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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
3
The Lennons widened their Joliet bowling lead by beating the East Ends three games straight on Star alleys. The Cubs moved ahead of the Steel Works by taking two of three. Alfrick totaled 435 pins after strong first two games before a rough finish in the last game.
The Chicago Ottawa and Peoria Interurban line lists trains from Joliet at 6 05 a m and later times reaching towns including Rockdale Minooka Morris Seneca Marseilles Ottawa Starved Rock Utica LaSalle Peru Spring Valley Ladd Marquette Howe De Pue Bureau Princeton Grand Ridge Streator with direct connections to Grand Ridge and Streator and fast freight to all points. E Fisher General Supervisor.
A discussion of true sportsmanship contrasts playing for sport with chasing prize money. It cites football stars facing rough tactics, a Cabery game on Richards Street, and a baseball incident involving Home Run Baker, noting how pursuing money can cloud fair play while skilled, sport-focused players admire fair competition.
F. C. Hayward, Joliet's piano specialist, invites piano owners to arrange tuning and repair at his home 304 Miles Avenue. Free estimates and prompt service with guaranteed satisfaction. Orders accepted by phone No. 803.
The text discusses smallpox infection through the lungs and not the stomach, notes vaccination likely reduces virulence, and suggests fresh air water and sunlight as cures. It contrasts chicken pox as worsened by cold, treats smallpox as a contagious mild disease within a family, and mentions other ailments like consumption tuberculosis goitre ovaritis diabetes fibroids and cancer.
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