Qualities of Cub Shortstop by Homer Croy
A humorous profile of Joe Tinker as Cubs shortstop blends fiction and satire. The piece lampoons his sacrifice hit strategy and boasts about Tinker’s athletic antics from rowing on the Missouri to theatrical roles and farm life in Oregon. It riffs on his bravado and versatility.
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Homer Croy
Joe Tinker
Cubs
Missouri River
Durham Bulls
Joseph Tinker
Poe Soreee
Sulien Steve
Gladys
Cannonball Limited
Reginald M. Tinker
Steve
Reginald Montmorency
Tinker
Brown
Harvard
Diamond
Christy
Mathewson
Matty
Oregon
Main Street
Monroe Avenue
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alperta
Alberta
Ottawa
Canada
Scout Irwin Sees Potential in 1911 New York Americans Infield
Scout Arthur Irwin believes Man eager Wolverton can build a strong infield with Knight Gardiner and Dolan. He cites Knight’s past injuries, Gardiner’s late father’s death affecting form, and Dolan and Hartzell as dependable options at third.
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Arthur Irwin
New York Americans
Maneager Wolverton
Jack Knight
Gardiner
Earl
Dolan
Hartzell
Knight
Chase
Gossip Among Sports Seeks Scouting and Trades
Jim McGuire may scout for the Tigers and Noah Hanline could move to Chattanooga. Baseball talk centers on player trades by weight and plans for next spring with Cravath possibly affecting John Titus. Many teams look strong as pennant races begin and fans debate boxing versus other sports.
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Jim McGuire
Tigers
Baltimore
Noah Hanline
Chattanooga
Cravath
Phillies
John Titus
Many Star Batters Drafted by National and American Leagues
A survey lists top minor league batters drafted by major clubs for 1912. Names include Cravath, Cobb, Wagner, and Hellmuller with teams and current performance figures. The article notes British plans to challenge for the Harmsworth motor boat trophy again this summer.
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Providence
Hart
Fulton
Philadelphia
Wagner
Pittsburg
Nebraska
Coyle
Superior
Omaha
New York
Blue
Piqua
Hellmuller
Los Angeles
Conmners
Jackson
Naylor
Wichita Falls
Johnson
Decatur
Tristate League
Cockerell
Read
America
Severe skin ailment cured by Cuticura products in 1911
Mrs K Detlefson of Brooklyn reports chronic itching and burning all over the body with hair loss and nails damaged. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills along with hot baths, she says her skin healed and hair grew back, credits savings to starting treatment earlier. A free sample offer via Cuticura Dept L Boston is noted.
Signs of p Winner at Bridge Club Sparks Gossip
Mr Meekton comments on a bridge club winner as women appear to dislike her yet continue to invite her to play. The exchange hints at tensions within the group and the social dynamics surrounding a successful player.
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Mr. Meekton
Vintage Remedies Ad Snippet with Teething Syrup And Croup Remedy
An aged newspaper fragment advertises Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething gums and wind colic at 25 cents per bottle and Hoxle s Croup Remedy for congestive colds and sore throat at 60 cents. Also a quip about a poor chauffeur.
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Hoxsle
Father John's Medicine Endorsed By Doctors Across the Land
A lettered appeal notes individuals from Reading Bangor Meriden Fairhaven and other towns say their doctors recommended Father John's Medicine for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. The ad touts non alcoholic safe ingredients and claims to strengthen the body. It emphasizes the remedy is not patent medicine but a doctor prescribed product.
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C.H. Dunkel
Linden“ Street
Reading
John
A. E. Hixon
Larkin Street
Bangor
Henry F. Willet
Crown
Meriden
Conn
Frank Poff
Hallam
Catherine Boyle
Blackburn Street
Fairhaven
Mass
Charles L. Brown
Irving
Father John
Rouslacl A DE Ka
California
Force of Habit in a Hen Coop Suspicion Tale
A colonel catches Rastus with three hens under his coat and accuses him of theft. Rastus pleads innocence saying he carried them in to keep them from freezing as snow falls, lamenting the suspicion.
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Rastus
Harper’s Weekly
Great Northern Colonist Fare From Midwest to Northwest
Great Northern Railway announces a special One Way Colonist fare of 33 dollars from Chicago to Northwest points from March 1 to April 15. Three daily westbound trains operate from St Paul Minneapolis Chicago and Kansas City with tickets to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia.
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Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Great Northwest
Golden Great Northern States
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Duluth
Superior
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Ritish Columbia
Helena
Butte
Great Falls
Havre
Kalispell
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett
Bellingham
Vancouver
Victoria
Portland
Great Northern States
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Cesare
Scout Irwin
Wolverton
St. Louis
Smith
Nashville
Pratt
Montgomery
Brooklyn
Cobb
Detroit
Thrasher
Cleveland
Mayer
Paris
Atlanta
Wofford
Charlotte
Holy Cross
Muscatine
Connolly
Terre Haute
Rossback
Hartford
Hattiesburg
Cotton State League
Perry
Ty Cobb
Ing
Virginia League
Norfolk
Honus Wagner
Gleapakon
Ease Lab Td
Fletcher
Mrs. Gaskell
Woodlawn Nurseries
Rochester
N. Y
FIG $ IG Syrup CO
Western Canada
Canadian West
Princes Albert
Sask
Julius $. Woodward
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Board of Trade
Dept. L
Prince Albert
Susk
New Jersey
Guernsey
Chas. B. Kennedy Co
Prenton
N. J
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Good Town
Long &Co
Wilder
Winnipeg
Frarapice
Nobantinta Cory
Munee Somerset Block
AGRE
Bell Y
Clark, Meithews
C. H.va
Putnam
Monroe Debug
Quincy, Il
TRS
Icanforn
Great Northern
W. M. Lowrie
General Eastern
Broadway
Centurion Bldg
N.Y
Carter
S. Crawford
Geneseo Street
Syracuse
Joase
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