Pitching to Babe Ruth by Ring Lardner
A humorous essay recounts encounters with Babe Ruth, describing him as a dominant left handed pitcher and slugger. It recalls a May game at Yankee Stadium where Ruth repeatedly belts balls over the stands, and a plan to pitch him all over the field ends with his continued home runs. The piece riffs on strategy and mock dialogue with managers, writers, and owners.
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Nevyer
George Ruth
Babe
Acc
White Sox
New York City
Yankee
Mgr
Schalk
Thomas
Mer
Tommy
Uston
New York
Ruth
Cobb
Speaker
Sister
Jackson
Koenig
Benth Mar
Red Faber
Red
Jast
Chicago
Col. Ruppert
Yanks
Geo. Ruth
King
Jake
Mr. McCurdy
Pluch
Mr. Ruth
St. Louis Browns
By the Bell Syndicate,Inc
Noted Author Davis Reflects On Self as Community
A Los Angeles Times remark recounts Richard Harding Davis showing a remarkable microscope to Professor PickerIng. Davis said, upon departure, he realizes he is not an individual but a community.
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PickerIng
Looking Forward The Biography Of A Modern Man
The quote contrasts memory preservation with writing a biography of the great-grandson. Chesterton reflects on generational legacy and the shifting weight of kinship as the living document lineage through thoughtful, paradoxical meditation.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Pyramids to Skyscrapers A View Across Time
If we could view from an Egyptian vantage we’d feel privileged to see pyramids rising. The compare shifts to modern times as man wields earthly materials to raise skyscrapers. This passage reflects on progress and perspective in architecture.
Old age aid in the United States
Abraham Epstein argues in The Forum that American workers face age discrimination not seen abroad where societies assume responsibility for aging workers. He notes nations with comprehensive old age insurance and pension plans let employers hire at any age who can perform tasks, with disability or pension systems supporting those who become incapacitated. He asks if the U S should follow that path.
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Abraham Epstein
Proclamation Proposing an Amendment to Maryland Constitution 1928
Governor Albert C. Ritchie issues a proclamation directing publication of the full text of Chapter 379 acts of 1927. It seeks to amend Section 15 of Article II Legislative Department, setting per diem and mileage for General Assembly members and defining session length, with submission to voters in the 1928 general election.
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Widsreas
General Assembly of
Maryland
Legislative Department
State of Maryland
Legislative
State of Mary
General Assembly
Albert C. Ritchie
Baltimore
Annapolis
David C. Winebrenner
Died in Belief Drill Man Linked to Salt and Oil Myth
Detroit News recounts the tale of Martin Beaty who moved from Indiana to Kentucky to drill for salt. He struck oil and natural gas in 1810, his crew burned near the fire, and he and companions fled. He later tried barrels by raft down the river seeking the devil’s tar, but vessels wrecked and oil wasted. He left the region and died still believing he reached the realm of darkness.
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Martin Beaty
Indiana
Bear Creek
Kentucky
United States
Beaty
Burneside
Prince of Darkness
Detroit News
Piano Playing Calls for Punching Power
A historical note explains the force pianists exert to produce notes. Fortissimo actions can require about six pounds per key, chords spread force across notes, and legendary tales illustrate extreme strength. Chopin pieces can demand very high pressure, with a single long passage totaling several tons of force.
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Jadcrewski
Domestic Logic it is nothing at which to wonder
The Attic Portland boy is young and not yet fallen to exaggeration. He believes a rod is about as long as a short stove poker or a long lead pencil. He recalls his nervous grandmother saying she jumped a rod every time the doorbell rang, a notion the bright child accepts.
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Portland
Grandmaoa
D. H. Talmadge
Moscow Institute Probes Brain Mysteries With Slicing Device
Popular Mechanics reports a new Moscow brain research institute using a device that divides the brain into five sections and makes a wax impression while slicing 25,000 to 80,000 thin sections for microscopic study. Lenin's brain has been examined this way, with plans to study other notable Russians posthumously.
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Moscow
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Lenin
Inostitute
Russia
Poem fragment by Whittier style lines in praise request
Poetic fragment asks for guidance and help in troubled times. A speaker appeals to a higher power to grant just requests and to bring light as the earth grows dark. The verse references crimson beads on alder and mosses turning green and gold.
Cadillac Chicken and Orange Puffs Dessert
Seasonal dishes feature Cadillac Chicken a broiled main with butter mustard paprika crumb topping and pimento garnish. A cottage pudding with orange sauce accompanies cream puff shells filled with ice cream and a maple or caramel sauce for dessert.
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Cadillac Chicken
Bouquet for Mother From Our Garden in 1928
The speaker recalls picking a garden bouquet for his mother with hollyhock rose dalhilas nastuttium red clover black-eyed susan white daisy and other blooms. She laughs and says everything is here as the speaker notes no gift could be only partial since every flower asked to come.
Beekeeping Through the Ages and the Rise of Slavery
The piece traces bees as early laborers in human history from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to civilization. It notes bee symbolism in rulers and law codes, ancient beekeeping practices, and early honey extraction. It suggests a long arc from wild honey gathering to the idea of keeping bees for labor.
