National and League Baseball Notes From a Cold Era
The American League is buzzing with reports on Chesbro using the spit ball and the Napless Naps label for Cleveland. Trades and signings include Powers to New York, Sudhoff to Indianapolis, Gates joining Washington, Armbruster purchased by Boston, and Donahue moving to a Philadelphia firm for winter work. Details cover managers, umpires, and upcoming roster moves, with notes on Woodruff, Taylor, and other players shaping this season.
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Jack Chesbro
Cleveland
Napless Naps
Owen
Chicago
Athletic Club
Mike Powers
New York
St. Louis
Willie Sudhoff
Indianapolis
Heydon
Nationals
Elberfeld
Highlanders
Griffith
Washington
Dude” Gates
Chase
New York Americans
Jake Stahl
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Baseball Gossip and Player Moves Across Leagues
The article catalogs player trades and signings across minor and major leagues, noting Donlin of New York finishing second in a race, Josh Clark and Dave Searfoss moved to Toledo, and betting issues at Pittsburg stands. It mentions Joe Kelley on the Pirates, umpire Klem on Pulliam's staff, and Toledo as Wyatt Lee’s regular first baseman. It also covers managerial rumors, three league shifts, and Frisbie’s Burlington management with Louie Manske’s birthday milestone and a St. Joe defeat.
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Western Association
Dusty” Miller
Wichita
Joplin
Companion
Colorado Springs
Topeka
Charles Crum
Abel Lezotte
St. Joseph
Ed McKelvey
Enid
Guthrie Senators
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Sedalia
Sox
Trestrail
D. M. Shively
Nick Kahl
Nevada
Cleveland
Kahl
Leavenworth
St. Louis
Josh Clark
Dave Searfoss
Toledo
Pittsburg
Jimmy Casey
Chicagos
Herrmann
Cincinnati
Boston
Joe Kelley
Pirates
Klem
Pulliam
New Jersey Independents
American Association
Wyatt Lee
Dick Padden
Colonels
Lefty" Geyer
Barrow
Jaeger
Hynes
Thomas
Millers
Indianapolis
James Lucas
Zanesville
Graham
Johnny Fisher
Peoria
Frankfort
Mike Peer
Hayes
Davenport
Belden Hill
Don Cameron
Rockford
Spencer
Haviland
Dubuque
Pat Saey
Rock Island
Saey
Frisbie
Bostons
New Yorks
Des Moines
Burlington
Louie Manske
St. Joe
Dignity in Dressing Rooms Sparks Stage Complaint
A theatrical manager recalls a couple in his company seeking a downstairs dressing room for a sick actress who faked illness to protect her dignity. He overheard her insistence on dignity while scheming to avoid inconvenient stands, revealing tensions in close-quarters touring life.
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Charles
Washington Post
Tails on mutton in Ionian Islands tale
A humorous Ionian Islands story recalls a Greek butcher who complied with a rule to attach tails to all mutton legs. Despite promises, meat retained a goatish flavor until an inspecting officer found the tails sewn on with thread, exposing the ruse.
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Ionian Islands
Profit in Disasters and the Insurance Market
The piece explains how insurance firms profit from disasters. It notes that large accidents stiffen market demand for policy coverage, prompting a cycle of renewed protection after big wrecks, fires, or ship disasters. Underwriters face payout pressures but benefit when catastrophe reporting sustains demand.
Ancient Card Games and the Roots of Poker
Henry VIII banned playing cards for humbler folk except at Christmas. Games of early era included plicquet greek lauterloo bankafalet primero cribbage verquera tick-tack grand trick-track Inn and Inn neddy five card basset brag. Basset came from France and ombre, a Spanish-origin game, evolved into whist. The name neddy remains our crib and the poker of today traces to these pastimes.
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America
The Man Who Looks For Peace
A Washington Star excerpt contrasts the man chasing trouble with the one seeking peace. The relentless pursuit of conflict swells a field of trouble, while genuine work lies in finding peace as voices are overwhelmed by cannon fire and public celebration.
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Washington Star
Pie and Pica in Printers Language Across History
A London Chronicle writer traces printers pies from the magpie Latin piea to the word pie and the medieval ple, linking piea type appearance on white pages to the edible pie. The article notes ple for type and pie for type, with boastful medieval humor shaping names.
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London Chronicle
Accomplishments And First Impressions In Sales
A Success Magazine excerpt notes the skill of making a strong, immediate impression on a prospective customer. It emphasizes reaching the man as if known for years, without offense or prejudice, and earning his sympathy as a key professional achievement linked to higher earnings.
