Sportettes and Baseball Gossip from the Era
Pitcher Frank Sparks tidily helping the Phillies. Billy Nolan confident another punch remains in his meal ticket. Ora Morningstar sails for Paris to attend the Olympia Academy. Ty Cobb cited as a key reason Detroit may win the flag. Dan McGann and Larry Lajoie sought for arm and foot defense. Joss has beaten every AL team except the Athletics. Prokowski the Swift pitcher named in Lynn’s lineup. Steel from Lynn moves to the Boston Americans next season. Fielder Jones of the White Sox rehearsing retirement after recent firings. Isbell fined by Billy Sullivan, who says the money was owed.
Charlie Hemphill Still Valuable Center Fielder For St Louis
Charlie Hemphill, center fielder of St Louis, is another old rimer who has taken on no second lease of life. He is good for many years yet.
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Charlie Hemphill
St. Louis
Indian on Prank Jude, the Redskin, Faces Waiver Request
The Columti bus company seeks waivers regarding Prank Jude described as the Redskin. The article accuses the Indian figure of sleepiness on the trails contrary to tribal traits.
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Waivers
Columtibus
Jude
Cubs Head to Bermuda for Biggest Spring Training Journey
The Chicago Cubs set sail on a record long journey to Bermuda for spring training. The trip is described as the longest sea voyage a ball club has taken for a training tour with wide anticipation.
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Chicago Cubs
Bermudas
Grimshaw to Boston in Thoney trade with Toronto Club
Grimshaw of Boston will join the Toronto Club in the eastern League as part of the deal for Thoney, who previously played for the Highlanders and the Cleveland club.
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Grimshaw
Boston
Toronto
Thoney
Highlanders
Cleveland
Connie Mack Develops New Infield Star Nisholis
Connie Mack is cultivating a talented youngster Nisholis who has shown strong infield play and powerful hitting, described as a world beater in form.
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Connie Mack
Nisholis
Tie
Player Known for Consistent Play Against Risk
Commentary notes that a baseball figure avoids risky plays and may be labeled cautious. It highlights how some players value safe moves over challenging stabs, shaping perceptions of talent and style.
Physician killed in Northeast ball game accident
In a Northeast Pennsylvania baseball game between the Marines and Singles, Dr. Manville Phillips a prominent physician was instantly killed when struck by a pitched ball.
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Northeast
Manville Phillips
Stovall Refuses Cleveland Uniform Over Lajoie Manager Era
George Stovall vows he will not wear the Cleveland Club uniform while Nap Lajoie remains manager. Lajoie’s own words on the issue suggest broad agreement among those asked.
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George Stovall
Lajoie
Cleveland
McGraw Praises McGann Then Bench Sobered by Injury
As McGraw praised McGann for returning to action an veteran defender blocked a fast attacker and drove him to the bench for several days.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Promises Relief
Nicholas Dettling of Elkhart Indiana testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his backache headaches and weakness after two boxes he bought at Houseworth Bros. drug store. He urges others to use the remedy and remembers the 50 cent price from Foster Milburn Co New York sole agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Elkhart
Nicholas Dettling
Dettlinge & Son
South Main, St
North Main St
Ind
Houseworth Bros
Foster-Milburn Co
Builaioa
New York
United States
Doan
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Guarantee Claims
Advertises Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup with a positive guarantee to cure constipation and indigestion. If it fails, manufacturers promise to refund money. Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
Startling Discovery Within Aaa Months A
A fragment indicates a startling discovery found within a location over a span of a few months. The readable text hints at a hidden or unexpected finding prompting further inquiry.
Wasteful Riches and Pranks Echo New York Season
The piece cites epigrammed remarks and youth folly in New York as money burns through novelty acts. A clerk recalls Coal Oil Johnny loading unclaimed trunks as humorous baggage and wealth alienation is linked to boredom and excess.
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New York
Schoepenhauer
Harvld Boher
Uncle Remus
Spice of Danger in Dangaire Tale
A fictional exchange features an Englishman preferring danger to sport and a polite French host inviting him to a deadly hunt in Africa. The narrator recalls the Englishman boasting of a past kill and a dramatic misstep implied by the host.
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Africa
Monsieur
M'Sieu
Prudder
Zevat
Pearson’s Weekly
Wake mischief and a lesson from Ireland
A Tatler note rebukes premature burial practices. It recalls a past Irish custom where crowds at a death scene dropped coins for the bereaved, risking revival and fraud. A departing corpse allegedly called out to a passerby, turning a sixpence into a warning against such dangerous generosity.
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Society For the Prevention
Ireland
Tatler
Effect of Lightning on Air
A close lightning flash creates a pungent air odor identified as ozone not sulfur. Ozone is three oxygen atoms per molecule, unlike ordinary oxygen with two. Ozone forms when air undergoes electrical discharges. lightning in air rearranges atoms, yielding ozone with properties absent in oxygen because it readily shares its extra oxygen atom.
Advice from John D. on Work and Caution
A compact quotation on industry and restraint from John D. urging sturdy labor for national strength. Cautions against rushing to success and front-line fame, noting the value of patient effort and steady progress.
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John D
Hyperbolic Letter Writers of an Engaging Era
The passage mocks late eighteenth and early nineteenth century letter writers, noting abundant tropes and oblique language. It cites examples such as hymenial terms for marriage and florid phrases about notable figures like Mrs Tighe and Dr Darwin, contrasting poetic elaboration with blunt fact reporting.
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Orpheus
Lichfield
Claude
Marcellus
Scott
Dr. Darwin
Sir Walter
Harper’s
Dr J Allen Smith Advises Against Early Marriage
Seattle physician Dr. J Allen Smith argues youth should delay marriage until inflation eases. He cites wallets and value, recounting a buyer who requested ten pounds of fly poison to test price and effectiveness, hoping to kill a fly rather than address real costs.
