Precision Pine Compound for Cold Relief
Pharmacists hand out a home remedy formula for chest cold relief using two ounces of eye resin and half an ounce of Globe Compound Concentrated Pine. Dosing suggests one to two spoonfuls after meals, with smaller amounts for children by age. The Globe Pine Decentrated Pine comes in a sealed tin and is supplied by Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago.
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Eyom
Driggist
Globe Pharaceutical Laboratoes of
Chicago
His One Fault and a Husband Who Sneaks Out
A short anecdote centers on a wife defending her husband as a good man yet noting he habitually sneaks out when the clerksman calls, highlighting a quiet domestic incongruity.
Eczema Cure Promised by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A claimant from Lebanon Colorado describes years of severe scalp and leg itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the itching ceased after the first dose and never returned, with dandruff also cured. The note is dated January 22, 1912 and urges readers to try samples and obtain the Cuticura product literature.
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Lebanon
L. R. Firk
Sain
Cuticura, Dept
Boston
Twain and Thomas recount Roosevelt war nerves exchange
A New York Sun retells a story from Mark Twain and T. R. Augustus Thomas about a game with Colonel Roosevelt. Roosevelt discussed war. Twain, a former Confederate, said even the bravest are nervous facing an enemy, recalling his own wartime resolve.
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Mark Twain
T. R. Augustus Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Colonel Roosevelt
Twain
Evelt
Thomas
New York Sun
Formal neighbor courtesies over flour and sugar
A dialogue notes a neighbor in apartments who is very formal. She sends cards when borrowing flour but does not send cards when she has both flour and sugar, revealing social friction and etiquette.
Castoria Ad Urges Care for Children’s Health
An old advertisement promotes a bottle labeled TORIA for children and adults, claiming safe relief for common ailments and noting it has been used for over 30 years. The copy mentions Fletcher's Castoria and urges careful use.
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Met
Joe
Ildren
Fletcher
Better Way: Conflicting Marital Quip Sparks Tense Exchange
A terse exchange jokes about marital strife with lines about a wife causing a rumpus and the speaker staying away from home. The quip turns on a punchline about the speaker's return provoking laughter.
Town ad shows goods and prices for farmers
Fragmentary notice lists pricing terms and deals for farm supplies. Mentions Springfield Massachusetts and a seller likely named Thos. Bee Own. Advertises bundles or booklets with cash and percentage options.
Pleasant Pellets Find Ease for Stomachs and Bowels
Fragmentary ad-like text describes Mr. Sierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming regulation of stomach and bowels, sugar granules promoted as easy to take, with unclear guidance.
Lessons From Cain and Abel in Genesis 4
Lessons study Cain and Abel showing two offerings and two men's hearts. Abel's sacrifice of faith pleases God while Cain's does not, revealing sin crouching at the door and the need for mercy through Christ. The lesson urges nurture by God and urges readers to act as keepers of their brothers while stressing salvation through the blood of the Lamb.
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Eve
Adam
Abel
Cain
God
Sin
John
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Gotch’s Hardest Fight Was Dan McLeod at a Picnic
Frank Gotch recalls his toughest pro match as a long hard battle with Dan McLeod on a cinder path at a Woodmen picnic. The May, 1899 clash near Luverne featured ground scrambles, cinders, and a one hour thirty minute struggle ending in Gotch’s first defeat.
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Frank Gotch
Dan McLeod
Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Canada
Belmond
Iowa
Livermore
McLeod
Livermore Woodmen
Luverne
Humboldt
Humboldt Woodmen
Farmer Burns
Joseph B. Bowles
Baseball praised as reform by Harvard leader in China visit
Dr. Charles W. Eliot of Harvard told 100 students that baseball benefits China more than social workers by diverting gambling and building character. He praised China’s patience and predicted sport will aid progress, while noting tuberculosis and superstition as major challenges.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Doctor Eliot
Harvard
China
Japan
Eliot
Fie
Champions of the Year Aeroplane Jules Vedrines
The list catalogs winners across sports and disciplines including aeroplane pilot Jules Vedrines, archery, automobile, cycling, boxing, baseball, billiards, football, golf, rowing, shooting, squash, tennis, wrestling, motorcycle, polo, and skating with prominent figures such as Bob Burman, Ralph De Palma, Willie Hoppe, Johnny Kilbane, and Wrigley among others noted for achievements in amateur and professional categories.
