Ruth and Cobb Highlight Baseball’s Giants in Era
The piece reflects on Babe Ruth of the Yankees as home run king and Ty Cobb of the Tigers as a slugger. It argues Ruth’s talent and privilege should be respected, praising his fair play and character while noting Cobb’s enduring influence and the sport’s demanding pedestal for greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Home Run
TY Cobb
Tiger Slugger
Cobb
Rex
Ruth
Babe’ Ruth
Detroit Sluager
Polo Grounds
Fragmented Baseball Notes From A Troubled Season
A garbled sports column recalls players like Ruth Meusel Altrock and Cobb, noting pitching, fielding and batting shifts. It mentions University of Nebraska baseball, Avior Tewtin, Charley Tears, and Paddy Livingston with scattered references to teams, free agency and aging veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brickett
University of Nebraska
Chienne White
Unclear ball club chatter and remembered coaching legends
Fragmentary dialogue recalls a manager, Bancroft, and a string of unrelated anecdotes about teams and players. The text hints at past successes, rivalries, and a barber shop crossing with Chicago references, but lacks coherent event details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook Bancroft
Pape Amson
Pop
Baseball Roundup Notes on Players and Trades
Morley Jennings and several stars are discussed amid a flurry of transfers and performances. Mentions include Mantle era references, Todays trades involving Jack Watson to Boston and W Hugh Brown, the Giants lineup and Frisch's return, plus Fastball and fielding notes from the Canadian leagues and middleweight boxing context.
English golfer Abe Mitchell to meet Walter Hagen abroad
Sporting circles expect Abe Mitchell, the English golfer, to arrive soon and face Walter Hagen, the reigning U S open champion, abroad. Hagen is 27, with English challengers Vardon Ray and Taylor also listed as opponents for the young American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Mitchell
Hagen
Abe” Mitchell
Walter Hagen
U. S
Vardon
Ray
Taylor
Fenelish
Salad Speaks Proud in Garden Party Scene
A whimsical dialogue features a salad admiring its pride and questioning purple roses as Rambler roses in pink and red varieties discuss their garden roles. The scene references a supper party after a dance with bread and butter and sandwiches placed under napkins.
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Rambler
Blue Rambler Rose
Johnson the greatest American track athlete claimed by Cornell tribute
The Cornell Sun lauds Carl El Johnson as possibly the greatest American track star, comparing him to Kraenzlein and predicting he will prove his title by year end. The piece, amid party chatter and garden party vignettes, frames Johnson as a premier sprinter within a storied lineage.
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Carl EL Johnson
Captin O
Michicaga
Jack Monkieyv
Cornel
Monukley
Ment
Cornell
Markley
Kraenzlein
Penn
Moakley
Johnson
Hop on the fast ball defeats hitters in excess losses
The article explains that a fast ball without good hop is easy to hit. When pitchers like Grover Cleveland Alexander Walter Johnson and Al Mamaux have their fast ball working they are tough to hit but even the best can suffer drubbings.
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Alexander
Walter Johnson
al Mamaux
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Aleck
Sports Fragments Highlight Boxing and College Athletics
Germany focuses on soccer as Benny Leonard a bantamweight champion ages twenty four is noted. Cornell dominates intercollegiate track and field winning five years straight. Tommy Sullivan eyes a boxing tour from St Louis. Incognito Cricket Club plans fall tours in New York Philadelphia and beyond. A nominating committee of over sixty members will pick America’s Olympic athletes. Joe Ponds becomes Veterans' club matchmaker in Tacoma staging boxing shows at the ball park.
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Incognito Cricket Club
England
Philadelphia
New York
Joe Ponds
Veterans’ Club
Tacoma
Ball Park
Women’s Training and Evolving Occupations
The article notes more occupations open to women but says change matters only for those prepared to train. It states women entering medicine is notable but only affects those who pursue study, emphasizing readiness and training for new opportunities.
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A. Medford
Oklahoma
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine Company, Inc
Something for Nothing in Friendship
The article argues that people who expect something for nothing in friendship are doomed to disappointment. True friendship requires mutual give and take with both sides contributing. no relationship is worthwhile if one side only receives.
False Claims About Baby Remedies
The notice warns mothers that remedies for babies must be specially prepared or physician recommended. It states that false claims may harm a child and cannot restore health, emphasizing care and avoidance of unsuitable products.
