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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
7
In the Bronx local fans hail Heinie Zimmerman as a hero after his three homer series with the Cubs against the Giants. The famed batman, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, drew crowds to his home and even joined the Cubs downtown to escape eager admirers.
Old timer hero Titus, long tied to the Phillies, is shipped to the Boston National League club. Fans recall Cravath and Gravath, while Minneapolis had tried to reacquire Cravath before Philadelphia balked, with President Crow asking for Catcher Owens.
Jersey City buys Barry from Athletics while Chicago university adds John B Boyle to Phil lies. Jimmy McAleer leads Boston Americans in optimism as Edgar Willett tops Jennings. Buffalo signs Charles High tower from Cornell. Harry McIntyre joins Indianapolis after tryout with Milwaukee. Connie Mack adds Johnny King from Sacred Heart Denver. Clark Griffith seeks a reliable southpaw to win pennant. Mack caps fall with Outfielder Murphy from Baltimore. Chance laments beaned head. Elberfeld plans Chattanooga return. Louisville purchases Harris of McKeesport. Doolan struggles with bunts to first.
Investigators from the National and American Leagues probe charges that New York and Brooklyn stars played Sunday baseball under assumed names for 3100 to 250 dollars paid by semi professional clubs in city and suburbs. Cases cite star pitchers and a battery hired for 250 dollars and worse, players failing next day in organized baseball. An impending ban would bar under contract players from accepting semi pro offers.
A conference between President Ban B Johnson and Manager Griffith led to league approval for Sunday games in Washington. Griffith cites local support and need for weekend attendance, while Johnson notes clergy approval in Detroit and Cleveland and says a home Sunday schedule could begin during the Nationals' home stay.
Denton T Young ends his career with a farewell on the Franklin College diamond at New Athens Ohio. He pitched three innings in the commencement day game before stepping from the mound and announcing his retirement as his arm weakened.
George Browne tears up his last game remarking on his baseball start and end at the same venue. President Fogel of the Philadelphia National League team announced the unconditional release of George Browne, substitute outfielder.
A comic frame depicts hellish figures with Dante and Satan. Satan names the first man to mock heat as the one who asked if it is hot enough, while the Wicked Soul endures molten lava and flames. Contours of a Milwaukee Sentinel quote.
A Sunday school teacher finds a girl Mary and her brother Mitch Anne fleeing in haste. The distressed reply says Jimmy thehwallowed hith collection, a phrase from Lip pincott's. The incident hints at an uneasy departure and a referenced author.
Mrs. Burton Gary of Toledo Ohio says Kopp's Baby's Friend eases teething and gives rest without sedation. Widely praised by mothers. Available in three sizes 10c 25c and 50c at druggists or by direct mail from Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York Pa. Samples mailed on request.
Little Bobby tells Mrs Skinner he trained for dinner by eating a square meal first. The hostess asks if that lays up his appetite, and he confirms with a simple no.
A simple sliding plate designed to cover the pedal opening prevents mice from entering planes. The device mounts on the pedal and slides to seal the opening, blocking access and protecting instrument panels during flight.
A succinct aphorism attributed to C. C. Colton notes that true writing gives readers maximum knowledge with minimal time. It emphasizes efficiency and value in literary craft.
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston will send a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic to any woman free upon request. The antiseptic is advertised as a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation.
A satirical epigram notes marriage roles while an ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with gum relief and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. The column quips about Job and a cat on a varnished piano. A Red Cross Ball Blue branding line appears beside a note to avoid liquid blue. A woman's mirror remark closes the item.
Lady Henry Somerset recounts a London slum children tale showing patience. A crippled boy endures a painful plaster cast removal by imagining a bee sting and buzzing softly to stay brave, illustrating resilience and imagination aiding care.
Mrs De Jones and Mrs Van Tyle discuss a chauffeur of Chinese descent. She praises him as satisfactory, noting his complexion hides dust and describing using his pigtail as a bell rope to stop the limousine. The exchange reflects period stereotypes in a humorous sketch.
A small boy waits at the library line to ask for a book. He asks for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea but the librarian, tired, says she only has two copies and they are not under the sea.
A boy’s father scolds with a threat of a whipping if misbehavior continues, the boy counters with a taunt. The exchange hints at social losses among friends and the lure of candy as a postconflict incentive.
Readers from Peoria and Jessup share testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for long standing female ailments. They claim avoiding surgery and regaining health after using the remedies.
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