Jeffs First and Fight for Little Money Revealed
The article recounts Jim Jeffries recalling his boxing rise from early days in San Francisco to becoming champion. He recalls facing Dan Long, training with Corbett, Sharkey battles, and Fitzsimmons’ punching power. He notes his prime condition at 35 and his readiness to meet Johnson, Fitz, Sharkey, and Corbett.
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Jim Jeffries
Jeff
Dan Long
San Francisco
Delaney
Shaw
Springs
Corbett
Fitz
Sharkey
Engineer's quick brake saves man on Lackawanna track
A drunken man, Patrick McGovern of Convent, lay on the Lackawanna rails near the Water Street bridge in Morristown New Jersey as a Dover local train approached. The engineer reversed brakes and stopped one foot from him, pulling him to safety and to the baggage car where he recovered. McGovern was jailed for three days for public drunkenness.
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Dover
Lackawanna
Morristown
N. J
Patrick McGovern
Convent
Water Steel Bridge
McGovern
Howard
Moses as Best Journalist Compared by Williams
Walter Williams of Missouri University told the Ministers Alliance of Kansas that the Bible mirrors the modern press. He cited Moses as the first great editor who published bold criminal news, including Adam's disobedience and Noah's drunkenness, to illustrate prophetic reporting.
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Kansas City
Ministers’ Alliance of Kansas
Walter Williams
Williams
Moses
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Sodom
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted In Cure Claim
An Illinois editor turned 15 cents into a fortune over 25 years through frugality and hard work, according to a discovery. The ad for Dean's Kidney Pills claims kidney and bladder relief, urging purchase from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole U.S. agents.
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Dean
Greater Georgetown
G. W. Watts
Front St. Georgetown
S.C
Iseman Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Illinois
Fertilizer Knowledge for South Farmers Aids Yields
The article explains how commercial fertilizers supply nitrogen phosphorus and potash to boost plant growth and fruiting. It highlights common nitrogen sources like cotton seed meal and tankage, the role of phosphoric acid for seed maturity, and potash for fruiting. It advises soil-and-crop observation to tailor fertilizer purchase and notes typical South soil deficiencies. It includes an example breakdown of fertilizer contents and their conversion to pounds per sack and per ton. It also promotes Rexall hair tonics as a separate consumer ad.
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South
Gulf States
New Otocyon Vergatus Discovered in British East Africa
Washington reports a new carnivorous mammal from British East Africa by the Roosevelt led Smithsonian African Scientific Expedition. The otocyon vergatus is a small foxlike creature buff in color, distinct from otocyon megalotis, with teeth and skull similar to foxes, and resembles the kit and gray foxes in appearance.
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Washington
British East Africa
Smithsonian Africian Scientific
Theodore Roosevelt
Rooseveltus
Gerrit Miller
Africa
United States
Plains
Roosevelt
Beauchamp Delivers Witty Dublin Lecture
A former editorial chair veteran Hon Son J Beauchamp enthralled Dublin Tuesday night with a lively talk. His vast travels and limitless anecdotes showcased a resilient, cheerful demeanor despite ailment and rheumatic pain, drawing admiration from the audience.
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Dublin
J. Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Cross
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Johnson
Grimes
School of Journalism
Missouri University
Modern Newspaper
Rexall
Georgetown
Georgetown Drug Co
Governor Brown
Georgia
George Burge
Burge
Ual Meeting of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioner
H. T. McDonald
Elizabeth K. Doyle
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