Champs Handed Stiff Jolt by Reds
In St. Louis the Browns suffer a tough setback as the Reds overwhelm them to open the season. The game delivers a sharp jolt to the Browns and kicks off a season with Reds momentum.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
8
In St. Louis the Browns suffer a tough setback as the Reds overwhelm them to open the season. The game delivers a sharp jolt to the Browns and kicks off a season with Reds momentum.
National League results include Chicago 2 Cincinnati 4, Pittsburg 0 St. Louis 3, New York 1 Brooklyn 4, Boston 5 Philadelphia 3. American League games show St. Louis 2 Chicago 1, Cleveland 2 Detroit 1, Philadelphia 3 New York 2 in 12 innings, Washington and Boston 7. American Association and Western League scores list Columbus 6 Milwaukee 0, Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 0, Toledo 7 Kansas City 4, Pueblo 6 Sioux City 7, Omaha 3 Lincoln 2, Denver 6 Des Moines 1.
In Chicago, April 25, the Reds finally won a game after five failed attempts, squeezing out a victory over the champions on the West Side. The win came as the Reds managed to jar Carl and secure the needed breakthrough.
The Browns beat the White Sox 2 to 1 on their home field as Chicago errors allow two runs to score. Frank Smith had the game in hand until a pebble error near shortstop opened the door for the Browns in the seventh inning.
Local ad urges readers to avoid stomach liver or kidney trouble by quickly taking Electric Bitters. Promoted by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store with a 50 cent price point.
George Dunker of 939 Fulham Avenue resigns as acting foreman of the Giesler Stewart Button Company. He has been with the firm for five years and leaves the position today.
Mme Lillian Nordica reports a huge emerald from her collection missing after a reception and musicale. The melon shaped stone, one and a quarter inches long, was bought abroad for thousands of dollars and is among her largest jewels.
Drainage project No 3 will start in early June under contractor Phelps of Carbon Cliff Illinois. A large dipper dredge will open the slough by removing the Leutzinger bar, with barge construction to begin near the Milwaukee bridge. Dredge and equipment expected within days to be placed on site.
The Brotherhood of St Paul at Musserville Methodist church plans a second week in May banquet with speakers. Ladies' Aid will assist with menu and serving for the repast alongside Rev Conant arranging the program.
Miss Bertha Thorne, a house employee, fell from a high stepladder while cleaning moldings at Henry Morris’s island south residence and fractured her right arm. Dr E B Fulham treated the injury. Nearby notices mention a seventeenth birthday surprise for Miss Ethel Robison and several travelers moving about including Miss Ethel Turner and Mr William Schaefer.
The N N C group hosted at Mrs I L Wright in Wilton with Mrs W A Cooling. An excellent program followed by social time and elegant refreshments. The high school play She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith drew large crowds and received praise for performances by Nellie Stoner Rae Stockham Hattie Johnston Burdette Perry Clara Ruff Pearl Penney Selma Brammell Elizabeth Holzhauer and others.
An advertisement promotes Orrine as a cure for the drink habit with a money back guarantee. It claims pledges fail and offers discreet treatment and a free book from The Orrine Co. in Washington, D C, with Orrine priced at one dollar per box and sold by A W Morgan.
A brief note proclaims ZILLA Gold Medal Flour is produced on honor. The snippet suggests a brand emphasis on integrity and quality in its packaging copy. No further names or details are provided in the fragment.
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