Open Letter to Women from Philadelphia Reader
A Philadelphia reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving years of irregular periods and fatigue after a neighbor's recommendation. The letter emphasizes renewed ability to manage housework and duties after seven months of use. It includes a testimonial from Mrs J S Little and a note inviting others to share their experiences. A second anecdote describes a discharged doughboy rushing home, followed by a Shakespeare quote about peace and courage.
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Philadelphia
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Vane
J. S
Livingston St
Little
Lydia E. Pinkham
Freed From Torture by Batonic Relief Claim
R Long describes recovery from neuralgia and stomach upset through Batonic with neighbors and readers urged to try the remedy to maintain health and well being. The statement emphasizes personal experience as proof of Batonic’s effectiveness.
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Batonic
R. Long
Mr. Long
Opposition to Haughton plan on blocked passes draws fire
Former Harvard coach Percy D. Haughton proposed that a forward pass blocked behind the line of scrimmage be recoverable by the defense. Princeton’s William Edwards Syracuse’s Chick Mehan Columbia’s Buck O’Neil and Navy’s Bob Folwell offered cautious or opposed views, warning the rule change could make football less open and more dangerous while forcing better protection of the passer.
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Percy D. Haughton
Harvard
William H
Big Bill) Edwards
Princeton
Chick” Mehan
Syracuse
Buck” O'Neil
Columbia
Bob Folwell
Navy
Haughton
Plane drops ball to start Austria Hungary match in Vienna
A novelty kickoff in Vienna featured an airplane hovering above the field with about 50,000 spectators. The pilot released a football which landed on the ground and the referee blew the whistle to begin the game between Austria and Hungary. The plane then departed amid cheers and laughter.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Yale Captains and Baseball Notes From The Season
Yale names Malcolm P. Aldrich captain of the 1921 football team. Yale Harvard and Princeton games may be seen for 50 cents next year. The New York Giants post an 8 5 2 Cuban series record. Dodgers and other MLB topics, with various captains and athletic plans across several colleges.
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Malcolm P. Aldrich
Yale
New York Giants
Harvard
Princeton
Freakiest Play of the Season In Coast League
Del Howard manager of Oakland recounts a freak play in a Coast league game against Seattle. Pop Arlett’s fly to left center off Stumpf set off a chaotic sequence as Knight on first passed third, Stumpf’s throw through Kenworthy’s hands, the ball bouncing off the Oakland bench and to second, scoring a disputed run after a ground rule ruling and a lengthy argument.
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del Howard
Oakland
Cal
Oaks
Seattle
Casey
Jimmy Toman
Jack Knight
The
Pop Arlett
Bill Stumpf
Knight
Stumpf
Kenworthy
Beziek Signs Seven Year Coach Deal At Penn State
Ray McCarthy of the New York Tribune reports Penn State has signed Hugo Beziek to coach for seven years. An athletic board member says the contract is secured and Beziek is theirs for the duration.
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Bennie Owen
Oklahoma Sooners
Pennsylvania State College
Ray McCarthy
The
New York Tribune
Pionship
Hugo Beziek
Penn State
Beziek
Giants may tour Mexico for exhibition games next March
John McGraw says if conditions are favorable he may bring a San Antonio training camp team to Mexico City for a series of exhibition games. The Mexican government has signaled that it would like the players to come as special guests.
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Mexico
John McGraw
San Antonio
Huggins Plans Faster Outfielders for 1921 Yankees
Yankees manager Miller Huggins says speed will be added to the 1921 outfield and pitching staff. He aims to obtain two fleet outfielders and one more pitcher, with Ruth staying in the outfield unless a positional shift is made. He has not heard from Del Pratt since season's end and may replace him at second base if he leaves.
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Miller Huggins
Yankees
Huggins
Ruth
del Pratt
Pratt
Grass Eating Habit Makes Tris Speaker Stand Out
The Cleveland Indians star Tris Speaker avoids chewing tobacco like other ballplayers. He substitutes grass to vent nervous energy while plotting plays, claiming the habit helped him win the pennant and world title. Hughie Jennings once grass chewed, but Speaker surpasses him in the lawn ritual.
