Will Jackson Shine This Year In Major League Hitting
A bold 1913 season outlook pits Ty Cobb against Joe Jackson and Lefty Baker as the sport’s leading hitters. The piece traces Jackson’s early impact, Cobb’s 400 batting runs, and Baker’s potential to challenge the Cleveland star, with year by year averages and expectations for the new season.
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Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Joe Jackson
Tyrus
Jackson
T. Raymond
Joe
Punch
Hughes Claims Distinction by Being Traded for Himself
Long Tom Hughes, a pitcher, boasts a unique baseball fact he is the only big league player traded for himself. Washington sent Hughes to Minneapolis years ago, with Griff picking the team later. Hughes was chosen, and his performance for Washington since then has proven to be a good pick.
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Tom” Hughes
Walter Johnson
Walter
Washington
Hughes
Minneapolis
Griff
Willett's idea to speed games by baserun rule change
Edgar Willett of Detroit suggests letting a batter-runner rap to first base and return to the bench after a home run instead of walking around the bases. He notes about fifty home runs per season in the American League waste an hour of play time and argues the hit is obvious when it clears the bleachers or fence.
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Edgar Willett
Detroit
Edgar
Sam Crawford
Crawford
Holds Catching Record by Browns Backstop Agnew
Agnew the St. Louis Browns catcher set a rare mark by catching a hundred games last season for Vernon in the Pacific Coast league without a single passed ball charged to him. Official AL records did not publish passed balls while NL records show other catchers with at least one. Curtis, who played for Montreal Toronto and Jersey City, appeared in 38 games and escaped a passed ball tally.
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Agnew
St. Louis Browns
United States
Vernon
Cal
American Association
Ban
Curtis
Montreal
Toronto
Jersey City
Magee Sets Longest Recorded Single
Quakers claim Sherwood Magee hit the longest single on record in a game against the Pirates. The liner struck near the top of the right field wall at the Phillies park and caromed toward first base, with Magee sprinting to reach safely.
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Say Magee
Quakers
Pirates
Sherwood Magee
Phillies
Graney Shapes Cleveland Outfield After Pitching Past
Outfielder Graney, now in the Cleveland lineup, formerly worked as a pitcher and has adapted well this season. He shows solid form and appears likely to retain his outfield job.
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Graney
Cleveland
Timely Hints for Farmers on Sheep Wound Dressings
Shepherd's Journal prescribes a wound dressing for sheep that combines turpentine Stockholm tar and olive or salad oil in equal parts with two parts oil. The mixture cleanses, repels flies, heals wounds and maggots, and can be substituted with any lubricating oil.
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The
Shepherd’s Journal
Stockholm
Feeding Corn and Bran For Horse Diets In Summer
The text explains feeding horses with corn either by ear or shelled, noting crushing corn cob meal is inefficient. It recommends a summer ration of corn bran and oilmeal, estimating a 1000 pound horse needs about ten pounds of corn and three pounds of bran daily, which equals fourteen pounds of oats in energy terms, with oilmeal offsetting protein differences.
System for Feeding Breeding Pigs for Rapid Growth
Proposes a feeding system for breeding pigs aiming at rapid growth and early maturity. It emphasizes building flame and bone with a protein rich diet rather than fattening on corn.
Feeding Costs Favor Strong Working Horses Over Small Pets
The piece argues larger horses cost little more to feed than small ones and, as a rule, sturdy, well fed animals that can work hard are more economical than tiny, crawling creatures. It emphasizes practicality of size in farming and labor efficiency.
Testing Cows for Milk Production at Nebraska Station
At the Nebraska experiment station dairy herd, cows showed wide variation in production. One cow yielded 12 959 pounds of milk with 3.46 butterfat and $4.17 earned per dollar of feed, while another produced 1 797 pounds with 2.82 butterfat earning only 3 cents per dollar of feed. The report urges regular testing and weighing, tracking daily to monthly milk output.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Plant shade for a chicken yard with sunflowers
Advice to shelter a chicken lot from summer sun by planting sunflowers as quick shade and as a feed source for chicks, offering practical guidance for poultry keeping with emphasis on natural shading and nutrition.
Dry Picking Geese Warns Against Before Killing
The notice cautions against dry picking geese and ducks before killing for feathers. It explains the practice inflames the skin and harms the sale value, urging proper processing instead.
Charcoal as a preventive for chicken disease urged
An early article recommends Charcoa as a preventive for disease in chickens. It suggests keeping a liberal supply before them at all times as they will eat it without being mixed into feed.
Bottle Brokers A Curious Branch Of Russian Vodka Trade
The article explains a Moscow Saint Petersburg practice where bottle brokers lend small amounts to patrons for vodka bottles at state shops. After purchase, the broker retrieves the bottle and sells it back to the buyer for a profit of one kopeck, creating a widespread, odd side economy under government control.
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Russia
Ministry of Finance
Todks
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Harper’s Weekly
Investing Your Money and the Field Sage Legacy
The article recalls Marshall Field's remark on being right 51 percent of the time and notes the Field estate at death valued around 43 million dollars. It contrasts Russell Sage’s executors finding worthless stocks with other durable holdings and emphasizes wide distribution across diverse securities as essential.
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Marshall Field
Field
Russell Sage
Sages
Fields
London Children and the Country
The bishop of Stepney recounted stories on city children's inability to value country life. A schoolgirl prefers dull country life to constant swings while another says she would not sleep in the country due to rabbits, reflecting modern urban focus over rural scenes.
