A Lesson From Baseball on Pinch Hitting and Reserve Power
Christy Mathewson argues in Pitching In a Pinch that pitchers should save strength for crises. He recalls his rookie mistake at the Polo Grounds when overpowering early led to a late collapse, teaching not to exhaust oneself before the crucial inning.
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Christy Mathewson
Mr Mathewson
Cincinnati
Gil
Polo Grounds
Giants
George Daim
Matty
Mr.fatherson
Tessou
Curious Aged Notes On Coconut Rum and Stone Work
A late 19th century Chicago Record Heralda column blends curious anecdotes on a West Indies coconut tale teaching that sailors kept milk in certain coconuts and rum in others, with technical observations on building stone placement and three fracture planes in quarry work as explained by masons and quarrymen.
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Martyat
West Indies
Sadler
Vrain
Wattua
Chicago
Heraga
Softening the Blow in Virginia Houseroom Tale
A young Virginia woman faces a fragile social moment as a servant recounts a troubling family anecdote. The mistress reacts coldly, telling the girl to leave, while the servant seeks to ease the situation by offering a softened, second tale about a relative dying easily.
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Miss May
Imothah
Cara
Mab Mothal
Austrian eagle mistaken by boy at zoo
A 60 year old father and his 40 year old son visit the zoo. The boy notes a bird labeled Austrian eagle but claims the bird has one head and cites a dag photo as proof. The father explains the label while the boy remains skeptical, highlighting the humorous mislabeling.
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Cleveland Plain Desiter
Fragmented rifle notes and old murder case dialogue
The text describes a rifle setup with shotgun weight and alignment tricks, interwoven with disjointed lines about a murder case involving Bert Ferrers and a mother's plea for sentencing. It mixes weapon details, courtroom insinuations, and fragmented dialogue from unnamed sources. The overall piece reads like scattered excerpts rather than a coherent report.
Great Bend Umbrella Grab Sparks Rainy Day Tale
A chaotic seventies scene in Great Bend unfolds as white residents buy every umbrella in town on a rainy day. Indians and townsfolk clash over toys and serviceable wares, umbrellas vanish, and the market clears as bright sun returns. Native observers and locals exchange curious, tangled anecdotes about the spectacle and its odd aftermath.
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Berry
Great Bend
Great Bend ‘Tribune
The Harot Cromer and Cairo Moslem Scholarship
The article extols Cairo as a central seat of Moslem theology law and literature. It notes vast Qurans and commentaries, and presses from Mosten center of learning. Books from Cairo reach Timbuktu Sahara Java and western China, shaping global Islamic scholarship.
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de Mosten
Mostent
Cairo
Sahara
Thobuktu
Java
China
Origin of One Graveyard in Yorkshire Tale
A fragment tells how a Quaker founder and parish rector created a private graveyard after a religious dispute. The line Well if you don't come to church when you are alive you will when you are dead appears. The burial place remains in use.
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Yorkshire
Resourceful Park V Policenwin Flowers and Birthday Gift
A quirky note describes a man selecting flowers and arranging a bouquet. The speaker notes the bouquet will be confiscated and given to his wife tomorrow for her birthday, reflecting a whimsical scene with unusual phrasing and names.
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Park
Fliegend Blatter
Zemo promised to clear pimples fast by topical use
An ad from Noble and Miller's Drug Store promotes Zemo by E W Rose Medicine Co. It claims quick removal of pimples, eczema, dandruff, and related skin issues. Sold in large bottles for $1 or trial bottles for 26 cents, with a guarantee.
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Sipiak Tivine
Zemo
E. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
Noble, Miller's Drug Store
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West Nd
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S. T
Munnimakers
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E. Walter Smith
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Buffalo
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G. Volkmar
Lexington Ave
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Rochester
N. Y
Bert Ferrers
Tisnee
Green Bay
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Neietter
Homer
Tyro
Matt
Mets
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India
Neoud
Watts
Nepal
Calides
Ces
Detroit
Free Press
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Dina
Kansas City
Robinson Wes
Choic
Rotihyt
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Choe Wenpire
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Albert
New York
London
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Ted
Orntize
Carrie
Wilkins
Kelle Nolt
Geo D.teydic
Undertaker
Embaumer
L. Pattison
Indiana, Pa
North Sixth St
R. W. Wehrle Co
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Beymer-Bauman
Trada-Mark
JM. Stewart & Co
Wallace Dry Goods Co
Regis
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Phila
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