From Umpire to GM I Saw Baseball’s Three Perspectives
A longtime American League umpire and former Cleveland baseball club general manager recalls a career spanning player official and executive roles. He discusses seeing Babe Ruth and Col. Ruppert differently, and reflects on the era’s view of baseball as a career, the rise of the O and P league, and the shift from field to front office in 1927.
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Clevend
Observer and Comentator
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Col
Jacob Ruppert
le Mens
Washington
Chars
Lajoie
Sam Crawford
Bill Donovan
Honus Wuagger
Christy Mathewson
Mordecai Brown
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Youngstown
Ohio
Tibe
Protective Association
OO & Pr
Pennsylvania
O. & P. League
Yrofeselon
Ett
Heway
Jack Sheridan
Tim Hurst
Tommy Connelly
Sheridan
Women Drivers Safer Than Men Say Editor Chenery
William L Chenery editor of Colliers Weekly concludes from forty state motor accident analyses that women drivers cause proportionately fewer deaths and injuries than men after adjusting for numbers and mileage. He notes overall reckless driving rose, pedestrians and children at risk, and youths most at fault, with afternoon and weekend hours most dangerous.
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William L. Chenery
Colliers Weekly
Chenery
Reckion
Nagardous
Multisport Ephemera Highlighting 1921 Baseball and Racing
A collage notes Ralph De Palma 25 years in auto racing, Hellmann’s 1921 Detroit batting .394, and various managers’ early pennants. It mentions Texas league rumors about Houston Buffaloes, Jim Poole’s trade to Reading, a Pennsylvania horse racing legalization push, Columbia’s mascot policy, and John McGraw’s Giants gaining strength.
Hornsby Sevenths Three Homers In One Game
Rogers Hornsby hits three consecutive home runs to set a modern major league record for consecutive homers in a game. The feat has occurred 42 times since 1884, with Hornsby becoming the seventh to hit three in a row. Other details include historical comparisons and notes on naval shell design, a Detroit pitcher language quirk, and a future professional league finance deal.
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Rogers Hornsby
Titteburgh
Robert J. Lowe
Toston Nationale
Fat J. Delehanty
Lou Gebrig
Babe Rath
Muth
Gebrig
Ath
Hornsby
Hack Wilson
Adrian
Anson
Chicago
George L. Kelly
New York
Carl Reynolds
Fort Avert
Cleveland
Leon Goslin
St Louis
Met Ott
Trogery Hornsby
Tunter
Marvin Owen Becomes Detroit Tigers Shortstop Sensation
Marvin Owen earns praise as the Detroit Tigers appoint him shortstop. His sensational play draws major league talk after he is seen holding seven baseballs in one mitten proving his fielding range and hands.
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Marvin Owen
Museum of Sport
Primo Carera
Marvin
Detroit Tiger
Machines That Are Almost Human Do
An article describes electric fleas built by Dr Thomas at Westinghouse that perform tasks from guarding money to turning street lights. These vacuum-tube machines mimic intelligent behavior, respond to light and heat, and even demonstrate a William Tell scene with a mechanical archer.
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Tr. Philips Thomas
Westinghouse Eiectric and Manufacturing Company Laboratories
Pittsburgh
Doctor Thomas
American Institute
New York
Deetor
Thomas Strick
Machanion
Marvel
Thomas
Stantus
Melontinte
Wight
Wario
Dick's Castle Near Nelexonville A Hushed Home Project
The edifice known as Dick's castle near Nelexonville was planned as a residence. A massive concrete Spanish style structure with many sparse rooms, it stood two thirds completed. Neglect and 20 years of exposure have caused deterioration, jeopardizing completion of a potential grand Hudson area residence.
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Dick's Castle
Nelexonville
America
Hudson
Defining Up and Down Across the Globe
A letter discusses how throwing an object upward is relative to gravity and notes that what is up here is not up on the opposite side of the world. It argues that the concept of up or down is not universal and depends on gravity's direction.
Advanced Surgery for Physical Ire of Dogs
A Royal Veterinary College report from Camden Town London describes elderly dogs receiving artificial teeth and the possibility of hair growth with new treatments. Dogs and cats have artificial eyes with joints and springs to ease movement. The college also notes progress in eradicating glanders in horses.
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Royal Veterinary College
Camden Town
London
Towser
Horten
Apple barter tale on a Brooklyn fruit farmer
In Brooklyn a fruit farmer named Leater Green traded apples for flour then meat and other goods, swapping items along the road. He returned home with food for dinner, a pipe, a pound of tobacco, five gallons of gasoline, and a cent in cash.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Child’s Alphabet Riddle Sparks Grandmother’s Curiosity
A grandmother asks what comes after Lin the alpha bet. The child answers with “M” and explains “I M hungry,” revealing a playful mispronunciation that turns learning into a light moment.
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Lin
Quarrel prompts old grouch on broken vase riddle
A young husband asks if couples always patch things up. The old grouch replies that they do not, noting that yesterday his wife broke a vase that no one can mend.
Fragmentary exchange hints at interrupted kitchen conversation
Disjointed quotes show a hurried domestic moment with incomplete lines. The text includes phrases about talking, a vacuum era, and someone named Tot, indicating a casual, informal dialogue fragment without a clear event or outcome.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promoted in Ad
A vintage ad touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills. The copy claims six years of use and positions the product as a regulator of liver and bowels for readers in New Orleans.
Exchange leads to unexpected return at night
A fragmented exchange reveals a late arrival by a host who intended to forget a prior plan. The dialogue hints at a resolved or reconsidered meeting, suggesting tension and reconciliation in a nocturnal schedule.
Sympathetic Friend Questions Thumb Injury Incident
A reader notes a misdirected blow causing an injury as a friend ponders missteps. The text implies social judgment based on company, suggesting some men face harsher scrutiny when isolated.
Fellows' Syrup Advertisement Claims Vitality Boost
The text promotes Fellows' Syrup as a remedy to improve energy and mood, claiming it helps restore vitality, aid sleep, and increase happiness. It urges readers to consult their physician and use the genuine product, suggesting long-standing availability.
Modernist Biinks Pajama Policy Sparks Dismissive Reply
A quip about a daughter wearing pajamas in public elicits a sharp exchange. Jinks notes she does not stay in bed long enough to wear them, while Biinks questions the practicality of nightwear outside.
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Biinks
Jinks
Golfing spat over doctor advised tonic routine
Spring Tonic warns her husband about neglecting work for golf. Golf Nut replies the doctor orders his daily tonic ritual.
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John
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Greenwich Country
Metropolitan Golf Association
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Selves
Ralph de Palma
Baltimore
Verger
California
Harry Hellmann
Gabby Street
Kid Gleason
Becky Harris
Charlie Jamieson
Texas League Sports Writers
Houston Buffaloes
Jim Poole
Homerun King
Southern Association
Readingub
International League
Department of Welfare
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Broxton
George Warington
Kenewan Mountain
John McGraw
Jewel Ene
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Pirates
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Annapolis
Richard A. Glendon
Navy
Whitlow Wyatt
Herb Hunter
New England
Elizabeth Gordon Ie
Mansasoit Golf Clu
Warwick
Rh. L
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Portland Springs
Maine
Palm Beach Country Club
Florida
Moorhouse
Mich
Owen
Electric Fleas
Tittle Albert
Grandma
New Orleans
Fellows Syrup
Wien
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Ocean
Lowe Devet
Abe
Dept of Agriculture
Ueed Bey
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Epeon
Denier
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Ofue
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Helio
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Casioria
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Cuticura Laboratories
Maiden
Mase
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