Mas Jans Sees Decline in Pirsbureh Shortstop Role
The article notes Hans Janssen, longtime big league star known for leading the National League in batting eight times, showing slower feet and a .200ish average as his career winds down. It reflects on his popularity, modesty, and the respect he earned from players and fans.
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Mas Jans
Pirsbureh
Arineen Ites Trans
Hans
Waener
Haas
Morris Rath's sideline feud ends coaching role with White Sox
During a Kansas City trip, Morris Rath reportedly clashed with umpire Harry Lord after a borderline call. Rath sided with the umpire against teammate Callahan, igniting controversy that halted his on-field coaching duties for the rest of the day.
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Kansas City
White Sox
Philadelphia
Sox
Morris
Callahan
Lord
Tateriders
Cal
Rath
Ballields
Ump
Baseball notes on players and managers across several teams
Owner McAleer says he would win the flag with the Harown pitchers. Chattanooga recalls catcher Mike Giddo from Troy. McGraw says Jim Thorpe is rounding into shape and learning to hit and run bases. Red Sox purchase shortstop Mike McNally from Utica. Miller Huggins likely back as Cardinals manager. Jimmy Callahan denies White Sox job loss. Charlie Ebbets plans to spend $60,000 on new Dodgers players. Curt Elston, from Chattanooga via Denver, hitting near .500 in the West. Sale of Rube Bressler to the Philadelphia Athletics for $2,000 announced.
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The
Red Sox
Harown
McGraw
Jim Thorpe
Jimmy Callahan
White Sox
Charlie Ebbets
Dodgers
Intercollegiate Football Rules Change for 1918 Season
The football rules committee in New York announces few changes for 1918, most being technical. The key update lets the kicker stand at any distance from scrimmage, enabling quick kick from behind the forwards. Walter Camp explains corrections to substitution timing and clearer wording on forward passes and penalties for punt outs and player interference.
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Football Rules Committee
New York
Walter Camp
Rules Committee
Arthur Devlin Sent to Rochester in Minor League Move
President James Gaffney of the Boston Nationals announced that veteran third baseman Arthur Devlin was released to Rochester of the International League. Devlin’s final big league appearance came as a pinch hitter in the ninth against Pittsburgh, delivering a tying RBI before the news of his release became known.
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Boston Nationals
Arthur Devlin
Rochester
Devlin
Pittsburgh
Boston
World Series to be Close Chance Foresees
Frank Chance predicts a tight autumn world series between the Giants and Athletics, arguing the leaders are evenly matched and the winner will depend on early breaks in the play.
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Athletics
Frank Chance
Chance
Practical Fashions Blouse with Dropped Shoulders and Waist
An effective little blouse features a dropped shoulder and blousiness at the waist. The rolled collar is pretty though a higher throat with a lace or jabot offers a dressier finish. Linen silk or light wool may be used and pattern 6326 comes in sizes 34 to 42 inches.
Lady's Shirt Waist Pattern Describes Tailored Blouse
A smart tailored blouse features stitched plaits over each shoulder for fullness and on each side of the closing. Gileeva may be long or short with a mannish cuff when long. Choose soft silks, thin flannels or cottons. Pattern 6323 fits sizes 34 to 42 inches bust. Medium size requires 2% yards of 35 inch material. To procure, send 10 cents to Pattern Department of this paper with name address and size and pattern number.
Good for the Teeth Dental Hygiene Tips
The article advises using carbonate of soda occasionally as a tooth powder to prevent decay. It also suggests a salt and weak vinegar solution to clean yellowness and a pumice stone paste with hydrogen peroxide for polishing. Daily dental floss is recommended to prevent decay between teeth, reducing suffering and dentist bills.
Dillberry Schemer Probed by Wit and Snare
A witty exchange frames Dillberry as a schemer who pays compliments with a hidden motive. The banter suggests his inner question about the value he expects in return.
His Choice
A dialogue fragment features a San Antonio girl urged to appear on new currency but she declares she would rather keep her identity and seize control. The exchange highlights a defiant stance toward symbolic national images and personal agency.
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San Antonio
Ireland's Big Wind winds wrecks and losses in 1839
The storm of January 6 1839, later known as the Big Wind, hit Ireland with extensive property damage in Limerick and Dublin. Two hundred houses were blown down and twenty people perished, while coastlines filled with wrecks.
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Ireland
Limerick
Dublin
Why Should a Woman Try Lydia Pinkham Before Surgery
Anadoc advertorial letter set extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preferred remedy for female ailments to avoid surgery. It cites testimonials from Mrs HayWayp Lowe Ess Cary Maine and Mrs Rosa Sims Charlotte NC praising restored health and motherhood after use.
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Cary
Maine
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Charlotte, N. C
Lydia RE. Pinkham
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Rosa Sims
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Lydia E.pinkham
Quaint Critic Interview With Painter Luks
George B. Luks in his New York studio tells a critic that criticism can be original and cites a humorous anecdote about a colored laundress at the Uffizi Gallery. The tale contrasts the critic's view with a perceived old master viewer.
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New York
Uffizi
Correggio
Hannah
North Cambridge youth mows lawn while wheeling baby ride
A North Cambridge young man demonstrated a device of two tasks in one scene by pushing a mower across a large lawn and at the same time dragging his baby in a carriage behind him, illustrating a modern home efficiency.
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North Cambridge
Boston Journal
Predisposed by Alcohol Past fueled by Wife’s Influence
A court record quotes Dobbs claiming his wife drove him to drink and notes the defense argues he was predisposed to alcohol. The statements suggest external influence and natural tendency as factors in the case.
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Dobbs
Growing Stronger With Advancing Age
A Missouri man recounts collapsing at 50 from heavy coffee use and years of disability. After his wife switched him to Postum, health improved within months. he regained mobility and now works daily, claiming better health and steady progress with age. Postum Co. promotes its beverage and the book The Road to Wellville.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fragmented ad lines and funeral notice fragment
The text shows garbled personal remarks about a Mrs Gadders who died yesterday and asks if she looked natural. It mixes in mock medical claims for eye balms and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, plus stray lines about Netherlands hay. The passage appears as OCR damage with scattered product pitches and funeral remark.
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