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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
7
A health notice warns that untreated spring colds can worsen into throat trouble, asthma, or bronchitis. It endorses Father John’s Medicine as a nourishing, pure food remedy that strengthens the system without harmful drugs.
In a Boston Evening Transcript snippet, a lighthearted note reflects on changing times. A comic exchange from Flatbush and Bensonhurst contrasts spring romance with wartime nostalgia. A child asks what a neutral is, answered as someone with friends in both trenches.
The famed $100000 infield of Connie Mack’s Athletics, McInnis Collins Barry Baker, broke up as players sold to rivals. Baker to the Yankees, Colling to the White Sox, Barry to Boston, with Mack collecting sums totaling around seven thousand for Stuffy McInnis and others. the combined value exceeded the headline figure.
Mordecai Brown recalls the 1908 playoff win over the New York Giants 4 to 2 at the Polo Grounds. He describes facing early danger, four-run third inning against Mathewson, and the Giants rally in the seventh. The strain and tense atmosphere, including threatening Black Hand letters, left him deeply alarmed.
Rupert Mills, a former Newark Feds youth player, remains under contract with ex-owner Pat Powers who cannot place him. Mills reports daily for practice and trains with local peers to earn his $3,000 salary.
A collation of baseball gossip notes. Hans Wagner’s form prompts daily batting checks while Joe Jackson’s power shines despite sparse hits. Tris Speaker leads the Indians to improvement. Athletics prove erratic with losses and wins alternating. New players enter the scene as Elis from Philadelphia join Wheeling, and retirements loom for George O'Brien. Manager Tinker lauds Max Flack while Billy Sullivan favors extended training for Detroit pitchers after autumn.
A recent Australia based game between native and American resident nines drew vivid vernacular. The Americans mounted the box and walked to first while Casey and Hearnden figured in errors and hits. Bragg, Brown, Golby and Spiller starred with sharp hits, stolen bases, and pivotal runs as Australia struck back to reach four in a brisk session.
Yankees manager Bill Donovan and club magnate Capt. Til Huston clashed over pitcher Dan Tipple. New York had paid about $9,000, but Donovan ordered Tipple to the Baltimore Internationals while Huston pressed for more trial. Tipple failed to make good, Donovan prevailed.
Larry Lajoie, nearing forty two, delivered a brilliant fielding game marking his twenty first year as a professional and twentieth in the major leagues. He has long been among the game's most graceful infielders and still shows much of his former skill.
The Boston Braves abandon road uniforms in favor of straight gray outfits for this season. The Cubs also shift from blue to gray uniforms, embracing a single shade for traveling attire.
A collage of notices and testimonials tout Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with displacement and ulcers, plus patient letters from Crandon and Roxbury praising its benefits. Also brief snippets on Mother Gray's Powder for children and a humorous quip about a Detroit wife wearing a wig, reflecting era tone and public notices.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a cure for rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands promising immediate relief and complete speedy healing with free samples by mail and a booklet, urging readers to address Cuticura Boston. Also notes Dr Kline epilepsy medicine trial bottle and a light joke about a crying baby figure.
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