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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
6
A diary style recount of a day trip by the Gay Old Boys on a steamer. Bowser earns praise as one of the gayest, with songs, ginger ale and lemonade, island visits, and humorous stories shared aboard. The voyage home ends with sleep and some light restaurant chatter as Mrs B. and Bowser navigate a playful domestic moment.
A veteran recounts his rough start as a catcher, the struggle with an ailing arm, and subsequent revival through focused practice and targeted throwing drills. Fans jeered but he persisted, improving from a poor .100 average to about .265 as spring warmth returned. The Phillies hold the NL record for 28 straight pennant losses, a unique mark in baseball. English rugby teams cancel San Francisco visit, with the 1911 tour pushed to late next year.
Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb faces possible loss of sight in his right eye after a specialist examination. Cobb did not join the Detroit team for the four game set in Cleveland and remained in Detroit to seek expert opinion. If the report is adverse he may not play again this year and could be sent to New York for further testing.
Baseball results from yesterday across the American and Tri State leagues show Boston beating Athletics 2 to 1 and New York defeating Washington 2 to 1, with Cleveland and Chicago completing notable games. Standings list Athletics leading the American and Chicago atop the league, with Pittsburgh and Brooklyn near the middle. An Eastern League update notes Baltimore and Newark close in the standings. An alarming rat attack in York, Pa, injures a child and an adult on a West End porch. the rat was captured after biting two people.
A detailed account explains a contraption that heats water instantly using a modified funnel and a gas burner. Water flows through a narrow opening between a tee and lines, forming a hot sheet over the funnel. The setup includes a standard faucet on a cake tin and aims to regulate overheating by coordinating water and gas flow.
In upper Silesia a deep borehole near Czuchow reached 7 400 feet with 182 degrees Fahrenheit temperature, showing a steady rise of one degree Fahrenheit per 54 feet. Erie railroad ash samples averaged 33 percent carbon, highlighting waste issues and potential savings for toll roads. A vintage alloying note discusses nickel percussion patterns and bismuth additions for better casting at lower temps. Maritime safety claims men 50 percent lower risk on water than land based on travel studies.
A distorted wire service note claims Winston Churchill was wounded in Smyrna while traveling in Asia Minor. It reports a leg injury deemed not serious yet notes the home secretary was taken to an English hospital in Smyrna for operation and that Asquith sought further details.
In Harrisburg on September 8 Pet Santz and Bertha Hersey of Crows Roads were married by Rev. Hartzell, chief clerk of the Dept. of Factory Inspection, a Methodist minister who performed the ceremony at their request. The report notes the couple are parishioners and sought a simple ceremony at the capitol. A separate item mentions a woman highway robber terrorizing the Du Vil and Red Pint area, holding up men with a revolver as she eludes authorities.
A fragmentary testimonial from New Orleans cites Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as saving a woman from surgery for severe female troubles. The letter mentions a patient named Lydia and notes unsolicited endorsements as proof of the remedy’s effectiveness, with Mrs Pinkham offering personalized advice.
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