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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1903
Page
1
Mrs CE Ring of Lina Illinois says Dr Miles Restorative Nervine ended a year of extreme nervous stomach trouble and sleepless nights. She took twelve bottles and is permanently cured. her daughter also recovered from St Vitus dance. Gushing note praises Dr Miles medicines as household remedies. Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana offers free book and guarantees first bottle.
In a tense game at South Bend Grand Rapids pull ahead with late errors and four key walks. Mason and Farrell pitched for the Furniture Makers while the locals battled through injuries and a crowd over 1,000.
Report from Philadelphia and other cities notes scattered game results and delays. Players John and Jim are mentioned amid a muddled account of curling lines and unexpected turns. the piece references Cobras and a few teams with no clear scorelines or decisive outcomes.
scattered box score notes show Cleveland losing to Bouton 5 to 3 while Chicago beats Philadelphia 2 to 1 and St. Louis defeats Washington 4 to 0. Detroit tops New York 3 to 0 as Evansville notes unsteady play and Dayton’s late rally. game details mix in with era-wide box score snippets and misprinted lines.
Baseball roundups from Indianapolis Terre Haute and Louisville describe games, injuries, and standings. Mentions Detroit’s Mullin, O’Connell’s hits, and Warrender’s late offers as teams push for the pennant amid weather delays and roster shuffles.
An advertisement extols Beecham's Pills as a cure for female ailments and distress. It claims decline and consumption threaten many women and asserts the medicine offers happiness and health, noting widespread use worldwide.
Beecham's Pills claim to strengthen and invigorate the nervous system purify the blood and lay the foundation of health for women of middle age. Full directions are in the pamphlet wrapped around each box.
In a court filing, Marion seeks a damage suit against a jeweler named Maver. The report describes a brawl during a game between the South Lead and Fort Wayne teams where Grim allegedly struck Meman and threw a stone into the crowd. The incident led to medical attention and a postponed decision affecting the Nailreaders' schedule hours before a Fort Wayne trip.
In Jackson Michigan on June 19 the second and final day of the state boot competition drew many spectators. Phelis of Mechanicsburg and Qin scored 192 to lead. Max Hensler of Battle Creek won second with 18 breaks while Helles of Dayton and Waters of Ballylattery tied for third with 81. Hensler claimed the state trophy with twenty ed iv r ztwdght breaks.
A confused market of OCR text reports a close finish in a race event and a county subsidy dispute. It notes subsidies allocated to railroad companies and county contributions to Cincinnati, Richmond and Manele, with local opposition and coverage of the county commissioners’ actions.
Three races on the program were postponed due to wet track conditions. Results from the five mile heat saw Print Moore of Indianapolis first, IV. V. Dixon of Cleveland second, and Horace Witrax of Indianapolis third in a field weighing under 120 pounds. Motorcycle time trials listed Weller of Indianapolis first and Harry Miles second. The five mile race for fifty to sixty horsepowers saw Elmer Apperson of Keokomo, Indiana, place second and Maurice Marana of New York third, with Earl Fisher of Indianapolis first. The Midfeld-Cooper race is scheduled for tomorrow.
Fragmented OCR of an old event page mentions a baseball game between Marion and Port Wainyue with garbled text about time and outcomes. The piece also references a fifteenth anniversary convention and a political or printing affair, but details are obscured by errors.
A local builder advertises ready availability of gasoline launches row boats and canoes with prompt service and low prices. Correspondence solicited.
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