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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1922
Page
6
A Scientific American writer cites a German botanist who studied 900 seed varieties and found 882 that exude a natural mucilage when wetted. This gelatinous coating makes seeds stick to paper, soil, or a slide after rain or dew, aiding rooting and sprout escape from the seed.
The tale says a birth bulletin read Her majesty and the prince are perfectly well. Queen Victoria quipped it would imply the prince was confined too, prompting a revision to Her majesty and the infant prince are perfectly well.
Clarke Griffith who later led the Washington American League club served as a major league umpire for one game. He recalls a Chicago game where Pop Anson overruled his safe call at first base, costing his team the game and setting a claimed record for a single day umpiring.
Gilmore Dobie famed Cornell coach and Washington mentor impressed players with a strict discipline and high expectations. He boasted he was always right while players were wrong, spending a day on one play and capping weekly with three new plays. After a big win, he warned the team to aim for a hundred points next season.
A list of baseball transactions and career notes from 1921 detailing Killefer’s pursuit of a fighting ball club, Cubs prospects Virgil Cheeves and Eddie Foster, Molina and other team changes. It notes Oscar Johnson signing with Ludington, Ferdie Schupp’s sale to Kansas City, Summa’s sale to Wichita Falls, Barbare’s trial with New Orleans, and other signings, trades, and managerial appointments in minor and major leagues.
Harvard favors football as a college sport while the United States Tennis Referees' Association exceeds 600 members. Japan’s billiard star Tacio Suganuma tours the United States as Purdue weighs a football coach and a long list of candidates. Cuban Produce stake winner Frank 8 nets $10000 at Oriental Park Havana. Jefferson Livingston buys Firebrand for $40000. Sidney Hatch continues marathon racing after nearly two decades. Dempsey prospects include possible bouts with Greb Gibbons and Tunney. Philadelphia hosts the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta August 4 and 5 on the Schuylkill. Ralph Smith, 21, 6 ft 7 in, represents Los Angeles A C in national championships. Brookline hosts the national amateur golf championship with four-stroke handicap entrants on September 4.
The article surveys historic player transfers from 1908 to 1920, noting record prices like Rube Marquard at 11 000, Marty O'Toole at 22 500, Eddie Collins at 50 000, and Babe Ruth at 137 500, comparing past stars to modern deals and imagining era contrasts. It mentions Heinie Groh at 450 000 as a milestone and references King Kelly and other early greats to illustrate the rising value of baseball talent.
Tommy Gibbons, the light heavyweight famed for a string of knockouts, voices superstition about charity bouts. He recalls injuries from exhibition fights noting a broken nose three times and a severely injured left ear saved only by expert surgery.
Emma Baker of Lebanon Indiana describes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a wonderful medicine that cured her long running women illnesses and stomach troubles. She urges others to try the product and grants permission to publish her photo and testimonial.
A quip discusses the origin of a girl kissing a man for each visible star. It contrasts with a crude historical courting custom where a man supposedly struck a girl with a club. The brief notes mix humor and antiquated dating lore.
Rev. Dr. L. D. Bass of Kilmarnock Virginia and Miss Eleanor Bass a Greenville North Carolina music teacher plan a European tour in June visiting ten countries and battlefields and the Passion Play. The ad invites others to join a congenial group of cultured females at moderate cost guided by an experienced leader.
P D Armour the millionaire packer and founder of Armour and company rode with the late Jim Hill. Armour eyed a herd of fine cattle and said Eat hearty one bite is for you and the next is for me.
F. A. Ames of Owensboro Kentucky, a former baseball player, took up golf and on the fourth hole at his home course his tee shot rolled 75 to 80 yards, cleared a ditch, bounced onto the sand green, and unexpectedly dropped into the hole.
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