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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
1
An old advertisement lists clothing bargains with sizes 13 to 20. It promotes half price trousers and discounts on coats and knee pants, with limits per customer such as not more than one coat or three pairs of knee pants. Prices vary from two dollars up to four pounds, in a period promotional listing.
Market text shows a clearance of underwear and ties with varied prices. Mentions all in underwear continuing with a price reduction and discounts of 20 percent on most heavy underwear. Specifics include 25¢, 1.00, and other listed prices for underwear and ties. Some lines are garbled or partial.
A local sale advertises shirts priced at $1.00, $1.50, $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00 with a total value of $150 noted in the listing. The fragmentary text suggests a clearance or promotional event with multiple price points.
A sale offers white handkerchiefs in bulk with pricing noted as 0c and 23c per unit, 200 dozen available at two cents each. Limited purchase rules limit to not more than one dozen per person and garters may accompany the sale items in a small listing.
Toledo owner Bill Armour targets a strong third baseman to shore up the infield and push for the pennant. George Perrine is admired but unlikely from Cleveland, while local plans include keeping Nell and promoting promising players. Armour believes a solid season demands a long winning streak starting early, assisted by Captain Fred Abbott.
South Bend Ind Feb 19 Dr and Dr Carson president of the Central league received two season schedules and expects about fifty before a choice is made. Openers would be April in Terre Haute and Evansville with South Bend July 4 and ten Sunday games. Managers are aggressive and seek the league flag while Grant picks Three-I dates and strong players like Bobby Lowe and Toy boost South Bend prospects.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Barney Dreyfuss and Harry Pulliam with references to Louisville and early baseball history. Turney owning an arena club and investments in the Philadelphia and Boston teams appear, along with vague notes about Dreyfuss coming from Paducah. The passage is garbled and lacks a clear, coherent event or outcome.
Pacific Athletic club in Los Angeles announces a boxing bout this month between Nelson and James Britt of Sun Francisco. The ten round fight is set for a Tuesday night at five o'clock with a purse split described as the claimant's share.
The excerpt traces Barney's bid to secure a Coatsville City League franchise amid league politics and a red headed Irish man’s opposition. It then recounts Pulliam’s early journalism, low pay, and rise to secretary then president of the National League, highlighting the turbulent trail from local city league work to the sport’s national leadership. Also touches on Dr Leonhardt's Hem Tinid cure expansion and Kilrain’s bankruptcy petition in New York.
George Siler the renowned referee selects contenders for each boxing division with reasons. Heavyweight sights Tommy Burns as top after Burns beat Marvin Hart and Jack Root’s era, while Jeffries’ status is debated. Light Heavyweight names Jack O’Brien of Philadelphia after win over Wilse Simmons. Middleweight claims Tommy Ryan though years without defense. Welterweight contenders Owen, Harry Lewis, and Jimmy Gardner noted. Lightweight Joe Guns undefeated. featherweight Aba Attell leads. bantam and cruiser divisions see Johnny Conlon dominant in China.
In person selling is hard while placing a Journal-Gazette want ad makes it easy to attract buyers. The piece contrasts direct pitching with an efficient classified approach, implying broad reach and quick response.
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