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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
6
Dorothy Perkins explains a simple mini windmill craft built from a spool hub, blades of cigar box wood, and a wooden shaft, plus a toy-jack mechanism. She also shows berry box based doll furniture including a swing, sofa, chair, stool, library table, bed, and cupboard with finish tips.
A roundup of baseball gossip and player movements including Jack Frost seeking a slab job with the Naps, Joe Sugden assisting Branch Rickey with Browns pitching, Connie Mack blocking Eddie Plank’s retirement, and Jake Daubert’s earlier sale. Reports mention Ed Walsh’s form, Hank O’Day’s management, Vic Saier’s salary surge, and Clark Griffith plotting spring games with the Giants.
Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson hails Jim McGinity as a legendary iron man pitcher. He recalls McGinnity’s dominant form with both the Giants and Dodgers, his consistent workload in the Northwestern league, and his durable underhand delivery that kept him effective into his late thirties.
The Amateur Athletic Union opened a drive to raise funds for the American Olympic team of 1916. Secretary James Sullivan urged a mail vote on pledging $3,000 of the union's funds to the American Olympic Committee.
James E. Sullivan, A A U secretary treasurer and I A A F rules chairman, warns college captains against undergraduates playing summer baseball for pay. He notes no such thing as summer baseball and argues amateurs must stay separated from professional sport to maintain amateur status. He recalls past debates at Harvard and stresses the Olympic sport rule will tighten amateur standards.
George Chip told a party that he does not claim the middleweight championship though he boasts a solid punch and durability. He admits slow feet are a handicap and says he has trained in baseball and track to gain speed but remains ready for top opposition.
Michigan university announces a steel and concrete Perry Field stadium with phased construction. The initial phase will replace the south stand and add about 6,500 seats, bringing capacity to 22,000, with total seating to 46,000 once complete.
Philadelphia rowing men anticipate winning this year’s national regatta as the executive board meets in New York in March. The Schuylkill Navy course is among the nation’s best.
Veteran outfielder Josh Devore declares he will write a memoir titled Around the League In Sixty Days outlining his travels and experiences as he played for nearly every club within a two month span. He aims to capture insights, anecdotes, and the baseball culture from a peripatetic season.
In a cautious exchange, an agent asks Mr. Hoolihan for a photograph of his late wife Mrs. Hoolihan and promises a lifelike speaking portrait in two weeks. He hesitates, preferring a simple image of her looks without a mechanical speaking replica.
George Ade recalls a humorous chat among bachelors at the Chicago Athletic Club. A married man claims wives cannot keep secrets, recounting a scandal heard from his wife who supposedly never keeps secrets herself. The exchange exposes playful mistrust between husbands and wives with ironic humor.
A fragmentary ad style scene features talk of pain relief Yneumatica, a marital dispute, and a prospective divorcee with a gown. A Putnam Fadeless Dyes pitch appears alongside a housewife reading a grandmother's cookbook and a sudden stop on a recipe for Poor Man's Cake.
Mrs. Mattie Haley of Danville Virginia reports strong relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills claiming reduced pain better sleep and overall health. The advertisement urges other women with female troubles to try the remedies and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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