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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
5
Ruth Barkley engineers a hospital rescue and uses her influence to influence a board decision. She helps a driver and injured woman, then confesses the outcome was not hers alone but their shared faith and “Our Father” that granted the promotion to Joe Shorter.
Doctor Legendre introduced 500 cyapin red fish into Madagascar ree waters to prey on mosquito larvae and eggs. Within six months the population grew to 10 000 reducing pests and malaria, improving living conditions and grain culture. The fish also proved beneficial to native food.
After Will Crooks was elected to Parliament he took his daughter to Westminster. She marveled at the splendors and whispered to him that he is an able man in their kitchen but not very present here. The exchange shows a child's candid critique of public life.
The piece salutes Tionas Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates for completing 25 years in baseball, noting his status as the game’s best hitter and infielder and recalling Cy Young and Matty in historical comparisons. It highlights his frequent league-leading hitting as a defining habit.
Perdue a veteran pitcher with Louisville in the American Association claims he knows the regular definition of a gink. He describes a gink as a man with mud on his boots year round and living so back in the woods that owls sleep with his chickens, using a watchdog.
Ray Schalk, catcher for the White Sox, predicts the Yankees will be the team to beat in the league race. He credits Boston as tough but expects Donavan’s dynamiters to challenge. Schalk contends Chicago is the real class of the league and points to spring conditioning for a strong start.
Manager Fielder Jones criticizes the Rickey plan of optioning players. He says if he cannot use a player he would prefer to sell him outright. He argues players sent to farms may secure better berths if there are no option strings, noting many clubs won't take an optioned player.
Larry Doyle is hitting regularly while Joe Tinker becomes a regular citizen of Columbus. Frank Chance has a solid infield and the Reds loom as midseason dark horses. Cuban Cueto and Neale of the Reds earn nicknames. Gilhooley and Gardner show promise as outfielders. Farry stands out as a strong Milwaukee hitter.
A nostalgic portrait recalls Kid Gleason’s gritty play with the pennant battles in earlier baseball, his fifty milestone age, and a Philadelphia hotel meeting with Jimmie Callahan. The piece notes Gleason’s sharp eye, base stealing, and a notorious spike incident that left Clarke’s ribs struck, while players debate the sport’s shift to candy items over tobacco.
Nap Rucker retires from the Brooklyn club and Jean Dubuc exits Detroit after six years of strong service. Critics wonder how slow balls elude hitters and why Warhop endured seven big league seasons despite limited success.
Lima Ohio resident Mrs Jennie Moyer Testifies she recovered from displacement and health problems after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She urges other women to try the remedies noting relief after two months and five dollars spent. She offers to answer questions. The ad cites tonic herbs for female ailments and mentions leg injuries like bog spavin or thoroughpin to be cleaned off promptly.
After reviewing Louisville's team ages the joke of Minneapolis as an old men's home loses steam. Average age is 28 with players ranging from 20 to 34. Hub Perdue Beebe Taniels are all listed at 34, though birthdates differ.
Consul B A Wakefield reports in Port Elizabeth that 1916 ostrich census results show only a small change from 1910 figures as South Africa reduces ostrich farming. About 1400 completed forms were returned, reflecting major ostrich farmers surveyed by a leading wholesale house.
A playful dialogue ends as Wil asks about a filibuster and his mother plans to explain tomorrow. The scene shifts to a domestic bedtime moment with a father enforcing an early night and a girl anticipating a bright world ahead.
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