Huntsville Defeats Twin City Club In Tight Ball Contest
Huntsville’s visiting team beat Twin City Club again amid a large crowd despite a crippled Twin City lineup. Ben Hawk homered for Huntsville, Nokes left after three innings, and Jim Morrow praised for impartial umpiring. editorial notes commend Twin City efforts and urge public support for improved local baseball.
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Huntsville
Twin City
Twin City Club
New Town
Henkle
Nokes
Nukes
Friedenberg
Devators
Bacon
Woods Eye Bacon
Jim Morrow
Ben Hawk
Ben
Charlie Street
Archer
Copeland
Huntsvile
Abandoned Infant Found On Lafayette Street Porch
A baby about three weeks old was found wrapped in a basket on the front porch of Mr. Munroe Russell on Lafayette Street after a nocturnal excursion. Neighbors and Mrs. Russell learned of the infant, a colored woman across the street took charge, and officials plan to investigate to identify the parents and bring justice.
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Munroe Russell
LaFayette Street
Mr. Russell
Anyon
Bank Street
J. A. Levin
Ferris & Pointers
Lyons
Levin
la Fayette Street
Skeggs
la Fafayette
Cullman Fishing Party Returns From Clear Creek Falls
Mayor Walker and party including Heidelberg W. Calman Judges Skewes and Kyle with Nelly Pride of Decatur left for Clear Creek Falls last Sunday. They returned Wednesday minus their wagon, traveling by Winston schooner drawn by two long horned bulls. The trip yielded stories of mishap and humor with rumors of fish and safety in abundance.
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Walker
Gee
Heidelberg W. Calman
Skewes
Kyle
Nelly Pride
Decatur
Cullman
Clear Creek Falls
Morpheus
Tribune Gazette
New Residences in Decatur Highlight Growth
Contracts have been let for the construction of several new homes in Decatur including those for Mr. Joe Keight and Mrs. C Sheats. The note praises the city's continued growth and prosperity in our hustling burg.
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Decatur
Joe Keight
C . Sheats
Gordon School Graduates Look Toward The World
The Gordon School ends its session with diplomas awarded to Julien Lee Wibb Harry Atchinson Wyatt Lilian Lee Orr Agnes Belle Whittingham Catherine May Whittingham Kien Theolian Hildreth Mamie Austin Coleman Aileen Vought. The staff extends best wishes for their future and hopes their lives reflect credit on the school and humanity.
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Gordon School
Julien Lee Wibb
Harry Atchinson Wyatt
Lilian Lee Orr
Agnes
Box Cars Burned and Local Notices in Small-Town Papers
A fire destroyed four box cars in yards near the shops Thursday. Notices report personal updates, business changes, and local anecdotes from Decatur to Waterloo including medical practice shifts and a mayor saving a child from a runaway wagon.
Owens Pin Mixture Advertised by Druggists
An antiquated ad fragment touts Owens Pin Mixture as a trusted remedy from birth to teething, claiming broad availability at druggists. The brief mentions its use for babies and positions the product as genuine and reliable.
Kidney Trouble Theme in 19th Century Ad Column
A fragmented OCR item markets Swamp-Root as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder trouble highlighting women and men sufferers. It includes sample endorsements and an offer for a free pamphlet and product samples, followed by unrelated verse and a real estate ad for a seven room Market street residence.
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Cee
Maxim by Mr Carnegie on business aphorisms
A newspaper note summarizes aphorisms from The Empire of Business by Andrew Carnegie. It highlights ideas on subdivision and specialization, trust fashion, employer insight, unity of capital and labor, understanding two kinds of business, fair pay, thrift as a civilizational difference, and ease of obtaining interest in existing firms for a capable young man.
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Empire of Business
Carnegie
Royal Infirmary Receives Finsen Light System
Sir Peter Walker presents Derbyshire Royal Infirmary with a complete apparatus for Tupus treatment using the Finsen light system as a memorial to the late Queen Victoria. The message notes large UK outputs of boots cigars and cardboard for post cards and the standard marks for 22 karat gold in England Ireland and Scotland.
