Walter Johnson and the 122 Feet Per Second Fastball
The article extols Walter Johnson's pitching speed noting a measured ball velocity of 122 feet per second in Bridgeport tests. It compares his speed to bullets and trains, claiming his fastball would reach Chicago from New York in under 12 hours if kept constant, and highlights his dominance over hitters like Ty Cobb and Hank Baker.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Ty” Cobb
Hothe
Baker
Jackson
Remington Arms Company
Bridgeport
New York
Chicago
Windy City
Cobb
Department of Agriculture
Johnson's pitching awe drives fans and records
The piece extols Johnson as a strikingly fast pitcher who can outpace catchers and baffle hitters. It notes his 160 foot pound dart, compares its energy to a .45 pistol, and cites his 303 strikeouts in 386 innings plus earlier Idaho dominance. It highlights Washington's role in giving him a major league chance and praises his quiet, hardworking demeanor.
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Chicago
New York
Buffalo
Johnson
Cleveland
Napoleon Lajoie
Idaho
Weiser
Washington
Blenkenship
Summer lingerie dress with coral border embroidery
The Washington Star describes a white voile frock featuring coral and white floss border embroidery. The model uses cut out scalloped borders on the blouse and tunic skirt, elastic gathers at the waist, elbow sleeves, and a coral button center front, with a net underskirt and a satin sash at the back.
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Washington Star
Memory and Mystery in a Wakeful Sleep of Twelve Years
Charles Reade praised newspapers as fiction fuel and stored clippings for plots. A Warren Pennsylvania case reports a silica plant worker stunned by ice and awakening to claim his 12 year lost identity as John Oliver, owner of Wheeling properties, with Chicago relatives confirming. The tale echoes Reade’s fiction of memory returned after disaster.
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Charles Reade
Christopher Staines
London
Cape Town
Warren
John Oliver
Wheeling
W. Va
Lancaster
Chicago
Unusual Feats of Memory in Bible Knowledge and Poised Recitations
A noted memory scholar recalls John Wesley praising Thomas Walsh for Bible word mastery and meaning across occurrences. Macaulay is cited for reciting Demosthenes, Milton, and parts of the Bible. A Scottish servant girl, nearly illiterate, long recited Hebrew Bible passages while delirious, after overhearing readings in the minister’s study.
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John Wesley
Wesley
Thomas Walsh
Walsh
Macaulay
James Stephen
Mark Twain recalls Squash town lecture and eggs
At a dinner the author recalls visiting Squash to lecture on Temperance. He stops at the general store and asks about evening entertainment. The storekeeper, busy with mackerel and eggs, hints a lecture is planned.
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Mark Twain
Authors’ Club
Squash
Temperance Hall
Ruling Passion and the Jingles Bargain Hunter Marriage
In a witty exchange the Jingles are mocked for marrying their daughter to a disreputable baronet. The daughter is described as an inveterate bargain hunter, and the match is deemed surprisingly cheap.
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Jingles
Fable About a Ball Player and an Umpire
A fable notes a baseball player who learns to accept umpire calls without arguing. He absorbs each decision and restrains any rebuttal. The moral says the effect is unknown and came too late for the living to know if it helped.
Design for Little Sister
Pale blue silk and cotton outfit for a little girl features trimmed sleeves with plaited frills, a black velvet sash under a strap with velvet buttons, a round yoke with frill, a round machine embroidered collar, pale blue silk stockings, and white kid strap slippers.
Square Necklines Rise In Peasant Bodices With Lace
A garment trend shows peasant bodices with square necks rising over the bust line. Soft chiffon or net folds fill the square, with lace ruche at the edge and some gowns featuring a lace fall down the back from an upstanding Medici jabot.
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de Medici
Tub materials in plenty for summer frocks
The piece praises washable fabrics for summer frocks including voile and wash crepepons. It extols the handkerchief style frock in plain cambric or batiste with colored edges, noting its versatility from casual to formal wear. The advice is aimed at young readers, not their mothers or grandmothers.
