Unsealed Proposals By Martha M Williams
In a Villever setting veteran artist Ansell considers unsealed proposals as Anne Maria and Jim Toldridge move toward commitment. The aunt urges marriage to settle affairs while Ansell wrestles with love and self worth amid social expectations.
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Anne- Maria
Mamma
Jim
Anne-Maria
Aphe
Halfo
Ansell
Didi
Anne- Mari
Dim
Anne
Suning
Ldelalaa
Brad
Arseil
Anne- Miarian
Fereres
Medias Trerselyo
Jimane Savered
Teely
Ansell Trisley
Han
Jin
Hilm
Strange Fossil Jawbone Found Under 10 Ton Boulder
Workmen removing a 10 ton field boulder near Wollaston cemetery uncovered part of an animal jaw with a large double tooth still gleaming. The tooth suggests a sizeable creature, and how it came to lie beneath the rock near a swampy area remains inexplicable. The boulder lay firmly in bedrock, making burrowing beneath unlikely. The contractor offered the only explanation, but details are unclear.
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American Legion
Aié
Wollaston
South
Quincy
Ancient Rome Clean City and Urban Reform
Ancient Rome built on the field of Mars and the Olympic studium, where Romans practiced gymnastic exercises aiding military fame. It was rebuilt after Gaulish damage, with two wooden houses and brick structures, narrow irregular streets, and high curbs. Augustus established height limits and fire security rules. The oldest enduring works include Cloden protecting the city, while aqueducts supplied water.
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Rome
Aete
Mars
Olympic Studium
Savas
Augustus
Broad Street's Canal Past Reflects New York City History
The Merchants' Association notes Broad Street was a canal before 1664 when the English took New Amsterdam and renamed it New York in honor of James Duke of York. A 1672 change filled the canal, creating present Broad Street by moving red sand from higher ground along Broadway and Wall Street.
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Broad Street
New York Cty
James
Duke of York
Charles 11
New Amsterdam
New York
Merchants’ Association
Broadway
Wall Street
Mischievous Magpie Collects Pebbles For Fun
A magpie was seen gathering pebbles and dropping them into a deep hole with a post. Each stone dropped was followed by a gleeful chuckle as the bird searched for another rock, suggesting the behavior was for amusement.
Boulder Tumbling Toppled Marker Stone
A much aged boulder may have toppled from a hill and crushed a resting animal long ago. No other traces were found. James E. Burke, secretary to Mayor Whiten, identified the boulder as the legion burist lot marker. A temporary bridge and heavy timbers were needed to move the stone for removal by truck.
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James E. Burke
Whiten
Legion
Boston Herald
Stand Pat and Tariff Slang in McK Hanna Era
The term stand pat, from poker, described a player who keeps cards as dealt. Mark Hanna first used it politically in 1902 to express Republican leaders' stance on tariffs and not altering the policy.
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Mark Hanna
Republcan
Signboards spark debate on city planning and aesthetics
The article discusses signboards as attention grabbers and their clash with residents rights. It notes Chicago style ordinances banning signs on building fronts and the Supreme Court loss for signboard proponents. Arguments centered on safety and health over aesthetics, with concerns about roofs and robberies.
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Chicazo
United’ States’ Supreme Court
Everett Scott Stops Hot Ones And Sets Streak Record
The photograph highlights Everett Scott of the Boston Red Sox extending his consecutive games played streak to 579 against Cleveland, surpassing the modern 533 mark by Luderus and older records by Pinckney and others. Scott’s career spans minor leagues and major leagues before becoming a Red Sox regular in 1914.
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Everet Scott
Boston Red Sox
Scot
Cleveland
Scott
Luderus
Philadelphia Nationials
George Pinckney
Brooklyn
Seoul
Tilglas
Scott Ixon Bluffton
Nkokomalub
Juy
St. Paul
Curve Properly Handled By Semielliptical Walls
The article notes curved retaining walls improved appearance rather than marring the lot with semi elliptical curves. It mentions tree border preservation and weathering of the top prevented by a concrete coping.
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Prom Popular Mechanics Magazine
Mays Defended Over Shean Ball Allegations
Ed Barrow defends Carl Mays amid claims he experimented with the Shean ball. Barrow calls Mays a good fellow and unlikely to target a batsman, likening him to Walter Johnson and noting Johnson's fast ball can threaten near a batter’s head.
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Carl Mays
Ed Barrow
Red Sox
Carl
Mays
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Groh Expected To Propel Reds In 1919 Campaign
Heinie Groh, a key player for Cincinnati, will be a major factor as the Reds challenge for the flag this season. His strong performance last year helped the club reach the top of the standings, and he is projected to sustain that form throughout the campaign.
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Ieinie Groh
Cincinnatis
Heinie
Reds
Prophetic Fire and Morton’s Vice Presidential Hints
A Fort Pain Standard item recalls an 19th century Canaiohearie incident involving Levi P. Morton and Senator James Arkell. A fire destroyed Morton’s suitcase inscription leaving only the letters w and D visible, prompting Arkell to suggest the blaze signaled Morton’s rise to vice president. Months later Morton was nominated and elected to the vice presidency.
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Levi PL. Morton
Canaiohearie
Morton
James Arkell
Arkell
Evi
Levi
Tater
Vicw
Fort Pain Standard
Baseball Gossip From The Baseball World
Atlanta reclaiming Joe Guyen from waivers and Toy Sanders sent to Joplin mark a busy page of player moves and league chatter. Umpire fines, new signings, and prospect notes fill reports from St Louis to California with managers, pitchers, and batters profiled in quick snapshots.
