Cubs Have Ko Cinch In Close National League Race
The National League pennant fight tightens as Cubs, Phillies, Pirates, Giants and Reds show balanced strength. McGraw strengthens the Giants while Murray revamps the Phillies to improve 1908 form. Reds and Pirates also trend upward under strong management as close games and strategic benching shape the race.
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McGraw
Tenney
Doyle
Phillies
Murray
Pirates
Gordz
Wyers
Piicbers
Clarze
Clarke
Foloowers
Cincinnati
Genaesmer
Ganze
Baseball scores and standings from major leagues
In Philadelphia and elsewhere, results are listed for the American and National Leagues with game scores and battery lines. Standings show New York leading, followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and St Louis, plus Cincinnati and Brooklyn in pursuit. a Trestate League update and local notes on a delayed wedding announcement and an anecdote about a misfortune ridden horseshoe.
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Philadelphia — Athletics
Washington
Snurt
T. Street
Plank. Powers
New York
Boston
Cicotte
Criger
Cheshie
Kidnow
Detroit
Cleveland
Rhodes
Clarke
Summers
Schmidt
St Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Spencer
Graham
Petty Bailey
Sullivan
Owes
Manure
Shaw
Walsh
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Kattenes—Moren
Dosins McIntyre
Berges
Wiltse, Neechant
Derser Werman
Pittsbore
Chieszo
Maddox
Gibson
Frazer
Kling
Cincinnati
Crincinnati
Beebo Ludwig
Campbell
Melean
le- Lows
Cincinatti
Fame
Higginbotham
Hostetter
Spade
Schie
N-York
Philads
Pittsh'e
St.Louis
Cacinti
Brookin
The Way of Womankind and Social Salience
A fragmented 19th century style passage discusses perceptions of women and gender norms, contrasting masculine rationality with women’s supposed domestic analysis. Included are partial anecdotes about interactions in public and a note referencing a medical cure for nursing mothers.
Swastika talk and odd tales from a London scraps column
A miscellany of curiosities and clashing ideas. A humorous exchange reveals Miss Blank and Mr Blank through a photo trick. The piece also discusses swastika origins, a medical dressing critique, an automated salt works in Peru, and moving pictures, ending with a report of fourteen men sentenced to death for a post car bombing in Versova.
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Ssidiaw
Vistels
The Sen's Answer to Dame aux Camelias
Alexandre Thomas seeks to gain access to the author after success with Dame aux Camelias He writes the author claiming he will meet him and mentions his own fame He recalls his father discussing the author of Monte Cristo and notes the pressure to connect with the correspondent
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Sen
Bis Son
No Need of Suffering from Rheumatism
Fragmentary ad style text urging relief from rheumatism with references to medical claims and a product likely sold by druggists. Includes garbled names and phrases, mentions a chamberlin and a court-like tone, but the readable parts promote a remedy and sale.
Nature's Warning Kidney Pills Advised for Relief
An elderly Massachusetts resident recounts long kidney, back, and urinary troubles eased by Dean's Kidney Pills after a short course. The testimonial claims pain diminished, sleep restored, and overall health improved. Sold by druggists with Foster-William Co as US agents. ad copy urges use of Dean's and no other remedies. Also cites Dr King’s New Discovery as a throat and lung remedy used for forty years.
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Ricausis
Sainre Siwas
Gearze W Naliyo
Barclay Street
Altimore
Dean
Tecomme
Ail Desiers
Foster-Wiham Co
Eufalo
New York
United Siates
Ersiet M Deienn
Naples
Maine
Tung Teweies
Matern Pharmacy
Cutting a Fine Gem Biggest Cullinan Piece for Crown Jewels
The Cullinan diamond, weighing 500 to 600 carats after cutting, is to become a royal crown jewel. Louis Asscher and Henry Dalend of Joseph Asscher & Co arrived in New York to supervise the delicate process. The gem is guarded by four armed policemen in a reinforced strong room, with a strict nightly routine and multiple safety measures.
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Cullinan
Transvaal
Edward Vhl
Louis Asscher
Henry Dalend
Joseph Asscher
Royal Famir
Great Britain
Gamond Wes
Ar. Asscher
Frm
Edward
Asscher
Simone Toom
Sim
Thirsy
June Rose In a Forest Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse evokes June with a rose and evening moon in a forest setting. The speaker hints at nature’s quiet, a rose placed in nature’s care, and a mysterious name Jeune Emory Poitia in a magazine. The text is partial and dreamlike, presenting imagery over clear narrative.
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Natures Free
Bieirepaw Tan Magazine
Bargain in $1 Bills Curtain-Topples as Counterfeit Try
A Little Rock clothier advertised dollar bills at 95 cents in his show window. About 100 bills were displayed with a 1 per customer limit to curb theft, but only two sold as shoppers quickly concluded the bills were counterfeit. The store pivoted to cheaper shirts marked down to $1.25 after the failed marketing stunt.
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Mein Street
Little Rock (Ark
Baskher
Rether
Frederick Market Prices From Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations list for 1908 prices across grains and feeds. Wheat No 2 Red 92c, No 3 Red 80-86c, Corn Yellow Ear 3.65 per barrel, Oats 8.0-9.0 per bushel, Timothy hay 13.90-14.00, Clover hay 12.06-13.00, Bran 28.50 per ton, Middlings 35.60 per ton, Potatoes 0.50-0.60 per bushel, Seeds Timothy 2.25-2.50 per bushel, Clover Seed 11-12 per bushel.
Dress Makers Nervous Strain Surges During Busy Seasons
The article describes the severe nervous strain on dressmakers during peak seasons, causing prostration fainting dizziness and insomnia and notes a single proven remedy for exhausted women.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Health Restorations
Historic advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring feminine health. A testimonial from Mrs Elia Gritfin of Canton New York cites three years of female weakness backache headaches relief after using the product. The notice claims thirty years of use curing displacements inflammation irregularities and related symptoms and invites women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Elia Gritfin
Park St
Canton
N.Y
Pinkham
Lydia & Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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