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Lower
Egypt
When Visiting Invalids Advises Cheerful Visit
A Capper's Farmer writer and longtime patient urges visitors to focus on normal conversation and not health details when calling on an invalid. Dress warmly and warmly greet, presenting your best attire as the patient would prefer.
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Capper
Obvious Need Israe and Zangwill tale of Oliver
Israe! Zangwill once told a tale about his grown son Oliver to show his debt to his wife for care. In Sussex near Par End, Zangwill rescued a snail from the road and explained to Oliver that the snail would be run over if left wandering. The child then quipped about a wife looking after him.
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Israe
Zangwill
Oliver
Par End
East Preston
Sussex
Lfe
Bell Toll Rings Weekly in Swedish Village Church
A seven hundred year old church bell in Smeby, west Sweden, still rings every Sunday. The inscription dates to 1228 and bears the initials A G L A, linked to a Hebrew invocation meaning Thou art eternally strong, Oh Lord.
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Smeby
Sweden
Vision of Success Requires Daily Effort and Foresight
A concise grit inspired message emphasizes that success is earned through daily effort and planning. It asserts that improvement over others comes from doing one’s work a bit better and by envisioning tomorrow while confronting today’s realities.
Florengz Ziegfeld Nudity on Stage Faces Acceptance
Flipper Flo claims Ziegfeld nudity on stage will pass and notes portions of it seen by audiences, suggesting confidence in eventual acceptance.
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Florengz Ziegfeld
Flipper Flo
The Man Who Stays In His One Horse Town
A profile notes a well groomed man in his fifties who runs several factories in a small town. He spends time inspecting his plants and himself, and when asked why he remains in such a one horse town he quips that perhaps he is the horse.
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Ines
Nebraska man improves gold separating pan with whirling bow
Popular Mechanics describes an improved pan device using a cement mixer like bowl and revolving screen to remove coarse gravel before it, grooves to hold heavy gold particles as the container turns. Operated by a small engine with a water pump, a single unit processes twenty to thirty tons daily.
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Nebraska
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ancient claim on Iliad writing inside walnut shell
A fragment claims Homer’s epic was written by a hermit in microscopic script to fit in a walnut shell. A French scholar allegedly proved fine vellum can hold 7,600 verses per side, totaling 165 600 verses of the Iliad.
Worst Time for Storms Shifts to Evening Peak
Weather Bureau statistics from 1906 to 1925 in Kansas City show storms peak at 6 p.m. with 101 storms, the highest hour of the day. Other rush periods include 7 p.m. with 83 to 84 storms, 8 p.m. with 78, 4 a.m. with 763, and 10 p.m. with 69. noon had 20 storms, 8 a.m. 31, and 9 a.m. 24.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Robbery at Wight Place Store Sparks Alarm
An acquaintance asks what happened when a robbery occurred at the Wight Place store. Constable Snackputter recalls the alarm rousing him and the robbers fleeing swiftly through the door like the wind, leaving dropped crew members still in the air.
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Wight Place
Snackputter
Petunia
Igorry
Kansas City Star
Handclasp Defense Sign in Old Meeting Courtesy
A fragment from American Magazine notes a handclasp as a pledge to peace when men meet, avoiding drawing swords. The passage emphasizes the ritual as a safeguard to ensure calm and trust between rivals or guards.
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American Magazine
Chinese Purchase of Shark Fins Triggers Market Demand
Chinese buyers show high interest in shark fins as a favored delicacy, offering ten dollars per fin. The report notes growing demand and the cultural preference driving elevated prices in the market.
Ant Eggs as Staple Food in Africa
Ant eggs known as ant rice serve as a principal food for the un iv es in parts of Africa. The text notes their role in local diets and cultural significance among communities that rely on this protein source.
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Africa
Strawberries grown for home use across the Union
Fragmentary note claims strawberries are grown for home use in every state and nearly half of them, with unclear wording and no specific facts or dates.
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Union
A Good Woman Gives Life to Husband as to Children
Quote by John Andrew Holmes praising a woman who sustains her husband and children through steadfast care and virtue.
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Ufe
John Andrew Holmes
Notice to Creditors in Caroline County Maryland
Notice to creditors that Benjamin F. Johnson, executor, has letters testamentary for the estate in Caroline County Maryland. All claims against the deceased must be filed with vouchers by February 11, 1929 or be barred from benefits. Dated July 24, 1928.
Notices of Letters Testamentary in Caroline County
The subscriber of Caroline county has obtained from the Orphans Court for Caroline county Maryland letters testamentary on the personal estate of persons having claims against the said estate for the 11th day of February 1929 or they may be excluded from all benefit of said nature. Given under my hand this 24th day of July 1928 Elizabeth S. Haymaker Executrix of Joseph M. Haymaker deceased.
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Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Benjamin FP. Johnson
Elizabeth S. Haymaker
Joseph M. Haymaker
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Stalin
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Webster's New International Dictionary
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L. & C. Merriam Company
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Clarence A. Short
Dover, Delaware
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