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Toy Sanders
Joplin
The
St. Louis Browns
Old Saloon Turned Into Italian Community Center
In the Titian section of New York an old saloon is taken over by the YMCA and Lady Association for a community center. Brown woodwork is painted blue with bright chintz in the windows. The center serves as a daytime nursery for working mothers children balies clinic and mothers clubs. Evenings host social gatherings for girls who work.
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New York
Y. M. Clal
Buffalo Wallow Explains Heat Tolerance In Water Buffalo
Do Levine of Canton Christian College explains in The Journal of Heredity that water buffalo have few sweat glands, so they cannot endure long sun exposure. Hence they seek mud or water to cool off, and when forced to work in heat they risk overheating or becoming dangerous.
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China
Do. OQ. Levine
Canton Christian College
Washington
Dahlen Delivers Quick Quips at Polo Grounds
The famed shortstop of the era, an employee at the Polo grounds, is praised for his sharp batting and fast wit. He once heckled Billy Gilbert for a slow double play and humorously urged him to wait until after the inning to answer, then told him to inform McGraw.
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Dahlen
Polo Grounds
Billy Gilbert
Gilbert
McGraw
Crowds Question Regional Leisure Habits
Pacific International league managers ask where townsfolk spend time as parks see few attendees. They note ballparks empty and seek understanding of local leisure patterns. Financial districts and theaters are cited as possible attractions.
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Pacific International
Page Doctor Pep Backs Cardinals After Fournier Loss
Los Angeles fans pin the team’s lack of pep on the absence of Jack Fournier the scrappy Frenchman who now appears at first base for the Cardinals.
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Los Angeles
Jack Fournier
Costly Production for King Solomon's Mines
A Brooklyn Eagle note reports the film adaptation of King Solomon's Mines used $50,000 worth of ostrich plumes for the opposing army headdresses. The production took place in South Africa where ostrich feathers were abundant.
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Sir Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines
South Africa
Brooklyn Eagle
Cubs Lead-Off Man Among Baseball’s Best
Chicago outfielder Max Flack is praised as one of the National League’s cleverest lead-off men. Manager Mitchell moved him to the top of the batting order, where his speed, patience, and ability to wait out pitches help him reach first quickly and drive in runs.
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CUBS
Chicago
Max Flack
Chicago News
Mitchell
Joe Tinker
Flack
Tinker
The
France forms athletics department to promote sport
Minister of athletics lessons from war inspire France to create a new government department to promote athletics. M. J. L. Breton, minister of hygiene social welfare and relief, heads the effort and has formed a committee of athletics authorities to plan development.
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France
M. J. L. Breton
Boxer Hugh Walker Touts Ring Prowess Against Nelson Rival
Hugh Walker, heavyweight boxer touring the coast, is hailed as the equal of Battling Nelson for absorbing punishment and matching his style in a prominent bout report.
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Hugh Walker
Nelson
Notable sports notes from early 20th century college and pro scenes
The record highlights early American athletics with brief items: Harvard Yale rowing inception in 1852, West Virginia adding wrestling as a minor sport and nine athletic instructors, Minnesota planning a Yale Bowl style football stadium, Warman Ross dominant in swimming from 400 to 1500 meters, and Thanksgiving opening 100 days of horse racing at Oriental Park Havana. It also mentions Princeton in British amateur events and coast fans reacting to Bob Martin’s punching claims, plus Governor Hobby backing Texas boxing bills.
Love on Thin Ice Tops Seals Contract Claims
Slim Love, the bean pole twirler who trained with the Detroit Tigers this spring, finds himself skating on thin ice with the Seals as he struggles to gain form and fitness for the season.
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Love
Slim” Love
Bean Pole
Detroit Tigers
The
Seals
Keen Analysis of Mankind Echoes Pascal Reflections
A compact reflection on the human condition contrasts reason and fragility. The speaker notes how man professes judgment yet remains a feeble earthly being, a paradox within truth and uncertainty.
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Earth
Pascal
Coombs Predicts Yankees Lead Tigers by Ten Games
Jack Coombs, veteran pitcher for the Tigers, forecasts the Yankees will top the standings next October by at least ten games, portraying New York as the likely pennant winner.
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Coombs
Jack Coombs
Tigers
Yanks
Emerald Isle Poem by Dr Drennan
Origin of the phrase Emerald Isle appears in the eighteenth century poem Erin by Dr Drennan who resided in the later half of that century.
Giants Release Lear South and Fred Lear to San Antonio
The New York Giants deliver utility infielder Lear South and teammate Fred Lear to the San Antonio club in the Texas League.
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Giants
Lear
Fred Lear
San Antonio
Yankees Endup Buy Busher Ray French From Des Mines
Ray French shortstop for the Des Mines Western league club has been sold to the New York Americans for five thousand dollars. The sale completes a major league transfer involving a promising infielder.
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Busher
Ray French
The
Des Mines
New York Americans
Daddy's Evening Fairy Tale On Our Indian Bird Identity
The Adjutant and Mrs Adjutant discuss how much creatures know about humans and themselves. They wonder if others understand their kinship with the Marabou stork, their height, wings, and origin from India. They debate being eaten whole and how outsiders perceive their birdlike nature.
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Mr. Adjutant
Mrs. Adjutant
Adjutant
Marabou
India
Riddle Exchange Sparks Scouts Night Chat
A playful back and forth ends with the punchline that holes in a barrel lighten the load as more are added. The exchange features two scouts and a nod to Boys' Life in a lighthearted moment.
Clock Without Hands Clock Concept From Abroad Surfaces
A clever foreign clock now popular with returning servicemen uses two clusters of celluloid leaves to show time without hands. One group rotates hourly while the other advances each minute, displaying exact Arabic numerals at a glance.
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