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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1922
Page
7
An old advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy to improve vigor and blood quality for those feeling run down. It urges readers to visit a druggist and use the product with meals to gain energy and health. The text also contains fragmented bits of literary lines and sensational phrasing.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful opens bowels within hours, removes constipation toxins, and keeps a playful child. It warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitations.
A vintage Cincinnati ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for feminine troubles. Miss Anna Berninger attests to its benefits after months of use and urges others to try it. The ad claims nationwide health improvements and offers a 10 cent trial package plus free confidential medical advice from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
Promoters struggle to stage title bouts as champions refuse or lack opponents. Benny Leonard disputes officials’ judging and Johnny Kilbane demands high pay for a Garden title defense. Heavyweight Dempsey and welterweight Britton face scarce opponents, while bantamweights trade the title among themselves.
Captain Aldrich of the Yale football team is cited as a top East ball player capable of joining the major leagues immediately. He has reportedly received six offers from major league clubs though a professional jump is considered unlikely.
Majors view retrogression over five years with poor pitching and slow development. Owners press for raise in the player limit from 40 to 50, with eight under option, aiming to restore standard and speed of play.
Jockey Frank Coltiletti, under contract with H. P. Whitney in 1921, signs to ride Greentree Stable flat horses next season. The lightweight rider has an excellent record, winning the Preakness with Broomspon and the Futurity with Bunting at Belmont Park, and tops the 1921 stake-winning jockey list.
Soccer rapid rise cited as national sport in Switzerland. Eddie Mulligan of the Chicago White Sox was a star in St. Louis soccer before baseball. Chicago semi pro Anthony Pileas signs for Vernon Coast league tryout. Speculation on player pay in $100,000 baseball deals. Wheeling for Jimmy Caveney then Jimmy Coopey discussed. Cy Young era foul strike rule absent affecting strikeouts. Virginia league opens April 20 1922 and ends September 6. Dick Breen named Des Moines manager after Oklahoma City tenure. Ed Holly to pitch for Louisville Colonels if able to make team. Ed Holly described as Benton native rookie. White Sox make approach to Don Peden about turning pro after college.
Charles W. Paddock, famed sprinter, urges athletes to pick the rival they fear most and beat him to the finish. He cites a 220 yard record of 2045 seconds and stresses concentration as the key to success. He recalls leaping technique, notes physical pain often goes unnoticed in a race, and argues form is overrated while mental focus drives performance.
The Grand Circuit this season saw purses totaling 581982 across 315 races. Four year old Jeanette Rankin 2:08 and Boston flyer Grey worthy 2:02 tied as leading winners with 11 triumphs each.
Barry Vardon and James Braid will head the British golf invasion next year according to English reports. Vardon plans to arrive for the national open championship at Skokie Chicago in July.
A Boston Transcript quips that when an eligible man marries a thirty year old maid there is no Hamlet style delay. A Judge comments on borrowing customs from various cultures and families including funerals from Arabs and a lawnmower from the Smiths.
An advertisement urges buyers to verify Bayer Cross on both packages and tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. It touts long physician use and safety for colds headaches earaches toothaches neuralgia and general pain while noting proper directions in each unopened Bayer package. The note ends with a seasonal quip about plumbers and icemen.
Louisville Courier Journal notes rising slang use in society and ponders schools offering a course in slang. editors dialog about shaping language education to reflect contemporary speech.
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