New Amateur Athletic Union Chief Kirby Sets Tone
Gustavus T. Kirby named new president of the Amateur Athletic Union bringing long sport ties and field athletics focus. He succeeds Everett C.G. Brown of Chicago and projects stronger leadership for national amateur sports. The piece also notes pitcher Dailey and Bailey with Browns and Montgomery, plus Pittsburgh’s high spending on players in 1911 across major leagues.
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Intercollegiate boxing debated by Yale director
Dr Willan G Anderson Yale gymnasium director says boxing could be an acceptable intercollegiate sport if freed from knockout and harmful elements. He favors a meeting of college representatives to study the subject carefully. Hockey practice underway at major colleges as season nears with limited ice time. Columbian and Harvard practice in New York and Boston arenas while most teams focus on armory work. Ned Nelson, the one armed backer, set a Chicago city tournament record of 711 for the individual title, a new high since 1904. Syracuse selects Archibald Probst as captain for 1912 season after a streetcar ride decision. Michigan names George Thomson captain after he played fullback in a recent season. Cuban pitcher Mendez discussed as a potential major leaguer but may lack white status for a big payday.
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Chicago
Bucking the Game a Homely Cow Tale
A humorous tale from Miles Overholt in New York America recounts a man who buys a cow to cut cream costs. The plan backfires as the cow proves costly, impractical, and finally killed and resurrected in a farcical cycle, ending with a reflection on the folly of chasing cheap dairy.
Play Draws Crowded Houses Says Tribune Misquote
A disputed quotation from a Chicago Tribune piece claims the new play crowds houses and turns people away nightly, while the speaker asserts every seat is sold and journalists misrepresent the situation.
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An Early Frohman and the Two Mothers Scene
A fragment from Puck humorously contrasts theater legends and the Solomon and the Two Mothers scene. A joke about a missing baby used in a performance and a lap dog replaces it. Washington dialogue questions American honesty. The piece reflects playful, satirical tone about productions and public figures.
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Solomon
Puck
Interference and social quips across papers
A collage of quotes from major papers shows satire on home life and gentility. Miss Cayenne mocks interior space while Washington Star and Herald touch on family dynamics. The Chicago Record-Herald and Philadelphia Record contribute sharp zingers about domestic roles and wit.
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Washington Star
One Way to Laugh at Public Fears and Fancies
A fragment from clippings parodies social pretensions and personal foibles with a string of quips. It juxtaposes sharp lines from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, London Telegraph, Louisville Courier Journal, and Detroit Free Press, hinting at humor and intrigue in a miscellany of mock dialogues and opinions.
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Filsola
Detroit Pree Press
Hints for the Busy Housewife
An inventive doormat combines a metal wiper mat with a scraper and a coco mat in two hinged parts. The metal section carries the scraper at one end and scrapes loose mud, while the coco mat wipes the feet clean. Dirt collects under the metal portion and can be swept away by lifting the hinged section.
Laundry Hints and Cream of Barley Soup
Laundry hints cover ironing muslin and embroidered fabrics, stressing wet ironing for smoothness and gloss on the right side, with wrong side for final finish. Colored goods require gentler heat to avoid fading, and trimming guidance emphasizes ironing the trim first. Also includes a Cream of Barley Soup recipe using bones from roast fowl, barley, herbs, milk, eggs, and vegetables for a hot serving.
Lettuce Sandwiches Describe Delicate Egg Lettuce Fillings
The instructions suggest folding crumbly eggs with salt and pepper, shredding tender lettuce by hand, and layering on buttered bread with salad dressing. The sandwiches are made very thin and careful to avoid tearing lettuce or bruising texture.
Curried Apples With Pork Roast Recipe
Peel and core apples and fill cavities with curry powder grated cheese and breadcrumbs. Use four tablespoons cheese one and a half tablespoons curry and eight tablespoons crumbs for eight apples. Moisten with milk, bake as usual, and serve hot or cold.
Haricot of Mutton Recipe Instructions
A recipe describes browning mutton with haricot beans, adding breast meat in flour, then stewing in a pan with two sliced carrots and boiling water. Cook slowly until tender, add puréed potatoes or boiled macaroni and a pint of green peas, then simmer until potatoes finish. Serve hot.
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Walter
Rook
Creamed Dried Beef Luncheon Dish Recipe
A simple luncheon recipe using dried beef butter flour and cream. Boil beef after soaking, melt butter, stir in flour then add cream and pepper to finish.
Removing Ink Stains From Carpet by Salting Early
The method advises timely salt treatment on fresh ink spills. Apply a thick layer, lift when color appears at top, and repeat with new salt. Remove the final dose after it shows ten marks of color.
FOR THE CHILDREN Oatmeal Macaroons Recipe
A playful verse instructs children to make oatmeal macaroons. It lists steps: cream sugar and butter, beat egg yolk, combine dry oats salt baking powder, stir, add vanilla, fold in whipped egg white, and drop rounded spoonfuls two inches apart.
Turning Water Into Milk Trick and Party Games
A vintage collection describes a limewater milk trick and party games Tom Tiddler's Ground and a geographical chain. It covers making limewater, performing the illusion, then outlines the children’s games with ground play and a city name challenge.
Royal Train Passes With Elite Safety Protocols
An experienced engineer and fireman lead a royal train with a pilot engine handling the royal journey. No train may cross the main line for 30 minutes before the king's pass, gates at grade crossings are locked, shifting operations paused, and trackwalkers remove line obstructions. Telegrams go from every station announcing the approach, making the trip a notable event unseen by the general public.
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Punctuality at School Emphasized for Character
The article argues punctuality at school is crucial, shaping strong character. It notes pupils should know travel times and leave home early enough to reach class before the clock begins.
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