Veteran pug Casey recalls bare knuckle era and San Antonio life
The former lightweight champion Jimmy Casey now resides at 502 Berlin Press Street in San Antonio. He reminisces about early boxing on the Pacific coast, fighting bare knuckles in heat and the shift to gloves, calls modern boxing commercial, and contrasts it with the old sport, noting famed rivals like Kid McCay and Sailor Patterson.
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Ting
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Hua
Zoog
Sea of Ireland
Kid McCay
Bobby Stevens
Sailor Patterson
Whem Jimny Casey
Seenusa
Casty
Sghting
Bextile
Pacific Coast
Cscey
Eis
Jumacua Hennessy
Morrissy Hout
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Cassy
Safior Patterson
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Pax
Dave
Fitzsimmons
Cesey
Ameriga
Fitzelmmong-Corbett
Telgan
Jank Ostunca
New Orleans
Cheesy
Gancy Sa
Dolar
Johson-Willard Jautch
Willard
Quacy
John
Guinea Hen From Elyria Returns Home After Long Journey
A prize guinea hen owned by Eugene Sites of Elyria Ohio found its way back to his farm after a wandering trek from Milwaukee to Hagertown and Toledo. The bird wore a ribbon with its biography from capture in Toledo to a Milwaukee show, confirming its identity and prize status.
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Ohio
Eugene
Hagertown
Corp
Toledo
Fko
Fort Wayne
Ind
Aillwaukes
Wis
Bites
Hagar
Milwaukee
Nilwaukes
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatic pain and aching joints. It claims rapid relief when rubbed on the tender spots, soothing muscles and bones without skin burning, and promises freedom from stiffness and discomfort.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacoby
Trent
Fall of Constantinople May Unveil Ancient Secrets
Washington March 20 reports that allied gunfire near Constantinople spurs speculation on vast Byzantine archives. Experts believe up to 1,200,000 manuscripts, Bible originals, and Greek classics may be hidden in vaults under St Sophia, safeguarded by Turkish authorities since 1350.
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Baal
Madame Joffre At The Front Aides French Troops
Madame Joffre wife of Generalissimo Joffre works tirelessly in support of her husband’s troops at the front. Reports note letters of thanks to her personal aid, and her charity reaches wounded peasants and soldiers, with gifts carried through trenches.
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Madame Joffre
Avshand
Joffre
Ehifef
Coldier
Germany
Chiel
Madame Jeffre
Incarceration Tale Spoof from a Templar Chronicle
A fragmentary clipping taints a tale of Sir Charles Villere Stanford and Sir Charles tin Joual with charges of confinement and dubious reputation. Mather Henry is noted as amused by a priest, while Dr Meldon appears elegant in disguise as a peculiar figure.
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Mather Henry
Muitelas
Qharlah Villere Stanford
Charles Tin Joual
Dubie
Nate Healy
Meldon
Melien
Nut Chronicle-Telegreph
The Secret of a Lily Like Complexion Exposed
A sensational beauty ad reveals a claimed method by Valesa Suratt for skin enhancement. It touts a simple formula using garine water and pigment mix and promises quick smoothing of wrinkles and marks. The text lists several preparatory steps, warnings, and multiple product claims attributed to Miss Fanny and Miss Specklad, billing powerful results and salon like effects.
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Tima
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