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London
Coat Suit of Tan Eponge for a Young Girl
A suggested coat suit in tan eponge features a white Bult with collar and turned-back cuffs. A broad stiff black velvet belt defines the blouse fullness, with a surplice styled blouse above the belt. The coat displays a cutaway influence and black velvet trim with buttonholes near the white collar. The skirt is plain with three deep tucks from mid cape to hem.
Fragrant Gift Baskets Delicate Perfume and Flowers
Fragrant gift baskets described with gilded uncolored baskets each holding a bottle of perfume and decorated with a ribbon or a bouquet of flowers as small welcome presents.
Hand Care Tips For Soft White Hands
Practical guide to preserving skin on hands with nightly steps. Wash with mild soap in warm water, add tincture of benzoin, dry well, rub with cocoa butter, massage with both hands, apply olive oil, wear old gloves overnight. Use cotton wool and orange stick with peroxide to clean nails.
Pretty Brassiere Described with Lace Strips and Beads
A description outlines a pretty brassiere made from alternate strips of lace and beading with wide ribbon threaded through. Adjustable straps are used for evening wear.
Dolly Varden Hats Return to Popular Kids Wear
Readers are shown how to make revived Dolly Varden hats from white cotton crepe with tiny colored figures. A wire frame forms the brim, covered in crepe, with shirred net underside and a lawn foundation. Small silk apple clusters decorate the crown for a delicate finish.
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Dolly Varden
Sleeve and Skirt Slashes Featured in Outfit Detail
The description notes that coats sleeves and gowns' sleeves are cut with slashes mirroring the skirt style. An opening is finished with a lace ruffle or outlined by decorative buttons.
Handling colts during hot weather
The article advises farmers to patiently train green colts rather than pushing them into heavy work in hot weather. It notes older, more mature horses handle daily tasks better, promotes breaking two-year-olds gradually, and shares Virginia Valley practices of quiet, steady training with small workloads to prevent later dullness and temper issues. It emphasizes consistent, skilled driving and avoidance of overworking young horses.
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J. M. Belt
Mr. Farmer
Virginia
the Valley
Eradication of Morning Glories Across Farmland
Agricultural guidance explains field and hedge bindweed and wild sweet potato vines. It notes that seeds and root fragments spread by plows, with salt and sulfuric acid as remedies, while July–August plowing, careful cultivation, and alfalfa rotations reduce future growth. Hops and lambs aid clearing infested ground.
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Central States
Nitrogen Fertilizers for Early Pea and Bean Growth
Peas and beans in early growth benefit from nitrogenous fertilizers on nitrogen-deficient soils. Sodium nitrate top-dresses faster than ammonium sulfate and washes into the subsoil more easily. Continued sodium nitrate use may form soil crusts.
Check Row Corn Planter Essential for Uniform Hills
Walter B. Lutz extols the check row corn planter as essential on large fields. When seed is uniform in size and shape it drops kernels evenly, but inclusion of tips and butts varies hill counts. He advises four kernels per hill, three feet six inches between hills, and planting after spring rains with strong germinating seed.
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Walter B. Lutz
Increases Purchasing Power in Dairy Feed Buying
A brief note highlights how better dairy feed decisions raise purchasing power. The piece cites smarter buying and improved value for a dollar in farm operations.
Improving Lettuce Under Cheesecloth Canopy
Gardeners boost lettuce Swiss chard and spinach by growing them beneath a cheesecloth canopy. The airy cover, about five feet high, is supported by stakes or a light frame to improve growth and protect plants.
Diseases of Beans and Tomatoes Control via Fungicides
Diseases of beans and tomatoes may be held in check by spraying with fungicides. Those of eggplants and cucumbers are more difficult to control.
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Prairie Farms
B.B
L. Ave
BASE
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Little Sister
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