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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
3
A narrative centers on Professor Edmonds absorbed in primitive man research and his daughter Kate who aids him. An awkward reunion at a reception reveals memory and evolution themes as father and daughter clash over knowledge and lineage.
Ira W. Kelly of Mansfield Pa states years of kidney and bladder trouble ended after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He spent much on doctors without relief and urges others to try the remedy. Sold by H J Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz.
Freeport officials announce a large July 4th celebration with community events and fireworks. Street closures and schedules will be released closer to the date.
The Cubs deploy top arms to face Mordecai Brown, a common NL policy. Chance argues it may backfire, noting Philadelphia’s McQuillen was favored to face Brown and Chicago still won. He urges saving Brown to face rivals like Mathewson, though Brown is not invincible.
Pitcher Herbert Sincock signed by Cincinnati joins the Reds as they struggle for offense. Dade Criss leads the league with a .489 average. Al Bridwell suspended after punching McGraw amid name calling. Jack Stahl started hot then cooled, six bases to one since April 24. Veteran boxmen like Willis Young Mathewson Hughes and others praised. William McGillivray moved from Cincinnati to Milwaukee then sold to Harrisburg in Tri-State league.
A man seeks to aid mankind with a sheet iron cat powered by clockwork and belows that swell its tail to emit sounds awakening neighborhoods. Its steel claws enable it to strike prowling cats within seven blocks when wound on a roof. Another inventor patent a phosphorus coated pasteboard cat that glows in the dark to scare rats and mice.
The National Base Ball Commission ruled on Jerry F Donovan's claim from the Philadelphia club. A new rule says major league clubs must give ten days notice before releasing a player. If release occurs before the season, no salary is due. if during the season, pay is owed for the notice period. If released to a minor league by sale or otherwise, the club pays the difference between ten days' major league pay and what the player would have earned. Donovan claimed a 1908 contract of 300 dollars monthly and release to Johnstown for 200 dollars, but his claim was rejected as the committee had only his word, while Philadelphia stated no contract was signed.
Milwaukee club manager Barry McCormick plans a baseball pedagogy school during August home games to field 10 or 12 hopefuls. He aims to spot and test local talent like Lawrence Pape and 18 year old Byers from Manitowoc, noting other pitchers in the Lake Shore league. He cites Indiana and Toledo clubs as examples of success from similar talent networks. Summers of Detroit and Marquardt, rising stars in the American Association, are mentioned as outcomes of such scouting.
War on the white plague urges nations to curb consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as a safe, certain cure for coughs and colds, claimed to prevent consumption. The genuine product is in a yellow package and sold by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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