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J. Allen Smith
Seattle
Ether Drinking Tragedy Hits Russian Wedding Festivities
A Russian report describes a deadly ether drinking incident at a wedding in Trossno. Farmers reportedly consumed ether in pails during celebrations. an explosion occurred while decanting into bottles, killing six children and injuring fourteen others, with one adult in critical condition.
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Russia
East-Prussia
Trossno
Six Year Old Preacher Delivers Sermon in Pennsylvania
In Lewis town Pennsylvania six year old Charles Wesley Shingler the son of a poor farmer who never attended school stood on a bench and preached a sermon on the Crucifixion of Christ to traveling men He warned them against ridiculing elders A listener noted the boy’s name and promised future education and a chance to preach to a larger audience
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Charles Wesley
Shingler
Lewistown
Spelly
Christ
New Hotel Boom Promises Rooms at High Prices
The piece describes a modern hotel with 800 rooms and 500 baths, 20 stories above ground and 60 feet of foundation, using over 1.2 million pounds of iron and 1,000,000 enameled bricks. It notes daily rates for transients at nine dollars with bath, twelve dollars for a room, and annual rates from eleven thousand to forty five thousand dollars, reflecting rapid urban growth and speculative capital.
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Mechanic Arts
Bath
Watches Without Windings Span Collector Notes
A watch collector laments changes in watchmaking and praises Brequet as the pinnacle. He recalls Brequet’s innovations including self winding models that ran on pedometer principles and even a timepiece that plays a tune hourly. He confirms his own Brequet self winders stay wound through walking minutes and keep good time.
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Breguet
France
Pink Tape Transforms Farm Produce into Wealth
United States Consul Halstead recounts a farmer who tied celery with pink tape and labeled his baskets to emphasize variety. The attractive packaging boosted sales, leading to higher prices, expansion of the business, and eventual wealth from better-marketed fruit and vegetables.
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United States
Halstead
Birmingham
England
Iit
Five Year Old Boy Survives Double Train Escape
A five year old son of Frederick William Shepherd of the Soldiers Institute Frimley England escaped two near fatal events on a Reading to Maidenhead train. He fell from the carriage door then walked along the track as an express neared. The boy was struck and left with bloodied face but recovered enough to reach his father the next day.
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Frederick William Shepherd
Soldiers’ Institute
Frimley
England
Reading
Maidenhead
Fortune Telling by Tea Leaves Suggested for Septembers
A Providence Bulletin note by Mary Harland outlines hosting a tea leaves fortune telling setup for autumn gatherings. It describes a gypsy or Oriental themed diviner, tea reading procedures, and symbolic meanings for figures, animals, and objects to entertain friends and boost social novelty.
Weighing Costs In A Fractured Memoir
A fragmented reminiscence portrays a weary speaker unsure of willpower and daily tasks. The voice reflects inner conflict over motivation and self control as weighings of effort rise and fall.
Men and Women Tact Debate in Diplomacy
A magazine debate challenges the belief that women possess superior tact. The piece cites a American and an English magazine arguing men are often more tactful, quicker to speak, and wiser in withholding remarks, while questioning whether women cannot be powerful as the throne behind the throne.
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Apt
Declar'nz
Sun
Chafing Dish Utensils Advised For Serving
Readable guidance lists useful chafing dish items including a wooden spoon a sawed glass cup divided into halves quarters and thirds a decorative glass mug and a four inch metal tray large enough for spoons salt and pepper. The item notes how proper utensils reduce burn risk from lamp heat or spilled alcohol and mentions glass and porcelain jars in various sizes.
Chafing Dish Toaster Designs With Asbestos Coverings
The passage describes tight covers being useful for the chafing dish closet and notes toasts can be made over a chafing dish. It mentions a wire toaster covered with asbestos mi aft and built with or without two handles. The toaster sits on a frame over the flame.
Hem Roid Cures Piles With Dr Leonhardt Remedy
Prolific piles caused by drastic cathartics are claimed to be cured by Dr Leonhardt's Hem-Roid. Internal remedy removes itching bleeding and prolapse causes. Guarantee with each package. Price $1.00. Beuseworth Bros or The Dr Leonhardt Co Niagara Falls N Y.
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Dr. Leonhardt
Beuseworth Bros
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Niagara Falls
Hunting for Trouble and Bucklen’s Amica Salve Ad
Local notice offers Bucklen's Amica Salve as a cure for burns sores wounds boils cuts and sprains. Charles Walters of Alleghany Sierra County says it helps in California after 20 years there. Houseworth Bros. drug store refunds the money. 25c.
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California
Bucklen
Charles Walters
Alleghany
Sierra Co
Walters
Houseworth Bros
Money to Loan on Real Estate at Six Per Cent
The Simpson Abstract Office offers real estate loans at six percent interest with flexible terms. Corner Main Street and Lexington Avenue.
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Simpson Abstract
Main St
Lexington Avenue
Citizens asked to report burnt out electric lights
Notice requests all residents to notify the police department of any electric lights that fail to burn. Calls may be made to phone number 1248-17 for reporting and assistance.
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Police Department
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Ty” Cobb
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Larry Lajoie
Joss
Cleveland Club
Athletics
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Prokowski
Swift
Steel
Lynn
Boston Americans
Fielder Jones
White Sox
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Isbell
Sully
McGraw
McGann
Srornider
Ben Johnson
Sybil
Sean
Mary Harland
Providence Bulletin
KiliLme
Crystal Theatre
John H. Ammeens
George W. Lawrie
Sells-Floto Circus
Milmar Bros
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Vexlen Theatre
Mabel Barrison
Joseph Howard
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Harry Askin
Parker
H. Bentz & Co
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