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Jules Vedrines
James Thorpe
G. P. Bryant
Wisconsin
Harvard
Jerome Travers
Reginald Fincke Roque
Edward Clark
E. B. Butler
Ernest Barry
William Wrigley
W. R. Crosby
C. Hutchinson
M. E. McLoughlin
McLoughlin-Bundy
Mary Browne
Frank Gotch
J. J. McDermott
Margaret Curtis
Ray Seymour
Meadowbrook Club
W. A. Phillips
Norval Baptie
Robert McLean
Carl Solberg
jLare Haugen
Whitney Loves Ball Game and Baseball Hopes
Harry Paine Whitney funds racing stables in England and a breeding farm at home yet is said to love baseball more. A noted polo player and boxing enthusiast, he is believed to back Christopher Mathewson if he ever becomes a club owner, often seen ringside at major bouts with friends.
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Harry Paine Whitney
England
Mr. Whitney
Christopher Mathewson
Matty
America
Sage college bans intercollegiate basketball for women
The athletic council at Sage college forbids women students at Cornell from playing basketball with other colleges. Dr. Esther Parker, the women's medical adviser, calls basketball the most violent exercise for girls, permitting only local games to be played.
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Sage College
Cornell
Esther Parker
Gossip Among Sports Stars and Manager Moves
They dub Miller Huggins the henpecked manager. Tim Keefe leaves playing for real estate. Stroud sold by Detroit to Harry Wolverton's Sacramentos. Seven the Browns schedule spring dates for a title race. Danny Murphy opens the White Elephant cafe in Norwich Conn. Zuppke, new Illinois coach, never played football. Browns and Cardinals resume spring series March 29 for seven games. Red Sox host Harvard April 9 in exhibition. Jess Tannehill signs with St. Joseph and coaches young pitchers. Fred Hyde winters at Charter Oak Park Hartford. Cubs four veterans with 116 wins in 1906 remain Evers Sheckard Schulte Reulbach. McGraw expects Demaree with Mathewson Tesreau Marquard next season. Jake Stahl eyes bench retirement. Patchen and Feir race with Gano and McKinney. A ball team of managers features Stovall Evers Tinker Huggins Clark Birmingham Stahl Dooin Callahan Griffith.
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Miller Huggins
Tim Keefe
Pitcher Stroud
Detroit Tigers
Harry Wolverton
Sacramentos
St. Louis Browns
Danny Murphy
Athletics
Norwich
Conn
Zuppke
Illinois
Charter Oak Park
Hartford
Cubs
Evers
Sheckard
Schulte
Reulbach
McGraw
al Demaree
Christy Mathewson
Tesreau
Marquard
Jake Stahl
Joe Patchen Sr
Vernon McKinney
Minor Feir
George Gano
Stovall
Tinker
Huggins
Clark
Birmingham
Dooin
Callahan
Griffith
Team Without Captain at New York Military Academy
The New York Military Academy will try a captainless football team next season. The athletic association voted to drop captaincy arguing it hampers a player’s play and makes it harder for the quarterback to choose plays satisfying both captain and coach.
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New York Military Academy
Athletic Association
Maher Retakes Ride with Lord Rosebery
Jockey Danny Maher will ride for Lord Rosebery again next season. The appointment marks a return to the trainer’s stable, renewing a prior association and aiming to boost forthcoming campaigns aboard Rosebery horses.
Bluffers Defends Right After Unfortunate Encounter
Bluffers reacted with anger after a quarrel that left him furious about a visitor. He banged a hat on a table and sat in a chair while lamenting his past action of ejecting a man from his house. The man sought his mother in law, not his daughter, prompting the tension.
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Bluffers
Touching the Cardinal at Baltimore Convention
An anecdote recalls two Ohio serjeants-at-arms at the Democratic convention in Baltimore. Col. John Bolan of Toledo urged to touch Cardinal Gibbons as he passed. Capt. Joseph Dowling of Dayton quickly answered with a joking exchange about his pocket.
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Cardinal
Baltimore
Col
John Bolan
Toledo
Joseph Dowling
Dayton
Bolan
Cardinal Gibbons
Joe
Care Tips for Rubber Plant and Ferns
When leaves yellow and fall, the plant may be dying. Feed with olive oil monthly, wash weekly with warm soapsuds to moisten soil, and sprinkle every other day. Apply the same care to ferns.
Wry Joke on Married Life Sparks Quiet Home Peace
A humorous line notes that the only quiet period for a husband is when his wife has her mouth full of hairpins, reflecting a lighthearted view of domestic life and shared tensions.
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Springfeld
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F. C. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Cain and Abel
Charles Eliot
Whitney
New Yorker
Harry Payne Whitney
Dean
Michigan
Josiah Hoover
Catherine St
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Buffalo
New York
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