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Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Spoke
Cleveland
Hughie Jennings
Tris
Hughie
Cléveland
Mack Retained as Manager of Moline Club
Farl Mack son of Connie Mack appears likely to be kept as manager of the Moline club in the Three-I league next season. Board members expressed support though no official announcement has been made.
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Farl Mack
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Moline
Mack
New Okmulgee Franchise Must Rebuild Team
The new Okmulgee Western assocation holders must assemble a fresh squad after ten players from the 1920 team were claimed by Tulsa and the national board sustained that claim.
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Okmulgee
Tulsa
National Board
Michigan Football Outfit Spending Report
Michigan spent jurisdictional funds to equip its football squad receiving 100 news 1295 shoulder pads 810 shoes 25 dozen jerseys 100 footballs and two grow of socks and belts.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Cobb on tact delights Greenwich Village audience
Irvin S. Cobb spoke about tact as a rare priceless art at a Greenwich Village talk. He recalled an incident with a young Red Cross nurse during the war in Tours when a casual remark was gently rebuked.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Greenwich Village
Red Cross
Tours
Mr. Cobb
Women urged to try Swamp-Root for kidney trouble
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder issues are urged to seek Swamp Root, a physician’s prescription. The ad claims back pain headaches and nervousness signal kidney problems and promotes test samples for ten cents from Dr Kilmer and Co.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
All Stripped for Dinner remark by Edward Bok
Edward Bok, former editor and reformer, told a Philadelphia business men’s luncheon that business men share blame for Paris fashion trends in which daughters appear in shocking creations. He cited a Merion businessman who overheard a butler whisper that the ladies are stripped for dinner, highlighting social hypocrisy.
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Edward Bok
Philadelphia
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Ten year old girl thrilled by first stage melodrama
A ten year old girl, a frequent moviegoer, attends a legitimate stage melodrama with her mother and is delighted. She sits breathlessly, watches the first act, and asks to stay for the second show, expressing wonder at the experience.
Coins Revealed In Stomach By Mint X Ray Scan
A Japanese government mint uses an X ray system to inspect departing workers and has discovered coins concealed in a guilty employee's stomach. The item also promotes Cuticura Talcum powder in a separate advertisement.
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Japan
Truth and gossip mingle in a curious quip exchange
The ready made philosopher quips truth is stranger than fiction while Miss Cayenne counters that truth is worse and ostracized. An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a gentle tonic and purgative using vegetable ingredients.
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Miss Cayenne
Wright
That Speech and Constipation Cures News Snippet
A brief cartoon style note claims a speech was not extempore, calling it rotten. It then advertises Garfield Tea as a cure for chronic constipation, labeling the remedy as dangerous to ignore and promoting the product.
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Garfield
Odd Facts About Coal History and Gas Lighting
A historic note traces coal terms from coal ery to coalstone and coal-hed, and recounts early gas lighting milestones. It mentions a 1669 claim of a burning well near Wigan, Clayton’s coal distillation, Murdoch’s 1729 gas-lit house, and Birmingham’s 1802 Amiens peace celebration illuminating a factory, inspiring gas works.
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Bovey
Devonshire
T. Shirley
Wigan
Clayton
Murdoch
Redruth
Cornwall
Birmingham
Amiens
Manchester
Halifax
Montreal Herald
Savages and civilized men clash over face painting
A humorous contrast is drawn as a narrator notes savages paint their faces while a character Mr. Chuggins mocks modern civility by saying civilized men smear grease on their faces when working under a car.
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Mr. Chuggins
Paying Your Way Unbinds Age Limits
A brash promise warns that wealth can erase age restrictions, suggesting a culture of buying favors to dodge rules as time wears on. The statement implies a cynical view of power and age in society.
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