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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
7
An antique ad fragment promotes a device titled Winsow Boothing Strap for Children claiming relief from inflammation and pain, cures wind colic, and lists pricing at 25 in an age 5 era.
The text notes high alcohol consumption with about 23 rations yearly per person, and 21 of these rations are consumed in beer, reflecting heavy beer use in the country.
The Browns boast the tallest collection of pitchers in the majors with most over six feet. Kae tb Hamilton and Roy Mitchell are the shortest at 21 inches each, while top risers Carl Wellman and Jim Adams reach 6 feet 4 and 6 feet 4, height records noted for the club.
Eiddie Plreuk a veteran twirler for the major leagues, long a core in Connie Mack’s pitching staff. For a dozen years Yiank has helped win pennants, ranking high in wins last season with 25 and six losses. This season Mack will rely on the dependable veteran as a top box artist on the mound.
Joe McGinnity, owner of the Taco ma club, has made a hit with his personality on the coast. His style seems to appeal to the far westerners.
Leonard the new Red Sox pitcher looks like the real article. Joe Tinker orders Reds to quit smoking through 1913. Reds release Jack Frost to Montreal. Detroit scouts say Tigers are in fine shape. Charlie Carr’s Kansas City Blues look set to win. Walter Johnson has struck out 1,163 in six years with the Senators. Peter Wood signs with Brockton in the New England league. Bats show Chance heaviest and Daniel lightest. Connie Mack’s Pick Cuttrell a promising recruit. Harry Niles shines for Indianapolis. Stanford baseball team to tour Japan this summer. Jennings highlights Ty Cobb as batting model for recruits. Chance Day poised to be Chicago baseball’s biggest event, fans flock to the affair.
Gotch defeated Pietro in three grueling Montreal wrestling bouts amid repeated protests and rough tactics. Police escorted Gotch from the ring as Sub Chief Lamouche halted the match after Pietro’s repeated fouls. Copyright 1913 Bowles.
The item notes Bobby Byrne was beaned at Hot Springs and contrasts his experience with Joe Tinker who, in his major league career, has never been hit by a pitched ball in a regular game despite batting over 1,000 times.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Castoria for infants with a call to check for the signature and mentions Castoria’s 30 years in use. It includes stray lines about a millionaire Prudence rumor and a line about a widow on a bachelor’s trail, plus pancake flour cake notes and an Alonzo rings remark.
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