Too Late. A pedestrian seeks rest at a roadside house
A weary man asks for tea and toast at a roadside house. The hostess offers to open the eggs but the egg proves undercooked, prompting the man to remark the egg was not boiled soon enough.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
7
Wanted A Steady Man To Tend Garden And Cow
Connecticut advertisement seeks a respectable young man to look after a garden and care for a cow with a good voice and used to sing in the choir, a quaint early New England employment notice reflecting rural duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New England
Would you consider marriage to a count these days
A witty exchange about marrying into nobility and wartime valor. An American heiress notes foreign nobles have behaved gallantly in the trenches, and after proving heroism the public overlooks reluctance to work.
Subsidized Meals Spark Lighthearted Quip
Mrs Townley questions paying a girl ten dollars weekly for cooking. Mrs Subbubs counters that four dollars cover cooking while six dollars cover staying, revealing a playful misinterpretation of a subsidy.
J A Page Dies in Boston at Ninety Former Dwight Headmaster
J A Page died in Boston at age ninety a long time headmaster of Dwight School for fifty years his death marks the end of an era at the renowned institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Page
Boston
Dwight School
Burns Rated as Greatest Sun Fielder in Nets of Giants
The article credits George Burns of the Giants as possibly the greatest sun fielder since Wee Wille Keller. It notes Burns’s six seasons with New York after starting as a catcher with Utica in 1909, his steady play, and his modest, publicity-averse nature. Burns was born in Utica in 1889, stands five seven, weighs about 175.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burns
Giants
Burns
Wee Wille Keller
Rays
Sol
New York
Utica
Clan of
McGraw
Ray Schalk
Hughie Jennings
N. Y
Harvard Yale and Princeton Pass Up 1917 Football Receipts
The Big Three announce they will not field varsity football in 1917 leaving about 500000 in receipts uncollected. They state the money would only enable inferior teams and must avoid harming the public by paying for athletic expenses from other funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cambridge
New Haven
N. J
Brickley Named Supervisor of All Boston College Sports
Boston College appoints Charlie Brickley as supervisor of all athletic branches. A graduate board subcommittee will assist, including Rev. R. A. O'Brien S. J. Thomas D. Lavelle R. B. Teeling and Francis R. Mullin. An athletic dormitory is proposed and faculty input sought. Archie White and John A. O'Brien named medical advisers to the football squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Charlie Brickley
Graduate Board of Athletics
Brickley
R. A. O'Brien
S. J
Thomas D. Lavelle
Teeling
Francis R. Mullin
Archie” White
John A. O'Brien
Wickland Leaves Indians as He Likely Joins Boston
Indianapolis fans lament the loss of Al Wickland speedster outfielder who may join the Boston Nationals after Philadelphia Nationals cancelled their draft. Wickland has been a major contributor to the Indians pennant run though recently hampered by an injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indians
Indianapolis
al Wickland
Boston Nationals
Wickland
Philadelphia Nationals
Dana Fillingim
I Won’t Work If I Have To Says Clymer On I W W Pitches
A Toledo writer asked Louisville pitcher Bill Clymer in August if he would win the pennant. He curtly replied that he did not think so and blamed too many I W W pitchers on his club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Bill Clymer
Louisville
Bil
Bill
Clymer
First Triple Play in Forbes Field History
In a Pitts burgh Boston doubleheader on September 18 the first triple play at Forbes Field was completed. With bases loaded in the second, Myers hit to Boeckel who relayed to Schmidt forcing at the plate, then Schmidt threw to first to retire Kelly at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Forbes Field
Myers
Boeckel
Schmidt
Meyers
Kelly
Milwaukee pitcher Healey honored with army dental corps commission
Thomas Healey of the Milwaukee Brewers receives a commission in the army dental corps and reports for duty. He played college sports at Pittsburg and had a trial with Connie Mack but did not persist in the major leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healey
Thomas Healey
Milwaukee Brewers
Dental Corps of the Army
Connie Mack
University of Pittsburg
The Battle of Hohenlinden Poem and a Slippery Stair Exchange
Tom Moore and Campbell discussed a poem Campbell wrote, titled The Battle of Hohenlinden, whose opening line mentions Iser rolling rapidly. Moore slipped on stairs as he left, prompting Campbell to ask what happened and Moore to reply rolling rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Campbell
Moore
Hohenlinden
Iser
This Will Interest Mothers Sweet Powder for Children
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for fevers, headaches, stomach troubles, teething, worms, and colds. It claims 30 years of use and free samples from the Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York. A short humor item about a customer returning a novel after finishing it while waiting for change.
Treatment for the face and hands with Cuticura products
The ad promotes Cuticura Ointment for facial skin and Cuticura Soap for washing, plus a hot lather soak for hands followed by Ointment. A free sample offer via mail is available by sending a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
A Poor Financier And Local Observations
A clipped local interest piece notes a poor financier who contemplates cancelling a trip due to an overdrawn bank account. It also mentions fashionable hats and a plan by Three River Falls business men to farm while wives run stores, with a quip about schemes to get even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. John
Three River Falls
Wis
The Manager Probes Sleeper Band Message
A humorous exchange about a band fill in and a bandmaster mocking a saxophonist. W M Van Norden of New York seeks 500000 Chinese workers to farm in America, reflecting dated labor plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. van Norden
New York
Wardell
Fischer Piano Factory
West 28Th St
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