Outlive the Pleasure It Gives Him A Mother's Home Letter
A Judge notes a homely appeal from a mother’s home letter that blends family news with small-town humor. The piece reflects on letters from home as intimate connections, detailing chores, meals, births, courtships, and local happenings to a son away from home. It highlights names and anecdotes like Lucina Green, Cy Slimm, Bud Tansy, Clem Long, Susie Beane, and Hannah Peane, ending with well wishes for the recipient.
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Lucina Green
Job
Cy Slimm
Bud Tansy
Tansys
Clem Long
Clem
Susie Beane
Susie
Hannah Peane
Sense of Light and Touch in Plants
The article discusses plant senses, notably sight limited to light response and a common sense of touch. It cites the responsive stems of the sensitive plant and the touching leaf that closes via a central hinge, illustrating physiological explanations for phototropic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harners Weekly
Children Natural Born Liars at Catholic Church
Brooklyn Eagle reports Rev William J Donaldson of the Assumption Church in Cranberry Street warns parents that young children are natural born liars. He urged skepticism about school reports and urged not to overcredit every child’s statements, noting teachers’ patient efforts.
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Catholic Church of Th Assumption
Cranberry Street
William J. Donaldson
George Washington
Brookyn Eagle
Berger Is Find of Season at Wisconsin Camp
Louis Berger, a diminutive Chicagoan, emerged as a surprise standout in Wisconsin’s first practice game at Camp Randall. He repeatedly pierced the varsity line for sizable gains including a 22 yard run, thrilling rooters before the first eleven steadied and stopped his drive at the goal.
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University of Wisconsin
Louis Berger
Otto Stangel
Camp Randall
Woods
Brooklyn Club Unveils Telephone Acoustics for Fans
The Brooklyn National Leaguers install a new grandstand telephone acoustic system to inform spectators of batter names, counts of strikes and balls, and changes in player positions during the game.
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Brooklyn
New Record for Mathewson in August Run Support Lacking
Pitcher Mathewson of the New York Giants failed to win a game in August. He was in good form in every appearance, but his teammates could not supply enough runs to back him.
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Mathewson
New York Giants
Talbot to Turn Pro in Heavyweight Wrestling
Lee Talbot former Cornell wrestler and weight thrower now lives in Kansas City may join the professional ranks this fall aiming for heavyweight titles.
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Lee Talbot
Cornell University
Kansas City
Beaumont Triumphs Over Houston in Texas League Playoff
Beaumont defeats Houston in a post season series to claim the pennant over the Texas League leaders. Houston, the pennant winners, were toppled by Beaumont's upset victory in the best of series.
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Houston
Beaumont
Football dope and coaching notes from early 1910s sport chatter
Notes discuss vaudeville appearances for Sartilan, Terre Haute targets Mor Decai Brown as manager, and many coaches seeking Stage's punter development tips. Mentions multiple leagues, new managers, Cornell runner John Paul Jones as senior class president, Red Sox vs Naps split, Harlan coaching Johns Hopkins, Tenney back with Brown, Stagg praising Michigan prospects, baseball players forming a fraternity, umpire batting, Giants from 1906 World Series, Michigan football squad small, pay-for-play tie game debate, and Minnesota and Campbell rankings with Bat totals for 1912 era.
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Bill Sweeney
Terre Haute
Mordecai Brown
Stage
John Paul Jones
Cornell
Cleveland Naps
Red Sox
Eddie Harlan
Princeton
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Tenney
Brown
Harvard
Stagg
Maroon
Mathewson
Ames
Wiltse
Giants
Michigan
Minnesota
Doc Williams
Gophers
Campbell
Braves
Milan
Record Season Features 116 Base Steals and Hap Meyers
The 1912 Northwestern league season set records with 116 stolen bases led by Ralph Hap Meyers of Spokane who stole 115 bases. Official guides note no league in 20 years has matched this mark. Seattle catcher Whaling played in ISL games making seven errors and throwing out 185 base runners while posting a .992 average.
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Ralph “Hap” Meyers
Spokane
Whaling
Seattle
Two Champions to Quit Track as Gillis and Derland Retire
Simon P. Gillis of the New York Athletic Club and Roy Derland, the 300 yard champion of America, announce retirement from track. Gillis plans business in Spain while Derland moves to Brazil to pursue opportunities abroad.
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Simon P. Gillis
New York Athletic Club
Roy Derland
America
Gillis
Spain
Dorland
Brazil
The Passing of a Ballplayer
A 1903 World Series tally shows only three players alive from the Pirates and the Americans Fred Clarke Honus Wagner and Tommy Leach remain in the era.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Fast
Fred
Clarke
Hans Wagner
Tommy Leach
TACKLES MUST BEAR BRUNT
Walter Camp rules debate suggests football will resemble 1909 play with stronger offense and higher scoring. The tackle faces heavier hits as defenses weaken and forward passes become more prominent, echoing past clashes like Michigan Notre Dame and Pennsylvanias reaction.
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Walter Camp
Yost
Notre Dame
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Concrete Bat Sparks Baseball Debate
A reader reports a proposed con crete bat marketed as lighter yet longer hitting. The piece notes current rules require wooden bats and warns changes would turn parks in Boston Chicago and New York into home run parades.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Not a Stranger as Washington Club President
Ben Miner, newly elected president of the Washington club, will enter American league circles this fall for the annual meeting. He has served as club secretary for many years and is a well known lawyer in Washington.
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Ben Miner
Washington Club
American League
Washington
Kramer Claims World Bicycle Championship Title
Frank L. Kramer extends his dominance by winning the world bicycle championship, marking twelve straight years with the American title already held.
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Kramer
Frank L. Kramer
Patterson's Saskatoon Homestead Tale of Prosperity
A Canadian immigrant from Nutana Saskatche wan recounts his 1907 move from Liverpool. He invested 137 dollars, built a home, then acquired river frontage land and town lots, mortgaged stock, and by 1910 planned to net around fifty thousand dollars from investments while maintaining a steady salary as farm manager.
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Liverpool Mercury
H. Patterson
Nutana
Saskatchewan
Canada
Liverpool
Sunburn
Patterson
Saskatoon
Adv
Safe Betting
A child named Andrew prays earnestly to God to keep him from dawdling while dressing. He asks his mother to be reconciled to his slowness and then, with a grin, bets that he will be just as slow tomorrow as today.
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Andrew
A Girl's Pity
A brief exchange recalls King Midas and his inability to eat a pickle with his fingers, prompting a lighthearted reflection on the king’s misfortune and a pitying joke about his touch.
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King Midas
Way of Words Sharp Practice Debate
A brief exchange notes sharp practice and flat disagreement. The line highlights suspicion and strong contrast in perception between speakers.
Red Cross Ball Blue promises top washing power
Ady stresses Red Cross Ball Blue will wash double the clothes of any other blue and urges shoppers not to spend money on competing brands.
Bewhiskered Man Known for Barefaced Hes
A terse note records a man described as bewhiskered who is known to tell barefaced Hes, a phrase indicating blunt speech or bold claims in local chatter.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Two Women
Two Missouri and Illinois women credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after prolonged illness and frightening medical predictions. Mrs Dema Bethune of Sikeston says months of weakness and pain ended, enabling her to work and socialize again. Mrs Charles More of Murrayville reports relief from a bad female illness without surgery.
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Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles More
R. R No
Murrayville, TL
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