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London
Stepney
Hampton Court
Westminster Gazette
Damp Napkin Riddle Sparks Boarding House Quip
A Brooklyn boarding house landlady answers a guest's complaint about a damp napkin with a pun about his overdue board. The exchange highlights a playful among residents as a local Times note.
Grammar Lesson In A Horse And Cow Field
A playful exchange about sentence order as Mary from the New York Tribune notes the rule that the lady should be mentioned first. The dialogue contrasts politeness norms and grammatical instruction in a classroom moment.
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Mary
The
New York Tribune
Grammear
These school books are a regular fraud say Mrs Nuritch
Mrs. Nuritch criticizes a set of school books as fraudulent pointing to a so called goggerry of Willie lacking any road maps and drawing concern from her husband in Chicago Record Herald reporting.
Gas bills weigh as light a matter says Baltimore American
A Baltimore American quotation notes a lawyer or speaker claiming gas bills are a light matter, while addressing a woman who dismisses their significance. The exchange highlights a clash over financial concerns and priorities in a formal tone.
Paradox Named Dog Draws Witty Exchange
A Boston Transcript quip has Shaw asking why the dog is named Paradox and Shute replying that as a pointer the dog is “decidedly disappointer.”
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Shaw
Paradox
Shute
Boston Transcript
Saying and Saving. Tommy and Mama Discuss Economy
In a Philadelphia Inquirer piece, Tommy asks about economy and his Mama explains it as what a husband preaches and a wife practices, framing economy as household discipline and moral guidance.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wireless call systems to alert operators at sea
The Saturday Evening Post discusses Marconi and others testing wireless call systems. A prolonged signal would trigger an electric bell at the receiving station, but avoiding false alarms from atmospheric electricity remains a key challenge for reliable automatic alerts.
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Marconi
Saturday Evening Post
Red hair a magnet for marriage in London society
Sir Philip Burne Jones argues Titian red hair helps women marry quickly while anthropological experts warn the red haired race is fading. Sir William Ramsay agrees that most red haired girls are married early, noting men favor them and crown their prospects with wedding bells.
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Sir Philip Burne-Jones
London
Sir Philip
Burne Jones
William Ramsay
United States Population and Global Weight Highlighted
Leslie's notes that only China and Russia exceed the United States in population, while U S units show greater effectiveness and wealth. It cites 6,000,000 as U S weight, compares next tier nations Germany Austria Hungary Japan United Kingdom France Italy and Spain with their populations, and asserts U S reach is lengthening.
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China
Russia
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Leslie
A City of Forty Mosques
Adrianople an ancient city with about 80 000 inhabitants split among Turks Armenians Israelites and Greeks. Its ruined walls mark decline since the Russo Turkish war yet forty mosques showcase eastern architecture amid a long history from Hadrian to Greek independence movements.
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Adrianople
Turkey
Greece
New York Herald
Britain Sets Sea Lifesaving Davit Rules For Ships
The British board of trade issues revised life saving appliance rules. A table prescribes required davits by vessel length with ranges from under 160 feet needing two to 1040 feet requiring twenty six. Each davit must carry a seat for every passenger.
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British Board of Trade
Kansas City Star
New American Ambassador Impresses with Editorial Humanity
The St James court congratulates its new ambassador praised for kindness in editorial matters. A quip from Mr Page highlights graceful rejection etiquette, noted by the Atlantic Monthly contributor and quoted by the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
Traits of the Turk Admire him I must confess a friend of the Turk
The author praises the Turk for simplicity dignity patience and lack of commercial instinct. He admires his artistry in architecture and decoration noting Turkish palaces mosques and fountains as worthy study while acknowledging Byzantine influence yet arguing the Turk created opportunities for foreign artists.
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Constantinople
G. Dwight
Atlantic
The Car of Progress]
A passed along reflective piece depicts a car of progress with passengers pushing a hill toward upgrade while cynics stay seated. The toilant workers persevere as optimists blame hypocrisy among reformers, urging action before change comes.
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Eugene Bernard Smith
Onutlook
Prisoner confronts judge over death sentence
A prisoner produces a personal argument claiming his brother, a physician, predicted he would live at least twenty more years. He argues the verdict would damage the brother’s scientific reputation, noting the life or death stakes in the court.
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London
Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Stirs Firebound Theater
An old time manager recalls a theater fire with over a thousand frightened patrons. Miss Scrawney was sent on stage to recite Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, and the house emptied in three minutes, according to Harper's.
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Miss Scrawney
Harper's
Dynamite Sales Question Stuns Washington Herald
A Washington Herald cartoon quotes a mock merchant declaring dynamite is sold without testing while claiming products are tested before leaving the factory. The exchange highlights irony about safety and marketing claims in commerce.
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Washington Herald
Genuine Antiques and Newer Goods Questioned
A humorous exchange features a seller assuring authenticity with lines like These are all genuine antiques and We positively guarantee that while Mrs. Nopcash doubts the value asking for newer items, characterizing the stock as hand-me downs in a lively Harper's style dialogue.
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Desser
It Does. Moccini- What is favorite method of punishing the children?
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes a dialogue about methods of punishment. The speaker, Moccini, asks about preferred discipline while Buggins answers that spanking is favored.
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Philadelphia Record
Kernel Eater Cracks Ont Persian Proverb
A terse ont Persian proverb notes that one who wishes to eat the kernel must crack the shell. The saying emphasizes effort before reward and the link between action and result.
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