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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
6
The passage blends sports trivia with agricultural notes and quiz Q A pairs. It mentions Caldwell shutting out the Yankees, a comment by Ripley, and discusses monkey drill and bumble bees and clover fertilization in brief quiz style.
Salle Blanes Ques led in the fourth inning as the Reds beat Philadelphia 2 to 0. Daubert drove in a run with a single, Roush added a double, and Duncan laced a hit after Neale and Kopf fanned to seal the score in Cincinnati. New York defeated Chicago 7 to 2 as Hendrix exited in the first. Bailey and Carter could not slow the visitors.
A vintage advertisement touts Texas Wonder for kidney and bladder troubles in men and women, claiming relief for graves diabetes rheumatism and urinary irregularities and includes a mail order option with testimonials. Dr F Hale of St Louis is named and druggists are the selling point.
St Louis pounded Mamaux for six runs in the third and defeated Brooklyn 11 to 8 in a loosely played contest. Brooklyn scored in the first and fourth innings but St Louis answered with a strong attack led by late innings. Batteries Mamaux Henson Miller for Brooklyn and Goodwin Koenigsmark Woodward Parker Tuero Dithoefer for St Louis.
Cleveland defeats the New York Yankees 3-0 and 3-2 in a Wednesday doubleheader. Caldwell shut out New York in game one, while Uhle beat the Yankees in game two. In Philadelphia, Philadelphia edged Detroit 6-5 with a ninth-inning rally. Western League results include Wichita 5-0, Joplin 22-6, Oklahoma City 8-7, and other scores.
Syracuse reports a new world record for four year old geldings at the New York State Fair Grand Circuit meeting, Echo Direct trotting 2 05 14 in heat three and Easton going 2 06 34 in heat four, with final quarter miles around 30.4 seconds. Actual purses and listed times accompany a detailed results summary including Echo Direct Peter June Irish Voter Prince Pepper Fred Hal and other entrants.
Purse figures show 2012.50 for a Peter Little Lee driven race with 2:09 pace. The Syracuse purse lists 3,000 for Goldie Todd with Electro Dillon in three year old trot and Ka Noo No great pace times around 2:07 to 2:14. Grace Drake and Mac Jones figures appear with multiple heats and times.
Jim Barnes of Sunset Hill captured the Southern Open in Atlanta on September 11, defeating Robert T. Jones Jr. of Atlanta, who finished as runner-up from the national amateur championship.
Twenty four unions have quit work in recent days, forcing the committee to yield to steel workers demands for release. With steel trust officials uncompromising a strike will become effective on Monday September 22.
Time makes no mistakes. S. S. S. is a blood purifier with a long market history. It claims to relieve diseases from impoverished blood and to enrich circulation without minerals. The ad urges readers to start S. S. S. now and contact the Medical Director in Atlanta Georgia for guidance.
Reading the Q and A exchange from Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz column in The Whig includes topics on the cohort of the damned, Dorothy Dix, postage stamps history, longevity of fat vs thin people, and cotton growing in Hawaii. The column presents brief questions with concise, dated factual answers and notes confidentiality of inquiries.
Political advertisement from William S. Gray of Coatsburg Illinois announcing candidacy for delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. Gray outlines farming and business background, education, and intent to bring practical, district oriented representation from the agricultural 36th Senatorial District in Adams County.
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