonels
George McBride
Washington
Gilmore
Neal
Turcos
St. Quentin
Somme
Mitrailleuse
Misa Callie Hoke Smith
Georgia
Genevieve Clart
Joesph Johnson
South Carolina
Lucy Burleson
Clark
Bess
John A. Ray
Texas
Odessa
Sheffield
North Sea
Corporal O'Brien
W. L. Douglas
Coty
Pewaes J
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