Bowdoin Professors Roast a Costly Novel
President K C M Sills notes professors can be malicious. Two Bowdoin educators discuss Erudice of Yaleyard and his new novel. One jokes it should be good since it cost 830 to publish.
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K. C. M. Sills
Bowdoin
Erudice
Yaleyard
Bayer Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Esteemed By Millions
An advertisement touts Aspirin as genuine Bayer tablets trusted by millions for over twenty years. It urges buyers to accept only an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 cost a few cents with larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Detective Promise: follow case up by hunting it down
In the exchange the detective describes his method to advance the investigation. He vows to pursue leads actively and relentlessly until the case is solved. The remark frames the pursuit as a straightforward, determined hunt.
Diamond Dyes Package Claim Promises Easy Dyeing
Say Diamond Dyes for safe vibrant results. Do not streak or ruin fabric. insist on Diamond Dyes. Easy directions included in package.
Corn Relief That Removes Corns Instantly
An advertisement promises instant relief for corns with Freezone followed by Easy removal. It claims painless action and easy lifting of the corn with fingers, sold as a small bottle by druggists for a few cents and effective on hard and soft corns and between toes without irritation.
Burglary Gains Not Worth the Risk in England Study
A report of 469 burglaries shows thieves netting about 75 each, while plunder values far exceed this, and every offender ended up jailed. The contrast highlights the low returns and high consequences of burglary.
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England
Kingdom
Boasting Family Moves Into Exclusive District
The doctors family shows off their new status in a gated area with children at school mocking the idea. A nine-year-old girl quips about a title and mock labels on items from their home. A second child retorts with a pun about collecting, highlighting social pretensions.
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Collett
Of Doubtful Origin
Linguistic joke hinges on misheard Spanish phrase as a riddle about pronunciation. The excerpt humorously contrasts intended meaning with a phonetic twist, playing on language confusion and ambiguity in spoken dialogue.
Leap Year Proposals at Social Hostess Gathering
A hostess at a Leap Year event recounts hosting single women sharing marriage criteria. One woman jokes she would marry anyone who promises not to require garden chores or chicken-keeping. The hostess reveals she used the same test and humorously claims she married Henry after he said he would keep chickens.
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Henry
Calculating Nature in a Rural Exchange
In a whimsical dialogue Farmer Countesses explains why he won t take summer hoarders this year saying town folks can t afford hearty meals and he avoids them after they ve saved up their appetites.
Poetry and Prose Voices in the Night
A fragment from Poetry and Prose notes a silent vigil with voices of the night and a quip about a baby with colic. The lines evoke intimate domestic reflection without further context or attribution.
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Peener
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Peeomsig
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Nick Altroeck
Brooklyn
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Avior Tewtin
Fardhia Ads
Charley
Hortspan
Tigers
Viernes
Tairisit
Nfely
Raves
George Statines
UW Ten
Witgeseo
Alexander Pias Perm
Ennio Paliero
Paddy Livingston
Dull
Cleveland
Jis Haine
Jake Daubert
Jake
Reds
Morley Jennings
Minnedpolix
Haseen
Beer Sittheesd
McCaran
Foureluh
Tivine Celers
Attendiues
Bob Slade
Gavvy Cravath
Winnipes
Tony Kaufanan
Spencer Freath
White Sox
Lildie Gerner
Freds
Amnpathion
Eddie
Canis Mick
Thien Sharek
M Sersonerdelath
Plien
Flightw
Join Watson
Boston Braves
New Haven
Pittsburgh Cil
S#aliings
Joe Kelley
Traven Clink
Jack Watson
Wugh Brown
Shay
Inter
Giants
Frisch
Martin Wilslen
Hamilton
Tleasne
Johnny Wilson
Mike O'Dowd
Daddy
Jack Monkiey
Michigan
Carl Johnson
Germany
Benny Leonard
A Te
San Francisco
Vancouver
B.C
University of Kentucky
Lexington Field
Tommy Sullivan
St. Louis
America
Fletcher
Joe
TNT Ants
Fletcher's
Tre
Europe
Huni
Sherman, Texas
Bellans
Harold Fo
de Rall
Hrocklyn
N. Ya
Minneanolis
Minn
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