Armour Superstitions Guide Toledo Manager's Oddities
The Toledo American League manager Bill Armour keeps a broom to the right of home plate and enforces it with umpires. He selects pitchers by ritual and uses a tramp mascot picked up in Philadelphia who travels with Detroit and influences game outcomes. Armour’s hat position mirrors in-game fortunes, and Detroit players copy his oddball traditions to try to win.
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Duster
Philadelphia
Trem
Toledo
Feiwon
Cleveland
Armour
Silk” O'Laughlin
New York
Detroit
Amile
Taco
Armour Wally
Old Continental
Tigers
Detroits
Louis
Chicago
White Sox
Philly
Rand
Charles O'Leary
Dutch Schaffer
Immortalizing Mr Dooley in Finley Peter Dunne’s Era
A fragmented reminiscence traces the original Mr Dooley’s influence on Chicago writers like George Ade and John McCutcheon. It recalls Vance Thompson’s anecdote about a two dollar loan and a cab ride that ends in a dimly lit home, ending with the remark Jarne ye thripped me.
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Mr. Dooley
George Ade
John McCutcheon
Vance Thompson
Chicago
Peter Dunne
Ade
Jarne
Sentry recounts killing of a Spaniard by regimental comrade
Kansas City Star reports a Twenty third Kansas regiment member Lem Thompson killed what he believed was a Spaniard in Cuba. The guard fired on a bamboo brake near San Luis de Cuba and found a small burro with a bullet hole in the head, after the creature hid a gunshot.
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Charlies Allen
Armourdale
Twenty Third
Kansas Regiment
Cuba
Kansas City Star
Lem Thompson
San Loula de Cuba
Thompson
Lem
Strange yellow dust falls on Polish winter roads
A Berlin Pall Mall Gazette correspondent reports unusual winter dust in Lower Silesia Liegnitz district. A storm coated frozen roads with yellowish brown volcanic dust halting skating and sleighing, perplexing German scientists and officials. The piece also recounts Queen Wilhelmina of Holland as a child dismissing and later reinstating her governess after a mocked beheading threat.
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Lower Silesia
Berlin
Pall Mall Gazette
Liegnitz
Europe
Eta
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Origin of the Dark Horse Phrase Traced to Lord Beaconsfield
The article explains the origin of dark horse from Lord Beaconsfield's The Young Duke where an unseen competitor suddenly wins. It notes the horse was dark in color but the term now covers any surprising victor rising from obscurity to victory.
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Lord Beaconsfeld
Duke
Religious Duty Second in Vienna Law Case
A Vienna case centered on a clerk's late arrival for religious duty. The clerk argued saying Kaddiah for his father was his privilege and duty, while the merchant claimed rent laws would differ. The judge ruled daily synagogue attendance not the employee’s right without employer consent.
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Vienna
Moses
Ten Years of Pain Relief from Kidney Troubles
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Napoleon Ohio suffered for fifteen years with kidney trouble. Back pain dizziness and poor eyesight plagued her. Ten years unable to do housework and two years confined. After using Doan's Kidney Pills she was quickly relieved and says they cured her. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
No Criticism to Make on Riding Fashion in Society
Mrs Hwfa Williams told a New York dance the English riding astride fashion draws attention though not immodest. A London tale describes an English girl asking an artisan about Wareham while wearing riding gear. A librarian recalls a dialect writer seeking Scots and sea captain dialect samples and whether a duke drops his h. A domestic quip about a missing weekly allowance ends with a moral note on spending.
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Hwfa Williams
New York
Mrs. Williams
London
Wareham
Coffee to Postum Switch Cited by St Paul Park Reader
A reader recounts years of health woes from coffee after breakfast and credits Postum Food Coffee with relief. She cites improved heart, stomach, and digestion, plus end of chronic symptoms. The letter endorses quitting coffee and promotes The Road to Wellville as a related read.
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Wellville
Woman Abstinence Sparks Heated Debate at Meeting
A discussion in a cafe turns on whether women endure abstinence as men claim. A self–proclaimed ascetic notes that since the year’s start he has not smoked or drank, while a pale vegetarian argues that women, or at least 9% of them, maintain lifelong abstinence and deserve respect for their nobler pursuits.
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Tre Meondoua
Clocinnat! Enquirer
Family Remedies Promises and a Humorous Exchange
A collage of testimonial lines on Cuticura Remedies claims eczema relief and hair growth for a family and baby. A humorous anecdote follows about a millionaire’s gift, a butler, and a reluctant accept offer. A note on sleep stresses its health importance. A quip about growing a Vandyke beard ends the clipping.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Garfiel Tea Adverts
An old advertisement feature touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for babies claiming relief from wind colic and teething discomfort. Garfield Tea is praised as a blood purifier and liver regulator made from herbs. The page also includes a romantic dialogue line about teaching love between a young couple.
Inconsistent Neighbors Praise After Undertaker
A speaker laments neighbors who deny his goodness while alive but praise him after his death. The remark contrasts social insincerity with posthumous reputation and hints at communal hypocrisy.
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Bill Armour
Finley Peter Dunne
Labor of the Novelist
George
St. Paul Park
Cuticura
H. B. Springmire
Capitol Street
Iowa City
Reynolds
Banks
Parenta
Itty
Lippy
McNollt & Libby
Castor
Eee
Itt
PTC
Shin Acai
Bears
Castoria
THE
Contaur Company
REW
OITT
Mali
Harold
Dodds
Allard’s
Date Carriage & Warnese Lig. Co
Elkhart
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