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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
2
A historical advertorial emphasizes lumber and building material sales. It touts choosing the best lumber, reasonable prices, and a motto to sell “quality lumber.” It warns against cheap, low grade stock and promises consistent grades that bring customers back for more.
In Vincennes Indiana during the 1830s a refined stranger refuses to drink and is challenged to a fight with a Bowie knife. Frederick Dubois, son of Jules Dubois, reveals his training after a bout ends with Thompson injured. The group toasts wine and brandy at the chateau later.
The piece surveys multiple players and teams from the season. Hyatt of West Point and Salter Job figure in early reports about pitching and travel. Rumors link Maurice Rath to Cleveland via Connie Mack trade and Bris Lord, with release to Baltimore. Ed Honey earns attention for bold plays in Cincinnati, Walter Johnson contemplates pace to avoid arm injury, and a star pitcher in the Nationals retools his style to save his arm while pursuing peak form.
Chicago American left hander Doc White explains the difficulty lefty batters face against southpaw pitchers. He argues most big league tossers are right handed and hitters see righties far more often from youth to the majors, suggesting balance would quickly close the gap. White cites Ty Cobb as an example of a hitter adapting over time to left handed pitching.
Aimed at promoting park use in towns, the piece argues parks attract home buyers and support leisure for rich and poor. It urges liberal access, ample seating, and minimal restrictions, citing the Los Angeles Times on parks as rural havens within cities and stressing parks as a social and civic necessity.
Parks in Los Angeles provide stone and cement fireplaces with metal grilles in large parks to allow picnickers to heat food and coffee while preventing brush fires. Six foot chimneys vent smoke, and stoves can cook for multiple groups. They also offer a ready method to burn away rubbish, aiding park caretakers in disposing of twigs leaves and newspapers.
Plainview Texas touts low mortality after installing sewerage system. D W McGlasson, Praetorian lodge recorder, notes no deaths among 225 members in past year. Earle O Kock, BPOE lodge secretary, reports no deaths among 460 First Baptist church members in twelve months.
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