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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1911

Page

6

Daly Named Yale Captain to Coach Williams 1911

Yale's 1910 captain Daly accepts the Williams College football coach post for 1911. Daly will move to Williamstown at season start and guide the squad throughout the year, signaling a shift from Yale's prior policy of hiring graduates as head coach. Rumors name Sheylin or Jones as potential 1911 Yale head coaches with student enthusiasm for experienced leaders. Camp is expected to devote more time to coaching duties.

Daly Yale Williams University Ilfams Williamstown Tom Bheylin Howard Jones Atnse Feld Waller

New System Changes Loom for 1910 Season Material Study

The article discusses upcoming changes for the 1910 season and notes that the material for next year will be difficult to develop. It mentions this shift as the most important feature in the expected changes to the new system.

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Comiskey Plans Cuba Trip for Sox Training Next Spring

Charles A. Comiskey owner of the White Sox and Ban Johnson of the American League, with Mrs. Comiskey and Mrs. Johnson, returned from a three week trip to Florida and Cuba. He hinted at taking the Sox south to Cuba for spring training in 1912, noting the climate aids training. The White Sox previously trained abroad for league fights, including a trip to Mexico when they were champions.

Charles A. Comiskey White Sox Ban B. Johnson Comiskey Johnson Floride Cuba Seas Hawans Sox United States Mexico

Mack Surprised by Soccer in England

Connie Mack notes English football crowds of about 20 000 for a single game yet receipts trail U S baseball earnings. He compares a world series crowd of 20 000 to about £600 or $2500, and remarks English gate receipts for large games barely match a single American baseball crowd of 35 000.

Connie Mack England

Quick Thinkers Highlight Polo Grounds Baseball Tale

Manager Tred Tanney of the Boston Reatlers recalls an anecdote about Harman Long and umpire Tom Lynch. The tale centers on a Giants at bat at the Polo Grounds when two outs and runners on first and third created a tense moment with Jouett Meekin at the corner and George Van Haltren in play.

Tred Tanney Boston Reatlers Uultdog Harman Thomas J. Lynch National League Tom Lynch Boston Giants Polo Grounds Tenney Jouett Meekin George van Haltren

Left hander Van Haltren saves the play in tense baserunning

Herman, long-time defender, scoops a hard grounder hit to the right side. Van Haltren beats the throw to second, with Lynch on the bases as umpire. A dramatic tag is called out, ending the game, while a startled observer apologies to Lynch.

Herman Van van Haltren Hermann Tom Lynch Long Meekin Lynch

Gossip of Sportcom offers drift and speculation on players

The column lists Baseball figures like Jess Baker and Tris Speaker, and notes fretting over players moving between teams. It mentions Freddy Parent’s potential White Sox release, Ty Cobb stockholding in a newspaper firm, and various athletes in boxing, golf, and wrestling.

Jess Baker Spokans Chicago Freddy Parent Ia White Sox Englaad Boston Red Sox Hot Springs Miller Higgins Cuba Herrman Reis Vnew Eddie Grant Tris Speaker Boston Red Sox Sylkera Jack Gleason Hno Frandlenco Harry Walton Ty Cobb Augusta Chronicle Bull Miller Tramlay Young Jor Xy Thommen Suder Brooks Aome Chick” Bivans Paul Hunter Ivan Wester Ceremio‘ries Jack Knight Athletics Yankees Baltigore

Showy Anthemis Kelwayi Brooma Hardy Perennial Bloom

Showy and hardy Anthemis Kelwayi brooma freely, with rich golden color. A snow white perennial blooming first season and for many years, seeds easily started, grows a foot high, blooms daisy like flowers. A seed garden display at Erfurt, Germany impressed editor with a sheet of gold.

Anthemis Kelwayi Erfurt Germany Bays Park

Fruit Picker Lets Shaped Bags Soar With Flexible Jaws

A new fruit picker with a flexible holder avoids bruising by varying capacity. The device uses two jaws opened or closed by a lever connected to a wire. A bag on the jaws passes through a slotted yoke, limiting capacity and a sleeve raises to extend the bag.

McAne

Strawberry size and form at Pennsylvania station trials

Experiments at the Pennsylvania station show that all BN strawberries are not larger and better formed than those grown in matted rows, provided the matted rows are narrow. Both bill and matted rows yield fruit somewhat inferior to that from narrow matting. It is evident that different growth conditions and cultivation methods, especially in manuring, would alter these results, some favoring the bill system.

Penosylvania Ayatem

Growing of Summer Apples in the Middle Atlantic States

The article notes that summer apples have become common on farms and increasingly reach markets, driven by declines in peach production and favorable transport routes near Philadelphia. It cites a USDA bulletin, Summer Apples in the Middle Atlantic States, detailing early apple production, varieties, climate, picking, packing, and marketing in tabular form.

Bumuar Goyle Ledubtis- Air Data Cale Middle Atlantic States Philadelphia United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry

Novel bird houses from pot plan and roost frame

A Popular Mechanics suggested project enlarges a flower pot opening with pliers and clears clay to admit a small bird. Pots are mounted bottom up on a board, fixed with cleats and screws, then attached to a 10 to 12 foot post with a lath frame or rustic twig braces to form an attractive roost.

William B. Stecker Massachusetts Popular Mechanics

Old orchards and fruit growing tips from farm practice

The piece offers practical farming guidance on dehorning trees, pruning, spraying, and fertilizing. It stresses cloudy weather for spraying, thorough coverage of trees, and feeding currants with barnyard manure and potash. Grafting is urged to be done promptly and paste mixtures may save girdled trees.

Arunk

Not a clear article headline given the source text

A fragmentary ad style notice touts a laxative product called Figs Fetal with bold claims and cautions about counterfeit sellers. It references appeal to ladies and children, praises effectiveness, notes widespread family use, and warns buyers to verify the full product name and packaging details.

Chad

Cuticura Remedies Touted For Eczema Relief

A reader testimonial from Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah praises Cuticura products for curing a child’s severe head eczema. The letter notes washing, Resolvent, Ointment, and Soap helped restore hair and clear skin. Ends with a request for a free Cuticura book and a Johnson quote on patriotism as a scoundrel’s refuge.

Tia Francis Lund Plain’ City Utah Potter Drug & Chem. Corp Boston Mass

Fragmented OCR Notes Reveal Disjointed Ad and Quotes

A jumble of fragmented OCR text mingles ads, quotations, and disjointed phrases. It references educational ideas, patent medicines, a shoe powder, a gossip line about a phone booth death, poker humor, and an anti tuberculosis effort from 1894 with scattered mentions of government roles.

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