Ty Cobb tops all as only repeat .300 lifetime hitter
The piece notes Tyrus Raymond Cole with a .271 lifetime batting average over thirteen big league seasons, alongside a select group with averages above .200. It highlights Ty Cobb as unmatched, with Heine Zimmerman and other stars like Cobb, Speaker, Jackson, Collins, Baker, Melanis, Crawford and Wagner, while many are unlikely to sustain such high marks across long careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrus Raymond Cole
Heine Zimmerman
Zim
Cobb
Speaker
Jackson
Collins
Baker
Melanis
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Hans Wagner
Farm or Fight Slogan Urged For California Farmers
Dean Thomas F. Hunt of California University urged California ranchers to adopt the farm or fight slogan. He cited Canada’s wartime farming effort showing increased acreage and production while maintaining a large army. He described labor shifts and extended workdays that boosted output and outlined upcoming lectures to spread the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Cal
Canada
Dean Hunt
United States
California
Off to the War Women urged to form defense line
An article cites Russian regiments called the Battalion of Death and argues women could defend the United States. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for nervous exhaustion and female ailments, claiming benefits for young girls and women at critical times. It advertises tables for 60 cents and a larger trial pack by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pierca
Lovalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Cannery Planned For Seal Meat At Pribilof Islands
The Roosevelt steamship delivered a cannery to Pribilof Island seal rookeries. Government aims to can exportable seal meat not needed for islanders. Assistant agent H. J. Christoffers notes meat is palatable and similar to prime beef. Unrestricted killing begins this year, with about 5000 seals slaughtered for meat and pelts. The Pribilofs herd has grown from 116,977 births in 1906 to 463,274 in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Pribbloff Island
United States Fisheries Bureau
Roosevelt
H. J. Chistoffers
Bureau of Fisheries
Sea Island
Mr. Chistoffers
Rookertes
Industrial expert engages with Lander Vocational Board
W H Stone, now in charge at White Pine County High School Ely Nevada, is hired to lead a new week about industrial course in Lander Wyoming. He will teach bench work mechanical drawing builders arithmetic and English while alternating with mill work at Brower Lumber. Eligible boys over 14 and who finished the eighth grade may apply through vocational director Mr Marks to learn a profitable trade and continue schooling. The program also adds farm mechanics and farm carpentry alongside agriculture student training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brower Lumber Company
Marks
Stone
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists Claim
Druggists advertise PAZO OINTMENT claiming piles are cured in six to fourteen days. They promise relief after the first application and offer the ointment for sixty cents, asserting it stops stoning bleeding and prolapsing piles.
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Schloss Bros. Co
George W. Daiber
Lok
Afeine Zam Inctimak
WLESH
Urlahoma
Bansas
Investmants
New York
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington ST
Monticello, Ill
Logan’s Book and Curio Store
Lincoln Highway
The
Plains Hotel
First Nat'l Bank
Lander Vocational Board
Arthur Frazer
Eeley Institute
Cor
Curtis Sts
Denver
Cola
Colorado
Domke
Greeley
Greeley, Colo
Idaho
Cheyenne Fish and Poultry House
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