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England
United Kingdom
Ireland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Peter Walker
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
World and Political Superlatives From Berlin to Chatsworth
The youngest bride in Berlin last year was 16 and the oldest 72. The Chartists presented the largest petition to parliament with 5 706 000 signatures. Chatsworth’s conservatory, the world’s largest privately owned, measures 300 feet by 145 feet by 65 feet. Mr Gladstone’s 1853 budget speech remains the longest at 5 hours.
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Berlin
Chatsworth
Gladstone
Religion and Education Across Nations and Anecdotes
The piece notes 1129 women studying at German universities and a 16 000 member association of women teachers in Germany. It cites US Baptist membership at 4 221 352 with an 11 871 drop, and 1 532 589 negro Baptists in the South. An anecdote recounts Lord Overtoun’s Bible class at Dumbarton and a Plymouth Church tale of a college grad quoting Dr Tillis’s lecture value as 1500 dollars for intellect pathos and humor.
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Germany
United States
South
Lord Overtoun
High Church
Dumbarton
Cen
Uter
Glass
N. D
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Hillis
Till
Notable Publications and Literary News Today
Demand grows for Bret Haxte's verse volumes. A. E. W. Mason will finish The Aruddy left by Stephen Crane. Heinemann announces a coronation rhyme book by Clara in Blunderland author. Lady Dufferin seeks copies of her husband’s letters but plans no immediate biography. L. Raven-Hill writes and illustrates Our Battalion on British volunteers with humor and a moral.
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Bret Haxte
A. E. W. Mason
America
Miranda
Stephen Crane
Clara
Heinemann
Dufferin
L. Raven-Hill
Punch
Butterfly
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Promises Hair Restoration
Ayer company markets Hair Vigor as a hair food rather than a dye claiming the product gradually restores natural dark color and stops hair loss. The 1.00 dollar bottle is sold by druggists or via express shipment from Lowell Massachusetts, with the buyer asked to provide the nearest express office.
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Ayer
Bottie
All Druggista
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Stray Sporting Bits and Notable Quick Facts
April 16 1853 Cromarty Firth killed 44 wildfowl with one shot. Cincinnati sports consider revival of wrestling. Robert Fitzsimmons Jr six and ambitious to be a lawyer. John D Archbold Standard Oil owns steam yacht Vixen which tested 23.7 mph on Judson river. Polo enters lists as a fatal game with an attendant thrown from horse and fatally injured.
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Cromarty Firth
Cincinnati
Chicago
Robert Fitzsimmons, Jr
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Vixen
Judson River
Blood Balm cures blood and skin diseases free samples offered
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a blood purifier for eczema scrofula psoriasis ulcers and skin trouble. It claims 50 years of testing and offers free samples by writing Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga with advice and trouble description.
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Tuition Ar
Ohio
Ueers
Gossip of the Green Room and Stage Notables
Charles Dibdin holds the record for songs written by an English composer. David James performed the Butter man in Our Boys at Vaudeville 1 200 times in succession likely a world record. Clarence Ilott prepares reminiscences of 60 years in Australian acting. German Shakespeare society offers prizes for essays on Shakespeare and Garrick. Senator Clark’s voice refined to tenor and music lover from prospect to opera aficionado.
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Charles Dibdin
David James
Vaudeville
Clarence Ilott
Joseph Jefferson
Shakespeare Society
Weimar
Shakespeare
David Garrick
Clark
Montana
Senator Clark
New Arrivals at Cartwright's Shoe Man
Cartwright's Shoe Man announces new arrivals including late Oxford styles and strap sandals. Pat ent Vici Corona and Vici Kids bring all widths and new lines of children's sandals and slippers in all leathers.
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Cartwright’s
Oxford
Vici
Corona
Burning Mont Pelee Explosions Report by Heilprin Expedition
Prof Angelo Heilprin of the Philadelphia Geographical Society reports from Fort de France about Mont Pelee crater observations on May 29 to June 1. He notes no magma overflow, no subsidence, a changed topography, and that violent eruptions likely ended though quiet activity may continue. a second ascent with Mr Kennan revealed a crevasse forming a new crater and ongoing steam and detonations amid ash, mud, and rain.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Angelo Heilprin
Philadelphia Geographical Society
National Georgraphical Society
Mont Pelee
Weilprin
U Weilprin
Heilprin
Leadbetter
Acier
Vive
Base Pointe
Mr. Leadbetter
Airete
Lake Palmisto
Fallaise
George Kennan
Kennan
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