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Success Magazine
Witty Snippets and Puck Jokes Fill Local Page
A collage of quips and cartoon captions from Puck and local humor shows. Jokes poke fun at theatre critics, nobles, teachers, and collectors with punchlines about actors, headlines, and money. Readers enjoy brief gags about love, work, and everyday quirks.
Sure Sign of Solidity and Other Short News Tidbits
A collage of brief anecdotes. A merchant fears a new policy from a shaky company while an agent reveals resignations. A humorous exchange notes teachers at Asbury Park and a sea shore tan. In California a street joke contrasts oil streets with stalled progress as a boy and passerby riff on making it go somewhere.
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Pop
Asbury Park
California
Abiding Faith Highlights Insurance Matters
A patient looking man dismisses difficulty in settling life insurance complications. He notes the subject has engaged attention of eminent men and suggests inviting the agent who persuaded him to take out the policy, believing that man could explain everything.
In Society and a Sure Sign He Was Not Wanted
A Detroit Tribune humorous anecdote set contrasts a coachman living in high society with a working man amid urban aspiration. The second piece comically notes a girl changing the clock to an hour ahead, revealing a missed romantic interest.
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Detroit Tribune
Nordy
Old Man
Butts
Camping Delights
A humorous exchange about camping season. An elder recalls last year’s stings and scars, noting that someone previously suggested a total of 50, implying a rough tally of camping mishaps and memories.
Brilliant Percy. What Percy Sapp Doing Now
A terse exchange describes Percy Sapp’s current actions as he dabbles in risky acts. Jack mentions spilling gasoline on letters to imply ownership of an automobile and influence a girl’s impressions.
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Percy
Fred
Percy Sapp
Jack
Cause and Effect at the Doorstep
A polite officer asks a woman for help as an iron enters his soul. The icy-hearted lady retorts that this explains his rusty appearance before slamming the door.
Offhand Prescription in Royal Magazine Vignette
A brief Royal Magazine vignette features a banter between two characters. The line suggests a light cosmopolitan exchange with a playful suggestion to “see a little more of the world.” The context hints at a literary or dramatic flash rather than a news event.
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Cor Tertle
Royal Magazine
Dialogue snippets reveal social tensions and gender humor
A pair of voice exchanges expose class and gender jokes. The first mocks high medical charges with a stingy invalid and a charging doctor, while the second contrasts hats and hair, implying gendered expectations and social manners in a windy street scene.
Saying Her Evening Prayer
A short children’s vignette from New York Weekly shows a child kneeling with mother as the girl asks to pray for rain after mentioning being snubbed by Susie Stuckup who did not invite her to a picnic.
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Little Pet
Pet
Susie Stuckup
New York Weekly
They Were Carriage Folks In A Duty Bound Scene
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs Goodley asking about a husband near death before Mrs Nurithh interrupts in a haughty manner. The exchange centers on social status and carriage etiquette with a porte cochere referenced as a symbol of arranged aid or arrival.
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Death's Door
Mrs. Goodley
Mrs. Nurithh
Disgrace to the Family Scene
A man remarks that Lucy's brother is a tough character and the black maid agrees he truly seems to be the white sheep of their family with pointed humor.
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Lucy
Spiteful. Patience and a Professional View in a Humorous Dialect
A quirky collection of snippets sketches dialogue among Patrice and a physician about an engagement ring and athletics, plus classroom quips and Willie’s remarks. The pieces capture humorous misunderstandings and everyday logic with a period voice and local cadence.
It Would Seem So Reporter Question on Mother in Law’s Fall
A dialogue fragment shows a reporter asking whether the mother in law was ascending or descending when she fell. The bereaved man claims she appeared to be coming down in a hurry, implying a hurried descent. The piece remarks on providence possibly adding extra days for good measure.
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Providence
A Doubtful Theor Jimmy and Tommy Debate Hunger
A quirky dialogue unfolds with Jimmy declaring he will eat regardless of hunger, Tommy suggesting they may not be hungry, and a dimly spoken remark about eating regardless of appetite. The exchange reads as a humorous, dialect rich moment highlighting appetite versus need.
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Jimmy
Tommy
Dimmy
In Self-Defense The Deacon and The Parson
In Self-Defense The Deacon notes Blinkers plans to quit church attendance. The Parson asks why. The Deacon adds a morning nap keeps him awake at night.
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Blinkers
Paraon
Deaton
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Gene Curtis
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Ft. Wayne
Knoell
Chicago Mariquettes
Jimmy Ryan
Evansville
Jack Thornton
Fort Wayne
Hub” Knoll
Dayton
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OL Amgtt
Athletic American League
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