Baseball Prospectus and Local League Outlook in Scranton
The World of Sport reports manager Burnham’s delay reshaping a Scranton league schedule with about 120 games, Sunday matches in Newark Elmira and Jersey City, and special bouts with Paterson and Atlantic City. Dan Brouthers, hero of a Wappingers Falls fire, is noted for rescuing two children from danger.
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Anager
Walter W. Burnham
Reading
Hall
Scranton
Marty” Swift
Newark
Elmira
Jersey City
Paterson
Atlantic City
Athletics
Allentown
Burnham
Clymer
Wilkes-Barre
Barons
Dan Brouther
Wappingers Falls
Big Dan
Pittsburg Eyes Rank Tulwon as Top Prospect in Practice
Rank Tulwon, Beranton first baseman, charms Pittsburg fans with gritty practice game showings. He starred against Rochester, hitting a single and two doubles while narrowly missing a home run. The report notes strong signings and lineup plans for Pittsburg, Reading, St. Louis, and Wilkes-Barre, plus praise for Michael Walsh’s early season feats and the Official Baseball Guides for 1909.
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Rank Tulwon
Beranton
Pittsburg
Rochester Nine
Pop” Morse
Scranton
Rochester
Lush
Jowett Meekin
Amos Rush
New York Giants
Boston
Fred Clarke
Fleishman
Voorhees
Ames
Eson
Cogan
Fox
Moran
Caulflower
Cleveland
Wilkes-Barre
St. Louis
Ita
Harper
Michael Walsh
Mayfield
Baltimore
Lehigh University
A. J. Reach
A. G. Spaulding and
Spalding
Fitzsimmons to Fight Smith Matthews in New York Card
The article previews a Broadway Athletic Club bout on Tuesday April 17 featuring Mysterious Billy Smith against Matty Matthews. It notes Joe Choynski's return to the ring after a prior defeat to Joe Walcott, and mentions Jim Jeffries at 225 pounds training to face Corbett with interest in another rematch with Tom Sharkey.
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Foon Feht
Joe Choynsk
California
Little Darkey
Joe Walcott
Fitzsimmons
West
Billy” Smith
Matty Matthews
Broadway Athletic Club
New York
Smith
Jim Judge
Jim Jeffries
Corbett
Jim
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Strikes and Spares Bowling Tournament Opens
Strikes and Spares bowling event begins with entries from local clubs and promising already. a final match will pit Elk Second team against Wilkes-Barre West End Scrap-Trons. Mitchell of Elk bowled 262 with ten strikes and two breaks.
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Elk
Wilkes-Barre West End
Mitchell
TIG Elks
First Pony Express Told by Colonel Majors
Homer Bassford recalls a Saturday Evening Post interview with Colonel Alexander Majors about founding the Pony Express. Majors describes financing, 600 ponies, post houses every ten miles, riders earning 100 to 125 dollars monthly, and the daredevil effort to deliver letters in eight days despite harsh weather.
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Saturday Evening Post
Homer Bassford
Alexander Majors
Majors
Pony Express
Colonel Majors
Hiness
Mariani Wine praised by physicians worldwide
An advertisement extols Mariani Wine as safe and beneficial with over 8,000 medical endorsements. It claims brain power and physical strength, suited for debility overwork and illness, and notes its diffusible tonic form and broad reach through New York mail order.
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Binnes
Mariani & Co
New York
New York Spring Fashions Highlight Bordered Fabrics and Eton Jackets
New York fashions praise varied spring materials and colors with bordered crepes and satin appliques. The report notes candlewick skirts, blue ribbon detailing, and lace accents on Eton jackets, with pale tones, red hats, and spangled nets shaping the season's stylish wardrobe.
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Eton
New York
Fashion Notes On Jackets Skirts and Lace Fashions
The article surveys late 19th century ladies fashion including Mees jackets with white facing and taffeta trim, Eton jackets for various ages, spangled net skirts with lace borders and fringe, and contrasting silk patterns. It notes preferences for black net overs, appliqued lace, and chiffon parasols, with remarks on affordability from Fannie Field.
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Eton
Fannie Field
Telegraph Costs Fall With Global Messaging Growth
An Ainslee's Magazine note traces telegraph use in business from the first Atlantic cable era. It contrasts initial twenty word London to New York rates of $100 to current twenty five cents per word and shows vast cost differences by route and distance.
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Atlantic
London
New York
Chicago
TSR
San Francisco
Auckland
New Zealand
Manila
Fragmentary notice from unnamed sources
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a land or place event and a distressed man linked to a wife’s mother, with unclear timing and actors. The text is too garbled to extract concrete names, dates, or actions beyond general reference to a night event and a family hardship.
Fragmented Ode to Sunshine and Weather
Fragmented verse reflects mixed weather imagery and idle reflections. The lines drift between sunny days and rain with surreal imagery and personal musings.
Peruna Advertisements Claim Cure for Debility
Two letters from women in Boston and Fremont praise Peruna for curing catarrhal debility and weaknesses. Mattie B. Curtis reports relief from backache and headaches after four bottles, while Mrs. Jane Baxter notes kidney and pelvic relief and lasting health. Address The Peruna Medicine Co for more information and testimonies.
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Mattie B. Curtis
Legion of Loyal Women
Salem
Boston
Mass
Jane Baxter
Grand Army Relief Corps
Fremont
Wash
Peruna
Relief Corps
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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Earil
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Iin
Atte Grippe
Scranton Bicycle
Bittenbender & Co
Franklin Avenue
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